By Invitation Only
FINTECH Circle
Board & CEO Summit
London's boardroom meets its unicorns.
A half-day summit convening the founders, Chairs and Board Members shaping the UK's fastest-growing fintechs, alongside the scaleup leaders and executive search firms who build the boards behind them. One afternoon, one room, the people setting the agenda for UK fintech governance.
16 November 2026 | 1:00pm – 6:30pm | Deloitte LLP, 1 New St Square, London EC4A 3HQ
The Attendees
Who's in the Room
Unicorn founders and CEOs building the next generation of UK fintech
Chairs and Board Members governing fintech's fastest-growing companies
Fintech scaleup leadership teams preparing for their next stage of growth
The top headhunters shaping board composition across financial services and technology
The Rationale
Why Attend
01
Hear directly from sitting Chairs, NEDs and unicorn founders on what world-class fintech governance looks like in 2026 and beyond.
02
Get ahead of the board-level AI literacy, IPO-readiness and cross-border scaling questions investors and regulators are now asking.
03
Meet the search leaders shaping who sits in the boardroom next, and what they're now screening for.
Confirmed Speakers Include
A summit-grade lineup.
Ann Cairns (Chair, CAB Payments PLC), Charles McManus (Co-Founder & Board Director, ClearBank), Richard Davies (CEO, Allica Bank), Patrick Dunne OBE (Author, "Boards"), Simon Rabin (Founder & CEO, Chip) — full speaker list on the Speakers page.
Partner Executive Search Firms
The Headhunters Behind the Board Programme
The FINTECH Circle Board Programme is backed by the leading executive search firms shaping fintech boards. Their partners will be in the room at the Summit.
