FinTech North: Manchester 2026

FinTech North returns to Manchester for a full-day conference at Whitworth Hall, followed by an evening social, running from eight in the morning through to half eight at night. The 2026 edition is hosted in partnership with Mastercard, Starling, Softwire, the University of Manchester, RSM, Bruntwood SciTech and BPC. FinTech North's Manchester day is the anchor event for financial technology across the North West, drawing banks, payments firms, regulators and the region's fintech founders into the same programme. Whitworth Hall is on the Oxford Road campus; the evening social follows the conference in the same venue. Why go: it is the one date in the Manchester calendar where the incumbent banks and the fintech startups trying to sell to them are both in the room, and the partner list tells you who is actually buying. Best for fintech founders, payments people and investors covering the North.