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UNCHAIN Festival
UNCHAIN Festival is an annual fintech event held at the Oradea Fortress in Romania, gathering over 700 decision-makers from more than 40 countries to foster innovation in the financial technology sector.
Overview
What UNCHAIN Festival does
What UNCHAIN Festival is
UNCHAIN Festival is an annual fintech event held at the Oradea Fortress in Romania, gathering over 700 decision-makers from more than 40 countries to foster innovation in the financial technology sector.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2022
- Approximate age
- About 4 years
- Structured capabilities
- Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
UNCHAIN Festival as an event host
Event focus
The UNCHAIN Festival emphasizes the fintech and financial services sectors, particularly in the CEE region. It covers a range of topics including regulation and compliance, digital transformation in banking, insurtech, AI in financial services, and sustainability in finance. The festival serves as a platform for discussions on the latest developments and challenges in these areas.
Format narrative
The UNCHAIN Festival is a two-day event featuring multiple stages, including the Main Stage for core industry topics, the Focus Stage for banking and insurance discussions, the Roundtables Stage for in-depth discussions and workgroups, and the Innovation Stage where startups pitch their ideas and participate in workshops.
Participant value
The festival aims to unite various stakeholders in the financial industry, including fintech companies, banks, regulators, and investors, to foster innovation and collaboration within the sector.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- June 17, 2026
- Next event location
- Oradea Fortress, Romania
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Sectors
- Fintech
- Regions
- Central & Eastern Europe
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Key team members associated with the festival include Rik Coeckelbergs, Eliad Saporta, Michal Vodrazka, Simon Anko, Ivana Jolic, and Andrew Samu.
Common questions
What to know about UNCHAIN Festival
Upseed classifies UNCHAIN Festival under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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