From 3 to 6 November 2025, Warsaw hosted Warsaw Finance Week, the largest event in Poland dedicated to the future of the financial sector, held at CIC Warsaw. This year’s edition brought together over 1,500 participants – business leaders, policymakers, regulators, investors, fintechs and delegates from 17 countries.
The flagship event, the Future Finance Summit (4–5 November), featured outstanding speakers, including:
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Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland,
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Professor Jacek Jastrzębski, Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF),
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Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance of Poland,
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Januš Kizenevič, Vice-Minister of Finance of Lithuania,
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representatives of AMLA, LSEG, Visa, PKO Bank Polski, Bank Pekao SA, Samsung, Mastercard,
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as well as leaders from major European financial centres, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Vilnius, Tallinn and Brussels.
The week also featured a rich programme of thematic side events:
- Digital Asset Day,
- Financial Crime Fighters,
- Pitch the Future: FinTech & Innovation Challenge,
- Berlin Calling: Fintechs Without Borders,
alongside invitation-only Opening & Closing Sessions, expert workshops, and roundtables.
Discussions addressed the most important issues shaping the financial ecosystem: digital payments, AI in finance, cybersecurity, tokenisation, regulatory evolution, and Europe’s strategic role in a shifting geopolitical environment.
Warsaw Finance Week 2025 confirmed that Warsaw is emerging as one of the most dynamic hubs on the global financial innovation map, and that Poland’s financial and fintech sector is gaining visibility, credibility and influence in the European discussion on the future of finance.
