What is 3f?
Future Finance Fest (3f) is a highly curated conference bringing together fintech leaders and academic experts. Practitioners get access to cutting-edge research and new ways of thinking, while academics are exposed to real-world challenges faced by fintecs.
When and where does 3f 2026 take place?
The second edition of 3f will take place on Friday, 5 June 2026 – immediately after Money20/20 Europe. The location is the conference center on the top floors of the iconic Nhow Amsterdam RAI hotel. The venue is a short walk from RAI Convention Center and is next to RAI train station (10 minutes from Schiphol Airport, and 15 minutes from Amsterdam’s central train station).
Who should attend?
3f is primarily designed for:
– finance academics
– fintech founders and executives
It also welcomes other practitioners, regulators, policymakers, angel investors, VCs, journalists, and others interested in the future of finance.
What topics are included?
Topics include (but are not limited to): AI and machine learning in finance; fintech innovation and technology-enabled financial behavior; digital finance platforms; payments and financial infrastructure; cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and CBDCs; financial data and real-time information; asset pricing and investment management; sustainable finance.
The detailed program will be posted closer to the event.
How do I register to attend?
What does registration include?
Registration includes:
– access to all conference activities
– lunch
– coffee breaks
– access to the networking app
What does the day look like?
Is there time for networking?
Yes. Networking is a core part of the event design, with dedicated coffee breaks, lunch, and app-supported interaction before, during, and after the conference.
How do I apply to speak?
I will be speaking at 3f. What should I know?
Presenting at 3f is meant to be an opportunity to reach across the academic/practitioner divide, and to make long-term impact. This means:
- Presentations will be filmed, edited and made available online (as well as given to presenters for their own use). However, presenters can also opt out, either before or after the presentation.
- Speakers of course can use slides, but slide-free presentations are also welcomed.
- Presentation slots are 15 minutes (note that 1-2 minutes will be taken up by speaker change). How the alloted time is used is up to the individual speaker. However, in order to have impactful presentation recording, we suggest either leaving a few minutes for Q&A at the end, or skipping Q&A entirely, as there multiple other ways to engage with other participants (during coffee breaks and lunch, as well as through the 3f app, which will encourage discussion around each presented talk and will be available to the 3f community permanently after the event).
- 3f talks should be accessible to smart, interested non-specialists, and should include ideas/implications for academic/practitioner collaborations. This means that presenting practitioners should avoid jargon, and (after overviewing their / their company’s work), include questions that they would want researchers to address, describe (anonymized) datasets that they could potentially share with researchers etc. Presenting academics should skip or minimize literature reviews and robustness checks and focus on what they did, why this is innovative/important, and what are the implications for practice.
What is the dress code for 3f?
Smart casual.
Where should I stay during 3f?
The 3f conference hotel, nhow Amsterdam RAI, is excellent, but not cheap. However, there are a great many other options within a walking distance or a short train/metro ride from the venue.
Are sponsorship, partnership, or exhibition opportunities available?
Yes. For sponsorship, partnership, or exhibition inquiries, please contact info@3f.live.
Who should I contact if I have other questions?
You can reach our team at info@3f.live.