London – 31 March, 2016 – Cognito, the specialist communications consultancy for the financial services industry, today announced that it has been chosen by Money 20/20 Europe as a strategic media partner. Cognito, which has collaborated with Money 20/20 in Las Vegas since 2014, will facilitate media partnerships and manage European media outreach in advance of the launch of the event in Copenhagen.
Money 20/20 is the world’s largest gathering of innovators in the evolution of commerce and digitisation of money, it is renowned for being more than just an event, and the inaugural Money 20/20 Europe is set to continue the world-class experience for European innovators. Hosted in Copenhagen, the event will allow registrants to hear from more than 400 speakers from across the entire payments ecosystem, engaging in debate on payments, financial services and the retail industry. More than 3,000 attendees, including over 1,000 C-suite from 75 counties will descend on the Danish Capital during 4-7 April 2016.
Through its established relationship with Money 20/20, Cognito has successfully help launch a number of clients at the showcase event, as well give a platform to established companies, making them stand out from the crowd. Cognito has a long history of servicing clients around such events, providing expertise in the fields of public relations, marketing, social media and design.
According to Pat Patel, Content Director, Money 20/20: “At a time of rapid change in payments and financial services across Europe, Money 20/20 provides industry peers a forum to truly understand the important business implications of today’s profound shifts in commerce. As a leading financial services communications consultancy, and proven record of service delivery for our Las Vegas event, Cognito was the desired partner to help us raise our profile in Europe with the launching of Money 20/20 Europe.”
Cognito Managing Director Gregory Papajohn said: “Money20/20 is more than simply the world’s 5-Star event for leaders in finance, payments and FinTech; it’s a catalyst for the accelerated growth and development of the financial services innovation ecosystem, globally. We feel privileged to help launch Money20/20 Europe and bring increased attention to the groundbreaking change and change agents emerging across the European market.”
Paul Bowhay, Associate Director for Cognito EMEA. “The European FinTech landscape has never been more exciting and with many innovations and technology disruptions coming not just from London, but across Europe, this is the ideal time for Money2020 to be launching their event in Europe and we are very pleased to be a media partner. European FinTech is creating a significant wave of competition for the global financial industry and at Money 20/20 Europe will provide the opportunity for innovative companies and startups to come together, share information and collaborate”
The 2016 Money20/20 Europe conference will take place 4-7 April 2016, at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information, visit https://www.money2020europe.com/.