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Five minutes. One idea. Zero pitches

Fintech in Five

Big ideas. Real experiences. Five minutes to share them.

Five minutes in fintech is a fast-paced, community-led session where people from across fintech take the stage to share something useful they’ve tried, learned or seen work.

No panels. No keynotes. No lengthy presentations. Just practical ideas and real experiences, delivered in five minutes and designed to leave you thinking, “I’m going to try that.”

Fintech in Five

Share something worth stealing

Five minutes. One useful idea.

This is peer-to-peer learning without the polished thought leadership or product pitches.

Speakers volunteer one practical idea, experiment or experience from the real world and get five minutes to share it with the room.

That could be:

  • A workplace initiative that transformed engagement or culture
  • A creative use of AI or technology that improved a workflow
  • An experiment that delivered an unexpected result
  • A simple change that made a surprisingly big difference
  • A customer experience idea others could learn from
  • A fresh approach to a familiar fintech challenge

If it worked, failed spectacularly, surprised you or taught you something others could use, we want to hear about it.

You don’t know who’s speaking next

The twist.

Every selected speaker goes onto the spinning wheel.

Throughout the session, our host will spin it live to reveal who takes the stage next.

No running order. No hierarchy. No knowing when your name might appear.

The random selection gives everyone an equal opportunity to take the mic — while adding a little anticipation for speakers and audience alike.

Who’s next? There’s only one way to find out.

The format.

One hour. A whole lot of ideas. All in a relaxed happy-hour atmosphere.


5:00–5:05 | Welcome

Meet your host, learn the rules and watch the first spin of the wheel.

5:05–5:50 | Open Mic

A rapid-fire series of five-minute talks, with the wheel deciding who takes the stage next.

5:50–6:00 | Wrap-up

Key takeaways, audience reactions and a chance to connect with the people behind the ideas.

If you’re part of fintech, the mic is open

Who can speak?

Founders. Operators. Technologists. Marketers. Product people. Designers. Investors. Compliance professionals. Customer experience teams. Emerging talent.

Whatever your role or level of seniority, you’re welcome to put yourself forward.

And you definitely don’t need to be a professional speaker.

Five minutes in fintech is designed to give a platform to people with something useful to contribute. Including those who might not normally find themselves on a conference stage.

You don’t need a groundbreaking theory.

You just need something worth sharing.

Got five minutes?

Apply to Fintech in Five

Tell us briefly what you’d like to share and why you think someone else in fintech could put it to use.

Successful applicants will join our speaker pool and have their name added to the wheel.

After that, there’s just one question:

When will your name come up?



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