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FinTech Connect Turns 10: The UK’s Biggest Fintech Event Returns This December
FinTech Connect, the UK’s largest and most influential fintech event, returns to Excel London on 2–3 December 2025 to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in style.
Marking a decade of driving innovation, connection, and growth across the financial technology ecosystem, FinTech Connect 2025 will bring together over 5,000 senior industry professionals, 250+ world-class speakers, and 140+ exhibitors for two days of insight, partnership, and deal-making – just before 2026 strategies and budgets are finalised.
This year’s milestone edition will feature a special 10th anniversary celebration, complete with a festive Christmas Market, complimentary drinks for attendees, and a guest live band, to be revealed closer to the event. The celebration will cap off an incredible decade of innovation in fintech and set the tone for the next.
Why You Should Be There
- Unmatched scale and influence: Over 5,000 senior fintech and financial services professionals – the UK’s largest fintech gathering.
- End-of-year advantage: Held in December, when strategic deals, funding rounds, and partnerships are finalised.
- World-class insight: 250+ speakers across 6 leading content theatres.
- Innovation in action: 20+ startups pitching live in the Startup Launchpad.
- Opportunities that convert: 140+ exhibitors and hundreds of decision-makers in one place.
The Six Theatres Now Live
- Digital Transformation Theatre: AI, automation, and customer innovation in banking and payments
- RegTech & Compliance Theatre: The next era of AML, KYC, and global regulation
- Payments & eCommerce Theatre: Real-time rails, embedded finance, and the future of payments
- Startup Launchpad & Innovation Theatre: Live startup demos, pitches, and product launches
- Tokenize: LDN Keynote Theatre: The UK’s leading stage for RWA tokenization
- Tokenize: LDN Blockchain Developments & Solutions Theatre: Layer 1s, DeFi, and infrastructure innovation
Tokenize: LDN – Co-Located with FinTech Connect
Running alongside FinTech Connect once again, Tokenize: LDN will spotlight the fast-growing world of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and blockchain infrastructure. The two-day event brings together institutional investors, banks, asset managers, and digital asset pioneers exploring tokenized treasuries, funds, real estate, and credit.
With dedicated stages on RWA strategies and Blockchain Developments & Solutions, Tokenize: LDN cements London’s position as a key hub for digital assets and tokenized finance – complementing FinTech Connect’s broader coverage of payments, regulation, and digital transformation.
Why This Year Matters
FinTech Connect 2025 isn’t just another event, it’s the UK’s annual meeting point for financial technology leadership.
It’s where trends are defined, alliances are built, and next-year strategies are shaped.
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