The Top 20 Fintech Events You Can’t Miss This Fall 🍂

🧭 North America’s Fintech Scene Is Heating Up

From New York to Mexico City, fall 2025 is packed with global gatherings that define where fintech is headed. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico continue to lead the way—fueled by deep capital markets, forward-thinking regulators, and thriving startup ecosystems.

Whether you're building, investing, or navigating digital transformation, here are 20 game-changing events to watch.

🇨🇦 Canada Fintech Forum

📅 September 22–23 | 📍 Montreal, Canada
Theme: Open finance, AI, embedded finance, and real-time payments.
Top Speakers: KOHO, National Bank, Flybits, Sun Life.
Expect insights into the platformization of banking and securing AI-native enterprises.

🇺🇸 Chief Transformation Officer Exchange

📅 September 23–25 | 📍 Chicago, USA
A by-invite event for senior transformation leaders reimagining org-wide change.
Hot Topics: Agentic AI, cross-functional speed, enterprise resilience.

🇲🇽 FINNOSUMMIT Mexico

📅 September 24–25 | 📍 Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America’s flagship fintech and insurtech conference.
Theme: “Fintech Beyond Disruption”
Speakers from: QED, McKinsey, Banco Azteca, Prosa.
Don’t miss the new Content Advisory Board shaping fintech in LatAm.

👩‍💼 Women in Payments Canada

📅 September 24–25 | 📍 Toronto, Canada
Theme: Resiliency Reimagined
Women-led panels on innovation, leadership, fraud prevention, and 2030 trends.

🌊 ETA Strategic Leadership Forum

📅 September 29–Oct 1 | 📍 Dana Point, California, USA
Meet the minds at Mastercard, Visa, and Paxos redefining digital commerce.
Keynote: Explorer & innovator Albert Yu-Min Lin.

💸 LEND360

📅 October 6–8 | 📍 Dallas, USA
Online lending, tech innovation, and regulatory strategy meet here.
100+ CEOs, 80 sponsors, 1,500+ meetings.
Content tracks: Lending tech, trust-building, compliance.

🚀 SF & LA Tech Week

📅 October 6–19 | 📍 California, USA
A16z’s decentralized tech fest: 2 weeks, 2 cities, 100s of events.
Featuring a16z founders, Vercel, Deel, and more.

🇨🇦 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference

📅 October 7 | 📍 NYC, USA
Top leaders discuss capital flows, defense, ESG, and fiscal policy.
Special guests: Air Canada, Orion Resource Partners.

📱 CX BFSI Exchange East

📅 October 14–15 | 📍 Miami, USA
For senior CX execs in banking & insurance.
Focus: AI, personalization, customer-centric design.

🏛 DC Fintech Week

📅 October 14–17 | 📍 Washington, DC
Public + private voices on crypto, AI, lending, and more.
Open dialogue with regulators and innovators.

💡 CXO Exchange: Emerging Tech

📅 October 15–17 | 📍 Austin, TX
UX leaders from JPMorgan Chase, ARAMARK, PepsiCo tackle AI, workforce transformation, and intelligent design.

🤖 Chief AI Officer Exchange USA

📅 October 20–22 | 📍 Austin, TX
Focus Areas: Trust in agentic AI, scaling genAI, cross-functional enablement.
Speakers from JPMorgan Chase, Dentsu, Mars, PayPal.

🎰 Money20/20 USA

📅 October 26–29 | 📍 Las Vegas, USA
11,000+ attendees, 3,400 companies, and speakers from U.S. Bancorp, BNY, Citi, Navy Federal.
New this year: Sm∆rtMeet for precision networking.

🔗 SmartCon 2025

📅 November 4–5 | 📍 NYC, USA
Chainlink’s premier event bridging Web3, traditional finance & government.
Topics: ZK tech, stablecoins, AI on-chain, and policy.

📈 Mexico Insurtech Summit

📅 November 6 | 📍 Mexico City, Mexico
Insurance, tech, regulation & financial inclusion—all under one roof.
400+ attendees, 40+ speakers.

⚙️ Generative AI Week

📅 November 11–12 | 📍 Austin, TX
Industry-focus: NASA, Pfizer, Capital One, Citi, GE Appliances, Robinhood.
Topics: Agents, regulation, scaling genAI in enterprise.

🇲🇽 Fintech + GenAI Unconference

📅 November 12 | 📍 Mexico City, Mexico
Interactive workshops with fintech and GenAI leaders from LatAm and Europe.

🏦 Banking Transformation Summit – North America

📅 November 17–18 | 📍 Charlotte, USA
800+ leaders | 100+ speakers | 2 theaters
All things digital banking, AI, risk, and identity.

💼 Venture135 2025

📅 November 20–21 | 📍 Charlotte, USA
Fintech and insurtech deal flow event with a focus on underrepresented founders.
60+ startups pitching live.

🔍 Future of Insurance Canada

📅 November 24–25 | 📍 Toronto, Canada
From Manulife to OSFI: the who’s who of Canadian insurance tackle climate risk, AI, and transformation.

💬 That’s a Wrap – Now, What’s on Your Radar?

Are you attending any of these? Let me know which events you’re planning to hit—or ask for custom picks based on your focus (AI, payments, insurtech, VC, or transformation). See you out there!