39 Banks and Counting: Why Amsterdam Banking Forum Is the Must- Attend Event of 2026

Europe’s Banking Community Is Converging on Amsterdam

Something remarkable is happening ahead of the Amsterdam Banking Forum on June 1, 2026. The registrations are in — 39 banks and counting — and they represent a cross-section of European and global banking that is rarely assembled under one roof. From the continent’s biggest universal banks to agile digital challengers, from regional specialists to international heavyweights, the Banking 50 has brought together a field that reflects the full breadth of the industry as it stands today: under transformation, under pressure, and full of opportunity.

This is not a conference about ideas. It is a platform for execution. Amsterdam Banking Forum is where business gets done.

The Agenda: What Matters Most to Banks Right Now

The Forum’s four-session agenda has been designed with one objective: to address the topics that are sitting on the desks of every banking executive in Europe today. The discussions are practical, forward-looking and built around peer exchange — not keynote theatre.

Session 1 — The New Financial Distribution Layer
Banking is becoming infrastructure. As fintechs specialise and banks rebundle, the question of who owns the customer is no longer academic — it is a strategic battleground. Session 1 tackles embedded finance, API-enabled banking, platform economics and digital wallet experiences. Speakers from ABN AMRO, N26, Adyen, Wise Platform and Cover Genius will share how financial products are being distributed through ecosystems the banking industry did not build — and what banks must do to remain central to them.

Session 2 — Reinventing the Bank: From Strategy to Execution
Digital transformation in banking has moved beyond slide decks and pilot projects. The hard question today is execution: how do you align strategy, technology and culture across a large organisation to deliver continuous change? Representatives from ING, Revolut, Rabobank and Midbank will be joined by experts from EY Parthenon and NTT DATA to dissect why most bank transformations fail — and what the ones that succeed are doing differently. Revolut’s PRAGMA model — a universal AI foundation built to understand and predict banking events — will be presented as a case study in what AI-native banking infrastructure actually looks like at scale.

Session 3 — The Future Bank: AI, Digital Assets & New Banking Models
Where is banking going next? Session 3 brings together the voices shaping the competitive landscape — challenger banks, regulated crypto banks, AI strategists and technology leaders. Deloitte will open with a strategic view of the next five years. GoDutch will share what it takes to build a new bank from scratch in 2026. AMINA Bank will explain what traditional institutions can learn from regulated crypto banking. The panel discussion — ‘Who Will Win the Next Decade of Banking?’ — will be one of the sharpest conversations of the day.

Session 4 — Trust Infrastructure for the AI Era
As banks become more digital, more intelligent and more interconnected, trust infrastructure — identity, governance, compliance, fraud prevention — is becoming a core competitive capability. The afternoon closes with a deep dive into the realities of AI-driven fraud, synthetic identities, continuous KYC and digital onboarding. ING’s Regional Head of Financial Crime Prevention for EMEA and Rabobank’s Senior Risk Control Partner will join WebID Solutions and DXC Technology to address the practical question: how do you build a bank that customers trust and regulators respect, in an era where AI accelerates both the threats and the solutions?

39 Banks and Counting: The Registered Field

The breadth of banking representation at this year’s Forum is exceptional. More than 75% of attendees are from banks — an intentional design choice by The Banking 50, which has always built its events around peer exchange between banking practitioners. The registered field spans global systemically important institutions, regional champions, digital challengers and international specialists. Here is a view of the banks already confirmed:

Tier 1 — Global & European Systemically Important Banks
The largest institutions on the register include ABN AMRO Bank, ING, Rabobank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase. These institutions collectively manage trillions in assets and their presence reflects the Forum’s standing as a genuine peer forum for senior executives — not just a vendor showcase.

Tier 2 — Leading European Retail & Commercial Banks
Strong European representation continues with UniCredit, Mizuho Bank Europe, NIBC Bank, Knab, ASN Bank, Triodos Bank, Eurobank, BPB Bank, PrivatBank and Yapi Kredi Bank. This tier spans the Dutch market, pan-European operations and institutions representing Central and Eastern Europe — a region increasingly central to the continent’s financial evolution.

Tier 3 — Digital Banks & Fintech-Native Institutions

The challenger and neobank cohort is one of the strongest in the event’s history: N26, Wise, Adyen, Mollie, Solaris Bank, Victoria Bank, Sun Bank and GoDutch. These institutions are not just attending to learn — they are shaping the conversations, often setting the pace that traditional banks are working to match.

Tier 4 — Specialist, Regional & International Banks
Rounding out the field: Swissquote Bank, Cross River Bank, Citco Bank Nederland, Banco di Caribe, Guilder Capital, Nexent Bank, Midbank, UkrGasBank, Bank of Valetta, Crown Agents Bank, IDFC First Bank and Trive Bank Europe. These institutions bring international perspectives from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and beyond — broadening the conversation well beyond Western European orthodoxy.

A Genuinely Pan-European and Global Gathering 

Mapping the registered banks geographically underscores the reach of this event. The Netherlands anchors the attendance, with ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, Knab, ASN Bank and several others forming a powerful home-market bloc. But the Forum draws substantially from across Europe: German banking is represented by Deutsche Bank, N26 and Solaris Bank; Italy and Eastern Europe through UniCredit, PrivatBank, Yapi Kredi, Eurobank and UkrGasBank; the UK and Ireland through HSBC, Crown Agents Bank and Wise; the Mediterranean through Bank of Valetta and Banco di Caribe.

International reach extends further still — Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase bring US perspective; Mizuho Bank Europe represents Japan’s global banking presence; IDFC First Bank connects the Forum to India’s fast-growing financial sector. The Amsterdam Banking Forum in 2026 is a genuinely global conversation, hosted in Europe’s financial capital.

The Money Party: Where the Evening Belongs to the Network

The formal programme closes at 17:00. The networking does not. The Money Party — the official evening reception of the Amsterdam Banking Forum, powered by The Banking 50 in partnership with the European Digital Finance Conference — runs from 17:30 to 21:00. It is, by all accounts, where some of the most valuable conversations of the day take place: relaxed, open, and built around the connections that become deals, partnerships and long-term professional relationships.

Why You Need to Be in the Room

The Banking 50 was founded in 2011. Today it is Europe’s largest business community for banking and finance professionals, with more than 110,000 members. The Amsterdam Banking Forum is its flagship event of 2026 — a single day, a single location, and a concentration of knowledge and seniority that is hard to replicate in any other format.

If you are a banker, the agenda offers four sessions of substantive, peer-level dialogue on the topics your institution is grappling with right now — AI, transformation, embedded finance, digital identity, and the competitive dynamics reshaping the industry. The practitioners on the panels are not consultants theorising about banking: they are bankers doing it.

If you are a fintech or technology provider, the registration list speaks for itself. 39 banks and counting, representing every tier of the industry, from global systemically important institutions to the fastest-growing digital challengers in Europe. This is not a trade fair. It is a working session — and being in the room is the only way to participate.

Amsterdam Banking Forum | June 1, 2026 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hosted by The Banking 50 — Europe’s Premier Banking Business Community