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IDB Group Invites Media to Cover the Premier Finance Innovation Forum in Miami

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MIAMI — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group invites journalists and media representatives to cover FinnLAC Forum 2025, the region’s premier event for financial innovation. The Forum will take place exclusively in person in Miami, USA November 4–5, 2025, welcoming more than 500 international attendees.

 

WHAT: 


Organized by the IDB Group, this is the premier regional platform for advancing innovation in finance. The event will feature high-level keynote addresses, expert-led panels, interactive sessions and networking opportunities.
Attendees will hear exclusive announcements from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest and IDB Lab, including new initiatives in digital public financial infrastructures, regulatory sandboxes, and governance frameworks for financial institutions. Panels will showcase the latest research and reports on digital payments, fintech, financial health, and transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence and tokenization.

 

WHO:

  • James Scriven — CEO, IDB Invest
  • Michael Schlein — President & CEO, Accion
  • Anderson Caputo — Division Chief, Connectivity, Markets and Finance, IDB
  • Marcelo Cabrol — Chief Strategy, IDB Lab
  • Sophie Sirtaine — CEO, CGAP, World Bank
  • Andrés Vásquez — CEO, Nequi
  • Oscar Bazoberry — Managing Director, World Data Inc.
  • Fedra Ware — Head of LAC, Swift 

 

WHEN: November 4–5, 2025

 

WHERE: InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, Florida 

 

MEDIA REGISTRATION: Journalists interested in covering FinnLAC Forum 2025 in Miami must request accreditation by filling this form.

 


About the IDB Group 

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is the leading source of financing and knowledge for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises the IDB, which works with the region’s public sector and enables the private sector; IDB Invest, which directly supports private companies and projects; and IDB Lab, which spurs entrepreneurial innovation.