What FinTech Futures does

FinTech Futures is a global fintech media and intelligence platform serving financial institutions, technology providers, and C-level decision-makers across the FinTech, PayTech, BankingTech, RegTech, WealthTech, and LendTech verticals. The platform distributes daily news, expert commentary, analysis, podcasts (What the FinTech?, Demystify), webinars, video content, and the Banking Technology Magazine digital publication, organized through a Contentstack-based CMS. Operated as a wholly-owned brand within Informa PLC's Festivals Division, the company is headquartered at 5 Howick Place, London, and reports a global footprint with audience reach including 250,000+ monthly website visitors, 90,000+ newsletter subscribers, 175,000+ social media followers, and 150,000+ active professional contacts.

The business operates a hybrid B2B media model combining advertising and sponsorship packages, event and awards revenue (Banking Tech Awards and PayTech Awards, with global and USA editions), and premium content products including Banking Technology Magazine, white papers, and reports. Pricing is custom-quoted rather than tier-based publicly, with sales handled through named commercial contacts. GTM motion is content-led, event-driven, and community-led, leveraging organic search (Google Preferred Source designation), social distribution, and partnerships with major industry conferences such as Sibos, Money20/20, and Finovate.

FinTech Futures does not disclose standalone financials; revenue is embedded within Informa PLC, a publicly listed UK conglomerate. Customer concentration spans a diversified base of advertisers, sponsors, and event participants in financial services and fintech, with named coverage subjects including HSBC, UniCredit, London Stock Exchange Group, and Samsung. The platform's competitive position rests on four decades of editorial history, a large engaged professional audience, multi-channel distribution, and integration with Informa's broader events and media infrastructure.

Name

FinTech Futures

Legal name

Informa PLC

Website

https://fintechfutures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FinTech Futures is a global fintech media and intelligence platform serving banks, fintech startups, and C-level executives with news, analysis, podcasts, webinars, awards, and Banking Technology Magazine, operated within Informa PLC's Festivals Division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsorship: The primary revenue model centers on digital advertising and sponsorship packages. Companies advertise to reach the platform's highly engaged audience of fintech professionals including C-level executives and decision-makers. The media pack outlines various advertising formats and sponsorship opportunities including digital campaigns, sponsored content, and branded multimedia.
2. Events & Awards: Revenue generated from organizing and hosting industry events including the Banking Tech Awards (global and USA versions), PayTech Awards (global and USA versions), and participation in industry conferences such as Sibos, Money20/20, Finovate, and Fintech Connect.
3. Content & Intelligence Products: The company produces and distributes premium content including Banking Technology Magazine (digital publication), white papers, reports, webinars, and podcasts. While much content is free to attract audience, premium placement and sponsored content opportunities generate revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

FinTech Futures is a digital media and intelligence platform that publishes daily news, expert analysis, multimedia content (podcasts, videos, webinars), and a flagship digital magazine covering FinTech, PayTech, BankingTech, RegTech, WealthTech, and LendTech verticals. It monetizes its large professional audience primarily through advertising, sponsored content, industry awards programs (Banking Tech Awards, PayTech Awards), and event partnerships with major fintech conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Banking Technology Magazine: The flagship publication of FinTech Futures providing exclusive insights, thought leadership, and expert opinions from industry leaders and innovators, featuring comprehensive coverage of banking technology trends and strategic perspectives from C-level executives.
• Banking Tech Awards
• PayTech Awards
• What the FinTech? Podcast
• Demystify Podcast
• FinTech Founders Video Series

Products and services

• FinTech Futures News Platform Global fintech news and intelligence website delivering real-time news, expert commentary, and in-depth analysis covering FinTech, PayTech, BankingTech, RegTech, WealthTech, and LendTech sectors for financial services professionals.
• Banking Technology Magazine Flagship digital magazine offering exclusive insights, thought leadership, and expert opinions from industry leaders covering banking technology trends, case studies, and strategic perspectives from C-level executives.
• What the FinTech? Podcast Weekly podcast featuring interviews with fintech founders, industry leaders, and technology experts covering topics such as AI in banking, digital assets, and payments innovation, with approximately 1,500 listens per episode.
• Demystify Podcast Podcast series demystifying tokenisation, digital currencies, and the future of payments through conversations with executives from banks, fintechs, and technology companies.
• Banking Tech Awards Prestigious industry awards program celebrating innovation and excellence in banking technology, organized in global and USA versions.
• PayTech Awards Industry awards program recognizing excellence in payments technology, organized in global and USA versions.
• FinTech Futures Webinars Live and on-demand webinar sessions featuring industry experts discussing fintech investment trends, banking technology, payments innovation, and regulatory topics, averaging approximately 250 registrants per session.
• FinTech Founders Video Series Video interview series featuring fintech startup founders and their stories, including event coverage from Money20/20 and other conferences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,000+ monthly website visitors and 200,000 monthly page views demonstrate significant content reach
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Informa PLCcoreOthersFinTech Futures is operated by Informa PLC as part of its Festivals Division. Informa is a global leader in events, media, and business intelligence. This parent company relationship provides FinTech Futures with world-class resources, established industry credibility, and access to global event infrastructure. Informa's registered office is at 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG, registered in England and Wales (company number 8860726).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Finextra: Finextra is a long-established fintech news and research platform covering banking, payments, and capital markets. It directly competes with FinTech Futures as a B2B fintech media brand targeting financial institutions and technology providers, monetizing through advertising, events, and research.
• PYMNTS: PYMNTS is a digital media platform covering payments, commerce, and the connected economy. It directly competes with FinTech Futures' PayTech and FinTech verticals through daily news, sponsored research, and proprietary data products targeted at financial services decision-makers.
• Tearsheet: Tearsheet is a B2B media and research company covering financial services, fintech, and wealth management. It competes directly with FinTech Futures' WealthTech and BankingTech coverage, monetizing through sponsored content, awards, and community events.
• IBS Intelligence: IBS Intelligence (IBSI) is a specialist banking technology intelligence provider with research, news, and events. It closely mirrors FinTech Futures' BankingTech focus, serving banks and vendors with paid research reports, industry awards, and analyst coverage.
• Bank Innovation: Bank Innovation is a B2B media outlet covering digital transformation and technology in banking. It directly competes with FinTech Futures' BankingTech vertical through news, events, and editorial coverage aimed at financial institution executives.
• The Financial Brand: The Financial Brand is a media and events company covering retail banking, digital transformation, and fintech. It overlaps with FinTech Futures' BankingTech and FinTech verticals, monetizing through content, advertising, and community events targeting bank marketing and innovation leaders.

Broad incumbents

• American Banker: American Banker is a long-established financial industry publication covering banking, regulation, and payments. It competes with FinTech Futures for banking executive readership and advertising, but with a broader traditional-banking focus rather than a fintech-only niche.
• The Banker: The Banker, owned by Financial Times, is a global banking industry publication. It competes with FinTech Futures for senior banking executive readership and is a broader incumbent brand covering the wider financial services industry beyond fintech.

Emerging players

• CoinDesk: CoinDesk is a leading crypto and digital asset news and events platform. It overlaps with FinTech Futures' digital assets/stablecoins coverage and competes for the same fintech-professional audience, but specializes in blockchain and crypto rather than the broader fintech vertical.
• EMARKETER: EMARKETER is a subscription research and media firm covering digital marketing, commerce, and fintech trends. It overlaps with FinTech Futures' intelligence and research offerings and targets similar C-suite decision-makers, but with a marketing/commerce lens rather than pure fintech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FinTech_Futures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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