Industry titans convene October 18–21 navigating borderless infrastructure, AI transformation, partnerships, and the regulatory guardrails reshaping finance

NEW YORK, NY – Sept 1, 2026 – Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, has unveiled the agenda for Money20/20 USA, convening the industry’s most influential leaders in Las Vegas, October 18–21.

The 2026 experience features seven stages: the Exchange Stage, the Intersection Stage, Mastertrack & Deep Dive Stage, the Arra.i.va Stage the MoneyPot Stage, the Partner Stage, the Startup Hub, and the RiseUp & Amplify Stage. The show will showcase more sponsors and exhibitors than the previous edition, including more than 180 that are new to the event.

Built around four pillars: Borderless Financial Architecture; Technology as the Great Equalizer; Partnerships as the Engine to Scale; and Brave New World: Setting Guardrails, the agenda explores how cross-border infrastructure, AI, new business models and evolving regulation are reshaping how money moves, how trust is built, and how intelligence governs financial systems.

The impressive 2026 keynote lineup includes William (Bill) Demchak, Chairman & CEO, The PNC Financial Services Group; Cameron Fowler, CEO, Early Warning; David Jegen, Managing Partner, F-Prime; Brandon Millman, Co-Founder, Phantom; Andrew Reed, General Partner, Sequoia Capital; Mariëtte Swart, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Adyen , Leigh Amaro, CEO Americas, SWIFT, Ana Carla Abrão, CEO Of Open Finance Brazil, and Marie-Elise Droga, Global Chief Revenue Officer at EBANX alongside a powerhouse roster of innovators, disruptors and decision‑makers shaping the next decade of finance.

This year’s agenda expands ‘The Intersection Activation area that includes a stage with sessions that explore how geopolitical shifts, regulatory evolution and market infrastructure are reshaping global finance. Featuring voices such as Karin Kusano, Cryptomommi, J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former CFTC Chairman, and Michael Shaulov, Fireblocks CEO, The Intersection brings together leaders who sit at the fault lines of innovation, volatility, and systemic risk.

The World Gold Council, the membership organization that champions gold as a strategic asset, will also be joining The Intersection at Money20/20 USA. The World Gold Council’s recently launched its Gold as a Service initiative introducing a standardized market infrastructure to bridge physical gold custody with digital products.

"Gold is evolving to unlock its full potential in the digital economy. At Money20/20 USA, we are thrilled to bring Gold as a Service to the fintech community. This initiative bridges physical gold with the digital world, increasing access and improving tradability of the world's most resilient asset. We invite partners, platforms, and innovators across financial services to collaborate with us and embed gold into the future of digital finance,” said David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council.

The Startup Hub Stage will spotlight founders building the next generation of rails, compliance, embedded finance, and AI‑powered infrastructure. Sessions such as Build vs Buy? The Gameplan for Regional Expansion, Going Global: How Startups Win Through Strategic Partnerships, reveals how emerging companies are scaling fast in a fragmented landscape. Any investor sessions we can include here?

"The future of finance is being built right now, and Money20/20 is where the people building it come together," said Jessica Blue, Executive Vice President, Money20/20 USA. "Our 2026 experience will offer new formats combining networking with content and will include more debates and deep dive interactive sessions, where participants will turn insight into action."

The agenda which updates daily leading up to the show can be found here.

Accredited media can apply for a complimentary press pass.

About Money20/20

Launched by industry insiders in 2012, Money20/20 has rapidly become the heartbeat of the global fintech ecosystem. Over the last decade, the most innovative, fast-moving ideas and companies have driven their growth on our platform. Mastercard, Airwallex, J.P. Morgan, SHIELD, GCash, Stripe, Google, Visa, Adyen, and more make transformational deals and raise their global profile with us. Money20/20 attracts leaders from the world’s greatest banks, payments companies, VC firms, regulators, and media platforms — convening to cut industry shaping deals, build world changing partnerships, and unlock future defining opportunities in Las Vegas (October 18–21, 2026), Amsterdam (June 8–10, 2027), Riyadh (September 14–16, 2026), and Bangkok (April 27–29, 2027). Money20/20 is where the world’s fintech leaders convene to grow their brands. Money20/20 is part of Informa PLC. Follow Money20/20 on X and LinkedIn for show developments and updates. 

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