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Finance Technology & Startups · Recently launched
The community for people building technology in financial services.
For engineers, architects, leaders and operators building systems inside banks, fintechs, payments companies, capital markets firms, insurance platforms and high-growth startups.
Financial services technology is more specific than most: regulation, legacy systems, risk frameworks, procurement. This is where the people navigating all of that talk to each other.
- Communities
- 3
- Communities
- Upcoming conferences
- 2
- Upcoming conferences
- Meetups, always
- Free
- Meetups, always
- Where we meet
- UK & online
- Where we meet
About this ecosystem
Practitioner communities for technologists across financial services.
The Finance Technology ecosystem covers the stacks, architectural patterns, regulatory context and operational challenges specific to banking, fintech, payments, capital markets, insurance and financial infrastructure, alongside technical founders and startup operators.
It launched recently and is building its community base. The flagship conference is in Skipton in March 2027, and the communities are open to join now. Vendors are welcome and several sponsor us, but they don't set the agenda and they don't fill the room.
Who comes to these events
Software Engineer
building core banking or payments systems
Platform Architect
designing systems inside regulated environments
Payments Engineer
working with real-time payment rails and infrastructure
Capital Markets Engineer
building trading systems and market data platforms
Head of Technology
accountable for engineering inside a financial firm
Chief Technology Officer
making the big technology bets in a bank or fintech
Fintech Founder
building a financial product from scratch
Cloud Architect
navigating financial services compliance in the cloud
RegTech Engineer
turning regulatory requirements into working systems
Engineering Manager
running delivery teams in financial services
Communities
3 communities. Find the one that fits.
From open practitioner meetups to closed leadership forums. Every one is free to join.
Conferences
2 conferences. Bigger rooms, deeper conversations.
Flagship summits and specialist events that sit on top of the communities. Every one is taking talk submissions.
- 8Dec 2026
Online, worldwide
Startup Operators Global Summit
A global summit for technical founders, startup operators, CTOs, venture builders, consultancy leaders and developer-first companies.
- 11Mar 2027
Skipton · in person
Finance Technology Summit
A finance technology summit for engineers, architects and leaders building systems across banking, fintech, payments, capital markets and financial infrastructure.
On demand
Talks from this ecosystem.
Recorded sessions from our Finance Technology & Startups events. Every talk is free to watch.
What we cover
Topics across every community and event.
- Core banking systems and modernisation
- Payments technology and real-time payments infrastructure
- Cloud adoption in regulated financial environments
- Capital markets and trading systems engineering
- AI and machine learning in financial services
- Financial data platforms and data engineering
- Regulatory technology and compliance engineering
- Open banking and API platforms
- Financial infrastructure security and resilience
- Insurance technology platforms
- Fintech product engineering and platform design
- Digital assets and emerging financial infrastructure
Speaking
Practitioners on stage, not just presenters.
Shipped something inside a bank or fintech, led a migration on a live payments system, or solved a hard problem in a regulated environment? Submit a talk idea.
Sponsors & partners
The ecosystem is growing. Early partners get a concentrated audience of practitioners and leaders inside financial services.
- Colibri DigitalHeadline Data & AI Sponsor
- NearformAI Native Sponsor
- Skipton GroupPlatinum
- OvermindPlatinum
- ANSPlatinum
- SearchabilityPlatinum
- Digital EndeavoursPlatinum
- Ada MeherPlatinum
- AppviaPlatinum
- AccenturePlatinum
- CGIPlatinum
- Digital FuturesPlatinum
- X4 TechnologyPlatinum
- AxiologikPlatinum
- T5 DigitalGold
- ValarianGold
Other ecosystems
Find your place in Finance Technology & Startups.
Join a community for free, come to a conference, or share what you've learned on stage.