UK FinTech Week 2025

powered by Innovate Finance

Agenda

FinTech Alliance is a community dedicated to helping our members grow and thrive. Key to achieving this vision is ensuring our community - and the fintech sector more broadly - is reflective and inclusive of society as a whole.

Monday, 28th April 2025

Global FinTech Forum powered by Innovate Finance

Location: Institute of Directors (IoD), London

The Global FinTech Forum is the flagship opening event for UK FinTech Week 2025

Lead by the Department for Business and Trade, in collaboration with HM Treasury, the Office for Investment and 10 Downing Street, the event will present the primary opportunity for the UK to showcase its fintech leadership to the world.

Following the success of last year's event, DBT look forward to once again engaging fintechs, financial institutions, investors, policymakers, regulators, trade associations and Government officials from across the globe, convening delegations from every major overseas region, including Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Opening remarks will be given by UK Minister for Investment, Baroness Poppy Gustafsson OBE

Find out more

Evening Event:

FinTech Alliance are delighted to be hosting a gala reception in aid of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Join us for a exclusive evening to mingle with speakers, sponsors and delegations and try your hand at winning some money-can't-buy prizes in our gala raffle.

This event is by invitation only.

Tuesday, 29th April 2025

Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) 2025

Location: Guildhall, London

Hosted by: Innovate Finance

Bringing together over 1,500 attendees from more than 70 countries, IFGS is the flagship event of UK Tech Week. Discussions will focus on industry trends, policy, and the future of financial services.

Find out more

Beyond Fintech Perimeter - Fringe Events

Drop in: 10am - 5pm

Hosted by: FinTech Alliance

Be part of the conversation, network and hear from our partners as we host hubs around the Guildhall with panel sessions and networking throughout the day. The full schedule will be released in due course and partners will include Bridgeport Partners, Paul Hastings LLP, World Bank, NatWest, Island, Mastercard, Endava and Opus.

Find out more

Wednesday, 30th April 2025

Investment Day

Pitch360 Competition

Get ready for the ultimate showdown of fintech innovation as our flagship pitching competition returns! Ten cutting-edge fintech companies, armed with groundbreaking ideas, will take the stage to battle it out in a high-stakes showdown. With only three minutes on the clock, these visionary minds will pitch their game-changing concepts that could reshape the future of finance. Who wins? Our UK FinTech Week audience and esteemed panel of judges will decide!

Find out more

Outward VC

Hosted by DBT and Outward VC, welcoming a global audience of attendees to a showcase of fast-growing UK fintechs. Outward VC will present their latest fintech fund and injection of capital from British Business Bank.

More details to follow soon.

Securing our fintech future and arrival of mass market AI

A series of discussions around Security and our fintech future featuring Gulf International Bank, Dunn & Bradstreet, Paul Hastings LLP and Bridgeport Partners.

More details to follow soon.

Thursday, 1st May 2025

Future of Fintech 2.0 Conference

Location: 1 Angel Lane, London

Hosted By: Mastercard

Join Mastercard to discuss fintech 2.0 - the next wave of fintech innovation driving UK economic growth. Exclusive fireside with Ambassador Jon Huntsman

More details to follow soon.

Friday, 2nd May 2025

Regional Roadshow DBT delegation to Bristol

How to get involved in UK FinTech Week 2025

Be at the heart of fintech innovation. Register now and secure your place in shaping the future of finance.

Our sponsors and partners