Where banksexchangesfintechs
come together.

Building a Connected Payments Community to Foster Collaboration, Accelerate Innovation, and Shape the Future of Finance.

About us

Where the Industry Becomes a Community.

Fintership is an events and marketing company bringing the financial ecosystem closer through meaningful connections, shared experiences, and purposeful collaboration.

Beyond traditional events, Fintership builds a vibrant community where industry leaders, innovators, and professionals exchange ideas, forge strategic partnerships, discover new opportunities, and build relationships that extend beyond the boardroom.

Through influential industry summits, strategic networking, exclusive social gatherings, and sporting experiences, Fintership creates engaging platforms that unite the people and organisations driving the evolution of financial services.

Recognising that progress is driven as much by people and partnerships as by technology and innovation, Fintership champions the power of community in shaping the future of finance.

From insightful conversations to lasting partnerships, Fintership transforms industry gatherings into meaningful experiences and professional connections into opportunities for collective growth.

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Our events

Three ways to engage

Big ideas, great company, friendly competition. Pick your format.

Flagship summit

FXB Payment Summit

Our flagship summit on the future of cross-border payments. Exchange houses, banks and fintechs share the stage to explore what's next in remittance, payments and financial transformation, and to start the partnerships that make it happen.

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Social networking

FXB Majlis

Our social networking evening, in the spirit of the majlis. Professionals from banks, exchange houses and fintechs meet, mingle and build relationships over relaxed conversation and warm hospitality.

NetworkingSocialHospitality
Sports & team spirit

FinSports

Finance, off the clock. Teams from across the industry play, compete and cheer side by side, building the trust and team spirit that carry straight back into the office.

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Why Fintership

Show up. Plug in. Grow.

Insight

Learn straight from leaders in banking, exchange and fintech.

Network

Meet peers, mentors and decision makers in rooms built for conversation.

Partner

Find collaborators across markets for projects, ventures and pilots.

Bridge

Connect fresh fintech ideas with the institutions that can scale them.

Meet the founder

Shafique Ibrahim

Founder, Fintership

With over two decades of experience across fintech, payments, financial services, and digital transformation, Shafique Ibrahim brings a wealth of industry expertise and strategic leadership to the evolving financial ecosystem. Having held senior leadership positions, including CIO, CDO, and CEO roles, he has built a career at the intersection of technology, business strategy, innovation, and financial services transformation.

Driven by a strong belief that the industry's greatest opportunities emerge when the right people connect, Shafique established Fintership to bring the banking, finance, and payments community closer together. His vision extends beyond conventional networking and corporate events to create a connected industry community where leaders exchange ideas, forge meaningful partnerships, challenge perspectives, and build relationships beyond the boardroom.

For Shafique, Fintership represents more than an events and marketing business. It is a platform built on the belief that stronger connections create stronger partnerships, and stronger partnerships move the industry forward.

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What people say

Heard in the room

Excellent platform for industry colleagues to come together and share their insights.

Mir RasoolChief Marketing Officer

Thank you for helping reshape the image of exchange houses, and for building a platform that showcases our strength and depth.

Joseph CleetusHead of Business Transformation
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