Financial Street Forum 2026 Annual Conference (incl. fintech conference with blockchain sessions)

The Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2026 ran in Beijing from October 19 to October 22, 2026, and has now concluded. It included a fintech conference with 13 sessions covering AI, blockchain and digital intelligent finance. No specific coins are tied to the event.

What is happening

The conference opened on Monday, October 19, with more than 400 guests from around the world. Its theme was "Building an Open Collaborative and Inclusive Ecosystem for Global Financial Development". Organizers said the aim was to build consensus through openness and cooperation at a time when the global economy and financial operations face growing challenges.

The four-day program consisted of a main forum, several parallel forums and three conferences on fintech, insurance and investment. The main forum featured opening and closing ceremonies and five thematic activities hosted by the People's Bank of China, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Xinhua News Agency and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The PBC session on Tuesday addressed economic governance, financial innovation and the role of central banks amid the evolution of artificial intelligence. Leaders of firms such as Standard Chartered and DWS Group were scheduled to attend the SAFE session on Thursday.

The fintech conference, which included the blockchain-related sessions, was one of 13 sessions on AI, blockchain, digital intelligent finance and other topics. Organizers also said national financial regulators would issue a slew of policies on financial reform and development during the event. The conference added five international subvenues in Hong Kong, London, Paris, Toronto and Nairobi, the first time it has had a venue in Africa. Since its launch in 2012 it has held 15 editions, and about 400 policies, industry standards and contracts have been released or signed at the event since 2020.

Why it matters

The forum is described by its organizers as a national platform for publicizing and releasing policies, and as a "weather vane" for China's financial reform and development. For crypto-focused readers, the relevance lies mainly in the blockchain sessions within the fintech track and in the signals Chinese regulators and central bank officials may give about financial technology, AI and digital finance.

The sources do not describe any crypto-specific announcements, and no particular token is linked to the conference. Holders and traders may treat it as a source of regulatory and policy commentary rather than a direct market event. Any specific policies released during the conference would need to be checked in official announcements.

Key details

• Date: October 19-22, 2026 (completed)
• Project: Financial Street Forum
• Coins: none specified
• Category: Conference
• Location: Beijing, China
• Status: Confirmed
• Source: China Daily (mobile.chinadaily.com.cn)