Chris Tremont, executive vice president at Radius Bank (left) and Steve Le Roux, CEO of Envel speak at Boston FinTech Week 2018. Courtesy Photo | Caroline Klaar

Downtown Boston will become one large conference venue for the fintech industry as FinTech Sandbox’s FinTech Week 2019 kicks off Sept. 9.

The four-day event, now in its third year, will feature over 120 organizations and 200 speakers from across the financial services industry at dozens of events through Sept. 12. FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Marianne Harrison, president and CEO of John Hancock, will deliver keynotes. Bloomberg Radio will also be broadcasting live at the Boston Federal Reserve for the kick-off on on the morning of Sept. 9.

“From large financial institutions, start-ups transforming the future of the industry to the key people who are architecting this next cycle of innovation, Boston is bringing together an exciting field of global influencers,” FinTech Sandbox co-founder Sarah Biller said in a statement. “This stellar week of insightful speakers and knowledge-sharing will lead to the generation of actionable ideas, new companies, and high-level partnerships that all extend the reach of financial services and challenge us to think differently about driving more positive financial outcomes.”

Each day is focused on an area of innovation, including payments and lending, capital markets, insurance and wealth management. In addition to the main events, community partners will produce over 30 events throughout the Boston area. Additional notable financial leaders speaking include Uber’s Head of Payments and Risk Peter Hazlehurst, Boston Fed Senior Vice President Jim Cunha, State Street Head of Global Markets Nadine Chakar, Ernst & Young Partner and Americas Fintech Leader Matt Hatch and MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Andrew Lo.

More information and a full list of events and speakers at Boston FinTech Week 2019 are available here.

Fintech Movers and Shakers to Gather at Boston Conference Next Week

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