What FinTech Connect does

FinTech Connect is the UK's largest dedicated fintech conference, organised and operated by IQPC Exhibitions Ltd. and held annually at Excel London since 2014. The two-day event convenes 5,000+ senior financial services professionals, 150+ exhibiting companies and 250+ speakers drawn from 59 countries, including delegations from the US, Middle East and Asia. Its editorial programme is structured around seven specialist content tracks covering Digital Assets and Tokenisation, Business Banking Innovation (new for 2026), Payments, RegTech, Digital Transformation, AI in Finance, and FinTech Marketing, each designed for a specific buyer function inside financial institutions.

The core product is a physical conference plus a supporting digital platform built on the ASP Events framework, which provides pre-registration, agenda management, exhibitor/sponsor management, and a media partner portal. A sub-brand, the Startup LaunchPad, hosts 100+ early-stage fintechs at the event. The 2026 edition is scheduled for 1-2 December 2026 at Excel London and is being actively marketed through LinkedIn, a LinkedIn newsletter, a content blog, and a media partner network exceeding 50 outlets including FINTECH Circle, FinTech Magazine, Innovate Finance, TimesOfAI, and London & Partners.

The business model is event-driven B2B media: attendee registration is free for qualifying financial services professionals (freemium), while revenue is generated from paid exhibition stand space, track-level sponsorships, headline partnerships, and Startup LaunchPad exhibiting packages, typically sold on multi-year contracts. The customer base spans Tier 1 and challenger banks (HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, JPMorgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank), payment networks (Visa, Mastercard), asset managers (BlackRock), fintechs and scaleups, investors and VCs (Accel, Index Ventures, Balderton, Atomico, Anthemis, Dawn Capital), and regulators (FCA, Bank of England). The free-attendee funnel (5,000+ senior leaders, 80%+ senior leadership attendance rate) is engineered to maximise the value proposition to paying sponsors.

Name

FinTech Connect

Legal name

IQPC Exhibitions Ltd.

Website

https://fintechconnect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FinTech Connect, organised by IQPC Exhibitions Ltd. since 2014, is the UK's largest dedicated fintech conference. Its annual Excel London event connects 5,000+ senior financial professionals with 150+ fintech exhibitors across seven tracks spanning payments, regtech, digital assets, and AI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Events

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Fintech conference
• B2B events platform
• Financial services networking
• Exhibition sponsorship
• Content tracks programme

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exhibition and Sponsorship: Revenue generated from exhibitor booth fees, sponsorship packages (headline partnership, track sponsorship), andStartup LaunchPad exhibiting. The event offers tailored commercial packages for different budget levels and objectives.
2. Attendee Registration: Free registration for qualifying financial services professionals - creating a large attendee base that attracts exhibitors and sponsors. Priority pricing offered for early registrants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FinTech Connect is the UK's largest dedicated fintech conference, held annually at Excel London over two days (next edition: 1-2 December 2026). It brings together banks, fintechs, investors, and regulators across seven specialist content tracks and an exhibition floor, with paid exhibition/sponsorship packages for vendors and free registration for qualifying financial services professionals. The event is organized by IQPC Exhibitions Ltd. and has run continuously since 2014.

Product overview

FinTech Connect is a conference and event platform (not a software/SaaS product) that organizes the UK's largest dedicated fintech event. The core offering is the annual FinTech Connect Conference at Excel London, featuring seven content tracks (Digital Assets and Tokenisation, Business Banking Innovation, Payments, RegTech, Digital Transformation, AI in Finance, and FinTech Marketing), a Startup LaunchPad for emerging companies, and exhibition/sponsorship packages for exhibitors. The event serves financial institutions, fintechs, regulators, and investors seeking networking, learning, and business development opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Start Up Launchpad: A dedicated platform featuring 100+ startups demoing their offerings at the FinTech Connect event.

Products and services

• FinTech Connect Annual Conference Two-day annual fintech conference at Excel London featuring seven content tracks (Digital Assets and Tokenisation, Business Banking Innovation, Payments, RegTech, Digital Transformation, AI in Finance, FinTech Marketing), an exhibition floor, and networking for 5,000+ senior financial services professionals. Free for qualifying attendees; paid for exhibitors and sponsors.
• Startup LaunchPad A dedicated exhibiting platform at the FinTech Connect event for 100+ startups to showcase products to investors, partners, and enterprise customers. Targeted at seed-stage to scaleup fintech companies seeking distribution and funding.
• Exhibition and Sponsorship Packages Quote-based commercial packages for companies to exhibit or sponsor the FinTech Connect event, including exhibition stand space, track sponsorship (across the seven content tracks), and headline partnership. Provides direct access to 5,000+ senior fintech decision-makers. Multi-year contract terms available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ senior leadership attendance rate among registered professionals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered headline partner and partner.

• FINTECH Circleheadline partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFINTECH Circle is a headline partner of FinTech Connect. The platform serves a global fintech community of more than 260,000+ entrepreneurs, investors, and finance professionals.
• FinTech Finance Newsheadline partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadline media partner providing coverage of fintech industry news and event promotion.
• Innovate Financeheadline partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadline partner representing the UK fintech industry's voice for innovation in financial services.
• FinTech Strategyheadline partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadline strategic partner focused on fintech consulting and strategic advisory.
• Fintech Fringeheadline partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadline partner providing coverage of UK fintech ecosystem developments.
• 11:FSpartnerTechnology or IntegrationFinancial services consulting firm specialising in digital transformation, supporting the event with expertise and thought leadership.
• AI & PartnerspartnerTechnology or IntegrationAI-focused strategic partner contributing to AI in Finance content track.
• London & PartnerspartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial London business development agency supporting the UK's fintech hub positioning.
• Level39partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerLondon-based fintech accelerator and workspace connecting the event with the broader UK fintech ecosystem.
• FinTech ScotlandpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerScottish fintech cluster representing the regional fintech ecosystem.
• FinTech WalespartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerWelsh fintech cluster representing regional fintech ecosystem participation.
• FinTech MagazinepartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage of fintech industry developments.
• Mobey ForumpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal not-for-profit association enabling collaboration between banks, fintechs, and technology providers on mobile financial services.
• Global Fintech InsiderpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing insider intelligence on global fintech developments.
• treasuryXLpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerTreasury professional network and learning hub serving as media partner for treasury community engagement.
• TimesOfBlockchainpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerBlockchain and cryptocurrency news platform covering digital assets track content.
• TimesOfAIpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerAI-focused media platform covering AI in Finance track content.
• TravolutionpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel technology media brand extending event reach to adjacent fintech applications in payments.
• The Association of Governance, Risk & CompliancepartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerGRC-focused association supporting RegTech track content and audience.
• CIOCoveragepartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology leadership media covering digital transformation content track.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Innovate Finance: Innovate Finance is the UK fintech industry body and headline partner of FinTech Connect, running its own events and policy programs that intersect with the conference's audience and content themes.
• The Paypers: The Paypers is a media and events company covering payments, fintech, and digital commerce, running industry events and content that overlap with FinTech Connect's payments, digital transformation, and business banking tracks.

Direct peers

• Finovate: Finovate is a long-running fintech conference series (FinovateFall, FinovateEurope) focused on showcasing innovative financial technologies through rapid-fire demos, directly competing for the same fintech exhibitor and bank buyer audience as FinTech Connect.
• Money 20/20: Money 20/20 is the largest global fintech conference series (Las Vegas, Singapore, Bangkok, Europe), directly competing with FinTech Connect for the same bank, fintech, and investor audiences with overlapping content themes in payments, digital transformation, and regtech.
• Paris Fintech Forum: Paris Fintech Forum is an annual European fintech conference attracting banks, fintechs, and investors, with overlapping content on open banking, digital assets, and AI in finance that competes with FinTech Connect for European attendee and sponsor mindshare.
• Singapore Fintech Festival: Singapore Fintech Festival is a major annual fintech event hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, attracting global banks, fintechs, and regulators, and competing for international delegations and exhibitor spend that could otherwise go to FinTech Connect.
• PayExpo: PayExpo is a European payments and fintech conference that directly overlaps with FinTech Connect's Payments track and shared bank/fintech audience, competing for exhibitor and sponsorship budget in the UK and European market.
• Sibos: Sibos is the annual conference organised by SWIFT for the financial services industry, drawing senior decision-makers from global banks, corporates, and infrastructure providers with content overlapping FinTech Connect's payments, digital transformation, and RegTech tracks.

Broad incumbents

• Web Summit: Web Summit is a massive general-purpose tech conference with dedicated fintech and finance content streams, drawing some of the same enterprise buyers and fintech founders as FinTech Connect but with a much broader scope across all technology sectors.

Regional players

• London Tech Week: London Tech Week is a broader UK-focused technology event with fintech content, overlapping geographically with FinTech Connect and competing for some of the same enterprise attendees, sponsors, and media partner relationships in the London market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fintech-connect-ltd
• Xx.com/fintech_connect
• Facebookfacebook.com/fintechconnectlive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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