FinTech West Conference 2026

The eighth FinTech West annual conference, a full day at We The Curious on where financial services and technology meet in the South West. Keynotes, panels, fireside conversations and a FinTech pitch showcase, with sessions across AI, smart data, cyber security and funding. The agenda is now near-complete and published on the FinTech West site. Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, is confirmed as a keynote. Eight fintech founders pitch in this year's Showcase; the organisers have not named them yet. Nearly 500 people have registered. S&W returns as primary sponsor, with PEXA and Howden new this year and Birketts LLP as conference partner. Free, with an optional donation at registration. Registration and networking open at 9.30am and the programme runs 10am to 3pm. The conference is now operating a waiting list, and the organiser asks anyone who cannot come to cancel their booking. It falls on the Friday before BRAZEN week, Bristol's tech festival. Why go: the one day a year the region's fintech community is in a single room, and the national policy view turns up with it. Best for fintech founders, product and risk leads, and investors with South West interests.