FTT Fintech Festival
FTT Mutuals
FTT Fintech Festival 2026 9-10 November 2026  ·  London, UK
Prepared for KINVAULT

£5T is About to Change Hands.
Financial Institutions Lose 80% of It
at the Exact Moment That Matters Most.

Kinvault exists to stop that. Bereavement is an FCA-defined vulnerable moment, and institutions are not equipped to handle it. This is not incremental innovation — this is a category creation moment. The window is open right now. This proposal sets out how Kinvault claims it.

£5.5T
Wealth Transfer Underway
The largest intergenerational transfer in history, active now
80%
Assets Leave at Death
FIs lose client relationships at the exact moment of inheritance
15,000+
Kinvault Users Live
120% asset retention uplift in IFA deployments already proven
2,000+
Festival Attendees
150+
Hosted Buyers
9
Stages
70%
Buy-Side FIs
2M+
Reach (Database)
The Problem Kinvault Solves

Three Narratives to Own. One Platform to Own Them.

Kinvault's Strategic Position

Kinvault is the infrastructure layer for bereavement, trust, and asset retention in financial services. Three narratives converging at the same moment: Asset Retention, Consumer Duty and Vulnerability, and Intergenerational Trust. The institutions sitting on the 80% asset leakage problem need all three. No other solution owns this intersection.

01 / Asset Retention

Prevent the 80% AUM outflow at death. Kinvault's IFA data shows 120% asset retention uplift, proven and quantifiable.

02 / Consumer Duty

Direct FCA alignment. Human-first, structured bereavement journeys in a world where regulators are watching how institutions treat vulnerable customers.

03 / Intergenerational Trust

Stay embedded across generations. Win the most critical customer moment. The institution that handles bereavement well retains the inheritor, not just the estate.

  • Asset Retention: Prevent the 80% AUM loss that happens at point of death. Kinvault's IFA data shows 120% retention uplift when the platform is deployed
  • Consumer Duty Compliance: Structured, auditable, empathetic bereavement journeys that satisfy regulatory requirements and protect institutions from enforcement risk
  • Operational Efficiency: Reduced admin burden, faster estate processing, lower staff training costs for bereavement-related processes
  • New Revenue Layer: Embedded subscription product that increases client stickiness and creates ongoing engagement beyond the bereavement moment
The Go-To-Market Challenge

This Category Will Be Defined in the Next 12–24 Months.

Banks and building societies are the primary buyers. They are hard to reach through conventional channels, slow to move without education, and unlikely to act without peer evidence. But the deeper risk is this: whoever owns distribution now becomes the default infrastructure. The window to be first is narrow, and it is closing.

  • Category Urgency: The "bereavement and wealth transition infrastructure" category is undefined today. The first credible voice to claim it wins institutional trust disproportionately — and no incumbent owns this intersection yet
  • Default Position: Whoever builds the deepest FI relationships in the next 12–24 months becomes the default partner. Late movers are relegated to secondary positions regardless of product quality
  • Peer Evidence: FIs move when they see peers moving. Speaking to a room of building societies and banks accelerates adoption faster than any direct sales motion
  • Structured Demand: Pre-qualified Hosted Buyer Meetings with Heads of Retail Banking, Wealth, and CX convert interest into active pipeline conversations
Why FTT Fintech Festival + FTT Mutuals

This is Not Two Events. This is One Compounded Opportunity.

Most companies have to choose: a niche high-conversion audience or large-scale visibility. FTT Fintech Festival and FTT Mutuals give Kinvault both simultaneously. One activation. Two tracks. Full-spectrum market penetration in UK financial services.

This audience does not exist in one place anywhere else in the UK market. Building society CEOs, retail banking heads, and Consumer Duty leads in a single room — that concentration only happens here.

Track 2  ·  Scale and Authority FTT Fintech Festival
Outcome: Enterprise Pipeline, Brand Authority, Investor Signal

The UK's largest fintech festival: Tier 1 banks, full ecosystem exposure, 2,000+ senior decision-makers. The scale track where Kinvault builds brand authority, accelerates enterprise pipeline conversations, and demonstrates market traction to investors watching the space.

2,000+
Attendees
9
Stages
400+
Speakers
150+
Hosted Buyers
Track 1  ·  Precision and Conversion FTT Mutuals
Outcome: Early Pilots, Proof Points, Case Studies

Building societies and credit unions: lower friction, faster decisions, and strong alignment with Consumer Duty, vulnerability, and trust-led propositions. The precision track where Kinvault converts category education directly into first pilot agreements.

  • Building societies and credit unions
  • Heads of Retail Banking, Savings, and Wealth
  • CX, Consumer Duty, and Vulnerability leads
  • Digital Transformation and Partnership leads
🎯

Precision ICP Reach

Banks, building societies, and mutuals with active bereavement, compliance, and retention mandates. Not a general audience.

🤝

Hosted Buyer Meetings

150+ pre-qualified buyers. Pre-scheduled meetings with decision-makers who have committed to engage with solutions.

🎙️

Category Stage

Own the bereavement and wealth transition narrative on stage. Educate the room before any competitor frames the problem.

📊

BD Programme

Target account mapping, outbound enablement, and post-event pipeline debrief. Structured demand generation, not footfall.

Kinvault's ICP at FTT

Every Buyer Kinvault Needs is in the Room.

The institutions that need bereavement and wealth transition infrastructure are exactly the audience FTT Fintech Festival and FTT Mutuals attract: senior retail banking, wealth, compliance, and CX leaders with active mandates and budgets.

/ Primary Decision-Makers
🏦
Head of Retail Banking / Savings
Owns the customer lifecycle including bereavement. Kinvault's primary product champion inside FIs and building societies.
💼
Head of Wealth / Private Banking
Directly accountable for AUM retention. The 80% asset leakage problem is their performance metric. Kinvault is their solution.
⚖️
Head of Compliance / Consumer Duty
Responsible for Consumer Duty adherence and vulnerable customer classification. Bereavement is a priority regulatory area.
💬
Chief Customer Officer / Head of CX
Accountable for the end-to-end customer experience including bereavement journeys. Empathetic, structured processes are a direct mandate.
/ Additional Buying Personas
🔄
Head of Digital / Partnerships
Evaluating embedded fintech products and distribution partnerships for complementary services
🏗️
Chief Operating Officer
Accountable for operational efficiency in estate administration and bereavement case management workflows
Festival Audience Breakdown
Financial Institutions & Enterprises70%
Fintech & Technology Vendors30%
45%
C-Level / Director
25%
Non-Tech C-Level / Head
65%
UK & Europe
150+
Hosted Buyers

The FTT Mutuals stage concentrates the building society and credit union audience Kinvault needs most: institutions where bereavement, Consumer Duty, and intergenerational wealth are active board agenda items.

FTT Fintech Festival 2026  ·  All Campaign Options

Every Investment Level. Every Activation Format.

From brand presence to category ownership. All campaigns from 3-Star upward include the Business Development Programme: ABM, Hosted Buyer Meetings, outbound enablement, and post-event debrief.

/ Business Development Programme. Included in all 3-Star+ Campaigns
01
Bespoke Audience Layer

5-10 key accounts targeted and driven to the event

02
Hosted Buyer Meetings

6, 12 or 18 pre-qualified meetings with target institutions

03
Outbound Enablement

Segmented delegate list with buyer intent data for post-event outreach

04
Post-Event Debrief

Full pipeline analysis and next-touchpoint planning

Campaign
What You Get
Investment
Exhibitor B
Lower Festival Floor
2x3 Exhibition Space 2 Rockstar Passes Bespoke Creative Assets Sponsor Card 2-Star Branding
£9,050
+ VAT
Exhibitor A
Upper Festival Floor
2x3 Exhibition Space (Upper Floor) 2 Rockstar Passes Bespoke Creative Assets Sponsor Card 2-Star Branding
£10,550
+ VAT
3-Star
Entry Point for BD Programme
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 6 Hosted Buyer Meetings 1 Panellist Slot 3 Rockstar Passes 3x2 Exhibition Space Creative Asset Suite VIP Lounge Access 1-Week Distribution
£35,000
+ VAT
4-Star
Bespoke Panel
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 12 Hosted Buyer Meetings Bespoke Content Session Content Narrative Co-Creation Onsite Video Interview 5 Rockstar Passes 3x2 Exhibition Space VIP Lounge + Pre/Post Distribution
£42,500
+ VAT
4-Star Plus
Panel + Festival Stage
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 12 Hosted Buyer Meetings Panellist Slot on Festival Stage Bespoke Content Session 5 VIP Guest Passes 5 Rockstar Passes Video Interview VIP Lounge
£50,000
+ VAT
5-Star
Keynote
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 18 Hosted Buyer Meetings Keynote / Fireside Chat Bespoke Content Session 10 VIP Guest Passes 10 Rockstar Passes Video Interview VIP Lounge
£70,000
+ VAT
5-Star Plus
Premium Slots
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 18 Hosted Buyer Meetings Keynote on Premium Time Slot Bespoke Session on Premium Slot 10 VIP Guest Passes 10 Rockstar Passes VIP Lounge
£90,000
+ VAT
Headliner
ONE SPOT ONLY
BD Programme (Steps 1-4) 18 Hosted Buyer Meetings Opening Keynote (Premium Slot) Bespoke Session (Premium Slot) 10 VIP Guest Passes 15 Rockstar Passes VIP Lounge
£125,000
+ VAT
/ Standalone Assets (also available separately)
£8,000
Meetings Starter (6)
£14,650
Meetings Standard (12)
£21,150
Meetings Pro (18)
£10,750
Panellist Slot
£20,150
Bespoke Panel Session
£29,550
Keynote
£25,000
Private Dinner
£30,000
Video Series Production
Recommended Path

The Right Entry Point for Kinvault.

Based on Kinvault's stage, the urgency of the market opportunity, and the need to own the category narrative, the 3-Star Campaign is the recommended entry point. Ben's credibility as a founder who has lived this problem is the strongest stage asset available. A panel slot at FTT Mutuals, combined with pre-qualified Hosted Buyer Meetings, is the structured mechanism to convert that credibility into commercial conversations.

RECOMMENDED FOR KINVAULT  ·  3-STAR CAMPAIGN  ·  FTT FINTECH FESTIVAL 2026
3-Star Campaign

Category Ownership Entry

Stage presence to educate the market. Hosted Buyer Meetings with bereavement and compliance leads. Full BD Programme targeting building societies, credit unions, and retail banks with active Consumer Duty mandates.

£35,000
+ VAT  ·  FTT Fintech Festival
Stage Presence
  • 1 panellist slot on the FTT programme, with option to target the FTT Mutuals stage for maximum audience precision
  • Content narrative co-creation: frame the bereavement and wealth transition challenge as a strategic priority
  • Onsite video interview owned by Kinvault for post-event GTM content
  • Creative asset suite: speaker card, sponsor card, email banner
Hosted Buyer Meetings
  • 6 pre-scheduled, pre-qualified Hosted Buyer Meetings with decision-makers from building societies, credit unions, and retail banks
  • Buyers pre-approved and pre-briefed on Kinvault's proposition before arriving
  • VIP Lounge access for relationship continuation beyond scheduled meetings
  • CS team support throughout to ensure meeting quality and follow-up
BD Programme
  • 5 to 10 of Kinvault's named target institutions (banks, building societies) driven to the event via ABM pre-registration
  • Full segmented delegate list with buyer intent data for post-event outbound pipeline acceleration
  • Post-event pipeline debrief: gap analysis and next-touchpoint planning
  • 3 Rockstar passes for Kinvault team, plus VIP access throughout
/ How the Campaign Works Across Three Phases
Pre-Event
  • Target account mapping: named building societies and banks identified and driven to the event
  • Warm introductions and meeting pre-scheduling with decision-makers
  • Ben's speaker positioning and narrative co-creation with FTT editorial
Onsite
  • Thought leadership on stage (Ben's credibility is Kinvault's strongest asset in the room)
  • Pre-arranged Hosted Buyer Meetings with retail banking, compliance, and CX leads
  • High-quality engagement in a senior-only, relationship-led environment
Post-Event
  • Pipeline visibility: full data on who engaged, with what intent, and next-touchpoint priority
  • Buyer intent insights and structured follow-up plan from the VC Innovations CS team
  • Content asset from the video interview amplified across FTT channels and Kinvault's own GTM
The category window is open now. Not indefinitely.
ROI Model  ·  Based on £50K Annual Contract Value  ·  3 institutional deals
£35K
Investment
→
3 FIs
Contracted
×
£50K
ACV
=
~4.3x
ROI  ·  £150K Return
Scenario: 1 Deal Closed

Landing even 1–2 pilot institutions can unlock multi-year enterprise contracts and define Kinvault's category position. A single reference client at a named building society creates a proof point that opens the door to every institution watching — and strengthens the investor signal ahead of the next raise.

Beyond Pipeline: The Compounding Returns

3 mutual or bank pilots initiated does not just mean £150K revenue. It means Kinvault is the named solution in the bereavement infrastructure category — and that category position has direct valuation impact. Demonstrated traction in UK financial services is the most credible signal for US institutional buyers and investors watching Kinvault's growth trajectory.

What Happens If You Don't

The Market Window Will Not Stay Open.

🏴 Another Player Becomes the Default

A competitor, a consultancy, or a less capable vendor becomes the default partner for bereavement and asset retention — and Kinvault is forced into a secondary position. That is not a recoverable situation. In enterprise fintech, second place rarely gets called back in.

⏳ Banks Delay Without Education

FIs are slow to move without peer evidence and category education. Absent from the conversation, Kinvault depends entirely on individual outreach cycles. FTT compresses 12 months of that into two days.

📉 The 80% Leakage Continues

Every building society not using Kinvault is losing assets at point of bereavement right now. Consumer Duty creates urgency. The institutions that act first will demonstrate compliance leadership. The ones that delay face regulatory and reputational risk.

🐌 Founder-Led Growth Hits a Ceiling

Direct outreach to individual FIs is slow and relationship-dependent. Structured demand generation through FTT creates inbound interest, peer conversations, and pre-qualified pipeline that founder-led sales cannot replicate at equivalent speed.

Kinvault has a powerful mission, a clear commercial upside, and a founder with the credibility to own this conversation on stage. Consumer Duty enforcement and the intergenerational wealth transfer are converging right now. This is peak timing. This is not a single activation — this is where Kinvault moves from a strong proposition to a category-defining company.

KINVAULT
Recommendation

Start with 3-Star. Own the Category.

Ben on stage. Six Hosted Buyer Meetings with building society and bank leads. Full BD Programme targeting institutions at the Consumer Duty and wealth transfer intersection. The structured entry point that builds UK proof points, accelerates enterprise sales cycles, and strengthens the narrative for US expansion.

£35,000
+ VAT  ·  3-Star Campaign  ·  FTT Fintech Festival  ·  9-10 Nov 2026
Scale up to:
4-Star £42,500 | 5-Star £70,000 | Headliner £125,000

To confirm Kinvault's campaign, contact VC Innovations directly.
Placement and Hosted Buyer Meeting allocations are confirmed on a first-committed basis. The November 2026 programme is filling now.