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21 June 2017
21 June 2017
Ascential plc
Money20/20 Europe announces move for 2018 to Amsterdam
London: Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global,
business-to-business information company, today announces that
Money20/20 Europe, its leading pan-European FinTech event, will
move venue to the Rai in Amsterdam, in June 2018.
Money20/20 Europe launched in 2016, attracting just under 4,000
attendees to the Bella Center in Copenhagen. Its second edition,
also at the Bella Center, will take place on 26-28 June 2017 before
making the move to the larger Rai in Amsterdam for the third
edition on 4-6 June 2018.
Ascential, owners of Money20/20, held a Europe-wide search to
find the right location for both the event's growth profile but
also a location that fitted with the payments and financial
services industry. The Rai and Amsterdam stood out as the ideal
location for the next phase of Money20/20'2 growth.
Tracey Davies, Managing Director of Money20/20 said, "We are
delighted to make the move to the Rai, Amsterdam. It gives us the
space we need to support the growth of Money20/20 Europe for the
coming years. We have had an incredible time building the event in
Copenhagen and we have loved working with the teams at the Bella
Center and Wonderful Copenhagen, but this is a key move for us to
accommodate the thousands of delegates, partners and hundreds of
exhibitors who see this event as the essential date in their
diaries."
The Amsterdam payments and financial services community have
given this move a very warm welcome including UL, Rabobank, Five
Degrees and Holland Fintech.
"We're delighted that Money20/20 Europe is coming to Amsterdam
next year. It's one of the leading innovation and FinTech
conferences and we think they make a perfect match with our highly
innovative and startup-friendly capital. I'm sure the presence of
the conference will have a positive impact on making Amsterdam an
increasingly important FinTech hub internationally. With innovation
at the core of everything we do, at ING we have been supporting
Money20/20 for years already and will continue to do so," said
Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group.
"The importance of FinTech for the future of financial services
can no longer be denied. As chairman of the Financial and
Professional Services cluster of the Amsterdam Economic Board, I am
delighted that Money20/20 Europe will move to Amsterdam. To me,
Amsterdam combines the rich heritage of financial services with a
creative and international mindset: an excellent choice," said
Marcel van Loo, EMEIA Financial Services Regional Managing Partner
for EY.
Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy of StartupDelta, said, "We
are very pleased that Money20/20 Europe has chosen Amsterdam as
location for its 2018 conference. With its booming FinTech and
established financial scene Amsterdam can offer a great platform
for matchmaking and innovation. Together with Money20/20 we can
speed things up and show the world what the Netherlands has to
offer in FinTech solutions."
Kajsa Ollongren, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, said, "Money20/20
Europe will bring tech and the financial sector together, two
important industries for Amsterdam. Our city has long been a
pioneer in financial innovation and that tradition is still
thriving as we are quickly developing into one of the world's
leading hubs for FinTech. I feel confident that the companies,
talent and innovators that will attend Money20/20 Europe will
further boost that development."
Tracey Davies added, "This is an exciting time. In a matter of
days the second Money20/20 Europe will take place and we are
looking forward to welcoming even more delegates and sponsors than
our launch show just over 12 months ago. We have an exciting line
up with more than 100 sessions with 380+ speakers plus 20 keynotes
including CEO & Founder of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey;
Founder and CEO of Rocket Internet, Oliver Samwer; CEO of BBVA,
Carlos Torres Vila; and President of Samsung SDS, Dr Won Pyo
Hong."
For further information, contact:
FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 3727
Edward Bridges LLP 1000
Matt Dixon
Chris Lane
About Money20/20:
Money20/20 is the leading US payments and financial services
innovation congress for connected commerce at the intersection of
mobile, retail, marketing services, data and technology. In just
four years, Money20/20 fundamentally disrupted the status quo and
established an entirely new and ground breaking scale and standard
for industry events. The event is held in Las Vegas every October
and helps the payments industry connect and conduct business.
Money20/20 Europe successfully launched in April 2016 and Money
20/20 Asia will debut in March 2018.
Money20/20 was founded in 2011 and acquired by Ascential PLC in
2014. Money20/20 is today hailed as the premier event for
innovators in payments and financial services, bringing together
the world's leading organisations in the evolution of commerce and
money. All Money20/20 events provide a platform for global business
development, brand building and fundraising, as well as offering
opportunities to develop ground breaking partnerships. Money20/20
is an Ascential event. www.money2020.com
About Ascential plc:
Ascential is a global business-to-business information company
that informs and connects the business world in 150 countries
through market-leading Exhibitions & Festivals and Information
Services.
Ascential powers the prestigious Cannes Lions festival for the
branded communications industry, the world's premier payments and
financial services congress Money20/20, Spring Fair/Autumn Fair,
the global fashion trend forecasting service WGSN, environmental
risk data business Groundsure, e-commerce analytics provider One
Click Retail and MediaLink, the strategic advisory and business
services firm.
Ascential's premium products enable focus, growth and value. The
company provides customers with world class content and connections
empowering their businesses to be the best informed and best
connected. www.ascential.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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