Conference Spotlight: MoneyLIVE NorthAmerica

MoneyLIVE North America in Chicago brings together banking, payments and fintech leaders to look at new financial products, technology and customer experience. The two-day event is built around case studies, executivediscussions and structured networking. Banks and financial institutions make up the majority of attendees.

 

The 2026 agenda includes AI (of course), payments, fraud, lending, digital transformation, data, core modernization and bank-fintech partnerships, while the Startup City module features emerging companies.

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MoneyLive overview

  • Dates: September 14–15, 2026.
  • Agenda: Here
  • Location: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Pre-event networking: Mixer on September 13 at 221 Blue Bar.
  • Expected attendance: 900+ banking, payments, fintech and financial-services executives.
  • Speaker count: 130+ speakers.
  • Attendee mix: About 60% of attendees are from banks and financial institutions; 70% to 75% are director/head-of level or above.
  • Format: Two-day conference featuring multiple content stages, executive presentations, panels, workshops, roundtables, Startup City and organized networking.
  • Primary audience: Banks, credit unions, neobanks, lenders, payments companies, fintechs, technology providers, regulators, investors and other financial-services firms.
  • Major themes: AI and agentic AI; customer experience and personalization; payments and open banking; fraud, AML and KYC; consumer lending; data and analytics; cloud and core modernization; operational resilience; embedded finance/BaaS; bank-fintech partnerships; and new fintech companies.

Costs

  • Standard ticket: $3,499
  • Financial-services ticket: $2,299
    Restricted to qualifying financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, neobanks, lenders and regulators.
  • Startup rate: Unknown discount for startups via application; qualifying seed-stage companies under five years old and below an unspecified revenue threshold.
  • Hotel: Conference rate of $269 per night at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for September 12–15.

Ways to save $$$

  • Discount codes (unconfirmed): BREAKINGBANKS20 for 20% off or PCN10 for 10% off. These may not work with financial-institution, startup, or group pricing.
  • Book by August 21: Saves $200 on the financial-services rate and $400 on the standard rate.
  • Financial institution pricing: Eligible bank, credit union, neobank, lender and regulator employees pay substantially less than solution providers.
  • Group of 3+: Financial-services groups receive 15% off; standard-ticket groups of 3+ also receive 15% off.
  • Group of 5+: Financial-services groups receive 20% off.
  • Startup discount: Qualifying early-stage companies can apply for a special startup rate (price not disclosed)

Free admission options:

  • Free VIP pass: Qualified senior banking executives can apply for a free pass through the Connect program in exchange for participating in at least three curated 15-minute meetings with relevant solution providers.
  • Free VC/investor pass: A limited number of complimentary passes are available to qualifying venture capital, private equity and other active investors.
  • Free Press/media pass: Accredited editorial media and qualifying publications can apply for a complimentary pass.
  • Students/Volunteers: While not specified on its website, typically conferences will provide free passes to a limited number of students and/or volunteer workers.

Questions & Contacts

Alternative events

Finovate, the week before in NYC has similar themes, a larger audience (2,000), 65 startup demos, and slightly higher standard ticket prices

Check out the complete Fintech Conference Calendar for more options