Istanbul Fintech Week 2026

Istanbul Fintech Week brings together banks, fintechs, regulators and investors building intelligent, embedded and tokenized financial systems. The 2026 edition, powered by BEX Digital Wallet, runs five summits over three days at the Hilton Istanbul Maslak under the theme Smart, Embedded and Tokenized. Economist and 2024 Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoğlu speaks on 6 October about the future of finance and AI.

Five summits

Each day focuses on a different part of the financial system.

• 5 Oct: IFW Sustainable Finance Summit
• 6 Oct: Payments Summit
• 6 Oct: AI in Finance Summit
• 7 Oct: Digital Banking Summit
• 7 Oct: Digital Assets: Tokenization & Stablecoins

Leadership formats

Alongside the summits, the invitation-only IFW Leadership Forum: Movers and Makers on 6 October gathers senior change-makers, and closed-door C-Suite Roundtables run on 6 and 7 October. The Pioneers of Digital Finance 2026 awards are powered by KPMG Türkiye.

Speakers and partners

Confirmed speakers include leaders from the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, Banka Slovenije, Interbank Card Center (BKM), GarantiBBVA Payment Systems, Remitly and Ripple. Garanti BBVA is the Black Sponsor, with Akbank LAB, TROY and Türkiye İş Bankası as Diamond Sponsors and Invest in Türkiye and TÖDEB as strategic partners.

Track record

Since 2019 the organiser reports more than 17,000 attendees, 630+ speakers and 330+ sessions, with participants from over 62 countries.

Tickets & passes

• Summit Pass — EUR 450: 3 days; all five summits, keynotes, networking, B2B platform, catering
• C-Pass — EUR 800: 3 days; all Summit Pass inclusions
• Leadership Forum Ticket — EUR 2,000: EUR 1,600 until 30 Sept, EUR 2,000 from 1 Oct; application required, limited capacity