The countdown has begun for Turkey’s first and largest global fintech, artificial intelligence, and web3 event, Istanbul Fintech Week 2025. The event, which will take place on June 11-12, 2025, at Fişekhane, will host international participants as well as one of Turkey’s most respected economists, Mahfi Eğilmez.
Details are emerging about the highly anticipated sixth gathering of Istanbul Fintech Week (IFW), which for five years has brought together thought leaders in the world of financial technology and global professionals in the finance sector in Istanbul. IFW 2025, to be held on June 11-12 at Fişekhane, is preparing to make waves this year with its speaker list and focus areas.
Organized by fintech-focused consulting firm KOOP Ventures and becoming a regional meeting point with its influence reshaping the world of financial technologies, Istanbul Fintech Week 2025 will welcome visitors with the theme “Redefining the Future of Finance with AI and Web3.” IFW 2025 will feature main sessions built around three core topics: Digital Finance, AI in Finance, and Web3, as well as three side streams: TradeTech, Fintech for Businesses, and Women in Fintech.
The Future of Digital Banking and Women’s Representation in Fintech Will Be Discussed
The two-day global financial technology event will bring together those from all over the world who want to redefine fintech in the age of artificial intelligence and Web3, around the most talked-about topics on the sector’s agenda. IFW 2025, where the future of digital banking, how Web3 shapes the digital economy, and the AI-fintech relationship will be discussed, will also focus on investment technologies. The summit will offer the opportunity to hear about corporate finance, payments, and commercial banking themes from expert names, while the representation of women in financial technologies will also be evaluated.
Emphasizing the unique position of Istanbul Fintech Week as Turkey’s first and largest global fintech event, which has brought together over 14,000 professionals from 60 countries since 2019, IFW and KOOP Ventures Co-founder Demet Zübeyiroğlu said, “Financial technologies are rapidly transforming in the Turkey, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) axis. While EMEA fintech investments exceeded $18 billion in 2024, Turkey has reached over 800 initiatives and a digital payment volume of over 100 billion TL.
Since 2019, we have hosted over 14,000 professionals from more than 60 countries. Today, Istanbul Fintech Week has evolved beyond being just an event, becoming a platform where multicultural collaborations and visionary solutions are produced. To bring this growing value to the world’s agenda, we continue to bring together ideas, solutions, and visions in the fintech field by gathering both local and global stakeholders with pioneering themes such as artificial intelligence and Web3 this year.”
To Host Important Names in the Sector
Having hosted the insights of more than 500 international speakers over five years, Istanbul Fintech Week will stand out this year with the names on its speaker list. Ronit Ghose, Head of Future of Finance at leading global bank Citi and author of the book “Future Money,” will be among the speakers at IFW 2025. Additionally, international participants such as Christine Abou Assali, Partner and Head of Policies & Regulations at MENA Fintech Association, and Theodosia Togia, Managing Director AI/ML at JPMorgan Chase, will bring together the leading figures of the financial world and technology visionaries on stage at IFW 2025 in Istanbul on June 11-12.
Kieran Garvey, Head of AI Research at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Peter Grosskopf, COO of AllUnity, and Julie Barbier-Leblan, Co-founder and CEO of global loyalty technologies company Merit Incentives, are also among the speakers at IFW 2025. This year, Mahfi Eğilmez, one of Turkey’s most respected economists, former Undersecretary of the Treasury, and author of books such as “Örneklerle Kolay Ekonomi” (Easy Economics with Examples), “Türkiye Ekonomisi” (The Turkish Economy), and “Inferis,” will also take the stage.
Opportunity to Directly Engage with Projects Making Waves on a Global Scale
Pointing out that one of the biggest opportunities offered by the event is the chance to observe a rapidly developing market like Turkey firsthand, Demet Zübeyiroğlu said, “Istanbul’s strategic location connecting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is making this global event not only Turkey’s but also the EMEA region’s fintech center. In this respect, IFW 2025 will offer the opportunity to directly engage with projects making waves on a global scale. The future is built on platforms like these. As IFW, we are very proud to contribute to the shaping of this future with common sense and innovation.”
Pioneers of Digital Finance Will Receive Their Awards
IFW 2025, with Binance TR and DefineX as Black Sponsors and Türkiye İş Bankası, Mastercard, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, and Akbank as Premium Sponsors, will meet participants with the support of Co-Sponsors such as Hangi Kredi, Ripple, and KPMG. Istanbul Fintech Week 2025, which will also feature face-to-face business meetings, closed-session roundtables with the participation of top executives, special sessions where international participants will provide information about their countries’ fintech markets, and startup presentations, will be the meeting point for all stakeholders who want to redefine the future of financial technologies in the age of artificial intelligence and Web3.
The Digital Finance Pioneers Awards, organized by KPMG and Istanbul Fintech Week to support the fintech ecosystem in Turkey, will also find their owners at IFW 2025. The best in the categories of Pioneer Bank, Visionary Bank, Most Collaboration-Oriented Bank, Global Pioneer Fintech, Rising Fintech, Innovative Fintech, and Financial Inclusion will be honored within the scope of the Digital Finance Pioneers Awards. The “Early Bird-2” discounted ticket period for IFW 2025, which brings together the best of finance and financial technologies from all over the world, continues until April 30, 2025.