The 4th Canadian Conference on Fintech (FinteQC 2026)

Dear Colleagues,

The Fourth Canadian Conference on Fintech (FinteQC 2026) is jointly organized by the École des Sciences de la Gestion (ESG), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR). This conference focuses on advancing research in financial technology and its practical implications for financial systems, institutions, and regulatory frameworks. It brings together researchers, graduate students, and industry practitioners to present original contributions, engage in critical debate, and deepen understanding of both foundational and applied challenges in fintech.

The program features short research papers and panel discussions on emerging trends in digital finance, payment systems, open banking, regulatory technology, and AI in finance. All accepted papers will be published in the official conference proceedings and presented on 2–3 June 2026 at the Pavilion of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, ESG UQAM, Montréal, Canada.

Following the conference, selected high-quality papers will be invited for revised and extended submission to a dedicated Special Issue of FinTech (MDPI), an open access journal. The selection process will consider conference review ratings and presentation quality during the event.

As part of the partnership with FinTech (MDPI), four presenting authors will receive full Article Processing Charge waivers. These include the two Best Paper Award winners—one for the Best Paper (Faculty/Professor-led) Award and one for the Best Paper (Student-led) Award—plus two additional papers selected by the Scientific Committee. Other eligible submissions will benefit from a 20% Article Processing Charge discount if submitted by 31 December 2026.

We welcome original contributions that advance research and practice in fintech. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Payments and digital banking;
• Open banking;
• Digital wallets and mobile payments;
• Financial inclusion;
• Fintech in emerging economies;
• Artificial intelligence in finance;
• Machine learning for risk assessment;
• Natural language processing in finance;
• Generative AI in finance;
• Explainable and responsible AI;
• Alternative credit scoring models;
• Microfinance;
• Digital lending platforms;
• Peer-to-peer lending;
• Digital identity and authentication;
• Blockchain applications in finance;
• Cryptocurrencies;
• Stablecoins and programmable money;
• Tokenization of real world assets (RWAs);
• Smart contracts and automation;
• Decentralized finance (DeFi);
• Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs);
• Crowdfunding platforms;
• WealthTech and robo-advisors;
• InsurTech and digital insurance models;
• Embedded finance;
• Personal finance management tools;
• Banking as a service (BaaS);
• Buy now pay later (BNPL) solutions;
• Mobile-first neobanks;
• Digital trust;
• ESG and fintech;
• Green fintech solutions;
• Agentic AI and next-generation automation;
• Cybersecurity in financial systems;
• Carbon tracking fintech products;
• Quantum computing in finance;
• Frugal innovation and fintech;
• Fintech and customer behavior;
• Ethics and diversity in fintech.

For more information, see https://finteqc.ca/.

Prof. Dr. Hamid Nach
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. FinTech is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.