Korea Fintech Week 2026, which will examine technological change in the financial industry such as artificial intelligence (AI) agents and digital assets, will open on the 25th. This year, 140 companies and institutions, the largest number to date, will take part to showcase next-generation financial services and related technologies.
The Financial Services Commission said on the 9th it will hold Korea Fintech Week 2026 for three days from the 25th to the 27th at the aT Center in Seoul’s Yangjae district.
The event, now in its 8th year, will be held under the theme “The next finance has already begun”. It will run 36 programs and 115 exhibition booths, focusing on the impact of AI and digital assets on financial services and the industry structure.
On the first day, the 25th, programs will focus on digital finance policy and global financial innovation. Participants will discuss the impact of AI technology on the payments market, cross-border payments infrastructure and global AI governance.
On the 26th, programs will be offered to help fintech firms attract investment and expand their businesses. Seminars on technologies such as AI agent-based payments, financial security and quantum computing, as well as investor networking, will be held.
On the 27th, programs for general visitors will include digital asset investment strategies, pension management and job mentoring for the financial sector. A seminar on financial AI involving OpenAI Korea and LG AI Research is also scheduled.
The exhibition hall will be divided into four areas: fintech, finance, global and partnership halls.
The fintech hall will have 72 booths. It will showcase services and technologies in eight areas: payments, remittances and foreign exchange; AI, data and business process automation; investment and asset management; authentication, security and regtech; blockchain and others; insurance, regtech and risk management; proptech and consumer finance; and loans, credit and corporate finance.
Eight financial firms will take part in the finance hall: Shinhan Financial Group, Hana Financial Group, iM Financial Group, KB Financial Group, Samsung Card (Monimo), Woori Financial Group, NH NongHyup Financial Group and Industrial Bank of Korea. They will introduce financial services using AI and fintech technologies, as well as technologies slated for future launch.
In the global hall, 12 countries including the United States will participate to share country-by-country fintech technologies and innovation cases. In the partnership hall, finance-related institutions and fintech support organisations will provide guidance on programmes to support corporate growth.
The event will also include a signing ceremony for business agreements between fintech companies and investment institutions, business meetups and new technology experience programmes.