Next Banking Summit 2026

One day in Berlin. Three questions that will define European finance for the next decade.
Who controls the financial stack? Where does the BaaS consolidation wave land? What changes when AI stops assisting and starts deciding?
Morning keynotes set the frame. Afternoon masterclasses — 30 people max — get into the specifics. The day closes with an open campus festival at the Backfabrik.
Explore the agenda & speakers → here.
Agenda
8:30 | Registration & Coffee
9:00 | Opening Remarks & Welcome words by HoFT
9:15 | Panel: From Assistant to Operator — When AI Starts Executing
9:45 | Coffee Break & Networking
10:05 | Keynote: Who Owns Your Roadmap? Speed is Strategy - the Infrastructure Decision That Wins the Next Generation of Customers.
10:20 | Panel: Who Owns the Layer Where Customer Decides?
10:50 | Coffee Break & Networking
11:05 | Panel: Open Finance Without FiDA — What If Regulation Never Catches Up?
11:35 | Brief presentations for the afternoon Masterclasses
11:55 | Morning Wrap
12:20 – 13:20 | Lunch Break & Networking

AFTERNOON · CAMPUS MASTERCLASSES
Summit attendees can select up to two masterclasses, included in your ticket. Six sessions across the afternoon, hosted inside member offices across the Backfabrik campus.
13:30-15:00
Bafin: HoFT: Capital Markets in Transition – Digital Assets: A Look Behind the Scene📍HoFT Space, sign up here.
IDNow: 3 Decisions That Turn Identity Into Continuous Trust 📍CLINKER, sign up here.
Pliant: The 360° Fintech Partnership: Driving Growth Through Technology That Fits Your Stack 📍Pliant Office, sign up here.
15:00 | Coffee Break & Networking
15:30-17:00
msg for banking: Licensed. Now What? Building Institutional Credibility in the Post-MiCA Market 📍HoFT Space, sign up here.
Vilja Solutions: Reimagining Deposits: Real Customer Stories from the Nordics📍CLINKER, sign up here.
Upvest: Altersvorsorgedepot — What You Need to Know to Launch on January 1st📍Upvest office, sign up here.

EVENING · CAMPUS FESTIVAL
17:30 | Festival Opening
18:00 – 21:00 | Campus Festival — BBQ, DJ, drinks & open networking with the wider Berlin fintech community.
Why Join?
Understand where AI, BaaS consolidation, and financial stack control are heading — before the decisions are made without you.
Meet 200+ executives, CTOs, CPOs, and founders building, regulating, and scaling it.
Leave with clear signals on what’s next and how it impacts your strategy.
SECURE YOUR TICKET
HoFT members attend for free. If you can't find a dedicated invitation in your inbox, reach out to your company representative.
If you're interested in sponsorship or membership opportunities, feel free to reach out to us at summit@hoft.berlin.