For the fifth consecutive year we are organising the two-day Fintech Athens 5.0 international conference, with the participation of distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad. Focusing on “Accelerating Growth”, this year’s event expands the discussion beyond AI and Fintech to a broader context. The goal of this conference is to highlight the role of technology, modern payments, skills development, investments, and international collaborations to accelerate their development and enhance the extroversion of the Greek financial and business ecosystem.
The conference thematic areas will include discussions on education and skill development in Fintech, innovation in B2B and B2C Finance, as well as on the role of banks, payment institutions and Fintech companies as growth catalysts. At the same time, leveraging the financial technologies in the tourism industry will be examined. The programme includes thematic areas on, Cryptocurrencies(cryptos), Financial Markets 4.0, Lifelong education, Investments in Fintech. A special place on the agenda is given to the presentation of the French and German Fintech ecosystems, enhancing the international orientation of the event.
Bank officers and executives from payments companies, representatives of international tech businesses, institutional and investment bodies, Fintech companies and startup businesses, as well as academics from Greece and abroad, are participating in the event. The agenda includes, among others, representatives from: NBG, NBG Pay, Mastercard, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, the EIB, HDBI, Metrika, Kaizen Gaming, Deloitte, Qualco, Finstreet, ESMA, Havenex Group, VentureFriends, and Endeavor, as well as representatives from the NKUA, the Athens University of Economics and Business, and the Zayed University.
The Fintech Athens 5.0 will take place on 29 and 30 October 2026, in two emblematic halls in the centre of Athens. The opening will take place on Thursday 29 October at the Great Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Panepistimiou 30, Propylaia. On Friday 30 October 2026 the conference will continue at the Old (Small) Stock Exchange, Pesmazoglou 1.
You can view the detailed programme of the conference here. AGENTA a4
Places are limited. For reservations, click here. fintechathens2026.nbgevents.gr: Registration Form for Physical Attendance - Fintech Athens 5.0 | Accelerating Growth
The annual Fintech Athens conference is organised by NBG and the Greek Fintech Hub. The conference aims to connect the Greek Fintech community with international initiatives, investors, universities and political agents, building bridges between knowledge, technology, application, and entrepreneurship. In addition, it aims to facilitate dialogue, interaction and networking between banks, startups, technology companies, researchers, investors and regulatory bodies.
The Greek Fintech Hub is an initiative for the development of the fintech ecosystem in Greece and its link with relevant European and international innovation hubs. It seeks to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation, to link Fintech with university research and research centres.
It also focuses on promoting knowledge and financial literacy, as well as creating opportunities for funding, networking and international collaborations.