Association presidents
National and continental FinTech association leaders.
The Davos of FinTech
World FinTech Forum
A global meeting of leaders shaping the future of digital finance.
Annual continental editions of the World Fintech Forum (WFF) across the Americas, Europe, Africa & the Middle East, and Asia, bringing together senior leaders shaping the future of financial systems, supported by the Global FinTech Alliance, which connects more than 130 national fintech associations worldwide.
It is not a conference. It is not a trade show.
It is a leadership meeting.
The global impact
FinTech, the new financial infrastructure
A leadership forum for the sector that now powers digital payments, inclusion, market infrastructure and cross-border financial innovation.
53%of global digital payments
2bnusers worldwide
5Mjobs generated
$1.4Tcapital raised in a decade
$1.87Ttop 100 private fintech valuation
Neobanks
PayTech
Crypto & Blockchain
InsurTech
WealthTech
Capital Markets Tech
Sources: GFA ecosystem data and global digital-finance market estimates.
What it is
What is the World FinTech Forum?
A space for dialogue between industry, regulators and governments — convened to build a common framework that enables the global expansion of digital finance. It brings together:
FinTech unicorns
Leaders from the largest and most influential fintech companies.
Regulators
Supervisors, central banks and global standard-setting bodies.
Digital finance institutions
Public and private institutions shaping the next financial systems.
Policy makers
Government stakeholders and institutional representatives.
International organizations
Global bodies involved in the future of digital finance.
The objective is simple: to align perspectives on the future of digital financial systems.
What we do
What happens at the Forum?
The Forum is structured around high-level dialogues, not sales pitches or commercial showcases.
Golden Rules workshops
Common principles and regulatory alignment workstreams.
Strategic roundtables
Cross-sector sessions with global and regional leaders.
Closed-door leadership
Invitation-only dialogue among decision makers.
Policy discussions
Structured exchange with regulators and supervisors.
Cross-continental meetings
Regional outcomes feeding the global standard dialogue.
Public–private dialogues
Balanced leadership between public and private actors.
No commercial presentations. No sales agendas. Only structured dialogue among leaders.
Global leadership
Who participates?
Backed by the continental FinTech associations of the Global FinTech Alliance and working alongside bodies that set global financial and insurance standards.
Working alongside the bodies that set global financial and insurance standards — BCBS, IOSCO and IAIS — to be the voice of the digital finance industry.
Participation is by invitation. The objective is balance between public and private leadership.
Leadership meeting
A global roundtable for digital finance
The World FinTech Forum is designed as a structured meeting place for the leaders shaping digital finance: associations, regulators, governments and ecosystem builders working around a shared global agenda.
“The global rules of digital finance are being written now — and we are building the global spaces of dialogue that will shape the sector for decades to come.”Rodrigo García de la Cruz · Chairman, Global FinTech Alliance
Editions · 2027
Four continental editions in 2027
The Continental Forum travels to four regions. Each edition follows the same three-day programme. Dates and host cities remain to be confirmed.
Agenda
Shared programme — three days
The same three-day programme runs at every continental edition. Sessions, times and final speaker allocation are editable placeholders until confirmation.
GFA Board speakers
Leadership profiles from the Global FinTech Alliance
Initial speaker cards.
Participation
By invitation or nomination
Requests are reviewed based on institutional relevance, leadership position, and contribution to digital finance systems.