A Three-Day Summit Series for the Fintech Leaders Shaping the Agentic AI Era
September 29 - October 1, 2026
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Your VIP All Access pass unlocks all three days of FTW San Francisco’s core experiences, including the Fintech Summit, the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit, and the Fintech Security Summit.
This is for those who want proximity, access, and momentum to our world-class speakers and industry leaders. Includes:
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3-day all access pass to all 3 summits
Have full access to all 3 days of the FTW New York Core experiences including the Fintech Summit, the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit, and The Security Summit as well as exclusive access to our speaker lounge and backstage passes to hang with the best in the backstage room.
FTW San Francisco brings together fintech’s most influential founders, operators, investors, and financial services leaders in the Bay Area — the epicenter of innovation — for a week of content, community, and connection.
This is where the industry gathers to pressure-test ideas, shape what’s next, and build the future of financial services — grounded in product, technology, and execution.
Tuesday, September 29 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Focus: Building, scaling, and monetizing fintech in real markets.
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Built for founders, operators, and growth leaders responsible for real revenue.
Wednesday, September 30 | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Focus: Leadership, influence, and decision-making at scale.
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Live Recording:
5:00 – 7:00 PM: Startup Pitch Competition hosted by RevTech Labs
Featuring early-stage fintech builders pitching in front of operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders.
Thursday, October 1 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Focus: Trust, risk, and resilience in the digital economy.
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Designed for CISOs, CTOs, risk leaders, compliance executives, and fintech infrastructure builders.
Founder & CEO, Fintech is Femme Media
Nicole Casperson is a five-time award-winning journalist, author of Fintech Feminists, and a leading voice in the fintech industry. As the Founder & CEO of Fintech Is Femme, she has built an industry-leading media company and community of over 100,000 fintech leaders, all united by a mission to build a more inclusive financial system. Through her acclaimed newsletter, podcast, and packed event series, Nicole delivers insights and analysis that have earned her a reputation as a trailblazer defining a new era of fintech leadership. In addition to her media work, Nicole lectures at Parsons School of Design, contributes to Forbes, speaks on global stages, and champions women as fintech’s most powerful—and overlooked—advantage.
Top 100 Women in Fintech 2025 by FinTech Magazine
100 Most Influential in Fintech on Linkedin Worldwide
#2 Most Influential Woman in Fintech on LinkedIn – US
Top 50 Women in Media 2024
2024 & 2022 Inspiring Females in Fintech by NYC Fintech Women
Wave Elevates Creatives Fund Recipient 2024
#1 New Release for Fintech Feminists on Amazon Books
Co-Founder, Fiat Growth GP, Fiat Ventures
Fiat Growth brings deep operational reach into fintech’s growth engine — not just media or networking, but real GTM relationships driving results.
Led by Drew Glover — founder, operator, and GP at Fiat Ventures, Fiat sits at the center of deal flow, hiring pipelines, customer introductions, and future funding pathways
250+ fintech companies supported across banking, payments, insurance, and embedded finance
$2B+ in revenue driven via growth initiatives
1,000+ active founders, operators & investors inside Fiat’s network
Robust b2b media ecosystem with brands; VC Uncovered and Fintech Mavericks supercharging 50+ annual events including summits, curated dinners, firesides, and founder programs
Host, The Fintech Security Summit
Frances Zelazny is a fintech security and digital identity leader with more than 25 years of experience scaling enterprise SaaS companies across cybersecurity, biometrics, analytics, and commerce. As Founder & CEO of Anonybit, she operates at the intersection of identity strategy, fraud prevention, and privacy-preserving technology.
A trusted advisor to enterprises, government agencies, and global organizations, Frances focuses on how biometrics, behavioral signals, and risk-based controls come together across authentication, compliance, and fraud. She hosts and co-produces the Fintech Security Summit, convening senior leaders from banks, fintechs, payments companies, and security providers.
She has been recognized on the Women in Fintech Power List 100 and Standout 45, named one of the 25 Most Influential Women Leaders in Biometric Digital Identity (2025), SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100, Globee Female Visionary Award, and as an Inspiring Female Founder.
Co-Founder, Fiat Growth GP, Fiat Ventures
CEO, Highnote
SVP of Marketing, Current
CEO, Rho
CEO, Moola
COO, Public
CEO, Rain
Co-Founder & LP, Fiat Ventures
Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Managing Partner, Springbank Collective
Co-founder & CEO, Summer
CEO, FT Partners
Partner, Fiat Ventures
Founder, Odynn
Founder, Henry
Business Development, Bank of America
Senior Director, Financial Services, Lowe's
Co-Founder & CPO, CleverTap
SVP Global Brand & Communications, Tala
Chief Capital Officer, Figure
General Partner, Inspired Capital
Senior Director of Product, Robinhood
Senior Vice President Business Development, MasterCard
Founder, Carefull
Co-Founder, Wealth.com
CEO, Cohen Circle
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Private Bank
Founder & CEO, Fintech is Femme Media
Partner, a16z
General Counsel, Addepar
Chief Financial Officer, Brex
Chief Financial Officer, Public
Founder & CEO, Casap
Risk, Analytics, AI, Brex
Founder & CEO, Candidly
Founder & Chair, Springboard Enterprises
Founder & CEO, FinMkt
Co-Founder, Fiat Growth GP, Fiat Ventures
FinTech Partner, Osborne Clarke
VP of Global Marketplaces & Shipping, PayPal
Chief Operating Officer, Chime
VP & Deputy General Counsel, Affirm
GM, Zelle
Chief Investment Officer, Robinhood
CEO, OnTop
Head of Business Development, CleverTap
CEO, Springboard Enterprises
Cofounder, 21Shares
CMO, Prove
VP of Marketing, Zip
VP of Growth Marketing, Betterment
Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Head of Fraud Solutions, North America, Feedzai
Founder & CEO, Anonybit
Founder & CEO, Fintech is Femme Media
Chief Risk Officer, Old Glory Bank
VP Biometrics & Identity Technologies, Jumio
Co-founder & CEO, Monto
Chief of Digital Identity, Jumio
Executive Editor, Technology, American Banker
Managing Director, Head of Identity, JPMorgan Chase
CTO, FIDO Alliance
Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence
VP Innovation, Bank of America
CEO, RayCor Consulting
CEO & Co-Founder, Mesh Payments
CEO, Prove
Risk Strategy Partner, Stripe
Senior Vice President, Product Management, Identity Verification Services, Mastercard
CEO, Finavator
COO, Zenity Security
CEO, Charm Security
Senior Advisor & Managing Director, Wealthing VC
CEO, Splitit
Co-Founder, Women in Digital Assets
Founder & CEO, Cyber Collective
AI Product Lead, Airwallex
Senior Risk Manager, External Fraud Oversight, TD Bank
CTO, iProov
CEO, Scamnetic
Executive Director of Fraud Strategy, Jenius Bank
Chief Partnerships Officer, AU10TIX
VP of Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Social Impact, Affirm
Founder & CEO, Davinci Partners Consulting
The Bay Area remains the global home of fintech innovation — where products are conceived, tested, and scaled.
Tactical, operator-led discussions focused on product, GTM, and execution — not surface-level trend talk.
Curated connections with founders, investors, and operators who are actively building and buying.
Thoughtfully designed environments that encourage deep conversation, collaboration, and idea exchange.
A speaker faculty of founders, technologists, and investors turning big ideas into real-world systems.
Led by award-winning fintech journalist Nicole Casperson, with insights drawn from years of on-the-ground reporting and relationship-building across fintech.
This is fintech in build mode — and San Francisco is where it happens.
The Green Room
San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
CEOs, founders, and senior operators with authority over budgets, partnerships, product, and growth.
VCs, angels, venture partners, and corporate investors actively sourcing deals and supporting fintech scale.
Payments, identity, compliance, data, BaaS, and infrastructure leaders powering fintech execution.
Senior leaders shaping distribution, embedded finance, and regulated partnerships.
