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June 6, 2025

Money 20/20 goes back to basics a year on from AI love-in

The flagship fintech conference went back to its roots, toning down last year’s focus on AI

Tom Matsuda

3 min read

On Tuesday afternoon, one of the stages at Europe’s biggest fintech event Money 20/20 had a rather unfortunate malfunction. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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