Flagship Event

Swiss Fintech Week

1,500+

Attendances across the programme

64

Banks, insurers & market infrastructure providers

9

Industries in the room

275+

Organisations present

1,500+

Attendances across the programme

64

Banks, insurers & market infrastructure providers

9

Industries in the room

275+

Organisations present

Overview of the Festival

Launched by Tenity and Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum in 2026, Swiss Fintech Week is a week-long fintech festival held in Zurich, bringing together the full spectrum of the Swiss and international fintech ecosystem — from early-stage startups to the banks, insurers, regulators, and investors that shape the market around them.

The inaugural edition ran June 19–25, 2026, combining a 48-hour hackathon, an executive forum, a startup fair, an awards ceremony, and a series of ecosystem and networking events into a single, unified week — designed to serve two distinct audiences (builders and executives) without splitting into two disconnected events.

The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a global strategic partner of Swiss Fintech Week, with GFTN’s flagship Point Zero Forum running the same week in Zurich — connected through a joint ticket giving attendees access across both events.

Direct access to 275+ organisations across the Swiss and international fintech ecosystem

Engagement with both builders and executives: hackathon participants and C-suite decision-makers in one week

Visibility across nine industries, from global banks to first-round fintechs, investors, and regulators

Brand presence across distinct formats - hackathon, forum, fair, awards, and ecosystem events

Positioning within Zurich's flagship fintech week, co-launched by Tenity and Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum

From Challenge to Impact

The Challenge

Zurich’s fintech calendar was fragmented across standalone events, each attracting a narrower slice of the ecosystem. Tenity and FuW Forum set out to build a single flagship week that could:

Unite hackers, founders, corporates, investors, and regulators under one umbrella without diluting either audience’s experience
Give sponsors and partners a commercially credible platform beyond a single-day event
Establish Zurich’s position as a global fintech hub, not just a Swiss one
Create a repeatable, scalable format that could grow year over year

The Solution

Tenity and FuW Forum designed a multi-format week structured around distinct but complementary events:

SwissHacks — a 48-hour hackathon for builders
FuW Fintech Forum — the executive and strategy track
Swiss Fintech Fair — startup and ecosystem showcase
Swiss Fintech Awards — recognizing standout companies and initiatives
Fintech Makers Night — an evening on emerging tech with institutions and startups
Innovation Tours — guided visits into the local ecosystem
Afterparty — closing celebration for the full week’s attendees

Results & Impact

275 organisations represented across the week — counted once per organisation, regardless of how many people attended or events they joined
1,500+ attendances across the full programme
Balanced representation across nine industries, from global banks and insurers to first-round fintechs, investors, regulators, and academia
99 fintechs and scaleups (36.0%) and 64 banks, insurers and market infrastructure providers (23.3%) — both sides of the market in the room together
A proven multi-format model