Where the banking & fintech industry meets

3-4 September 2025, Kap Europa Frankfurt

The world in turmoil, economic weakness, investment backlog: How can Germany make a new start after Trump’s election and the end of the traffic light system, so that Germany emerges stronger as a location? And how can banks and fintechs become the driving force for change and new beginnings?

At the Handelsblatt Banking Summit, we bring together the most important players from politics, supervision, finance and business to develop concrete answers to the challenges of the coming years and to provide impetus for a sustainable new beginning. You can look forward to inspiration, best practice and valuable contacts that will give you a competitive edge.

Topics include

• Geopolitical developments in the USA & China: How can Germany remain competitive as a (financial) location?
• Less bureaucracy, more capital: How can the financial industry become the driving force behind a new beginning?
• Gen AI & more: Technology trends for more efficiency & customer friendliness
• Skills shortage, new jobs & competitiveness in Germany
• Sustainability: A thing of the past or more important than ever? From over-regulation to smart implementation
• Best practices at home and abroad

Meet the following thought leaders, among others:

Veronika Bienert Mitglied des Vorstands, Siemens sowie CEO, Siemens Financial Services

Mark Branson Präsident – BaFin

Heiner Herkenhoff Hauptgeschäftsführer – Bundesverband deutscher Banken

Carsten Höltkemeyer CEO – Solaris

Tanja Müller-Ziegler Vorständin – Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR)

Dr. Bettina Orlopp CEO – Commerzbank

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Reuter Präsident – Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV)

Dr. Cornelius Riese CEO – DZ Bank

Christian Sewing CEO – Deutsche Bank

Valentin Stalf Co-Founder & CEO – N26

Dr. Max Steiger Chief Compliance & Governance Officer – Unzer

Lars Stoy CEO – ING Deutschland