Finnovation Day@Slush 2026 - From Startup to Scaleup: Building the Next European Fintech Champion

Hey Helsinki - if you’re building the next European fintech, this is the room you want to be in during Slush week.

Finnovation Day Helsinki brings together fintech founders, investors, financial institutions and industry leaders for an evening built around one central question:

What separates a promising fintech startup from a company capable of becoming the next European category leader?

From fundraising and landing your first major financial institution to international expansion, compliance and financial infrastructure, we’ll explore what actually changes when a fintech moves from startup to scaleup.

Fintech Founders × Investors × Financial Infrastructure

Hosted by Svitlanka Serhiichuk****, FinTech Ambassador and Track Leader at TechEmbassy and Co-Founder of Neofin.

Organized in partnership with Future Finance Fest 3(f), a global community connecting internationally recognised fintech scholars, policy experts and industry executives to bridge academic research with real-world financial innovation.

What to Expect

🎤 From Nordic Startup to European Scaleup

A candid conversation with founders, investors and industry leaders about the decisions, challenges and turning points that define the journey from early traction to international scale.

🚀 The Next European Fintech — Pitch Competition

Six emerging European fintech companies will be selected to pitch on stage in front of investors, founders and industry experts for the title of Finnovation Day Winner 2026.

💸 INVEST / PASS

An interactive investor session built around real startup scenarios. Investors vote live — INVEST or PASS — and explain what makes them lean in, hesitate or walk away.

🤝 Founder-First Networking

Meet the people who can help you raise, sell and scale — investors, financial institutions, potential customers, strategic partners and experienced operators.

🎙 Speakers

Coming soon.

🤝 Partners

Coming soon.

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🌍 About Finnovation Day

Finnovation Day is TechEmbassy’s global fintech event series, bringing together financial institutions, fintech companies, technology providers, investors, regulators and researchers around the ideas and technologies shaping the future of finance.

Previous editions have featured experts from organizations including BMO, Mastercard, Deloitte and EQ Bank, alongside fintech and financial infrastructure leaders across North America, Europe and Asia.

About TechEmbassy

TechEmbassy is an international event operator creating curated side events around the world’s leading technology conferences.

With 20+ events delivered across North America, Europe and Asia, TechEmbassy brings together corporate decision-makers, technology companies, founders, investors and industry experts in focused environments built for meaningful connections and industry collaboration.

🌐 Finnovation Day: https://fintech.techembassy.org/
🌐 TechEmbassy: https://techembassy.org/
📅 Global events calendar: https://luma.com/techembassy.org
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-embassy/