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Can banks, fintechs and regulators co-create Europe’s next financial architecture — before the window of opportunity closes?

HoFT FinWell Summit
FinWell Summit

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

How will AI, infrastructure, and regulation reshape Europe’s financial system in the next 18 months — and who controls the financial stack?

This conference brings together leaders from banking, fintech, and policy to examine three shifts: AI moving from assistant to operator, consolidation in BaaS and embedded finance, and the strategic choice between building, partnering, or relying on shared infrastructure.

The agenda combines keynote perspectives with small-group masterclasses, offering a closer look at the decisions shaping Europe’s financial architecture today.

CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER

Banking Leaders (Strategy, Innovation, Digital)

Understand how AI, infrastructure choices, and platform consolidation will shape the next generation of banking — and what decisions your institution needs to make now.

Fintech Founders & Product Leaders

Explore how embedded finance, infrastructure platforms, and ecosystem partnerships are redefining how financial products are built, distributed, and scaled.

Financial Infrastructure & BaaS Providers

Discuss what comes after BaaS 1.0 and how platform consolidation, core banking strategy, and infrastructure governance will reshape the financial stack.

AI & Technology Leaders in Financial Services

Learn how the shift toward agentic AI will transform risk management, compliance, and operational decision-making.

Corporate Platforms & Embedded Finance Teams

Discover how modern financial infrastructure enables platforms to integrate payments, lending, and financial services directly into their ecosystems.

Investors in Fintech & Financial Infrastructure

Identify where the next value layers in finance are emerging — across AI, financial infrastructure, and platform ecosystems.

Regulators & Policy Leaders

Exchange perspectives on Europe’s open finance agenda, financial sovereignty, and the regulatory frameworks shaping the data economy.

THE VALUE FOR YOU

Understand the AI Shift in Finance

AI is moving from assistant to operator. Learn how banks are preparing for agentic AI, and what it means for risk, compliance, and human oversight.

Make the Right Infrastructure Decision

Build, buy, partner, or migrate? Hear how institutions are deciding on core banking, cloud, and BaaS strategies—and the trade-offs between speed, control, and independence.

Understand the Next Phase of BaaS

BaaS 1.0 created winners and casualties. Discover which models survived, where the market is consolidating, and what the next generation of embedded finance platforms looks like.

Decode Europe’s Financial Policy Direction

Understand how open finance, the EU data economy, and the Savings & Investment Union will shape the future financial infrastructure in Europe.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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