Your VIP All Access pass unlocks all three days of FTW New York’s core experiences, including the Fintech Summit, the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit, and the Fintech Security Summit. Move beyond the audience seat with exclusive access to the SPEAKER lounge and VIP rooftop terrace.
This is for those who want proximity, access, and momentum to our world-class speakers and industry leaders. Includes:
Exclusive access to the speaker lounge and VIP terrace
Backstage passes to connect with leaders and industry builders
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 Where Fintech Gets Built
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.
Agenda at a Glance
The Fintech Summit by Fiat Growth
Tuesday, September 29 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Focus: Building, scaling, and monetizing fintech in real markets.
Key Topics Include:
AI agents & automation in financial services
Go-to-market strategies that actually convert
Embedded finance & distribution partnerships
Revenue growth, pricing, and scale economics
Founder-to-founder playbooks and operator-led insights
Built for founders, operators, and growth leaders responsible for real revenue.
The Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit
Wednesday, September 30 | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Focus: Leadership, influence, and decision-making at scale.
Key Topics Include:
The future of fintech leadership and power
Building enduring companies through culture and trust
Executive visibility, brand, and narrative control
Capital access and strategic partnerships
Where fintech, media, and culture collide
Live Recording:
Humans of Fintech podcast recorded on-site with a surprise guest during the summit
Featuring early-stage fintech builders pitching in front of operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders.
The Fintech Security Summit
Thursday, October 1 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Focus: Trust, risk, and resilience in the digital economy.
Key Topics Include:
Fraud, identity, and authentication in an AI-first world
Payments security and compliance infrastructure
Regulatory shifts and risk management strategies
Data protection, privacy, and consumer trust
Security as a growth enabler — not a blocker
Designed for CISOs, CTOs, risk leaders, compliance executives, and fintech infrastructure builders.
Calendar
The Agenda
Day 1
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Doors Open + Networking Brunch
Arrive early, grab a bite, and start building connections before the day kicks off.
10:00 – 10:35 AM
The New Financial Rails (Fireside Chat)
How the next generation of financial infrastructure is being built.
10:35 – 11:00 AM
Growth in the Age of AI (Panel)
How fintech companies are scaling with AI across marketing, product, and customer experience.
11:00 – 11:35 AM
The B2B Financial Operating System (Fireside Chat)
The companies that control the ledger will control the platform economy.
11:35 – 11:50 AM
Break
11:50 AM – 12:15 PM
Capital Without Humans (Panel)
The rise of machine-driven investing and autonomous capital allocation.
12:15 – 12:50 PM
The Stablecoin Moment (Fireside Chat)
Why programmable money is reshaping global finance—and moving into everyday use.
1:05 – 1:45 PM
Speed Networking
Powered by Fiat Growth + CleverTap
Connect with founders, operators, and investors in curated small-group rotations.
2:30 – 3:10 PM
The $150 Trillion Question (Panel)
How the largest wealth transfer in history will reshape financial services—from trust infrastructure to fraud protection.
3:10 – 3:45 PM
The Fintech Rollup (Fireside Chat)
Consolidation is coming. Who buys, who builds, and who disappears?
3:45 – 4:10 PM
The Wealth Stack (Panel)
From robo-advisors to autonomous capital allocation—what comes next in wealth.
4:25 – 5:00 PM
Closing Keynote: Who Wins the Next Financial System
A forward-looking perspective on the future of fintech, infrastructure, and power.
Day 2
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Doors Open + Networking Brunch
Arrive early, grab brunch, and start building connections before the day kicks off.
11:00 – 11:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
Kickoff + opening perspective on the state of fintech.
11:05 – 11:30 AM
The Blueprint: Leadership at Scale (Fireside Chat)
A candid conversation on leadership, growth, and building enduring financial institutions.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Scaling Without Borders: The New Playbook for Global Fintech Expansion (Panel)
Sponsored by Osborne Clarke
What it really takes to scale financial services globally — from regulation to infrastructure to distribution.
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Break
12:15 – 12:45 PM
Live Podcast: Humans of Fintech
Sponsored by Brex
A live recording with one of fintech’s leading CFOs.
12:45 – 1:15 PM
Growth Mode: The CFO Playbook (Panel)
Sponsored by Brex
How today’s CFOs are driving growth, navigating uncertainty, and shaping strategy in fintech’s next era.
1:15 – 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 – 2:00 PM
The Future of Fintech Experiences (Fireside Chat)
Sponsored by Casap
How leading fintechs are designing for scale, trust, and AI-powered customer experiences.
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Leadership Playbook: AI Edition (Panel)
Sponsored by Casap
How top operators are building, leading, and scaling in the age of agentic AI.
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 – 3:15 PM
The Blueprint: Building the Next Generation of Fintech Leaders (Fireside/Panel)
Sponsored by Candidly
From capital to leadership — how the next generation of founders and operators are being built.
3:15 – 3:45 PM
The Future of Sales in Fintech (Panel)
How go-to-market is evolving in a world of AI, data, and increasingly complex buyers.
3:45 – 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 – 4:30 PM
The Future of Global Talent & Work in Fintech (Panel)
How fintech companies are building distributed, global teams — and what comes next.
4:30 – 5:00 PM
The Blueprint: Building What’s Next (Closing Session)
Sponsored by Springboard Enterprises
A conversation on building, funding, and scaling the next generation of fintech companies.
5:00 – 6:00 PM
VIP CMO Lounge + Live Podcast Recording (Terrace Experience)
5:00 – 6:00 PM
RevTech Labs Fintech Showcase
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Closing Happy Hour
Day 3
9:00 – 10:00 AM
VIP Breakfast Briefing
An exclusive pre-summit breakfast conversation for senior leaders across security, identity, fraud, and fintech.
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Welcome Remarks
Opening perspective on the state of fintech security and the day ahead.
10:10 – 10:30 AM
The Scamdemic (Opening Keynote)
A keynote on the industrialization of fraud — and why the industry must treat scams as a systemic threat.
10:30 – 11:15 AM
Confronting the Scamdemic: You Cannot Manage What You Cannot Measure (Panel)
An inside look at what banks and fintechs are actually seeing across the fraud landscape — and why visibility is the prerequisite to mitigation.
11:15 – 11:45 AM
The Future of Digital Identity (Fireside Chat)
A keynote conversation on the next era of digital identity, trust, and verification.
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch + Networking Break
Includes curated networking and a live activation.
12:30 – 1:15 PM
What If We Could? Cross-Industry Collaboration Panel
A forward-looking conversation exploring how collaboration across banks, fintechs, telecom, and compliance leaders can redefine the future of identity and security.
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Confronting Deepfakes and Injection Attacks (Panel)
How the industry is responding to deepfakes, synthetic identity, and increasingly sophisticated attacks on trust infrastructure.
1:45 – 2:15 PM
Recipient Verification: Know Your Payee (Panel)
A conversation on shifting from sender verification to recipient verification — and how stronger trust models can reduce fraud at the payment layer.
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Trust at Scale (Fireside Chat)
A keynote conversation on identity, trust, and the infrastructure required to secure financial services at scale.
2:50 – 3:15 PM
Managing Identity in an Agentic World (Panel)
As autonomous AI agents begin to transact and interact on behalf of users, what does identity management look like in a world where humans are no longer the only actors?
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Open Banking: Who’s Holding the Bag? (Panel)
A deep dive into risk, liability, and opportunity in the open banking ecosystem as data portability and financial interconnectedness continue to expand.
3:45 – 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 – 4:15 PM
Startup Spotlight
A fast-paced showcase of emerging companies tackling fintech security’s most urgent challenges.
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
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
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.
Senior Risk Manager, External Fraud Oversight, TD Bank
Dominic Forrest
CTO, iProov
Al Pascual
CEO, Scamnetic
Doug Mihalow
Executive Director of Fraud Strategy, Jenius Bank
Carol Grunberg
Chief Partnerships Officer, AU10TIX
John Pitts
VP of Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Social Impact, Affirm
Brian Russell
Founder & CEO, Davinci Partners Consulting
Why San Francisco
Where the Future Gets Built
The Bay Area remains the global home of fintech innovation — where products are conceived, tested, and scaled.
Builder-First Content
Tactical, operator-led discussions focused on product, GTM, and execution — not surface-level trend talk.
High-Signal Rooms
Curated connections with founders, investors, and operators who are actively building and buying.
Intentional Experiences
Thoughtfully designed environments that encourage deep conversation, collaboration, and idea exchange.
Vision Meets Execution
A speaker faculty of founders, technologists, and investors turning big ideas into real-world systems.
Curated by Trusted Voices
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.
