Ten years ago, Finovate launched FinDEVr, the first major conference exclusively for fintech and financial institution developers. Attendees and sponsors had been asking for it, so we thought it could eventually be as big as Finovate.
The first FinDEVr was indeed 3x larger than the first Finovate, and we thought it would be a huge winner. However, it was harder (for us) to provide sufficient value to developers, and sadly, the event didn't survive COVID.
But we still believe there is plenty of demand for a conference that has the right mix of pragmatic technical content, wild-eyed future tech, and some fun at the end of the day. Several promising conferences have emerged in recent years, and we expect this list to grow throughout the decade.
Check out our Financial AI conference calendar for more developer events.
2026 Conference & Event Calendar for Fintech Developers & CTOs
| Event | Location | Start | Attendees* | Speakers* | Began |
| Open Banking Expo Europe | London | Oct 13-14 | 1000 | 150 | 2018 |
| Microsoft Ignite | San Francisco | Nov 17-20 | 3500 | 100 | 1993 |
| Past Events | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| Fintech Devcon | Denver, CO | Aug 3-5 | 700 | 50 | 2021 |
| North American Financial Information Summit | NYC | June 5 | 200 | 2002 | |
| SIFMA Ops2026 | Marco Is. FL | May 11-14 | 900 | 1973 | |
| Institutional Investor CTO Summit | Chicago | May 4-6 | 1996 | ||
| Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Global Summit | Wash DC | Mar 16-19 | 2021 | ||
| Open Banking Expo | Toronto | Mar 5 | 600 | 80 | 2019 |
| 2025 | |||||
| Microsoft Ignite | San Francisco | Nov 17-21 | 3500 | 100 | 1993 |
| Fintech Builders Summit | Bozeman, MT | Nov 12-13 | New | 2025 | |
| Open Banking Expo Europe | London | Oct 21-22 | 1000 | 150 | 2018 |
| Fintech Devcon | Austin, TX | Aug 4-6 | 700 | 50 | 2021 |
| Institutional Investor CTO Summit | Chapel Hill, NC | 24-26 June | 1996 | ||
| Open Banking Expo | Toronto | 17 June | 625 | 80 | 2019 |
| North American Financial Information Summit | NYC | 5 June | 200 | 2002 | |
| SIFMA Ops2024 | Orlando | 5-8 May | 900 | 1973 | |
| Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Global Summit | NYC | 21-24 Apr | 2021 | ||
| 2024 | |||||
| Microsoft Ignite | Chicago | 18-Nov-24 | 3500 | 100 | 1993 |
| Open Banking Expo Europe | London | 15-Oct-24 | 1000 | 150 | 2018 |
| SIFMA Ops2025 | San Diego, CA | 15-Sep-24 | 900 | 1973 | |
| Fintech Devcon | Austin, TX | 7-Aug-24 | 700 | 50 | 2021 |
| Institutional Investor CTO Summit | Newport, RI | 24-Jun-24 | 1996 | ||
| Open Banking Expo | Toronto | 11-Jun-24 | 625 | 80 | 2019 |
| North American Financial Information Summit | NYC | 16-May-24 | 200 | 2002 | |
| Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Global Summit | Washington DC | 12-Mar-24 | 2021 |
Source: FintechLabs, 1 Sep 2026
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Note: FintechLabs curates the financial technology event list based on our 20+ years in the business. Some events pay referral or listing fees, which could impact positioning.
