- FinTech Belgium held many successful events in the past year and saw growth in membership, despite challenges from the pandemic. Key accomplishments included launching new working groups and partnerships. - Looking ahead, FinTech Belgium aims to further develop Belgium's digital finance sector by federating members, hosting events, incubating startups, accelerating corporates and startups, and providing education. This will be done through their new Innovation Hub, partnerships, and annual conference in October. - FinTech Belgium thanked partners and members for their support and invited everyone to connect and collaborate to drive innovation.

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FINTECH BELGIUM
6th ANNIVERSARY
Let’s connect. collaborate. innovate.

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Welcome!
State of the federation today
• Fintech sector is booming in the world!
• Belgium needs to catch up BIG TIME
• Covid + Open Finance create fantastic opportunities
• FTBE has become THE Reference actor
• Promote
• Inform
• Network
• We have crossed the pandemic chaos with demonstrated
• Resilience
• Agility
• Creativity
• Our member community is just great

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Some figures and facts to
summarise our last year…
• 130 Members (+19%)
• Launch of FIRe Hub
• Launch of BAx Belgium
• Dedicated Working groups = response to hot trends / needs
• AccountingTech
• RegTech
• Insurtech
• Payment & eCommerce
• Digital Assets
• Stimulus pack (post covid relaunch)
• EDFA
• Representation abroad: Trade mission (Dubai), International
trade fairs (M2020, WebSummit, PFF, R:evolution FR FT, …)
• Open Banking barometer
• PR actions: Fintech industry (DFS), Open banking, the impact of
the Ukraine & Russian conflict

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Some figures to summarise our
last year…
• 34 events: in person, digital and hybrid:
• 12 Meetups and networking events
• 6 digital (incl. BeNeLux ESG Series)
• 5 hybrid (incl. FinTech Ladies)
• 1 in person (BeNeLux side-event @M2020)
• Digital Finance Summit
• 360 in pers & 150 online part.
• 100 speakers
• 4 stages & 19 sessions
• 20 EU FT pitches > 4 awards
• 22 repr.countries > 4 continents
• 52 partners & 40 stands
• FT Bootcamp @ Vlerick

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Some figures to summarise our
last year…
• 34 events: in person, digital and hybrid:
• 1 press conference (BAx launch)
• 4 classrooms:
• Only 2 took place
• 2 Demo Sessions
• Only 1 took place
• 1 Digital “Get your voice heard”
• 2 ad hoc events with Argenta
• 11 Breakfasts
• 5 Open Office Hours sessions (only 2 successful)

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In words…
• Very active year
• Financials (partners and ticketing)
• Events (logistics and overwhelming offer)
• Technological (tools and streaming material)
• Communication (with our members)
• Resilience and creativity from our team
• Investments
• Relaunch plan

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2022
FINTECH BELGIUM
REVAMP

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A FEDERATION’s EXPANSION
FORTHE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION
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Fintechs
Federation / Representation
Events (DFS)
Promotion (BE / Int)
Incubation / Hosting
Animation
StartupsAcceleration
Corporates Acceleration
Education /Talent

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Develop Digital Finance
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FEDERATE PROMOTE
INCUBATE
ANIMATE
ACCELERATE
EDUCATE
/TALENT
make Belgium count and competitive
on the single market and across the
World, train and attract talents,
attract investments & businesses,
create jobs,impact productivity
of companies, increase
wellbeing of citizens…
INNOVATION

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Develop Digital Finance
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CONNECT.
COLLABORATE.
INNOVATE.

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CORPORATES
accelerate growth
through open -
external
innovation
STARTUPS &
SCALE-UPS
accelerate
growth through
open
collaboration
The Innovation Hub, FinTech BE’s community and the open innovation/acceleration support
will enable the Digital Finance scene in Belgium to rise and shine!
FINTECH BELGIUM – THE FACILITATOR
FIRe - THE PLACE TO
CONNECT. COLLABORATE. & INNOVATE.
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YOU ARE ALL WELCOME!
- Meeting point for all Belgian and international
DIGITAL FINANCE STAKEHOLDERS
- Give root to new ideas and co-operation
- The breeding ground for innovation and
collaboration in the Digital Finance world

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JOIN US OR PAY US A VISIT
• Breakfasts > Members presentation!
• Open Office Hours
• Mentoring
• Ad hoc events with partners and members
> Connect. Collaborate. Innovate.
• Daily passes, meeting rooms, interest?
• Location

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Acceleration weeks for
Startups and Corporates
Reverse-pitch & Open Innovation Roundtable
Training / Tech deep dive
2 day Hackathon
POC proposal selection
POC Implementation #Payments, Blockchain, RegTech

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Some novelties in 2021 and 2022
• BAx Belgium > Get involved
• EDFA > working groups:
• Open finance
• eID
• Consumer credit
• Closer collaboration with
• MinFin, Th. Dermine, M. Michel
• Larger corporates, Microsoft, KBC, …
• Febelfin, Hub.Brussels, finance.brussels,
Agoria, BECI, LHoFT, The Talent Route
• Academics, …
• Training catalogue > Partners’ trainings

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Some novelties for 2022
• Mapping.fintechbelgium.be

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Some novelties for 2022
• http://www.careers.fintechbelgium.be/ > Your job board (scraping)

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Our next events
• 12/05 – Meetup on How to Grow Internationally
• 19/05, 03/06 & 17/06 – Breakfast
• 07/06 > 09/06 – M2020
• Pay us a visit on booth B130 with Hub.Brussels
and 5 of our members: Area42, Greenomy, Isabel
group, Metamaze, Moneytrans and Neterium
• 08/06 – BeNeLux Side event
• 23/06 – Meetup on Open Finance
• Update of our Annual Barometer with Pulse Consult
• 30/06 & 01/07 – ICT Spring
• With Hub.Brussels

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SAVE THE DATE : October 4th, 2022 > The EGG
>> Partnership packages available soon!

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SAVE THE DATE : October 4th, 2022 > The EGG
>> Partnership packages available soon!
Open data for finance
Resilient society
Technology at your service
Payments, ESG, cross borders, Crypto & e-Euro,
Blockchain, Cyber Security , AI, RegTech, Insurtech, …

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GREAT
& INVALUABLE
PARTNERSHIP

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Gold Partner

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Silver Partners

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Structural Partners

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National and
International Network

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
FOR TONIGHT

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THANK YOU
AND GET IN TOUCH
partners@fintechbelgium.be

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AND NOW
Enjoy and
party till you die