Elevate 2026 Agenda Puts Fintech, AI And Capital In Focus

August 26, 2026 | NCFA Community Announcement | Fintech And Innovation, Artificial Intelligence And Data, Capital Markets And Funding

Elevate 2026 Innovation AI Capital And Company Building

Elevate is less than a month away!  Checkout the latest Elevate 2026 agenda giving founders, investors and technology operators a closer look at the conversations coming to Toronto from September 22–24.

For Canada's fintech community, the mix is worth watching. Elevate's 2026 programming spans fintech, artificial intelligence, capital, commercialization and other technologies competing for investment, customers and talent. NCFA is a Community Partner for this year's festival at Meridian Hall.

Fintech Connects With AI And Commercialization

Canadian fintech has a direct place in the program.

Eva Wong, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Borrowell, is among the announced speakers, bringing experience from one of Canada's established consumer fintech companies to discussions about product, fintech and the development of Canada's digital finance market.

The latest agenda announcement also highlights Mati Staniszewski, Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs; Adam Collins, Chief Communications Officer at Reddit; and Jessica Chalk, Founder and CEO of myStoria.

Those adjacent technology perspectives are relevant to financial innovators. AI is entering customer service, fraud detection, compliance, product development and internal operations, while fintech companies still have to turn technical capability into products customers trust and businesses can scale.

For founders, the useful question isn't simply which technology attracts the most attention. It's where new capabilities can solve a real financial problem, reach customers and support a viable company.

750+ Meetings Put Capital Into The Program

Elevate is also expanding direct access between founders and investors.

Its Meeting Exchange program is doubling capacity for 2026, with more than 750 curated one-to-one meetings for investment-ready startups.

That adds a practical capital component to a festival expected to bring together approximately 10,000 technology professionals, entrepreneurs, founders, executives and investors.

See:  Elevate Festival 2026 Connects Founders And Investors

For early and growth-stage companies, concentrated access to investors, potential customers, partners and other founders can make the trip more useful than a schedule built around stage content alone.

Save 20% With The NCFA Community Code

NCFA community members can receive 20% off General Pass tickets for Elevate Festival 2026.

Use promo code: NCFAELEVATE20

👉 Register for Elevate

👉 Explore the agenda

📅 September 22–24, 2026
📍 Meridian Hall, Toronto

More speakers and sessions are being added ahead of September.

See you there

For fintech founders, investors and operators, the value is in the overlap. Finance is colliding with AI, new infrastructure, changing customer expectations and tighter competition for capital. Elevate offers three days to test ideas with people building, funding and buying technology across those markets.

#ElevateFest2026

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