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  • Conference Whispers: Money 20/20 USA 2025

    Conference Whispers: Money 20/20 USA 2025

    Las Vegas, NV October 26- October 29

    Published to Clients: October 31, 2025                      ID: TBW2117

    Published to Readers: November 1, 2025

    Published to Email Whispers: November 1, 2025

    Public with Video edition: November 2, 2025

    Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli

    Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli

    Abstract

    Over 11,000 Fintech experts gathered at the Sands Convention Center for Money 20/20 USA 2025. The event featured 630 speakers and 300+ exhibits. The sessions and agenda focused around the four themes of Fintech Spring, The Age of Infrastructure, Global Payments Race and Securing Trust. TBW Advisors LLC Captured over 45 minutes across 40 segments including a livestream and walkabout. Our coverage focused on technologies not previously covered at events in addition to answers to Four pressing questions for upcoming Whisper Reports.

    The Conference

    • A community of over 11,000 fintech professionals gathered at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas for Money 20/20 USA 2025. The event featured over 630 speakers and 300 exhibits.
    • The sessions and agenda focused around the four themes of Fintech Spring, The Age of Infrastructure, Global Payments Race and Securing Trust.
    • Global money movements are faster and easier than ever. Fraud and cyberattacks are enhanced by the latest AI technologies and are ever growing threats.

    Cautions

    Friendly reminder: this research provides examples of what was shared with us at the event, not an evaluation, validation, or recommendation of the given technology.

    Conference Vibe

    After 45 minutes of content and over segments of content including a livestream, 9,000 steps and over a dozen fact checks, our coverage of Money 20/20 USA 2025 closes. Registration was quite efficient and breakfast was waiting in expo hall when over 11,000 fintech experts arrived. The event featured over 630 speakers and 300 exhibits. Overall it was a fun atmosphere with a 360 photo booth and a follow-the-pink-road flooring motif. Enjoy the walkabout to and through expo hall. We always try to bring you fresh vendors in our coverage. We want to call your attention to the many brands in the walkabout from our coverage of other fintech events such as the Money 20/20 USA 2024, or our coverage of Fintech Meet-up both in 2025 and in 2024. Likewise in the cybersecurity and anti-fraud space you will recognize vendors from our coverage of ISC West, Identiverse, and Black Hat USA 2025. For those of you not familiar, that research is also applicable to the Money 20/20 audience. The sessions and agenda focused around the four themes of Fintech Spring, The age of Infrastructure, Global Payments Race and Securing Trust.

    We once again live streamed from on site. On Monday requesting those attending to find me to answer Questions 1-3, to introduce all to TBW Advisors LLC, and requesting assistance. Specifically, I requested assistance on your favorite videos for my segment on the October 31st broadcast edition of Computer Talk Radio.

    While at Money 20/20, we conducted research for three additional forthcoming Whisper Reports for our clients. The playlists are unlisted but available and will eventually fill in with the video version of the report so you may wish to bookmark these playlists.

    1. Whisper Report: What’s the biggest fintech risk CIOs are underestimating?
    2. Whisper Report: How will GenAI reshape enterprise finance ops?
    3. Whisper Report:  What’s the most disruptive payment tech no one’s watching?
    4. Whisper Report: What’s the best part about attending Money 20/20 Live in Vegas!

    Readers and viewers wishing to experience the entire event are encouraged to view the Conference Whispers: Money 20/20 Las Vegas 2025 Playlist in its entirety. The playlist will be sited in the end screen, description, and as a pinned comment of the video edition.

    The video edition will conclude with gratitude towards those that contributed and a montage of responses to Question 4, “What’s the best part about attending the Money 20/20 live in Las Vegas?”.

    The Intuit Dome

    Money 20/20 changed ownership since last year’s event as such it is always critical to receive clarity on what is allowed to be captured on video within the limits of the press pass to ensure retaining current and future access. While we unfortunately did not receive such clarity, we were able to obtain an exclusive session summary on the session regarding the technology at The Intuit Dome. Known as the home to the NBA team The Clippers in Los Angeles California. the site is technically exciting. As Globant’s Peter Mikeal explained, their face ID authentication and payment system is an integrated and seamless user experience.

    Exhibits

    Alacriti is redefining and modernizing the approach to the money and movement process with their intelligent platform. Connected to all certified rails, tightly integrated with all your fraud solutions, and the core banking systems for ledger postings – if a unified money movement platform sounds interesting, they would love to hear from you.

    Automation and scale a concern for your financial services? AutoRek specializes in your pain point. Stopping fraud keeping you up at night? IPQS integrated platform even provides residential proxy identification pathology! Defence in depth is always valuable. Concerned with having something for fraud prevention that operates in real time? UMCA Tech shines protection in exactly that dark vulnerability corner.

    Performance and the ability to do massive amounts of agentic and generative AI on your mind? Want to make sure the cloud you choose has a GPU infrastructure ready to tackle your problem? Oracle wants to advise you, they already knew you were coming and are ready. Seeking global expansion, Korea Fintech Financial Services Commission brought a handful of start-ups to Vegas for global exposure.

    Fintech is no different than many other sectors. Organizations are tired from transforming every 2 years. Executives and strategists have turned towards the trend of future proofing. Future Proofing involves taking a longer, more strategic look over your processes, plans, and investments. Executives looking to future-proof their verification process should take a close look at Veratad. Does your vendor search list include finding a go-to-market data solution provider? Zoominfo shared their unique capabilities with TBW Advisors LLC just for you.  Seeking a near shore, global, financial services organization? Globant, isn’t just another vendor, they earlier brought us their story of success at The Intuit Dome. If your organization is seeking to transform or future proof, be sure to schedule your inquiry with your analyst even if the work is outsourced.

    Next Year’s Conference  

    The 2026 USA Edition of Money 20/20 dates will return to the Venetian on October 18-21, 2026.

    *When vendors’ names are shared as examples in this document, it is to provide a concrete example of what was on display at the conference, not an evaluation or recommendation. Evaluation and recommendation of these vendors are beyond the scope of this specific research document. Other examples products in the same category may have also been on display.

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