Money20/20 Asia 2026 Closes With Record Attendance as Stablecoins, Tokenization Lead Agenda

• Money20/20 Asia 2026 wrapped on April 23 at Bangkok’s Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, drawing more than 4,500 attendees from 90 countries.
• Stablecoins, tokenization, central bank digital currencies, AI, and cross-border payments anchored a program featuring 360+ speakers, with senior executives from Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Citi, DBS Bank, and KASIKORNBANK across the agenda.
• The fintech show confirmed its return to Bangkok from April 27 to 29, 2027, with Amsterdam, Riyadh, and Las Vegas filling out the global 2026 calendar.

Money20/20 Asia 2026 concluded its third Bangkok edition on April 23. The three-day fintech show drew more than 4,500 attendees from 90 countries to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, marking a 40% jump in attendance year over year. Stablecoins, tokenization, central bank digital currencies, and AI dominated the agenda across four stages.

The topic mix reflects how quickly digital assets have moved into mainstream banking conversations across Asia. Money20/20 Asia 2026 fielded 360+ speakers, and the headline sessions repeatedly returned to the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance. CIM recently covered BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s case for tokenization, where he compared the current moment to the early days of the internet, and that thesis surfaced repeatedly through the week in Bangkok.

“Our goal is not just to digitise finance, but to humanise it,” said Daranee Saeju, Assistant Governor of the Bank of Thailand, in remarks framing the event around trusted digital ecosystems.

Day 2 brought “The Rise of Blockchain and Stablecoin Payment Rails” to the main stage, featuring executives from Uquid, Pantera Capital, VelaFi, and Trace Finance. The panel examined how stablecoin rails are reshaping cross-border settlement. On Day 3, a session on cross-border money flows featured speakers from TenPay Global (Tencent), Fiserv, and Ant International discussing interoperable, multi-rail systems for global expansion.

Banking participation ran deep. Senior executives from Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Citi, DBS Bank, and the host country KASIKORNBANK appeared across the program.

“Uncertainty is a new normal. Banking will exist, but the way banks have to do the business will totally change,” said Kattiya Indaravijaya, Chief Executive Officer of KASIKORNBANK, during a Day 1 session on the future of banking in Asia.

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The show also marked the debut of a new Money20/20 book, “The New Intersection of Money: Where TradFi and DeFi Converge,” alongside fresh research from FXC Intelligence on Asia’s cross-border payments market. zkMe took the Startup Pitch crown, joining finalists Boost Capital, TrustPlus AI, Continuum, and Eazy Digital in the show’s startup spotlight. Policy20, the event’s regulator track, convened more than 80 policymakers in a closed-door roundtable on sovereign intelligence in global finance.

Money20/20 confirmed its return to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from April 27 to 29, 2027. The remaining 2026 calendar includes Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam from June 2 to 4, Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh from September 14 to 16, and Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas from October 18 to 21.

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