Finweek 2026
13 October 2026 – 14 October 2026
Jurkovičova Tepláreň, Bratislava, Slovakia
Finweek Bratislava 2026 is the 10th anniversary edition of the Central European fintech summit organised by Tech Events (Future Proof s.r.o.). Over two days at Jurkovičova Tepláreň in Bratislava, the programme brings together regulators, banks and fintechs for keynotes, panels, debates and case studies on themes including CEE–EU–ASEAN cooperation, MiCA and tokenisation, the digital euro, AI in banking, investing and DORA. Side events include the Gold Coin (Zlatá minca) ceremony with the FINAS Fintech Awards, the V4 Fintech Pitch Arena and the FINAS Fintech Meetup #17.
26 sessions · 81 speakers
Co-Organiser (1)
Media Partners (12)
Startitup.sk · AmCham Slovakia · Euroekonom.sk · Networking Navigator · TA3 · Financex Exchange · Financie v pohode · TOCE · Nextech · Bankovnictví · KryptoVláďa · FinReport.sk
Sponsors (22)
Techmates · Fidelity International · Slido · Embassy of Hungary in Bratislava · BLIK · Slovenská sporiteľňa · Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic · Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic · Prosman & Pavlovič · Fintech Valley Europe · Bratislava Stock Exchange · Digital Systems a.s · National Bank of Slovakia · Pavelka a syn · Shape.sk · Okazio · University of Economics in Bratislava · Hronček & Partners · Thunes · Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic · DOBITO · DECTA
Association Partners (3)
Fintech Poland · AFISP · Czech Fintech Association
Exhibitors (2)
Techmates · Fintech Valley Europe
Supporting Partner (1)
Speakers (81)
- Johan Winbladh Globsec Associate, Vysoká škola manažmentu v Trencin
- Peter Bielik Journalist, Bielikonline.sk
- Ivo Apetauer Senior Manager | Visa Commercial Solutions, Visa
- Gregory Mygdakos Business Development Manager, bSpoke Solutions
- Martin Peter Chairman of the Center for Financial Innovation, Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
- Vladimír Vaňo Chief Economist, GLOBSEC
- Lukáš Kovanda Chief Economist, Trinity Bank, Trinity Bank
- Tibor Zavadil Founder & CEO — DigFin (FinTech Startup), Fintech & Insurtech Association of Slovakia (FINAS)
- Martina Sobková Editor in Chief, Bankovnictví
- Tran Hung Chief Executive Officer, Uquid
- Václav Mladěnka Business area leader, Digital identity by Monet+
- Ruth Wandhöfer Payment Systems Regulator
- Rostyslav Dyuk Chairman of The Board, Ukrainian Association of FinTech and Innovation Companies
- Erika Krizsán Founder & Initiator, #MOI Innovation Day
- Michal Vodrážka Director, Payments Regulation Division, Česká národní banka
- Vazil Hudák Strategic Advisor, Tatra SuperCompute
- Illya Muchnyk Partner, Kinstellar
- Peter Šághy Partner, ReSOFT s.r.o.
- Róbert Ďurec Power BI Online Video Courses Created & Launched, Robert Durec
- Effendy Zulkifly Chief Digital Officer, Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia (YAPEIM) Holdings
- Gašpar Nagy Founder & CEO, Techmates
- Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser Director CEE and Research Location, ABA Invest in Austria
- Alessandra Guion Chairperson Ad Interim, Isabel
- Katarzyna Zubrzycka VP, Business Development Europe, Thunes
- Zoltán Ács Deputy CEO for Network Management and Investments, Hungarian Fintech Association
- Hyusein Tyurkmen Founder and CEO, AmbientQA
- Daniel Rajnoch Founder & CEO, InvestBay
- Beáta Petrušová Senior advisor to the CFO, Generali CEE Holding
- Martin Bittara CEO & Co Founder, Okazio
- Tomáš Pristáč Business Development Manager, BLIK SK
- Áron Paréj CEO, Founder, Cyber Operations Group
- Martin Šebeňa Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong
- Branislav Beer CEE Visa Commercial Solutions Senior Director, Visa
- Nina Erneker Chairwoman of the Bratislava Tourist Board, Bratislava Tourist Board
- Gabriel Stefanak DECTA
- Abigail Slater Senior Vice President of Sales, Europe, Thunes
- Aleksander Rutkowski Head of Business Development, Kontomatik
- Jarosław Gzieło Chief Executive Officer, VIMONI Smart Payment Services
- Peter Paluš Chairman of the Budget Review and Compensation Committee, ESM - European Stability Mechanism
- Peter Pénzeš Head of Crypto-assets and Innovation Section, Národná banka Slovenska
- Dr. Cezary Kosiński Business Development Manager Europe, EFTlab
- Jan Šovar Co Founder and Attorney, FINREG PARTNERS
- Marcel Müller-Marbach Senior Regional Representative Austria, Slovakia & Czech Republic, European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Jakub Slámka Head of Marketing, Innovatrics
- Peter Neurath CEO at Whitestein's Nearshore Center, Whitestein Technologies
- Vladimír Holovka Branch Director CZ/SK/HU, XTB online investing
- Christian Christow Deputy Head of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong
- Petra Florišová Global Partnerships and Sales, Resco
- Simona Michalíková Director of the Regulatory Sandbox Department, CzechInvest
- Jiří Kovařík Director of External Communication & Sales, Prague Stock Exchange
- Ivo Kadlic Managing Director, Anycoin
- Ondřej Dvořák Product management & Innovation Director, CRIF - Czech Credit Bureau, a.s.
- Gabriela Pelikovská Chairman of the Board, Open Finance Asociace
- Tomáš Červeňák General Director of the Sport Section, Ministerstvo cestovného ruchu a športu SR
- Ivana Laňová Associate Sales Director, Czech and Slovakia, Fidelity International
- Jozef Úroda Head of ICT Risk and Resilience, Tatra banka
- Ádám Krajczár Senior project manager, ExportHungary
- Márk Kitli Chief Business Officer, milpay
- Zsolt Vörös Program Director, BlockBen
- Jozef Binder Product Owner Chapter Lead, Slovenská sporiteľňa
- Viktoriia Eder Chief Operating Officer, ESKA Finance
- Pavol Droba Director of Software Development Department, Digital Systems
- Roman Hajduk Investment Advisory Manager, UniCredit Bank CZ & SK
- Dušan Jurčák Executive Director, Národná banka Slovenska
- Radek Jarema Vedoucí pracovník pro stát, Akcenta CZ
- Tomáš Pavlovič Managing Partner, Prosman and Pavlovic law office, Ltd.
- Lukáš Bonko CEO, Bratislava Stock Exchange
- Kristína Vojtylová Junior Lawyer, Hronček & Partners, s. r. o.
- Marek Beňo Senior Policy Expert (Capital Market Supervision Department), Národná banka Slovenska
- Michał Szymański BLIK SK
- Jana Peliová Vice-Rector for Management of Academic Projects, University of Economics in Bratislava
- Juraj Forgács CEO, Fumbi
- Bob Spence Business Development Specialist, Get Spence
- Jana Merunková Riaditeľka, Yourchance o.p.s.
- Júlia Čillíková Executive Director of Financial Consumer Regulation and Protection, National Bank of Slovakia
- Peter Stano Head of the Representation, Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia
- Tomáš Reytt Chief Sales Officer (CSO), mBank CZ
- Her Excellency Dato Fenny Nuli Ambassador of Malaysia to the Republic of Austria, concurrently accredited to the Slovak Republic
- Miriam Čizmazia Secretary General, AFISP
- Oleg Pittner Tatra banka
- Radoslav Danilák Founder & CEO, Tachyum
Agenda
- Opening & Europe’s Financial Reset 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Slovakia as a MICE & Investment Destination 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- CEE Springboard: from local players to global predators 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- CEE Fintech Forum: what it actually takes to cross the next border 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Phoenix from the Ashes: rebuilding Ukraine 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Fintech Silk Road 2.0: Europe to Asia 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Blood, Sweat & MiCA 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Tokenise Everything? What the RWA wave means for market infrastructure 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- From Rebels to Institutions 13 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Gold Coin (Zlatá minca) — 21st Edition + FINAS Fintech Awards #4 13 October 2026
- Opening Remarks — Day 2 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Future of B2B Payments: from invoice to payment to financing 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Market-Entry Spotlight — Thunes 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- War for the Wallet: digital euro, stablecoins & the rails between 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Revolt of the Robo-Bankers 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Spotlight — Climinvest / AI Assistant 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Generation Robinhood: investing in the AI era 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- DECTA × DOBITO: Your Own Payment Card on the Market in Four Months 14 October 2026 · Workshop Room
- WealthTech for Gen Z 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Spotlight — Lukáš Kovanda 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Invisible Finance: banks vanish into apps 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- V4 Fintech Pitch Arena powered by Slovenská sporiteľňa 14 October 2026 · Workshop Room
- Partner Spotlight — MONET+ 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- Under Fire: bulletproof fintech in the DORA era 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- The Final Clash: can Europe outrun China & Asia? 14 October 2026 · Main Stage
- FINAS Fintech Meetup #17 · Official Programme 14 October 2026 · Café & restaurant