Oslo FinTechWeek was a five-day event focused on different themes each day: RegTech, Open Banking, Startups, networking, and Investment. The goal was to support growth of Norway's fintech ecosystem by bringing together 2000 regulators, entrepreneurs, investors and accelerators. Key events included startup pitches and panels on open banking that engaged over 100 people each. Overall the week was deemed successful in significantly increasing awareness of Norway's fintech potential and establishing the country as a fintech hub.

1. Oslo FinTechWeek 2016
Monday:
REGTECH DAY
Tuesday:
OPEN BANKING
DAY
Wednesday:
STARTUP DAY
Thursday:
OPEN DAY
Friday:
INVESTMENT
DAY

2. OSLO FINTECH WEEK
It’s about time!
Out of 51 fintech investments in the Nordics in the past two
years, 32 were made in Sweden, while Norway had four (!)
investments. It’s time for Oslo to step up its game!
Oslo has a high level of digitalization; a population open to
using the latest technologies in a trustful and transparent
society. We are one of the most cashless societies in the world,
with online banking and Internet banks having been here for
more than 20 years.
This is fertile ground to develop fintech!
Oslo Fintech Week was a five days event with workshops,
seminars, meetups and challenges, all to support the growth of
the Norwegian fintech ecosystem, attracting regulators,
entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, IT companies,
mentors and accelerators.

3. ProgramMonday: REGTECH DAY
Introduction to Regulatory Technologies
Regulatory impact on Financial Innovation
Opening Reception
Opening Dinner with Innovate Finance
Tuesday: OPEN BANKING DAY
Breakfast seminar: Open Banking
Lunch seminar: Open Banking
#OsloFinTech Meetup: Open Banking
Wednesday: STARTUP DAY
Oslo StartUp Day: Fintech
Fintech Evening
Thursday: OPEN DAY
Fintech Challenge
Friday: INVESTMENT DAY
Equity Crowdfunding Workshop
Global Fintech Investment Workshop
Fintech Friday Afterwork Party
Oslo Fintech Week: PROGRAM

4. KEY FACTS
People signed up for
events:
2000
Fintech startups:
70
Number of events:
13
Banks on stage
8
Speakers on stage
45
Money raised:
2.2m NOK

5. SOCIAL MEDIA AND BUZZ
Social Media Reach:
896.000
Articles:
5
Number of tweets:
538

6. Event Stats:
The 5 events with the most signups:
1) StartUp Day: Fintech (213 people)
2) Oslo Fintech Week Meetup #2: Open
Banking & Global Outlook on fintech
(114 people)
3) Startup Grind & Drink Entrepreneurs:
Norway’s Top Fintech Founders &
CEO’s (93 people)
4) Breakfast Seminar: Open banking –
Opening up for Digital Transition
(89 people)
5) Equity Crowdfunding Workshop:
Equity Crowdfunding: What? Why?
How? (84 people)

7. Event Stats:
Buzz, day by day:
Monday: Regtech Day
Reach: 267.000
Tweets: 110
Wednesday: Startup Day
Reach: 167.000
Tweets: 124
Tuesday: Open Banking
Reach: 120.000
Tweets: 96
Thursday: Open Day
Reach: 62.000
Tweets: 34
Friday: Investment Day
Reach: 226.000
Tweets: 136

8. Oslo StartUp Day: Fintech
Oslo StartUp Day: Fintech
Oslo Business Region, in collaboration with
the newly opened FintechFactory invited
banks, regulators, startups and fintech
entrepreneurs to Fintech StartUp Day.
The first session inculded open banking
panel discussion, block chain talk, and
entrepreneurs sharing their experiences in
the Norwegian fintech field, with 110 people
attending.
In the second session 17 startups pitched
to expert panels, and got mastermind
feedback on their ideas from an expert panel.
Attendees were asked to rate the event, and
gave the following feedback:
Did you get
useful
contacts?
YES: 86 %
Did you get
useful ideas?
YES: 78 %
Score, 1-5:
4,05

9. Key learnings from FinTechWeek
KEY LEARNINGS:
Fintech Week brought together not only the Norwegian and
Nordic Fintech community, but the entire Norwegian finance
ecosystem, from the startup guy with a fintech idea to the most
sr. finance leaders and founders in Norway
The timing is right: Fintech is growing rapidly in Norway. Three
years ago a fintech meetup in Oslo gathered 2 people (!), and
this year more than 2000 people signed up for Oslo Fintech
Week.
Massive awareness locally, and quite some regionally in
Nordics and UK about what “awesomeness” is actually
happening within the Norwegian fintech community, that is now
with this week of events a fully working ecosystem in Norway
for the first time,
When gathering panels, we found that there should be no more
than 4 people, giving them time to discuss and get their point
across. People want to ask questions – leave time for that.
People are ready for fintech events that go deeper in to different
themes.

10. OSLO FINTECH WEEK PARTNERS: