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Upcoming Speaker and Award Deadlines
November, 2025 Edition
2026 SHOW NEWS — Open Speaking Applications
FiNext Conference created to provide a digital hub and meeting place for the global financial sector, allowing tech start-ups, SMEs, incumbent tech providers, investors, institutions, and other stakeholders to connect and interact under one roof.
- Speaker applications are open, no deadline listed: Apply here
- Conference date: February 10-11, 2026, Dubai, UAE
FinAI Banking Summit is a new event designed for leaders across the financial services ecosystem who are driving real transformation. Whether you’re from a regional bank, credit union, fintech startup, or enterprise institution, this is where innovation meets execution.
- Speaker applications are open, no deadline listed: Apply here
- Conference date: March 2-3, 2026, Denver, CO
Future Digital Finance Connect is where you can experience groundbreaking strategies and technologies to support your digital transformation goals, so you can better meet evolving customer expectations. Learn from fellow digital visionaries who are shaping the future of the banking.
- Speaker applications are open, no deadline listed: Apply here
- Conference date: March 3-5, 2026, Palm Beach, FL
Pay360 is where 6000+ market leaders, innovative upstarts and payment innovators meet to swap ideas that will shape the future: miss it at your peril.
- Speaker applications are open, no deadline listed: Apply here
- Conference date: March 25-26, 2026, London, UK
Financial Brand Forum is built for senior executives in retail banking looking accelerate growth and tackle their biggest strategic challenges.
- Speaker applications are open, no deadline listed: Apply here
- Conference date: April 13-15, 2026, Las Vegas, NV
Smarter Faster Payments 2026 is Nacha’s annual conference, providing unparalleled payments education, a dynamic exhibit hall, and valuable networking opportunities.
- Call for presentations is open. Deadline: November 21. Apply here
- Conference date: April 26-29, 2026, San Diego, CA
AWARD NEWS
2026 Forbes Fintech 50 List highlights the top private companies that are transforming finance through technology.
- Applications are open. Deadline: November 12. Apply here
- Award date: March, 2026
2026 Fintech Breakthrough Awards recognize the breakthrough companies and products in the global financial services and technology industry
- Applications are open. Deadline: January 9. Apply here
- Award date: March, 2026
2026 Merchant Payment Ecosystem Awards are the most prestigious European awards in merchant payments, celebrating integrity and innovation.
- Applications are open. Deadline: February 9. Apply here
- Award date: March, 2026
Banking Tech Awards USA 2026 celebrate the very best in banking and fintech innovation in the USA.
- Applications are open. Deadline: December 5. Apply here
- Award date: May, 2026
