Latin America's Preeminent Fintech Event in Mexico City, Finnosummit 2025, Announces Initial Keynote Speakers
FINNOSUMMIT 2025, a highly anticipated Fintech and financial innovation summit, is set to take place on September 24 and 25 at Mexico City's largest conference venue, Expo Santa Fe. This event serves as a key meeting point for various sectors, including financial institutions, Fintechs, big tech, regulators, investors, consultants, and high-impact entrepreneurs.
With over 3,000 attendees and more than 250 speakers expected, FINNOSUMMIT 2025 aims to herald the 'Fintech everywhere' era, where finance and technology converge across industries to build a more inclusive economy. The theme for this year's summit is "Fintech Beyond Disruption: The New Financial System".
The Fintech sector in Latin America has seen significant growth in recent years. Between 2021 and 2024, the sector recorded a compound annual growth rate of approximately 22%, and there was a 31% year-over-year increase between 2023 and 2024, indicating a robust upward trend and promising outlook for 2025. Fintechs have become essential pillars of Latin America's economic infrastructure, with their solutions extending across sectors such as healthcare, insurance, commerce, agriculture, and mobility.
The summit will feature a diverse group of speakers, including Cassie Kozyrkov, Google's first-ever Chief Decision Scientist, known for pioneering the field of Decision Intelligence, Fereshteh Forough, founder of Code to Inspire and a leading voice in harnessing blockchain and crypto technologies to empower Afghan women, and Andrés Fontao, CEO of Finnosummit, who stated that FINNOSUMMIT events were born out of a dream to transform finance in Latin America.
In addition, a Content Advisory Board has been introduced for FINNOSUMMIT 2025, composed of ecosystem leaders shaping the agenda. The board includes Nektarios Liolios, Co-founder of Startupbootcamp Fintech, Álvaro Rodríguez, Co-founder and Managing Partner of IGNIA, Rubén Salazar, CEO (specific organization not stated in the cited excerpts), and Andrés Fontao.
Sponsor numbers have risen 18% annually, showing growing brand confidence and ongoing support for the Fintech ecosystem. Some of the speakers at FINNOSUMMIT 2025 include Maryalice Viljoen, Vice President of Administration and Talent at QED Investors, Lisa Mikkelsen, Global Head of Human Capital at Flourish Ventures, Ben Narasin, Founder and General Partner at Tenacity Venture Capital, Enrique Majós, CEO of Gentera, Salvador Espinosa, CEO of Prosa, Alejandro Valenzuela, Chairman of the Board at Banco Azteca, Sergio Waisser, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, and The Future Farm.
FINNOSUMMIT is a growing movement, with attendance growing at a 19% CAGR from 350 participants in 2015 to 1,700 in 2024. This year's event promises to be an exciting opportunity for industry professionals to network, learn, and collaborate, as they navigate the dynamic world of Fintech and financial innovation.
On September 24 and 25, ffnews.com will report on the FINNOSUMMIT 2025, an event that brings together finance and technology sectors, including business and big tech, to discuss the future of Fintech in Latin America. The summit's theme, "Fintech Beyond Disruption: The New Financial System," is expected to attract over 3,000 attendees, including keynote speakers such as Cassie Kozyrkov from Google and Andrés Fontao, CEO of Finnosummit.
