Sibos

What Sibos does

Sibos is the annual conference and exhibition organized by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), a Belgium-based cooperative owned by approximately 3,500 financial institutions globally. Founded in 1977 alongside SWIFT's own founding, the event is positioned as the premier annual gathering for the global wholesale financial services community, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders, expert speakers, and exhibitors to debate the technological, economic, and societal forces reshaping finance. The 2026 edition will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center from 28 September to 1 October 2026 under the theme 'Digital Finance for AI-driven Economies,' marking the first time the event is hosted in Miami. Its product surface is a multi-day in-person conference plus a global marketplace exhibition, supported by year-round owned channels including the Sibos Insider newsletter and a direct registration portal.

The business model is event-driven B2B. Revenue is generated from two streams: (1) attendee registration fees for thousands of enterprise-level financial professionals, and (2) exhibition and sponsorship revenue from hundreds of exhibitors showcasing financial ecosystem innovations. Specific pricing tiers and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct, relying on SWIFT's institutional reach into its member base and the Sibos.com website, with the Sibos Insider newsletter (approximately 12 issues per year, plus daily coverage during event week) serving as the primary owned engagement channel. Sibos is not a technology product company: it does not build, sell, or license software, and no proprietary technology, APIs, or AI models are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Sibos

Legal name

Sibos

Website

https://sibos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sibos is the annual global financial services conference organized by SWIFT, serving wholesale banking, payments, and financial infrastructure professionals with networking, thought leadership, and an exhibition marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Conferences and Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Financial services conference
• Banking industry events
• Fintech exhibition
• Financial ecosystem networking
• SWIFT conference

Headquarters

HQ city

La Hulpe

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration: Sibos generates revenue through attendee registration fees for its annual conference event. The 2026 event will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
2. Exhibition and Sponsorship: The event features a global marketplace with hundreds of exhibitors. Companies can purchase exhibition space to showcase innovations from across the financial ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sibos is an annual B2B conference and exhibition organized by SWIFT that brings together executives, experts, and technology vendors from the global financial services industry. The offering comprises paid attendee registration, access to expert speaker sessions, structured networking initiatives, and an exhibition floor populated by hundreds of financial-technology exhibitors. The 2026 edition is positioned around the theme "Digital Finance for AI-driven Economies" and will run 28 September – 1 October 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Product overview

Sibos is not a technology product company but rather an annual international conference and exhibition event focused on the global financial services industry. Organized by SWIFT, Sibos brings together industry leaders, experts, and innovators to discuss and explore the forces reshaping modern finance, including digital transformation, AI-driven economies, and financial ecosystem collaboration. The event features expert speakers, networking opportunities, collaborative innovation sessions, and a global marketplace exhibition with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing financial technology innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sibos Insider: Newsletter delivering conference, exhibition, networking and practical updates for Sibos attendees and interested parties. Sent around 12 times per year and daily during Sibos week.

Products and services

• Sibos Annual Conference Paid-attendance annual in-person conference for senior professionals from the global financial services industry, featuring expert speaker sessions, networking initiatives, and themed programming (2026 theme: Digital Finance for AI-driven Economies).
• Sibos Global Marketplace Exhibition Exhibition floor at the Sibos conference hosting hundreds of financial-technology exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations from across the financial ecosystem, available to financial-institution attendees and exhibitor vendors.
• Sibos Sponsorship Packages Sponsorship packages sold to financial-technology vendors and partners that want brand visibility and access to senior financial-services delegates attending the Sibos conference.

Segments1 record

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.

• SWIFTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibos is organized by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), the leading global provider of secure financial messaging services. SWIFT owns and operates the Sibos conference and processes attendee data through its privacy statement. The partnership is fundamental as Sibos is SWIFT's premier annual industry event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Money 20/20: Money 20/20 is one of the largest global financial services and fintech conference series, hosting flagship events in Las Vegas, Amsterdam, and Singapore. It directly competes with Sibos for senior banking, payments, and fintech executives, sponsors, and exhibitors, making it the most direct comparable peer.
• Singapore FinTech Festival: Organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Global Finance & Technology Network, the Singapore FinTech Festival is an annual flagship event drawing global financial institutions, regulators, and fintech firms. It overlaps with Sibos on target audience (Tier-1 banks, central bankers, fintechs) and on sponsorship competition.

Broad incumbents

• Web Summit: Web Summit is one of the world's largest technology conferences, drawing tens of thousands of attendees across software, fintech, and enterprise tech. While broader in scope than Sibos, it increasingly competes for the same enterprise buyers, sponsors, and fintech exhibitors due to its scale and brand.
• World Economic Forum (Davos): The World Economic Forum's annual Davos meeting is the highest-profile gathering of global finance, policy, and corporate leaders. While broader than Sibos, it overlaps heavily on the C-suite attendee base and on agenda-setting influence over financial industry themes.

Emerging players

• Consensus (CoinDesk): Consensus is a major annual crypto and blockchain conference that has grown into a broader digital-assets and finance event. It competes with Sibos for institutional finance attendees exploring tokenization, digital assets, and payments innovation, an increasingly core Sibos agenda theme.
• Finovate: Finovate produces a long-running series of fintech-focused conferences and demo events (FinovateFall, FinovateEurope). It targets a more product- and startup-leaning audience than Sibos but competes for sponsorship dollars from the same fintech vendor ecosystem.
• MoneyConf (Web Summit vertical): MoneyConf is Web Summit's fintech-focused spin-off conference series targeting payments, banking, and financial services executives. It is a more direct competitor to Sibos within the broader Web Summit portfolio, especially for European fintech sponsorship.

Regional players

• Payments Forum / NACHA Payments Conference: NACHA and the U.S. payments industry run major annual payments conferences (e.g., Payments Connect, Smarter Faster Payments) that compete for North American payments executives and vendors who might otherwise attend Sibos. More regional in focus but directly comparable in attendee persona.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sibos
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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