David Vélez
Founder & CEO
New York · UNGA Week/During UN General Assembly Week, New York
The FinTech Forum for Inclusion
A landmark one-day convening bringing together global fintech leaders, regulators and innovators — hosted during UN General Assembly week in New York.
Hosted by FinTech Council of Bangladesh & ScholarPASS Foundation
Location
Times Square
Marriott Marquis, NYC
Date
25 September 2026
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Capacity
500 seats only
By invitation
The ForumNew York · UNGA Week · 2026
Where FinTech meets
inclusive finance.
A landmark one-day gathering during UN General Assembly week — bringing together the founders, regulators and diplomats who are reshaping financial access for the 1.4 billion adults the current system leaves behind.
Connect with our team
Why it matters
Financial inclusion compounds everything — resilience, women's economic power, small-business formation.
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Three Objectives
01
Convene
500 founders, regulators and diplomats — in one room, during UN General Assembly week in New York.
02
Educate
Launching the Global FinTech Education Fund: credentials bridging industry labs and leading universities.
03
Build
A live showcase across 12 FinTech verticals — 120 of the world's most consequential companies, personally invited.
The Innovators
ScholarPASS FinTech Forum
is inviting the leading FinTech Founders, Co-Founders and Leaders to speak about FinTech Inclusion.
Confirmed list will be updated soon
Nik Storonsky
Co-founder & CEO
Patrick Collison
Co-founder & CEO
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Co-founder & CEO
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder & CEO
Olugbenga “GB” Agboola
Founder & CEO
Kristo Käärmann
Co-founder & CEO
Shivani Siroya
Founder & CEO
Anne Boden
Founder
Zach Perret
Co-founder & CEO
25 September 2026 · New York
Connecting Global FinTech Leaders, Regulators & Companies
A single curated day — from opening keynote to Fund launch. Every session is purposeful, every seat by invitation only.
- 9:00 - 11:00Opening
Welcome & the case for an education backbone
Registration and welcome coffee, the opening keynote from Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, and a scene-setting fireside on why a world-leading fintech market needs world-class, inclusive education infrastructure for its workforce.
- 11:00 - 1:00Talks
The Yunus Conversation & the launch
From microfinance to AI fintech - the next billion, with Professor Muhammad Yunus, Andrea Jung, Kamal Quadir and Shivani Siroya; a panel on the frontier opportunity in emerging-market fintech; and the signature moment - the founding-donor video and the launch of the ScholarPASS Global FinTech Education Fund.
- 1:00 - 2:00Interval
Hosted networking lunch
Curated introductions across foundations, industry and the diplomatic community.
- 2:00 - 4:00Demo
Builders Track & ecosystem showcase
Live demonstrations across the twelve fintech verticals - from mobile wallets and cross-border rails to RegTech, digital assets and AI in finance - alongside a scholar showcase.
- 4:00 - 6:00Training
FTCB Global FinTech Education - live
A working preview of the platform: the credential path, a university course module, the FTCB Local Lab on regulation, and the capstone model that earns a combined FTCB & University credential.
Programme subject to confirmation.
Keynote Speaker
The Yunus Conversation & the launch.
A headline dialogue with the Nobel laureate — live on the inclusion imperative in the age of AI-native finance.
AMHost & Keynote
Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur
Founding Chairman, FTCB; former Governor of Bangladesh Bank
MYThe Yunus Conversation
Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; founder of Grameen Bank
Speakers subject to confirmation.
Global Trending FinTech Verticals
Global Trending FinTech Companies by Verticals, Globally
Explore the world's leading FinTech companies across 12 distinct verticals. Each vertical showcases the most innovative and transformative players shaping the future of inclusive finance globally.
By the numbers
12
FinTech Verticals
120+
Global Companies
50+
Countries
∞
Innovation
FinTech Forum for Inclusion
Where FinTech meets inclusive finance.
[01]
Mobile Financial Services
Mobile money and agent networks bringing accounts to the unbanked.
M-Pesa
🇰🇪 KE
bKash
🇧🇩 BD
MTN MoMo
🇬🇭 GH
GCash
🇵🇭 PH
Paytm
🇮🇳 IN
Wave
🇸🇳 SN
Airtel Money
🇮🇳 IN
Orange Money
🇫🇷 FR
OPay
🇳🇬 NG
Easypaisa
🇵🇰 PK
[02]
Digital Banking
Cloud-native neobanks delivering full accounts without branches.
Nubank
🇧🇷 BR
Revolut
🇬🇧 GB
Chime
🇺🇸 US
Monzo
🇬🇧 GB
N26
🇩🇪 DE
Starling Bank
🇬🇧 GB
TymeBank
🇿🇦 ZA
KakaoBank
🇰🇷 KR
WeBank
🇨🇳 CN
Varo Bank
🇺🇸 US
[03]
Payments & PSO/PSP
Acquiring, gateways and rails that move money for merchants.
Stripe
🇺🇸 US
Adyen
🇳🇱 NL
PayPal
🇺🇸 US
Razorpay
🇮🇳 IN
Flutterwave
🇳🇬 NG
Checkout.com
🇬🇧 GB
Block (Square)
🇺🇸 US
Worldpay
🇬🇧 GB
Fiserv
🇺🇸 US
Mercado Pago
🇦🇷 AR
[04]
Remittance Tech
Cross-border transfers and infrastructure for migrant flows.
Wise
🇬🇧 GB
Remitly
🇺🇸 US
Zepz (WorldRemit)
🇬🇧 GB
Western Union
🇺🇸 US
MoneyGram
🇺🇸 US
Ria Money Transfer
🇺🇸 US
Nium
🇸🇬 SG
TerraPay
🇬🇧 GB
Thunes
🇬🇧 GB
Sendwave
🇺🇸 US
[05]
Personal Lending & BNPL
Consumer credit, installments and buy-now-pay-later at the point of sale.
Affirm
🇺🇸 US
Klarna
🇸🇪 SE
Afterpay
🇦🇺 AU
Zip
🇦🇺 AU
Sezzle
🇺🇸 US
Tala
🇺🇸 US
Branch
🇺🇸 US
SoFi
🇺🇸 US
Upgrade
🇺🇸 US
Avant
🇺🇸 US
[06]
SME Lending & Inclusion
Working-capital and embedded credit for small and micro businesses.
Funding Circle
🇬🇧 GB
OnDeck
🇺🇸 US
BlueVine
🇺🇸 US
Fundbox
🇺🇸 US
Lulalend
🇿🇦 ZA
Konfío
🇲🇽 MX
Capital Float
🇮🇳 IN
Aspire
🇸🇬 SG
C2FO
🇺🇸 US
Lendable
🇬🇧 GB
[07]
InsurTech
Digital underwriting, distribution and microinsurance for new risk pools.
Lemonade
🇺🇸 US
Root
🇺🇸 US
Oscar Health
🇺🇸 US
Hippo
🇺🇸 US
Next Insurance
🇺🇸 US
Ethos
🇺🇸 US
PolicyBazaar
🇮🇳 IN
Bolttech
🇸🇬 SG
Wefox
🇩🇪 DE
Ladder
🇺🇸 US
[08]
WealthTech & Capital Markets
Investing, robo-advice and market access for everyday savers.
Robinhood
🇺🇸 US
Wealthfront
🇺🇸 US
Betterment
🇺🇸 US
eToro
🇮🇱 IL
Acorns
🇺🇸 US
Stash
🇺🇸 US
Nutmeg
🇬🇧 GB
Scalable Capital
🇩🇪 DE
Groww
🇮🇳 IN
Zerodha
🇮🇳 IN
[09]
Islamic FinTech
Sharia-compliant banking, investing and ethical finance platforms.
Wahed Invest
🇺🇸 US
Alami
🇮🇩 ID
Hijra
🇮🇩 ID
Ethis
🇲🇾 MY
Insha
🇺🇸 US
Kestrl
🇦🇪 AE
Qardus
🇵🇰 PK
Zoya
🇨🇦 CA
IFG
🇬🇧 GB
Niyah
🇦🇪 AE
[10]
Digital Assets & Stablecoins
Exchanges, custody and stablecoin rails for tokenized value.
Coinbase
🇺🇸 US
Circle
🇺🇸 US
Tether
🇭🇰 HK
Ripple
🇺🇸 US
Fireblocks
🇮🇱 IL
Anchorage Digital
🇺🇸 US
Paxos
🇺🇸 US
Kraken
🇺🇸 US
Chainalysis
🇺🇸 US
Stellar
🇺🇸 US
[11]
RegTech & Open Banking
KYC/AML, fraud screening and account-to-account data connectivity.
Plaid
🇺🇸 US
Tink
🇸🇪 SE
TrueLayer
🇬🇧 GB
Yapily
🇬🇧 GB
ComplyAdvantage
🇬🇧 GB
Onfido
🇬🇧 GB
Alloy
🇺🇸 US
Socure
🇺🇸 US
Trulioo
🇨🇦 CA
Jumio
🇨🇭 CH
[12]
AI-Native FinTech
AI-first underwriting, automation and intelligence across finance.
Upstart
🇺🇸 US
Zest AI
🇺🇸 US
Ramp
🇺🇸 US
Brex
🇺🇸 US
Pagaya
🇮🇱 IL
Kasisto
🇺🇸 US
Feedzai
🇵🇹 PT
Featurespace
🇬🇧 GB
Cleo
🇬🇧 GB
DataRobot
🇺🇸 US
Representative invited companies per vertical · not affiliated unless noted.
Partners
The institutions backing this forum.
Global financial institutions, foundations and fintech leaders enabling the future of inclusive finance.
Mastercard Foundation
Visa Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Omidyar Network
Mozilla Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
PayPal
Stripe
Square
BlackRock
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
JPMorgan Chase
Citi
Bank of America
HSBC
Barclays
UBS
Fidelity
Vanguard
State Street
PIMCO
KKR
Blackstone
Apollo
Carlyle
GoldenTree Asset Management
Nasdaq
S&P Global
Moody's
Bloomberg
CME Group
ICE
World Bank
IMF
BIS
African Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
IDB
Circle
Ripple
Coinbase
Plaid
Adyen
Flutterwave
Remitly
Wise
Deloitte
McKinsey
Boston Consulting Group
Accenture
EY
PwC
Event Sponsorship & Partnership
Become a Sponsor, Speak or Showcase your FinTech at the Forum.
Three partnership levels — from event sponsorship and brand visibility to a dedicated showcase slot or speaking opportunity in front of 500 curated fintech leaders, regulators and investors during UNGA week. Investment details shared privately upon enquiry.
Partnership tier
Event Sponsor
Brand visibility and presence throughout the forum.
- Logo on event website, programme & printed materials
- Two General Admission EventPASSes
- Recognition from the main stage
- Brand mention in post-event communications
Most popular
Showcase Partner
A dedicated showcase opportunity inside the twelve-vertical FinTech showcase.
- Everything in Event Sponsor
- Dedicated showcase slot to 500 curated attendees
- Named vertical in the Builders Track showcase
- Demo space and branded presence on the floor
- Four VIP Patron EventPASSes
- Logo on stage backdrop and keynote loop reel
Partnership tier
Speaking Partner
A confirmed main-stage speaking slot in front of 500 global fintech leaders.
- Everything in Showcase Partner
- Confirmed main-stage keynote or fireside speaking slot
- Eight VIP Patron EventPASSes
- Seat at the private Founders & Funders dinner
- Private introductions to heads of delegation & diplomats
- Founding-donor recognition on the Global FinTech Education Fund
Investment levels disclosed privately upon enquiry.
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