Fintech NerdCon, the fintech conference by operators, for operators, today announced its agenda and featured speakers for Fintech NerdCon 2026, to be held November 18-20 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Created by Simon Taylor and the team behind Fintech Brainfood, Fintech NerdCon is built around meaningful connection and conversation. Founders, engineers, product leaders, and risk and compliance professionals come together to talk about what’s working, what’s not, and how to get better at their craft. The inaugural event in Miami in 2025 drew more than 1,100 attendees, and this year’s event is designed to be the most fun attendees will have at a business event.
The 2026 agenda puts those conversations at the center, with the highest-signal discussions in fintech on and offstage. Sessions run across two stages and five zones, with main stage programming on November 19 and 20 and side quests beginning November 18. Speakers will address AI in production, agentic commerce, stablecoins, fraud and risk, compliance, cross-border payments, and banking infrastructure, with a focus on practical lessons from operators who have built, scaled, and sometimes failed at the industry’s biggest challenges.
Featured sessions include:
- “Can Revolut Win America?” with Cetin Duransoy, CEO, Revolut US
- “How Gusto and Plaid Are Rebuilding Product Teams for AI” with Edward Kim, Cofounder & Head of Technology, Gusto, and Will Robinson, CTO, Plaid
- “Why Chime Built Its Own Banking Core” with Ryan King, Cofounder, Chime
- “What Comes Next for Klarna?” with David Sykes, President and Chief Commercial Officer, Klarna
- “Who Actually Owns Commerce When AI Buys?” with Saad Khatri, Managing Director, Payments, JPMorgan Chase
Alongside the agenda, Fintech NerdCon 2026 will feature 200 speakers across fireside chats, panels, workshops, demos, and roundtables. Featured speakers include:
- Cetin Duransoy, CEO, Revolut US
- Ryan King, Cofounder, Chime
- Michael Tannenbaum, CEO, Figure
- Will Robinson, CTO, Plaid
- Immad Akhund, Cofounder & CEO, Mercury
- Saad Khatri, Managing Director, Payments, JPMorgan Chase
The team behind Fintech NerdCon recently announced MoneyCon, a free gathering for the fintech and financial services industry on Restaurant Row at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Oct. 19-21, 2027. Organizers plan to share more about MoneyCon at Fintech NerdCon.
Attendees can register now for Fintech NerdCon 2026.
If you’re a journalist and would like to inquire about a press pass, please reach out to fintechnerdcon@gregoryagency.com.
About Fintech NerdCon
Fintech NerdCon is the fintech conference by operators, for operators. Created by Simon Taylor of Fintech Brainfood, with Joy Schwartz and Colton Pond, the event launched in Miami in 2025 and shifts to San Diego November 18-20, 2026. It brings together founders, engineers, product leaders, and risk and compliance professionals for meaningful connections and the highest-signal conversations in fintech, on and offstage. The same team also produces MoneyCon, a free gathering in Las Vegas in October 2027. For more information visit www.fintechnerdcon.com.
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