Over the past decade, the European fintech ecosystem has evolved from a niche trend to a dominant force in the financial sector.
Data from Statista reveals that the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region is now home to over 10,000 fintech companies in 2024, trialing behind only the Americas with 13,100 ventures and underscoring the growing significance of the region across the global fintech landscape.
This exceptional growth has led to numerous large-scale fintech events being hosted across the region to allow industry stakeholders to network, stay up-to-date with the latest trends, and showcase their innovative solutions.
As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve curated a list of the top fintech events and conferences taking place in Europe in the first half of 2025. For this list, we’ve focused on large and prominent events that are expected to bring together large crowds of industry leaders. These events will allow industry stakeholders to share meaningful insights, explore potential collaborations, and build valuable connections.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
January 20-24, 2025
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 will bring together global leaders from various sectors to tackle critical challenges facing the world today. Hosted in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from January 20 to January 24, the meeting seeks to foster dialogue, collaboration, and actionable solutions to pressing geopolitical, economic, and technological issues.
This year’s theme, “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age”, will emphasize the necessity of collective action in an era characterized by rapid technological advancements and significant global challenges.
The program will centered on key themes, addressing global concerns such as geo-economic fragmentation and geopolitical polarization, innovation in technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, biotech and healthtech, revitalizing global economic growth to enhance living standards, and managing shared challenges like climate change and ethical technology use.
Digital Assets Forum 2025
February 03, 2025
Convene, London, UK
The Digital Assets Forum 2025, scheduled for February 03 at Convene in London, stands as a premier gathering for the global digital assets community, serving as a platform for connecting decision-makers, discussing the latest developments, and fostering collaboration within the industry.
This institutional event will bring together asset managers, banks, family offices, venture capital (VC) firms, policymakers, and infrastructure providers to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance.
The agenda for 2025 will focus on several critical themes shaping the digital asset landscape. These include the transformative potential of tokenization across various asset classes, including funds, deposits, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), bonds, carbon credits, and real-world assets. Experts will also examine how tokenization is revolutionizing finance and creating new opportunities for efficiency and transparency.
In 2025, the event will introduce new features to enhance the experience for attendees. With the addition of a second stage, the event will also host more speakers and panels than ever before, offering a broader array of perspectives on key topics. An exclusive one-on-one meeting area will allow participants to schedule tailored discussions in advance, ensuring meaningful and impactful connections.
Stockholm Fintech Week 2025
February 11-12, 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Since its inception in 2018, Stockholm Fintech Week has been a cornerstone event for Sweden’s fintech community, fostering connections, sparking innovation, and driving growth within the sector. Originally established as a week-long annual gathering, the event has evolved to meet increasing demand, now offering year-round activities and services for the broader fintech ecosystem.
The 2025 edition, held on February 11 and 12 in Stockholm, promises to bring together visionary founders, pioneering industry experts, and top-tier investors for two days of cutting-edge discussions and networking.
Attendees can expect to hear from startup founders challenging industry norms, senior executives from leading financial institutions, investors shaping the sector’s future, and regulators navigating the complexities of innovation and compliance.
Stockholm Fintech Week 2025 will feature six specialized tracks, each addressing critical aspects of the rapidly evolving fintech landscape. These tracks are Exponential Finance, covering AI and data analytics; Secure and Compliant Finance; Platform-Driven Finance; Finance Anytime, Anywhere; Blockchain Economy; and Next-Gen Money and Payments.
The 2025 speaker lineup will dissect the latest trends and developments in fintech, going beyond technology and delving into how innovation is reshaping the customer experience and driving the next wave of consumer engagement.
Frankfurt Digital Finance 2025
February 12-13, 2025
Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Digital Finance 2025 conference will take place on February 12 and 13, in Frankfurt, Germany, uniting top executives, investors, entrepreneurs, academics, and policymakers on a single platform. The event aims to foster the exchange of ideas and collaboration within the ecosystem, helping disruptive companies connect with corporate partners and investors, while enabling established financial institutions to innovate their business models.
Day one will bring together top-executives, entrepreneurs, investors, academics and policy makers to discuss the topics shaping the future of the financial industry, including the European capital markets, European regulations and banking supervision, open finance and payments, cryptocurrencies, the digital euro, data and AI, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.
Day two will be dedicated to the European Fintech Day. The event will assemble best-in class fintech companies across different verticals representing Europe’s top digital finance hubs and connect them directly with banks, co-innovation partners and VC investors.
FinovateEurope 2025
February 25-26, 2025
Intercontinental O2, London, UK
FinovateEurope 2025 will take place on February 25 and 26, at the Intercontinental O2 in London, UK. This annual fintech event is renowned for showcasing market-ready innovations, fostering executive-level networking, and delivering inspiring insights into the future of fintech. Each year, FinovateEurope attracts a global audience of over 1,000 senior decision-makers, with more than 600 participants from banks and financial institutions and over 700 attendees holding roles as C-level executives, directors, or vice presidents. 2024 attendees included HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan Asset Management, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and more.
Networking is central to the event’s design, offering participants numerous opportunities to connect with senior bankers, investors, and fintech innovators. The newly introduced Finovate Allocate one-on-one meetings will streamline meaningful networking opportunities.
Attendees will also get to engage through the event’s app to send messages, book meetings, and explore demos and sponsor technologies.
MoneyLIVE Summit 2025
March 10-11, 2025
Business Design Centre, London, UK
This year’s MoneyLIVE Summit will take place on March 10 and 11, at the Business Design Centre in London.
Known as a global payments and banking event, MoneyLIVE Summit brings together industry leaders at the top of their game to accelerate innovation and forge ground-breaking partnerships.
The 2025 edition will feature best-in-class content delivered across five stages, covering lending innovation, digital identity, financial crime, AI and open banking. C-suite speakers from Revolut, HSBC, Santander, NatWest, Bunq, Tandem, Atom Bank will provide critical insights into the lessons behind their success, and share how they are grappling with the key strategic challenges of today.
Attendees will also benefit from powerful and influential conversations facilitated through one-on-one meetings, collaborative workshops, thematic roundtables, structured networking sessions, and a relaxed after-party.
Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2025
March 18-20, 2025
InterContinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany
The Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) 2025 will be held from March 18 to 20, at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany.
Celebrating 18 years of leadership in the merchant payments sector, MPE is Europe’s premier conference dedicated to shaping the future of payments, connecting the whole payment value chain, including merchants, bank acquirers, payment service providers (PSPs), card schemes, regulators, fintech companies, startups, and everyone in between.
The 2025 edition of MPE is set to bring together some 1,500 senior professionals, including 500 merchants, 160 speakers, and over 100 sponsors, offering a unique opportunity for learning, networking, and showcasing innovative solutions.
Over three days, MPE 2025 will explore every angle of merchant payments, from acquiring, open banking, embedded finance, instant and cross-border payments, payment orchestration, cybersecurity and fraud prevention, tokenization, CBDC, business-to-business (B2B) payments, digital wallets, and more.
The MPE Awards Gala, a highlight of the event, will celebrate the achievements of top European companies in merchant payment acceptance. Established in 2010, these awards honor card acquirers, processors, PSPs, and payment solution providers who have advanced the industry through innovation and excellence.
FTT Lending 2025
March 19, 2025
etc.venues, London, UK
FTT Lending 2025 will take place on March 19, bringing together the next generation of lenders, fintech companies, tech innovators and the non-financial brands powering the future of lending.
This year’s event is expected to be attended by over 500 attendees, including 300+ lenders, and 70+ thought leaders.
This conference will explore critical areas of the lending ecosystem, including consumer and business lending, the rise of alternative lenders, the transformative impact of technologies such as AI, and the growing role of embedded lending. Participants will leave with fresh ideas, actionable insights, and new connections to enhance their lending strategies and drive purposeful innovation.
FTT Lending 2025 will be co-hosted with Future Identity Finance, which will explore how innovation, regulation and customer expectations are changing how we identify ourselves to access financial services; and FID Fraud and FinCrime, which will seek to bridge the gap between innovative identity solutions and the critical need for fraud and financial crime prevention.
Pay360 2025
March 25-26, 2025
ExCeL, London, UK
Pay360 2025, taking place on March 25 and 26, at the ExCel in London, will convene over 6,000 professionals from across the global payments ecosystem with the mission to connect, inform and drive the industry forward.
This event will offer participants with access to policymakers, regulators, banks, merchants, big tech, card networks, acquirers, processors, and other key players. It will feature 200+ global speakers and 120+ exhibitors, offering a comprehensive showcase of the latest payment technologies and trends.
The conference will explore critical themes such as data and technology, fraud and compliance, open banking, customer behavior, and strategies for scaling businesses.
Networking opportunities will be at the heart of Pay360, enhanced by AI-powered meeting tools, speed networking sessions, and exclusive events like merchant-only roundtables and after-hours social gatherings.
FTT Payments 2025
May 13, 2025
etc.venues, London, UK
FTT Payments 2025, taking place on May 13, at etc.venues in London, promises a premier event for those driving innovation in the payments industry.
The event will provide a platform to navigate the complexities and seize the opportunities of the rapidly evolving payments landscape. Attendees will engage in discussions on critical topics such as digital transformation, regulatory compliance, and the creation of secure, sustainable, and inclusive payment solutions.
FTT Payments 2025 will be co-located with several events, including FTT Embedded Finance & Super-Apps Europe, which will gather an exciting and disruptive community of retailers, manufacturers, insurers, telcos, financial institutions, fintech companies and tech innovators to re-imagine financial services and explore a future where the universe of potential financial services providers is expanding rapidly; Customer Alpha, a dedicated global community of brands, retailers, marketplaces, social platforms and technology enablers exploring strategies and new product streams designed to attract, retain, increase LTV and better serve the current and next generation of customers; Future Identity Customer, which will bring together 600+ key players in identity and customer experience to explore how consumer facing businesses in retail, gaming, mobility, entertainment, travel, healthcare and other key sectors, are approaching digital identity; and FID Fraud and FinCrime, which will bridge the gap between innovative identity solutions and the critical need for fraud and financial crime prevention.
ePay Summit 2025
May 21, 2025
London, UK
ePay Summit 2025, scheduled for May 21, promises to be a premier event for leaders in the retail, e-commerce and payments industries, targeting retail professionals, payment solution providers, fintech innovators, and the professionals involved in the development, implementation, or management of retail payment systems.
The summit will offer a comprehensive platform to explore the future of online retail payments and the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape, and include tailored industry tracks for industry stakeholders. The event will also feature a technology showcase where attendees will get to discover cutting-edge innovations in mobile payments, digital wallets, blockchain solutions, and fraud prevention technologies.
Attendees will get to benefit from insightful keynotes by industry visionaries, panel discussions on pivotal topics like payment security and customer experience, and interactive roundtables addressing practical challenges such as fraud prevention and seamless checkout processes.
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June 02-05, 2025
The RAI, Amsterdam Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2025 Crypto Valley Conference
June 05-06, 2025
Hochschule Luzern, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
The 2025 Crypto Valley Conference, scheduled for June 05 and 06, in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, will host its 7th edition, offering a deep dive into the state and future of blockchain technology. This two-day event is expected to bring together over 1,500 attendees, including industry leaders, researchers, developers, and C-level executives from start-ups, corporations, academia, and governments.
With more than 60 global speakers, the conference will cover critical topics such as decentralized exchanges (DEX), staking, yield generation, tokenization, stablecoins, CBDCs, cybersecurity, and blockchain regulation.
The event will feature 40+ presentations, 7 master classes, and panel discussions that challenge existing opinions on blockchain technology, business models, and legal regulations. Participants will gain insights from real-world applications of blockchain and hear about the latest developments in the industry. Additionally, a startup pitch competition will provide a platform for new projects and a networking opportunity between startups and investors.
Viva Technology 2025
June 11-14, 2025
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
Viva Technology 2025, taking place from June 11 to 15 in Paris, will bring together 13,500 startups, 3,200 VCs, and 165,000 visitors for one of Europe’s biggest tech events.
Each year, Viva Technology aims to accelerate innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major corporations, and investors to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. With a focus on disruptive technology and groundbreaking ideas, the event showcases world-premiere demos, product launches, and conferences, making it a key platform where business meets innovation. It provides attendees with unparalleled opportunities to connect, share insights, and drive growth.
