15 Finance Conferences To Put on Your Calendar in 2026-2027

Finance conferences bring finance leaders, technology providers, and regulators together to share practices, set standards, and do business.

The right one puts you in a room with the people shaping policy, deploying capital, and building the technology that will define the industry next.

81% of Financial Firms Use AI. Conferences Show What Comes Next.

81% of financial firms surveyed in Cambridge’s 2026 Global AI in Financial Services Report are adopting AI at some level, with 40% already at the “Scaling” or “Transforming” stage.

Yet only 14% see AI as transformational to their strategy and competitive advantage.

The industry has moved beyond asking whether to use AI. Now, the harder questions are where it creates real value, how to scale it, and what regulation will allow.

Finance conferences are where leaders implementing AI, technology providers building it, and regulators shaping its boundaries get together, giving attendees a chance to see what is moving beyond experimentation.

1. Sibos 2026 (Swift)

Best for professionals working in cross-border payments, correspondent banking, securities, or financial market infrastructure.

• Date: 28 September-1 October 2026
• Medium: Hybrid (In person + Digital pass)
• Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Jane Fraser, Chair and CEO at Citi
  • Nick Kerigan, Managing Director, Head of Innovation at Swift
  • Gunjan Kedia, CEO at U.S. Bank
• Price:
  • 3-Day Pass: €3,400
  • 2-Day Pass: €2,900
  • 1-Day Pass: €1,450
  • Digital Pass: €275

Sibos is the annual conference, exhibition, and networking event organised by Swift, and one of the largest global gatherings for payments, securities, cash management, and trade.

The 2026 edition comes to Miami for the first time under the theme Digital Finance for AI-Driven Economies.

The four-day program features 250+ sessions and 500+ speakers, covering payments, securities, FX, trade, ESG, digital assets, AI, and innovation.

More than 10,000 attendees from 160+ countries are expected, with 100+ financial institutions and technology providers on the exhibition floor.

Register for Sibos 2026.

2. CONNECT CFO Leadership Summit

Best for senior finance leaders who want candid peer discussion on AI and practical implementation.

• Date: 5-7 October 2026 (in person) or 19-23 October 2026 (online)
• Medium: In person or online
• Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, or virtual
• Key Speakers:
  • Nipun Gupta, CFO, Capgemini Group IT and Sogeti Americas
  • Ranil DeSilva, Chief Financial and Operating Officer at CARE
  • Samantha Johnson, CFO at RMC, Inc.
• Price: Complimentary for qualifying senior finance leaders, by invitation; up to $400 in VIP rewards for participating attendees

CONNECT CFO focuses on AI implementation, finance transformation, and the evolving CFO role, with sessions examining what AI is delivering across close, forecasting, AP/AR, and analytics.

The program features 30+ CFOs, controllers, and finance leaders, with general sessions followed by peer-led breakouts and 35+ on-demand sessions. CPE credits are also available.

The online edition requires roughly five to six hours across the week, while the New Orleans edition offers a three-day in-person format with accommodation and meals included.

Request an invitation to the CONNECT CFO Leadership Summit.

3. Milken Institute Asia Summit

Best for investors and executives seeking a senior, cross-sector view of Asian capital markets.

• Date: 7-9 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 190 Orchard Blvd, Singapore
• Key Speakers: 2026 line-up TBA
• Price: Registration and sponsorship by application (invite-only)

Now in its thirteenth edition, the Milken Institute Asia Summit convenes a global community of influential leaders under the 2026 theme Leading with Intelligence.

The Institute describes it as the event where capital comes to find the best ideas.

The program explores how technology, information, and human judgment can address the defining economic, geopolitical, demographic, and environmental challenges facing Asia and the world.

It runs across the Institute's four core programmatic themes of business, finance, philanthropy, and health, joined in 2026 by a new track on AI innovation, investment, and sovereignty.

Register for the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026.

4. IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings

Best for policy-facing finance professionals who need the macroeconomic, development, and regulatory picture from the institutions shaping it.

• Date: 12-18 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, Thailand
• Key Speakers: TBA closer to the event.
• Price: No ticket price; accreditation required

The IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings bring together more than 15,000 delegates from 191 countries to discuss the global economy, development, financial markets, and international policy.

The 2026 theme is New Horizons: Empowering People, Building Resilience.

Attendance is accreditation-based, with separate routes for government delegates, observers, private-sector guests, academics, CSOs, and press.

For commercial finance professionals, the Guest category is the relevant route, with applications closing 2 October.

See the 2026 Annual Meetings registration details.

5. CFO Leadership Conference (Fall 2026)

Best for sitting and aspiring CFOs who want peer collaboration and practical leadership development.

• Date: 12-14 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Westminster, Colorado, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Macrina Kgil, CFO at Figure Technology Solutions
  • Dorothy Walter, Global CFO at Accel
  • Valen Tong, CFO & GM at Masterclass
• Price:
  • CFOLC members: $945
  • Conference + Membership: $1,345
  • Finance Leader: $1,145

The Fall CFO Leadership Conference focuses on strategic leadership, execution and measurable results, with three days of peer collaboration rather than a traditional vendor-heavy format.

The program covers AI adoption, leadership, talent, benefits, private equity risk, tax strategy and billing, with CFOs and finance leaders sharing practical experience.

The event also offers up to 12 recommended CPE credits, giving CFOs a practical professional-development benefit alongside the peer networking and leadership content.

Reserve your seat at the Fall CFO Leadership Conference.

6. Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2026

Best for UK and European teams implementing open banking, open finance, and Smart Data.

• Date: 13-14 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Business Design Centre, London, UK
• Key Speakers:
  • Hakan Eroglu, Advisor, Technology & Innovation, Open Finance, Payments & Digital Currencies at the Bank for International Settlements
  • Henk Van Hulle, CEO at Open Banking Limited
  • Todd Clyde, CEO at Token.io
• Price: Both-days delegate ticket £1,299 + VAT, then from £1,799 after 11 September.

Now in its ninth year, Open Banking Expo UK & Europe is the region's only dedicated Open Banking and Open Finance show, bringing together 180-plus industry leaders across two days.

The 2026 program covers Open Finance, Smart Data, payments, trust and security, and future finance across five stages. The Engine Room adds practical workshops, demos, and technical deep dives.

The event also features regulators, banks, fintechs, and TPPs, alongside organizations from retail, utilities, telecoms, and transport as Smart Data expands beyond financial services.

Register for Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2026.

7. FMA Annual Meeting

Best for finance academics and practitioners focused on financial decision-making, financial management, and current finance research.

• Date: 14-17 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, 510 Water Street, Tampa, FL, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Andrew Metrick, Janet L. Yellen Professor of Finance and Management, Yale School of Management
  • Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School
  • Jonathan Berk, A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Price: Registration open via FMA

The FMA Annual Meeting brings together academics and practitioners, providing a forum for presenting new research and debating current issues in financial management.

The program spans corporate finance, derivatives and options, financial markets and institutions, investments and asset pricing, and market microstructure, with Best Paper and Best Discussant Awards

Register for the 2026 FMA Annual Meeting.

8. Money20/20 USA

Best for fintech and payments teams that want the full North American ecosystem in one place.

• Date: 18-21 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • William (Bill) Demchak, Chairman and CEO at The PNC Financial Services Group
  • Cameron Fowler, CEO at Early Warning
  • Tarek Mansour, CEO at Kalshi
• Price: Standard Pass at $4,199, currently $4,049 before 11 September 2026

Money20/20 USA is the world's largest fintech and payments conference, expecting 11,000+ senior attendees from 3,400+ companies across 85+ countries, with 630+ speakers.

The 2026 agenda covers agentic AI, fraud, payments modernization, Finance-as-a-Service, and regulation, with speakers from major banks, fintechs, payment networks, and investors.

Six or more stages run simultaneously across the show floor with 300-plus sponsors, so a plan matters more here than at almost any other event on this list.

Get your Money20/20 USA pass.

9. AFSA Annual Conference

Best for consumer credit executives who want policy, regulatory, and industry insight alongside committee-level work.

• Date: 25-28 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: The Breakers, One South County Road, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Micah Roberts, Partner at Public Opinion Strategies
  • Jeff Horwitt, Partner at Hart Research
• Price: Registration required; discounted resort rooms from $399 per night

The 2026 AFSA Annual Conference carries the theme The Future of Lending, spanning consumer, mortgage, auto, and personal credit.

It brings AFSA's committees and boards together for substantive working sessions alongside a general program that covers AI, public policy, fraud, and economic and consumer sentiment.

The conference also includes Law and State Government Affairs Committee sessions addressing legislative, regulatory, and legal developments affecting consumer lenders.

Register for the 2026 AFSA Annual Conference.

10. Schwab IMPACT

Best for independent RIAs seeking practice-management insight, market perspectives, and industry networking.

• Date: 27-29 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Boston, MA, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Rick Wurster, President and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
  • Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist, Schwab Center for Financial Research
  • James Clear, author of Atomic Habits
• Price:
  • Early-bird: $1,675 (28 May–26 August)
  • Standard: $1,995 (27 August–26 October)
  • On-site: $2,300

Schwab IMPACT is Schwab's flagship gathering for independent advisors, combining practice management, investment and macro insights, regulation, and AI. The 2026 theme is A Celebration of Independence.

Sessions feature Schwab executives and market strategists alongside external speakers, with dedicated coverage of AI implementation, industry trends, regulatory developments, and advisor growth.

Register for Schwab IMPACT 2026.

11. Global Investors’ Symposium

Best for investors and dealmakers seeking a focused view of Mexico and the wider Americas.

• Date: 28 October 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico
• Key Speakers: 2026 line-up TBA
• Price:
  • By invitation from the Institute
  • Open registration passes are available for purchase
  • Discounted rate for full-time academic faculty, staff, researchers, and verified nonprofits by application

Under the theme Capital in a Changing World, the Global Investors' Symposium convenes leaders from finance, business, technology, and government to examine the forces shaping investment across Mexico and the Americas.

The agenda covers geopolitics and trade, North American manufacturing and supply chains, institutional capital, industrial innovation, AI, and capital deployment, reflecting Mexico's growing role in regional investment and manufacturing.

Register for the Global Investors' Symposium Mexico City 2026.

12. IOFM Fall Conference & Expo

Best for AP and procure-to-pay practitioners who want practical training and a credential to take home.

• Date: 2-4 November 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: JW Marriott Austin, Austin, TX, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Paul Zikmund, Chief Resiliency Officer at Berkadia
  • Kristena Bravo, Head of Financial Operations at the OpenAI Foundation
  • Judy Lanham, Director, Accounts Payable Operations at NBCUniversal
• Price:
  • Conference Pass: $2,085 member / $2,455 non-member
  • Value Pass: $3,025 member / $3,340 non-member
  • Non-exhibiting solution providers: $5,225

IOFM's Fall Conference & Expo is the most comprehensive event dedicated to accounts payable and procure-to-pay professionals, running three days of practitioner-led training.

Certification is a major draw, with on-site programs including the Accredited Procure-to-Pay Manager designation. The event also offers practical workshops and networking with AP and P2P professionals.

Register for the IOFM Fall Conference & Expo.

13. AFP Finance & Treasury Conference

Best for corporate treasury and FP&A professionals seeking practitioner-led education

• Date: 8-11 November 2026
• Medium: In person
• Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• Key Speakers:
  • Dr. Maya Shankar, cognitive scientist and former White House Senior Policy Advisor
  • Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CEO of MCC Global Enterprises and CNBC contributor
  • Jake Knapp, co-founder of Character, Google Meet co-creator and author of Sprint
• Price:
  • Standard by 2 October: $1,800 for members and $2,195 for non-members
  • On-site: $2,074 for members and $2,469 for non-members

AFP 2026 is the largest finance and treasury conference in the world, bringing nearly 7,000 corporate finance, treasury, payments, and FP&A professionals together for four days.

Its 140+ sessions are practitioner-led and sales-free, covering real-world challenges and practical frameworks.

The event also includes 200+ solution providers, networking receptions, breakfasts and lunches, digital session materials, and CTP, FPAC, and CPE credits.

Register for AFP 2026.

14. FP&A Summit London 2026

Best for FP&A leaders and finance business partners who want contested arguments and practical framework

• Date: 12 November 2026
• Medium: Hybrid (In person + Livestream and OnDemand)
• Location: Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Road, London, UK
• Key Speakers:
  • Sue Qi, Finance Director, EMEA Gaming at Microsoft
  • Randip Singh, Finance Director at WPP Media
  • Ahmed Rostom, Head of FP&A at Oxford University Press
• Price:
  • Individual pass £495 + tax (from £695)
  • £350 for existing Finance Alliance members
  • Pro+ Membership at £1,599 + tax includes free summit access

The 2026 program focuses on decision quality, AI accountability, volatility planning, margin discipline, business partnering, and selective growth.

With 30+ speakers and 150+ attendees from 100+ companies, the event has a deliberately practitioner-led format, with senior finance leaders from Microsoft, Vodafone, WPP Media, FirstGroup and other organizations.

The one-day summit also offers 8+ CPD credits and shares a venue and networking space with CFO Summit London.

Register for FP&A Summit London.

15. Singapore FinTech Festival

Best for bringing central bankers, regulators, and fintech leaders together.

• Date: 18-20 November 2026
• Medium: Hybrid (In person + Livestream)
• Location: Singapore EXPO, Singapore
• Key Speakers:
  • Bret Taylor, Co-founder and CEO of Sierra, Chairman of OpenAI
  • Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
  • Ralph Hamers, Chairman, Banking Circle
• Price:
  • Delegate Pass: SGD 1,000, then SGD 1,500 until 25 September
  • Startup Pass: SGD 550
  • Livestream Pass: SGD 250
  • Executive Pass: SGD 6,000

The 2026 theme, The Coming Rewiring of the Financial System: New Risks. New Rules. New Growth., explores technology, policy, geoeconomics, capital, and talent.

The festival is co-organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, GFTN, and the Association of Banks in Singapore.

The 2025 edition attracted 70,000 attendees from 142 countries, including 840 central banks, regulators and government bodies.

The 2026 program spans seven stages and covers fintech, AI, financial regulation, digital assets and the future of finance.

Get your Singapore FinTech Festival pass.

Looking Ahead: Software Testing Conferences in Early 2027

Add these 2027 events to your calendar today. Signing up early often means lower rates — plus extra time to sort out travel before early-bird pricing closes.

• AFA Annual Meeting (at ASSA): 3-5 January, Washington, DC.
  The premier academic gathering in financial economics, running alongside 66 related associations across three days and more than 550 scholarly sessions.
• World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: 18-22 January, Switzerland.
  Over 3,000 leaders from business, government, international organizations, and civil society. Institutional invitation only, and the Forum confirms exact dates closer to the event.
• AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference: 15-17 February, Orlando.
  The auto finance industry's dedicated event, covering originations, servicing, compliance, and the regulatory picture for vehicle lenders.
• Fintech Meetup: 22-24 February, Las Vegas.
  Built around an algorithmically scheduled meetings program rather than a stage, with more than 50,000 double opt-in one-to-one meetings across 5,000-plus attendees.
• Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference (APAC): 1-2 March, Sydney.
  Two days of analyst-led research and peer benchmarking for finance leaders across Asia-Pacific.
• MoneyLIVE Summit: 2-3 March, London.
  Europe's most senior banking and payments event, with 2,000-plus decision-makers.
• Future Proof Citywide: 14-17 March, Miami Beach.
  The winter counterpart to the Huntington Beach festival, taking the same wealth management community across a full city footprint.
• AFP FP&A Conference: 22-24 March, New Orleans.
  AFP's dedicated planning and analysis event at around 500 attendees, with an extra $300 off for anyone who attended AFP 2026 in Las Vegas.

Also announced but not yet fully dated: Money20/20 lists a Miami edition for 16-18 March 2027 on its global site.

Banking Transformation Summit Europe returns to Tobacco Dock, London in May, with dates still to be confirmed and FinovateEurope's 2027 dates have yet to be published.

Choosing a Finance Conference To Attend in 2026

If you're deciding which event to attend, this table summarises the key details for the top finance conferences across the rest of 2026, from dates and locations to pricing and target audience.

With 15 events across five continents, there's a lot to choose from. Work through these four questions:

• What's your primary goal?
• What's your budget bracket?
• Which region matters most?

1. What's Your Primary Goal?

Start with what you need from the event.

Booked meetings and deal flow:

• Singapore FinTech Festival
• Money20/20 USA
• Sibos
• CONNECT CFO Leadership Summit
• Regulatory and policy clarity:

IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings

• Open Banking Expo
• AFSA Annual Conference
• Singapore FinTech Festival
• Schwab IMPACT

Macro and geopolitical outlook:

• IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings
• Milken Institute Asia Summit
• The Global Investors' Symposium
• AFP's Certification Keynote Luncheon with Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
• AFSA's bipartisan polling session on consumer sentiment and economic confidence

Practitioner education with no sales pitch: AFP, whose 140-plus sessions are peer-reviewed by volunteer practitioners and explicitly sales-free

Research and academic depth: FMA Annual Meeting, the only peer-reviewed research event here, with five Best Paper Award categories and a keynote from Yale's Andrew Metrick

Turning AI pilots into results:

• CONNECT CFO, whose AI in Finance: What's Real, What's Ready, and What's Next panel gathers CFOs already scaling AI across close, forecasting and AP/AR
• FP&A Summit London, on what FP&A must challenge and still own once AI writes the first draft of the forecast
• IOFM, with hands-on workshops on building free AI tools for AP teams

Practice management and firm growth: Schwab IMPACT, the one event built for independent advisors rather than institutions

Private capital and allocator access:

• Global Investors' Symposium for Mexico's pension funds, family offices, and development finance institutions
• The Milken Asia Summit for the same across Asia

Function-specific depth:

• IOFM for accounts payable and procure-to-pay
• FP&A Summit London for financial planning and analysis
• CFO Leadership Conference and CONNECT CFO for the CFO seat itself

2. What's Your Budget Bracket?

Finance conferences run expensive compared with most industries, so set your budget before comparing.

Free finance conferences:

• IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings
• CONNECT CFO Leadership Summit, complimentary for qualified attendees in both format
• Singapore FinTech Festival, complimentary for central banks, regulators, policymakers, academics, students, media and trade visitors
• Money20/20 USA press passes for qualifying journalists and analysts

Under $500:

• Sibos digital pass at €275
• Singapore FinTech Festival Livestream Pass at SGD 250
• MeetUp Pass at SGD 380
• FP&A Summit London at £350 for existing Finance Alliance members

$500-$2,000:

• SFF Startup Pass at SGD 550 and Delegate Pass at SGD 1,000 before 25 September
• FP&A Summit London individual pass at £495 + tax, down from £695
• Open Banking Expo both-days delegate ticket at £1,299 + VAT before 11 September
• Sibos one-day pass at €1,450
• Schwab IMPACT early bird at $1,675 and standard at $1,995
• AFP member rate at $1,800 by 2 October

$2,000-$3,500:

• IOFM Conference Pass at $2,085 member and $2,455 non-member
• AFP on-site non-member at $2,469
• Sibos two-day pass at €2,900
• Sibos three-day pass at €3,400
• IOFM Value Pass at $3,025 for members

$3,500 and above:

• IOFM Value Pass at $3,340 for non-members
• Money20/20 USA Standard Pass at $4,049, rising to $4,199 after 11 September
• SFF Executive Pass at SGD 6,000

Also factor in travel and timing. Money20/20 USA and Schwab IMPACT sit six days apart on opposite US coasts.

The Global Investors' Symposium on 28 October is the closing day of AFSA in Palm Beach and the middle day of IMPACT in Boston, so those three cannot be combined.

3. Which Region Matters Most?

Start with where your team and your travel budget are.

Global, no travel:

• Singapore FinTech Festival's Livestream Pass covering all seven stages,
• Sibos digital pass for live and on-demand sessions
• CONNECT CFO's online edition, at five to six hours across the week
• FP&A Summit London's livestream and on-demand option

North America:

• Sibos (Miami Beach)
• Money20/20 USA (Las Vegas)
• AFP (Las Vegas)
• Schwab IMPACT (Boston)
• AFSA (Palm Beach)
• FMA (Tampa)
• CONNECT CFO (New Orleans)
• CFO Leadership Conference (Denver)
• IOFM (Austin)

UK and Europe: Open Banking Expo UK & Europe and FP&A Summit London, both in London and five weeks apart

Asia-Pacific:

• Milken Institute Asia Summit and Singapore FinTech Festival, both in Singapore
• IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok

The Milken Asia Summit on 7-9 October runs the week before the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, making a combined Asia trip straightforward.

Latin America: Milken Institute Global Investors' Symposium (Mexico City)

There’s no single best conference for everyone, and the biggest event isn’t always the most useful.

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