Money20/20 Replaces Live Events with Virtual Conference in 2020

Money20/20 has officially cancelled its 2020 conferences in Europe and the United States. Like other event organizers, Money20/20 cited the ongoing threat of COVID-19 as the primary reason for the decision.

The organization had initially postponed Money20/20 Europe to September in the hopes that it would be safe to hold the conference at that time. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has continued to spread in the months since. Many international travel restrictions are still in place, so any international events will be poorly attended and be in a logistically precarious position.

To make up for it, Money20/20 has scheduled a virtual event for October 26-28. The virtual conference will feature programming that was originally slated for the live events, and give attendees the opportunity to network with one another through the Money20/20 platform.

Money20/20 is also moving forward with plans for 2021, which marks the organization’s 10^th anniversary. Next year’s Money20/20 Europe will run from June 8-10 in Amsterdam, while Money20/20 USA will run from October 24-27 in Las Vegas.

Of course, Money20/20 is not the only major event casualty of COVID-19. The GSMA was forced to cancel its Barcelona, Shanghai, and Los Angeles events, and has replaced them with a virtual GSMA Thrive series. Meanwhile, Reed Exhibitions followed a similar trajectory with ISC West, eventually going virtual after first postponing the original event until the fall.

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August 5, 2020 – by Eric Weiss