The MIT Fintech Conference returns on February 20, 2026, inviting industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and students to MIT Sloan School of Management for a day of exploration and connection. As one of the largest student-run conferences globally, this gathering creates a dynamic space where hundreds of fintech innovators converge to tackle the questions reshaping finance and technology.
This year’s conversations dive into the infrastructure transforming the industry—from machine learning breakthroughs that power smarter systems to the policy shifts around stablecoins and open banking that redefine what’s possible. Attendees will engage with the pioneers building next-generation payment experiences and establishing new frameworks for customer trust in an evolving digital landscape.
Whether reimagining how money moves or designing the platforms that will define tomorrow’s financial ecosystem, this conference brings together the minds pushing fintech forward.
Speakers include:
- Abdul Abdirahman, Principal, F-Prime Capital
- Arnoldo Gabaldon, CFO & Co-Founder, Cashea
- Alex Godoy, Financial Partnerships, Airwallex
- Arvind Purushotham, Head, Citi Ventures
- Adam Swartzbaugh, CEO, Almond
- Baishi Wu, Director of Product Management, Chime
- Ben Haber, Co-Founder & CEO, Monark
- Caroline Hill, Senior Director of Global Policy and Regulatory Strategy, Circle
- Chris Blaine, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
- Cristobal De Atucha, Principal, FinTech Collective
- Danielle Aviles Krueger, Head of Policy, Plaid
- Ettie Philitas, Global Head of Capital Markets, Tala
- Frazer Anderson, Managing Director, Link Ventures
- Fadi Chehade, Founder & Managing Partner, Ethos
- Jonathan Goler, Co-Founder, EVP & Chief Risk Officer, Propel Holdings
- Jay Megaro, VP, Head of Product & Strategy, Fidelity Labs
- John Pitts, Vice President for Government Relations, Public Policy, and Social Impact, Affirm
- Jonathan Parker, Professor of Finance, MIT
- Katy Nelson, Former Partner & GTM Team Lead, Andreessen Horowitz
- Kelly Shaw, Senior Vice President, Synchrony Ventures
- Kelli Keough, EVP, Group Business Unit Leader for Spend, Invest, Protect and Save, SoFi
- Manya Ghodabi, Associate Professor (MIT), Founder & CEO, Systalyze
- Michael DeAngelis, Executive Director, Fintech Strategy & BD, Global Banking, JPMC
- Mike Storiale, SVP, Innovation, Payments, & AI, Synchrony
- Monique Shivanandan, Former Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer, HSBC
- Natalie Riso, Head of Startups & Partnerships, Rho
- Neha Narula, Director, MIT Digital Currency Initiative
- Phil Bruno, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, ACI Worldwide
- Pahal Patangia, Head of Global Industry Business Development, NVIDIA
- Prat Vallabhaneni, Partner, White & Case
- Reena Verma, Vice President, The Clearing House
- Samant Nagpal, Head of Payments and Risk, Gusto
- Sanchit Tiwari, Partner, Strategy&
- Saptarshi Ganguly, Senior Partner, McKinsey
- Sunil Abraham, Co-Founder & CEO, AnchorZero
- Venu Palaparthi, COO, DriveWealth
- Vijay D’Silva, Board Member, Moneycorp & Worldpay
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