As with the first edition in 2024, FIBE will feature two main stages, the Festival Stage and the Club Stage, each offering a distinct experience. The Festival Stage will host high-profile keynotes, breaking news discussions, and thought-provoking panels with global fintech leaders, while the Club Stage will provide an interactive platform for in-depth debates, hands-on sessions, and startup showcases. In addition, the programme for a dedicated Podcast Stage, Masterclases and FIBE Späti is currently being drafted, with more details to be announced soon.

Festival Stage: A Front-Row Seat to the Future

The Festival Stage features a series of keynote interviews, panel discussions, and fireside chats with top-tier speakers:

Global Fintech Dynamics: Macroeconomics, Regulation & Market Hubs
• Opening Keynote Interview with Dan Schulman, former CEO of PayPal.
• Fireside Chat with Valentin Stalf, Co-CEO of N26, discussing the latest breaking news in fintech.
• Panel discussion on the Digital Euro with Burkhard Balz, Executive Board Member of Deutsche Bundesbank.

Emerging Tech & Trends
• Fireside Chat with Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Co-Founder & CEO of Evident, on how AI is revolutionizing finance.
• Fintech trends and future talks featuring Veronica Breene (Vesta Insights) and Hélène Falchier (Portage Ventures) on the decade-long impact of AI in banking.

Fintech Founders & Funding
• Founder story with Patrick Stäuble, CEO of Teylor.
• Panel discussions on navigating growth, unlocking funding opportunities, and leveraging AI for financial crime prevention, featuring speakers from Raisin, Holvi, and Sopra Steria.

Shaping Tomorrow
• Panel on green finance innovations featuring Saskia Bruysten (Yunus Social Business) and Dr. Tillmann Lang (Inyova).
• Live insights from Silicon Valley, presented by Felix Holtermann, Handelsblatt’s Silicon Valley correspondent.

The Festival Stage will also include multiple early-stage startup pitches, hub talks on fintech competitiveness, and debates on regulatory transformations like PSD3 and instant payments.

Club Stage: Exploring Fintech’s Core and Beyond

The Club Stage provides an interactive space for in-depth discussions, debates, and “Ask Me Anything” sessions, diving into critical topics shaping fintech today:

The Future of Insurance and Banking
• Panel on insurtech partnerships and profitability, featuring Gil Arazi (FinTLV Venture Capital).
• Insights on redefining traditional banking from leaders at Raiffeisen-Holding, Elevator Ventures and Klim.

Beyond Banking and Super Apps
• Panel discussion on new revenue models with Oliver Mohseni (Froda) and Roger Berger (BNP Paribas).
• Debate on Europe’s potential as a “Super App” leader, featuring Georg Hauer, advisor and venture builder.

Emerging Fintech Horizons
• Discussions on wealth management and AI transformation, featuring Veronique Fournier (Apollo) and Dr. Axel Haus (Vanguard Group).
• Practical tips on fintech funding from Motive Ventures and Tokenize.it leaders.

Navigating Regulation and Innovation
• Panels on DORA’s (Digital Operational Resilience Act) lessons, PSD3, and the future of payments with experts like Dr. Lea Maria Siering (Zalando Payments) and Ferdinand Dabitz (Ivy).
• Deep dive into anti-financial crime trends led by Jennifer Hanley-Giersch (ALL AML) and Aiga Senftleben (Billie).

With its interactive formats, the Club Stage fosters active participation, offering unique networking opportunities with industry pioneers. 

For more information about the programme, visit our webiste.

Online Accreditation

You can apply for accreditation online. Please mind our accreditation guidelines. After successful registration and verification, you will receive the accreditation and your badge with your personal QR code for admission by email as a PDF file attachment.

Press badges for FIBE 2025 are valid on 9 and 10 of April 2025, from 9 am until the end of the festival at 6 pm and entitle the holder to free access to FIBE. The badges are non-transferable and only valid in conjunction with an ID card.

About Messe Berlin
Berlin has been a trade fair destination for 200 years, and has been one of the most important such hubs for many decades. Messe Berlin – the state’s own trade fair company – conceives, markets and organises hundreds of live events every year. It strives to be an outstanding host for visitors at all events, generate optimal business stimuli, and provide fair conditions for everyone. This concept is reflected in the company slogan: Messe Berlin– Hosting the World.

About Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt is the largest business and financial newspaper published in German. Around 200 editors, correspondents, and permanent staff ensure up-to-date, comprehensive, and well-founded reporting. With more than 70 domestic and foreign correspondents, Handelsblatt is represented on all continents. It is indispensable reading for decision-makers at first and second management levels. According to the crossmedial "Reader Analysis Decision-Makers in Business and Administration (LAE) 2024”, Handelsblatt reaches 1,035,000 top decision-makers every trading day.

About Berlin Finance Initiative
The Berlin Finance Initiative (BFI) sees itself as the umbrella of Berlin's fintech ecosystem, uniting traditional banks and fintech companies. As the voice of Berlin's finance and technology industry, the BFI actively advocates for its diverse interests and strengthens ties to global markets. The BFI is a proud partner of de:hub FinTech Berlin and Germany Finance and was founded in 2020 by Achim Oelgarth and Caroline Wahl.