New York Fintech Week NYC
New York Fintech Week 2026
Yellow AI Summary
This event is for technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and fintech firms.
Yellow Score Breakdown
Yellow's Take
New York Fintech Week NYC excels in attracting a highly relevant B2B audience, with over 7,500 technologists, product managers, and C-suite executives from both financial institutions and fintech firms, augmented by a strong speaker lineup from industry leaders like Ripple and FIS. While the audience quality and industry focus are clear strengths, the lack of readily available exhibitor pricing and specific topics leaves room for improvement in understanding the full value proposition for event marketers. This event presents a significant opportunity for targeted lead generation within the dynamic fintech and payments space.
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Press Reviews Sentiment
“New York Fintech Week is the highest density of fintech talent, capital, and distribution you can find in one place — roughly 38% C-Suite executives and 39% Founders or senior management”
Press Reviews
“What NY Fintech Week 2026 made clear: the noise surrounding stablecoins and programmable money eclipsed standard AI compliance topics, signaling a heavy institutional tilt toward blockchain value rails”
“Smaller, curated events ranging from 200 to 700 people significantly increased the odds of running into valuable, highly targeted contacts compared to massive convention halls”
“The expansion of dedicated summits like the Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit to prominent spaces like The Times Center signaled a massive leap into mainstream business power”
“The event grew from 6,000+ attendees in 2025 to a massive footprint in 2026 — attendees comprise a tight mix of FinTech operators, Venture Capitalists, Tier-1 enterprise leaders, and financial regulators”
“Press coverage highlighted active government integration — the New York State Department of Financial Services used fireside chats to discuss data-driven policymaking alongside the Financial Technology Association”
Speakers
Ida Liu
CEO, HSBC Private Bank
John MacIlwaine
CEO, Highnote
Erica Dorfman
Chief Financial Officer, Brex
Denise Leonhard
General Manager, Zelle
Everett Cook
CEO, Rho
Janelle Sallenave
Chief Operating Officer, Chime
Matt Charpentier
Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase
Nicole Casperson
Founder & CEO, Fintech Is Femme Media
Past Speakers (2026)
Aaron Slettehaugh
Senior Vice President Product Ripple
Abe Rojo Joseph
Chief Innovation Officer Lincoln Savings Bank
Abhay Mavalankar
SVP, Strategy and Investments MoonPay
Adam Kujawa
Vice President of Business Development FIS
Alex Johnson
Founder Fintech Takes
Alex McLeod
CEO & Founder Parlay
Alex Naughton
Head of GTM, Consortium Intelligence Socure
Alex Preece
Co-Founder & CEO TILLO
Sponsors
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