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Where CEE finance leaders shape what comes next

17–18 June 2026 | Oradea Fortress, Romania

Join 800+ senior leaders, decision-makers, regulators, banks, fintechs, insurers and technology providers from 40+ countries for the 5th edition of UNCHAIN Festival — Central and Eastern Europe’s premier finance and technology summit.

This is where the region’s most influential voices meet to debate the future of banking, payments, regulation, digital finance and innovation.

Secure your seat with an additional 20% discount thanks to our media partnership by clicking here.

A landmark edition for CEE finance

UNCHAIN Festival 2026 marks five years of high-level dialogue, cross-border collaboration and practical insight for the financial services ecosystem.

This anniversary edition brings together leaders from across Central and Eastern Europe to explore the forces reshaping the industry — from digital currencies and AI governance to instant payments, cybersecurity, open finance and asset tokenisation.

Expect sharp perspectives, practical discussions and meaningful connections with the people driving financial transformation across the region.

Who will be in the room?

UNCHAIN Festival brings together the people shaping financial services across Central and Eastern Europe, including:

Banks and financial institutions
Senior executives, innovation leaders, payments experts and decision-makers from across the region.

Regulators and public institutions
Representatives from central banks, supervisory authorities, the European Commission, the European Banking Authority and national regulatory bodies.

Fintechs and technology providers
Companies building the infrastructure, platforms and solutions powering the next phase of financial services.

Investors, insurers and ecosystem builders
Leaders connecting capital, innovation and market opportunity across CEE and the Baltics.

What’s on the agenda?

Across two days, UNCHAIN Festival will tackle the major issues defining the next era of finance in the region.

• Digital euro and the future of money: Explore Europe’s upcoming CBDC and what it means for payments, monetary sovereignty and financial infrastructure.
• Digital identity and cross-border trust: Understand how the European Unique Identifier could simplify KYC, verification and cross-border financial services.
• Cybersecurity and operational resilience: Get practical insight into DORA, resilience, risk management and the growing cybersecurity demands facing financial institutions.
• AI governance in banking: Move beyond the hype and examine responsible, compliant and valuable applications of AI in financial services.
• Instant payments and open finance: Discuss SEPA SCT Inst, PSD3 and the shift towards faster, more competitive and more connected financial ecosystems.
• Tokenisation and capital markets: Explore how DLT and asset tokenisation can improve efficiency, transparency and access across capital markets.

Celebrate innovation across the region

The festival will also recognise excellence in financial services and technology, presenting awards to standout disruptors and innovators from across Central and Eastern Europe.

It is a chance to celebrate the companies, ideas and leaders moving the region forward.

Why attend?

Because the future of finance in CEE will not be shaped in isolation.

UNCHAIN Festival gives you direct access to the conversations, partnerships and ideas that matter — with the people who can turn them into action.

Come to Oradea to:

• Meet senior finance and fintech decision-makers from across 40+ countries
• Hear from leading public and private sector voices
• Understand the regulatory, technological and strategic shifts shaping CEE
• Discover emerging disruptors from across the region
• Build partnerships that can accelerate growth and innovation

Community discount

Secure your seat with an additional 20% discount thanks to our media partnership by clicking on the link below 👇