Welcome to 2025 conference junkies! First quarter is an exciting time with a full slate of conferences ahead and the best prices of the year still available. And you won’t have to pay list prices if you play your cards right. Big-company attendees are highly valued, so there is ample room to negotiate.

To help your planning, here is our curated list of the best global payments industry events, conferences, and trade shows for 2025. These are the largest events in the financial services industry for payments and card technologists, program managers, marketers, developers, and C-Suite executives at legacy financial institutions, upstart payments firms, and card issuers.

Event details are current at the time of publication but always check event websites for the latest. Since prices tend to rise as the event draws closer, it’s best to grab tickets as soon as you gain approval to attend. Registering even 30 days in advance can save $500 to $1,000 per ticket.

Payments & Card Technology Conference Calendar 2025

Event Location Start End Attendees* Speakers* Began
Payments Summit by STA San Diego, CA 24-Feb-25 26-Feb-25 400 2008
Payments Forum by American Banker San Francisco 5-Mar-25 6-Mar-25 400 2019
MPE 2023 (Merchant Payments Ecosystem) Berlin 18-Mar-25 20-Mar-25 1,400 160 2008
Pay 360 London 25-Mar-25 26-Mar-25 2,000 120 2014
Transact by ETA Las Vegas 2-Apr-25 4-Apr-25 3,000 150 1990
Digital Banking & Mobile Payments Vienna 9-Apr-25 10-Apr-25 2011
Money 20/20 Asia Bangkok 22-Apr-25 24-Apr-25 3,000 200 2018
Smarter Faster Payments by NACHA New Orleans 27-Apr-25 30-Apr-25 2,000 1974
Payments Canada Summit Toronto 6-May-25 8-May-25 1,800 315 1999
Seamless Middle East Dubai 20-May-25 22-May-25 25,000 500 1997
Money 20/20 Europe Amsterdam 3-Jun-25 5-Jun-25 8,500 350 2016
Money TLV Tel Aviv 18-Jun-25 19-Jun-25 400 2016
MoneyLive North America Chicago 15-Sep-25 16-Sep-25 500 75 2023
SIBOS Bejing 29-Sep-25 2-Oct-25 9,000 750 1978
Money 20/20 Las Vegas 26-Oct-25 29-Oct-25 13,000 500 2012
MoneyLive Payments Europe Amsterdam 19-Nov-25 20-Nov-25 500 100 2014
Past events (2024)
NextGen Payments & Regtech Forum Austin, Texas 10-Dec-24 11-Dec-24 400 40 2010
MoneyLive Payments Europe Amsterdam 20-Nov-24 21-Nov-24 500 100 2014
The Clearing House Annual Conference NYC 12-Nov-24 13-Nov-24 2012
Money 20/20 Las Vegas 27-Oct-24 30-Oct-24 13,000 500 2012
SIBOS Bejing 21-Sep-24 24-Sep-24 9,000 750 1978
MoneyLive North America Chicago 16-Sep-24 17-Sep-24 500 75 2023
Merchant Advisor Group (MAG) Payments Orlando 16-Sep-24 19-Sep-24 1,150 2009
PaymentsEd Forum Washington DC 29-Jul-24 31-Jul-24 1990
Money 20/20 Europe Amsterdam 4-Jun-24 6-Jun-24 8,500 350 2016
Seamless Middle East Dubai 14-May-24 15-May-24 25,000 500 1997
Smarter Faster Payments by NACHA Miami 6-May-24 9-May-24 2,000 1974
Money 20/20 Asia Bangkok 23-Apr-24 25-Apr-24 3,000 200 2018
Transact by ETA Las Vegas 17-Apr-24 19-Apr-24 3,000 150 1990
Digital Banking & Mobile Payments Vienna 10-Apr-24 11-Apr-24 2011
Payments Forum by American Banker Hollywood, FL 27-Mar-24 28-Mar-24 400 2019
MRC 2023 (Merchant Risk Council) Las Vegas 25-Mar-24 28-Mar-23 1,200 130 2001
Pay 360 London 19-Mar-24 20-Mar-24 2,000 120 2014
MPE 2023 (Merchant Payments Ecosystem) Berlin 12-Mar-24 14-Mar-24 1,400 160 2008
Payments Summit by STA Tucson, AZ 26-Feb-24 28-Feb-24 400 2008

Source: FintechLabs, 19 Feb 2025

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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.