Welcome to FTW: NYC
A three-day, targeted conference experience bringing fintech’s most influential brands and leaders together across innovation, leadership, and security — in the global center of financial innovation.
After partnering on the hit podcast Fintech Mavericks, industry titans, Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover saw firsthand what happens when trusted storytelling and real operator insight collide. Now, they’re taking that momentum irl — as Fintech Is Femme and Fiat Growth are joining forces to host Fintech Week (FTW) in New York City.
FTW: NYC is a first-of-its-kind, week-long experience uniting Fintech Is Femme’s media-powered content engine with Fiat Growth’s deal-flow ecosystem — creating a platform where community turns into pipeline, conversations become partnerships, and trust drives real outcomes.
Across three cornerstone events — The Fintech Summit by Fiat Growth, The Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit, and The Fintech Security Summit — FTW convenes the founders, operators, investors, and global brands actively shaping the next generation of financial services.
This is where the industry gathers in the heart of Manhattan to set the agenda for the year ahead — uniting sharp strategy, trusted voices, and high-intent relationships in one iconic place.
Don’t miss your chance to lock in the best rates.
Premium Access
$1,295
All Access
$995
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.
All Access
$595
This pass grants all access entry for one full day summit of your choice:
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.
Tuesday, April 28 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Focus: Building, scaling, and monetizing fintech in real markets.
Key Topics Include:
Built for founders, operators, and growth leaders responsible for real revenue.
Wednesday, April 29 | 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, April 30 | 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.
Nicole Casperson
Founder & CEO, Fintech is Femme Media
Drew Glover
Co-Founder, Fiat Growth GP, Fiat Ventures
Frances Zelazny
Host, The Fintech Security Summit
SVP of Marketing, Current
CEO, Scamnetic
Partner, a16z
Co-Founder & CPO, CleverTap
Chief Risk Officer, Old Glory Bank
Founder & CEO, iProov
Senior Risk Manager, External Fraud Oversight, TD Bank
VP of Global Marketplaces & Shipping, PayPal
CMO, Prove
Founder & CEO, RangersAI
CEO, Cohen Circle
Founder & CEO, Davinci Partners Consulting
Chief Partnerships Officer, AU10TIX
Senior Vice President, Product Management, Identity Verification Services, Mastercard
CEO, RayCor Consulting
Managing Partner, Springbank Collective
Co-Founder, Wealth.com
VP Biometrics & Identity Technologies, Jumio
CEO, Splitit
General Counsel, Addepar
GM, Zelle
CTO, iProov
Executive Director of Fraud Strategy, Jenius Bank
VP & Deputy General Counsel, Affirm
Chief Financial Officer, Brex
CEO, Rho
CEO, Rain
Risk, Analytics, AI, Brex
Senior Director of Product, Robinhood
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Private Bank
Chief Operating Officer, Chime
CEO, Moola
Senior Director, Financial Services, Lowe's
Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer
CEO, Highnote
VP of Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Social Impact, Affirm
Business Development, Bank of America
Founder, Odynn
CEO, OnTop
Risk Strategy Partner, Stripe
VP of Marketing, Zip
Founder & Chair, Springboard Enterprises
COO, Zenity Security
CTO, Tala
Global Head of Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis
Founder & CEO, Candidly
SVP Global Brand & Communications, Tala
Head of Fraud Solutions, North America, Feedzai
Chief Compliance Officer, Binance.US
Senior Advisor & Managing Director, Wealthing VC
Founder & CEO, FinMkt
Co-Founder, Women in Digital Assets
Board Member, The SAFE Alliance
Co-Founder & LP, Fiat Ventures
General Partner, Inspired Capital
Vice President of Client Experiences, Prove
Managing Director, Head of Identity, JPMorgan Chase
Founder, Carefull
Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence
Co-founder & CEO, Monto
CEO, Finavator
Head of Business Development, CleverTap
CTO, FIDO Alliance
FinTech Partner, Osborne Clarke
Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
CEO & Co-Founder, Mesh Payments
Cofounder, 21Shares
Executive Editor, Technology, American Banker
Founder, Henry
Chief of Digital Identity, Jumio
Senior Vice President Business Development, MasterCard
VP Information Security GRC, Celonis
Founder, Wealth
CEO, Prove
Partner, Fiat Ventures
CEO, Charm Security
VP Innovation, Bank of America
Founder & CEO, Casap
Chief Financial Officer, Public
Chief Investment Officer, Robinhood
COO, Public
CEO, FT Partners
CEO, CleverTap
Founder & CEO, Cyber Collective
Chief Capital Officer, Figure
CEO, Springboard Enterprises
VP of Growth Marketing, Betterment
Co-founder & CEO, Summer
SVP Global Fraud Prevention, PayPal
AI Product Lead, Airwallex
New York is where finance, media, technology, and culture intersect. FTW: NYC places fintech at the cultural center of the city—where the future of financial services actually gets built.
Expert-led discussions and actionable insights designed to drive growth, partnerships, and investment outcomes.
A high-intent room of founders, investors, and executives built for meaningful connections and real pipeline.
Thoughtfully designed spaces and seamless event flow that inspire collaboration and lasting relationships.
World-class speaker faculty of visionary founders, top investors, and industry pioneers driving fintech forward.
Curated by award-winning fintech journalist Nicole Casperson, drawing from hundreds of on-the-record conversations with fintech CEOs, investors, and global financial leaders.
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.
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
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.
4:15 – 4:45 PM
Boardroom Priorities: Balancing Growth, Risk, Security, and Corporate Responsibility (Closing Panel)
A closing conversation on how boards and executive teams can balance growth ambitions with risk management, trust, and resilience.
4:45 – 5:00 PM
Closing Engagement + Key Takeaways
A collaborative wrap-up designed to capture the strongest takeaways and ideas from the day.
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PENN 2, 2 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York
Nicole Casperson
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
Drew Glover
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
Frances Zelazny
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.
