What Fintech Meetup does

Fintech Meetup is a privately held event and conference platform that operates the fintech industry's largest structured networking program. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York as a Delaware LLC, the company runs flagship in-person events anchored by a proprietary Meetings Program — a double opt-in matchmaking platform that pre-schedules 50,000+ qualified one-to-one meetings between more than 5,000 attendees per event, including 1,000+ CEOs and founders and representatives from 700+ financial institutions. The platform delivers a 92% meeting satisfaction rate and a 96% meeting completion rate, with algorithmic TableTalks matching enabling 5-8 person peer-group breakfast discussions.

The company's revenue model is event-driven and multi-stream: exhibitor and sponsorship fees structured in Gold/Silver/Bronze tiers, attendee ticket sales, and a Hosted Meetings Program that sells meeting slots to sponsors on a per-meeting basis while providing complimentary tickets and up to $750 in travel reimbursement to qualifying bank, credit union, retailer, and merchant buyers. The platform is augmented by co-located programs including TableTalks, the Digital Assets Series for tokenization and blockchain-focused attendees, and the Banking CMO Summit co-hosted with Engine by Gen. Distribution is entirely through direct enterprise sales for sponsorships and exhibitor space, supported by a media partner network of 20+ outlets and the FintechTalks podcast hosted by Chairman Sanjib Kalita.

The company is actively expanding geographically with its inaugural European edition scheduled for Lisbon in October 2026 (targeting 2,500+ attendees and 650+ hosted buyers) and is broadening vertically with the Digital Assets Series. Founded by Simran Rekhi Aggarwal (President) and Caroline Farley (Chief Growth Officer), with Sanjib Kalita as Chairman, Fintech Meetup is positioning itself as a year-round fintech ecosystem platform rather than a single annual conference, though all material revenue currently flows through the in-person event cycle.

Name

Fintech Meetup

Legal name

Fintech Meetup, LLC

Website

https://fintechmeetup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fintech Meetup operates the fintech industry's largest structured networking conference, using a proprietary double opt-in matchmaking platform to pre-schedule 50,000+ one-to-one meetings across 5,000+ attendees, 700+ financial institutions, and 1,000+ CEOs at flagship events in Las Vegas and Lisbon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Conferences and Events

akta.pro primary industry

Meet & Invitational Organizers (MPAKADAC)

Keywords

• Fintech conferences
• B2B matchmaking
• Industry networking
• Hosted buyer meetings
• Trade show events

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor and Sponsorship Fees: Companies pay exhibit fees and sponsorship fees to secure exhibit space, branding, signage, and meetings access at the event. Sponsorship tiers include Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Media Partners, with increasing visibility and meeting benefits at higher tiers. Fees are non-refundable upon cancellation by the exhibitor.
2. Attendee Ticket Sales: Attendees purchase tickets to access the event, with complimentary tickets provided to qualifying Hosted Buyers (banks, credit unions, retailers, merchants). Non-hosted attendees pay a fee; those who fail to complete scheduled hosted meetings are charged $1,995. No refunds are provided for cancellations.
3. Hosted Meetings Program (Per-Meeting Fees): Hosted Meetings Participants purchase meeting slots at a contracted Price Per Meeting (determined by contract or online purchase), multiplied by their Hosted Meetings Cap. A post-event reconciliation refunds the difference if fewer meetings occurred than purchased.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fintech Meetup operates an annual in-person conference and networking platform for the global fintech industry, using a proprietary double opt-in matchmaking system to facilitate 50,000+ pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings between attendees from banks, credit unions, fintechs, and investors. The offering is supported by paid sponsorship and exhibition packages, a Hosted Meetings Program that brings qualifying bank, credit union, retailer, and merchant buyers to events with complimentary tickets and up to $750 in travel reimbursement, and a series of ancillary programs including TableTalks and the Digital Assets Series.

Product overview

Fintech Meetup operates as a fintech industry conference and networking platform organized around its proprietary Meetings Program — a double opt-in matchmaking technology that facilitates over 50,000 one-to-one meetings between more than 5,000 attendees including 1,000+ CEOs and founders, and representatives from 700+ financial institutions. The core platform is augmented by the Hosted Meetings Program for curated bank and credit union buyer meetings, TableTalks for small-group peer discussions, and the Digital Assets Series for crypto/blockchain-focused attendees. The company hosts flagship events in Las Vegas and expanded to Europe (Lisbon) in 2026, and produces the FintechTalks podcast as a content extension of the event brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Assets Series: A dedicated program at Fintech Meetup events focused on connecting digital asset infrastructure providers, fintechs, financial institutions, and investors, covering tokenization, stablecoins, custody, and blockchain adoption.
• FintechTalks
• TableTalks
• Meetings Program

Products and services

• Fintech Meetup Event Annual in-person flagship conference and networking platform for the global fintech industry, held in Las Vegas and (from October 2026) Lisbon, bringing together 5,000+ attendees including 1,000+ CEOs/founders and representatives from 700+ financial institutions. The Las Vegas 2026 edition is at Mandalay Bay (March 30-April 1, 2026) and the 2027 edition at The Venetian Las Vegas (February 22-24, 2027).
• Meetings Program Proprietary double opt-in matchmaking platform that facilitates 50,000+ qualified one-to-one meetings between fintech professionals, banks, credit unions, fintechs, and investors at each Fintech Meetup event. Both participants must mutually agree to meet before a meeting is scheduled, ensuring high-quality, high-intent connections with a 96% completion rate and 92% satisfaction rate.
• Hosted Meetings Program Curated meeting program for qualifying hosted buyers from banks, credit unions, retailers, and merchants. Participants receive complimentary event tickets plus up to $750 travel reimbursement in exchange for completing up to 8 pre-scheduled 15-minute onsite meetings with sponsors, with post-event reconciliation for unused meeting slots.
• Digital Assets Series Dedicated content track and conference space at Fintech Meetup for digital asset infrastructure providers, fintechs, financial institutions, and investors. Covers tokenization, stablecoins, custody, compliance, infrastructure, and institutional adoption of blockchain technology.
• TableTalks Small-group peer-driven breakfast discussions at Fintech Meetup events, algorithmically matching 5-8 fintech leaders per table based on interests, seniority, and role for honest, off-the-record conversations. Confirmed sessions are auto-added to attendee calendars one week before the event.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ meetings facilitated per event
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and flagship.

• AllCloudminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2026AllCloud, a Hyderabad-based Unified Lending Technology platform, co-organized the FinTech Yatra 2026 Mixer in Hyderabad with Fintech Meetup. The event brought together 55+ fintech founders, investors, risk leaders, and technology architects for discussions on the future of lending infrastructure, with AllCloud's unified lending technology as the discussion framework.
• Engine by GenflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 February 2026Fintech Meetup partnered with Engine by Gen to host the 2026 Banking CMO Summit & Best Banks Awards on March 29, 2026, in Las Vegas, preceding the main Fintech Meetup event. The invite-only summit convenes senior marketing and product leaders from U.S. financial institutions for panel discussions, peer networking, and an awards ceremony. Engine by Gen is a Gold Sponsor of Fintech Meetup 2026. The Best Banks Awards, now in its 14th year, is developed by GOBankingRates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gen.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Money20/20: Money20/20 is the largest global fintech events franchise (Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Asia) with a similar sponsor + buyer-led business model. It is the most direct comparable event business serving the same bank, fintech, investor and merchant ecosystem.
• LendIt Fintech: LendIt runs flagship lending and fintech conferences in the US, UK and China with the same hosted-buyer/sponsor mix targeting banks and lenders. Closely comparable in event format and audience overlap (lenders, fintechs, capital providers).
• InsureTech Connect: ITC is the largest insurtech conference, anchoring a Las Vegas flagship plus regional editions. Same meetings-program, sponsor-tier revenue model applied to insurance — directly comparable in structure and customer type (enterprise financial buyers + solution providers).
• Shoptalk: Shoptalk is the leading retail and ecommerce conference franchise and is structurally the closest analog to Fintech Meetup's meetings-first model with hosted-buyer programming. Highly comparable in operating format even though the end vertical differs.

Emerging players

• Consensus: CoinDesk's Consensus is the marquee crypto/blockchain conference and directly overlaps Fintech Meetup's Digital Assets Series on content and audience. Comparable as a niche-tier-one event, though anchored by crypto-native rather than institutional fintech attendees.

Broad incumbents

• Web Summit: Web Summit operates large-scale tech conferences (Lisbon, Qatar, Vancouver) with a similar diversified sponsor/speaker model. It is not fintech-specialized but competes for the same enterprise sponsor dollars across the broader technology ecosystem.
• Sibos: SWIFT's annual Sibos conference is the dominant wholesale banking and payments industry event. Comparable as a tier-one financial-services conference with high sponsor concentration, though content-led rather than meetings-led like Fintech Meetup.

Regional players

• Empire Startups: Empire Startups is a New York-based fintech founder and investor community running regular meetups and an annual summit. Comparable in the fintech networking/community space, with a stronger regional focus and smaller scale.
• Money Motion: Money Motion is a European fintech conference (Amsterdam) serving banks, fintechs and investors. Directly relevant as a regional competitor to the upcoming Fintech Meetup Europe (Lisbon) on the same continent.

Others

• Hyve Group: Hyve Group is a UK-listed events operator that runs many industry-specific conferences and whose brand portal hosts Fintech Meetup's assets. Comparable as a pure-play events operator running specialist vertical events with recurring sponsorship revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FintechMeetup
• Xx.com/Fintechmeetup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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