Fintech Moldova Conference 2026

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October 2nd, 2026

130 Calea Orheiului Street, Stauceni, Chișinău, Moldova (Get Directions)

The Flagship Fintech Event in Moldova!

Cultivating a Dynamic Environment, Fostering Collaboration, Learning, and Networking Among Key Stakeholders in Finance and Tech

The Fintech Moldova Conference is Moldova’s leading fintech event, bringing together leaders from finance, technology, business, and government to discuss the future of financial services.

Since 2019, the conference has focused on practical challenges, real-world solutions, and opportunities for innovation in the financial sector. It serves as a platform for industry professionals, policymakers, founders, and investors to share insights, build partnerships, and drive digital transformation in Moldova and the region.

The 2026 edition will focus on the technologies and trends shaping the future of finance, with speakers and participants from across Europe and beyond. The program includes keynotes, panel discussions, and networking sessions designed to deliver actionable insights and meaningful connections.

TICKETS

PROMO PRICES EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30 at 23:59!

All prices include VAT.

🟢 Access to the Conference

🟢 Breakfast and Lunch Break

~~Access to Slides and Recordings~~

~~Access to Exclusive Area~~

~~Access to Exclusive Dinner~~

SOLD OUT

🟢 Access to the Conference

🟢 Breakfast and Lunch Break

🟢 Access to Slides and Recordings

~~Access to Exclusive Area~~

~~Access to Exclusive Dinner~~

SOLD OUT

🟢 Access to the Conference

🟢 Breakfast and Lunch Break

🟢 Access to Slides and Recordings

🟢 Access to Exclusive Area

~~Access to Exclusive Dinner~~

BOOK PREMIUM

🟢 Access to the Conference

🟢 Breakfast and Lunch Break

🟢 Access to Slides and Recordings

🟢 Access to Exclusive Area

🟢 Access to Exclusive Dinner

BOOK VIP

SPEAKERS*

*We are actively building up our line-up! Stay tuned as we confirm our speakers. Many more to come!

AUDIENCE

We will be expecting over 500 participants representing the local and regional Finance, Tech, and Public sectors.

A diverse assembly of professionals will create an environment perfect for discussions. Participants will have numerous opportunities for valuable networking, enabling them to build connections that can lead to future partnerships and collaborations. The convergence of decision makers from the Finance, Tech, and Public sectors will also spark new deals, fostering new ideas and solutions that can drive progress and create lasting impact.

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Over 100 companies and organizations are attending our events each time. Here are some of them.

AGENDA*

* We are putting together the final agenda. Changes may still occur.

8:00

Welcome Coffee and Registration

9:00

Opening Remarks

9:10

Shaping Moldova’s Financial Future

– Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova

– Macar Stoianov, Deputy Chairman of maib

– Irina Untila, VP, Country Manager Mastercard Moldova

– Richard Kohli, Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Moldova;

– Swedish Embassy Representative (TBD)

– Garri Galanter, CEO at Salt Edge

10:00

Fireside Chat: Ready for AI, Focused on Value

Aliona Stratan, First Deputy Chairwoman of maib

Moderated by Ilker Kurtuluș, Director, AI Practice Lead for EEMEA, Mastercard Advisors

10:25

Agentic Payments

Valeriu Stratan, Director Digital Partnership Mastercard Moldova

10:50

Financial Infrastructure on the Cloud

Julien Deffose, AWS Worldwide Financial Services – Banking Industry Lead

11:10

Expanding Financial Access Through AI-Powered Self-Service Banking

Klaudia Ochman, Professional Services Business Leader, Southeast Europe, NCR Atleos

11:30

How IBM serves as a strategic engine in Moldova’s Financial Sector

– Alexandru Savinov, CEO at DAAC digital

– Robert Blatnik, Senior Fraud Management Advisor, IBS

– Horia-Gabriel Angelescu, Client Engineer, IBM

11:50

Faster loans, cleaner AML checks: what Open Banking already fixes

Marin Ursu, Product Owner & Squad Lead — AIS & Data Enrichment, Salt Edge

12:10

From Trends to Transformation: Lessons from real-world transformations

Daryna Brazhnyk, Head of Alliances at Chaos Gears

12:30

Fireside Chat: Discovering the Fintech Sector in Hong Kong, the 3rd Financial Centre of the World

Paula Kant, Head of Investment Promotion at InvestHK Brussels

Roxana Maricutu, Deputy Head of Investment Promotion at InvestHK Brussels

12:45

LUNCH BREAK

13:35

External financing in Moldova’s development—including foreign assistance, remittances, foreign investment, and other sources of private capital.

Prof. RAJ M. DESAI, Professor and Vice Dean for Graduate Affairs at Georgetown University

13:55

Cross-Border Payments at a Turning Point: Interoperability, Innovation and the Future of Money

Domenico Scaffidi, Standard Advisory Panel Member at Bank of England

14:15

PANEL DISCUSSION: The New Architecture of Banking: How Open Finance, AI, Cloud and Self-Service Are Reshaping Financial Institutions

Moderated by: Natalia Țurcan-Munteanu

– Alina Beleuță, Chief Growth Office at Salt Edge

– Julien Defosse, AWS Worldwide Financial Services – Banking Industry Lead

– Klaudia Ochman, Professional Services Business Leader, Southeast Europe, NCR Atleos

– Alexandru Savinov, CEO at DAAC digital

14:55

PANEL DISCUSSION: Capital Markets

– Dumitru Budianschi, Chairman of the National Commission for the Financial Market

– Dumitru Vicol, Board Member at the Moldova International Exchange

15:25

PANEL DISCUSSION: Frictionless Fintech: Tax Policy and Infrastructure for Growth

Moderated by Misha Zeldin-Gipsman

– Mikhail Freer, Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona

– Frank Bracco, Fiscal and Economic Policy Expert

– Nikolay Manolov, Founder XOR, NVProtocol, Intos.app

– Artiom Cociu, Process and Operations researcher, CTO VIA

– Corina Alexa, State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance

16:05

The importance of Academic Research in Financial Innovation

David Stolin, Professor of Finance at the Tolouse University

16:25

RO AI Factory – Innovation and Digital Transformation

– VICTOR VEVERA, General Director at the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest

16:45

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17:05

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PREVIOUSLY

Since its inception in 2019, the Fintech Moldova Conference has been the leading event for the financial sector in Moldova, bringing together all key players under one roof. Each year, the conference has been a platform where pivotal topics such as Open Banking, Crowdfunding, and Digital Banking are introduced and explored. These discussions, led by esteemed local and international speakers—including renowned financiers, technologists, and decision-makers—have paved the way for these innovations to become realities in Moldova. Join us at the 8th edition of the Fintech Moldova Conference to be part of the future of finance.