This article is a guest contribution from FIBE Berlin in the context of its media partnership with PayTechLaw.
On April 15 and 16, 2026, Berlin will once again become the hub of the German and international fintech and finance scene. FIBE Berlin brings together fintech start-ups, investors, and industry experts from the entire ecosystem to discuss current trends and innovations.
FIBE Berlin: The Working Platform for Europe’s Payment and FinTech Future
Berlin is Germany’s leading FinTech hub—and therefore the ideal location for a festival that brings together Europe’s finance, payment, and tech communities. With around 189 active FinTech startups, more than €460 million in venture capital invested in 2024, and a highly international talent pool, the German capital offers optimal conditions for exchange, innovation, and growth. This is exactly where FIBE comes in: on April 15 and 16, the finance and tech festival will bring together more than 200 speakers and decision-makers on a European stage at CityCube Berlin. Confirmed speakers include Steffen Jentsch (CEO, Solaris), Tamas Giorgadse (CEO, Raisin), Murat Kalkan (Global Head of Digital Banks at BBVA), Yoni Assia (CEO, eToro), and Meagan Loyst (Gen Z VCs), among others.
The international orientation of FIBE is not merely an aspiration but a lived reality. The previous edition welcomed more than 2,000 participants from 42 countries, over 200 speakers from 19 nations, as well as representatives from banks, FinTechs, regulatory authorities, investors, and technology providers. It is precisely this mix that makes FIBE relevant for a highly specialized professional audience: strategic decisions, regulatory developments, and technological innovations are not viewed in isolation but discussed in interaction with one another.
From Conference to Collaboration
FIBE deliberately does not see itself as a traditional conference, but as a working platform for cross-sector collaboration. Panels, hub talks, and deep dives provide in-depth content, while open networking formats deliberately foster encounters between banks, payment providers, FinTechs, regulators, and investors. The goal is not only dialogue, but the initiation of concrete partnerships that continue beyond the festival.
That this concept works is already evident in practice: following FIBE 2025, Berliner Sparkasse deepened its collaboration with WealthAPI and SINPEX. New partnerships also emerged in the area of anti-financial crime between banks and specialized technology providers. These developments highlight the value of a place where decision-makers from finance, technology, and supervision meet as equals—and where conversations turn into operational projects.
From a content perspective, the program is structured around overarching thematic areas that provide orientation while bringing together different viewpoints: market and investor perspectives meet regulatory debates, while technological future topics intersect with practical implementation in banks and payment infrastructures.
For the payment and RegTech community, several deep-dive and panel sessions are particularly relevant as they address current industry dynamics. In the Deep Dive: Stablecoins & Infrastructure, experts discuss how tokenized means of payment, blockchain infrastructure, and new settlement models complement or challenge existing payment architectures. Building on this, another session explores whether stablecoins could become a core infrastructure of the financial system in the near future.
With the Deep Dive: Open Banking & Fraud Prevention, another key topic comes into focus: how open interfaces, data-driven decision models, and new authentication methods can simultaneously enable innovation and mitigate fraud risks. This is complemented by the panel From Local to Global: Navigating Regulations and Winning Hearts in New Markets, which examines how payment and FinTech providers enter new markets, master regulatory requirements, and build customer trust.
Broader capital and security issues are also addressed. In the panel The Defence Dilemma: Rethinking Investment Priorities between ESG & Security, industry representatives discuss how sustainability goals and security-related investments can be balanced in the future—a debate that is increasingly relevant for financial institutions and investors alike.
FIBE thus demonstrates how closely payment innovation, regulation, and technological transformation are now intertwined. Attendees not only gain insights into current market and regulatory developments, but also discuss strategies with leading figures from the industry—and take away concrete impulses for their own organizations.
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📌 More about FIBE Berlin 2025: Click here for the re-cap
Get Your Ticket Now and Be Part of It!
FIBE Berlin 2026 is one of the key events for the fintech scene. Secure your ticket now and experience the future of the financial sector live in Berlin. A ticket includes everything you need: access to all areas, stages, workshops, and highlights, food & drinks, the FIBE Party on April 15, 2026, and the Recovery Breakfast on April 16, 2026.
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📅 Date: April 15–16, 2026
📍 Location: Berlin, CityCube
