Stockholm fintech
A fintech leadership community in Stockholm
Who the Operator Network brings together from Stockholm's fintech scene, what happens in its rooms, which topics have come up so far, and how to get a seat. And what it isn't: a place to buy access to executives.
The short answer
The Operator Network is a Stockholm community for people who lead fintech, AI and SaaS companies, or are about to: founders, CFOs, CTOs, CMOs, heads of product and partnerships, and senior technical experts. Its core community is more than 100 people, in a wider network of more than 200 in Stockholm, and it meets in person, in small rooms: round table breakfasts, dinners for 8–12 people, and the occasional build day.
There's no membership and no membership fee: you apply to individual events on Luma. No company can sponsor a seat, so the people at the table are there as peers, not as prospects. See upcoming events.
Who is in the room?
Much of Stockholm's fintech work now runs through software, data and partnerships, so the network deliberately mixes fintech with AI and SaaS. The people at the table tend to be:
- Founders and CEOs of fintechs, from seed stage to scale-up
- CFOs and finance leads, who carry reporting, funding and growth decisions and rarely get to compare notes with peers
- CTOs, engineering leads and technical experts building on banking and payments infrastructure
- CMOs, heads of growth and heads of partnerships, who have to reach banks and other licensed buyers
- Product leaders working on embedded finance, payments, lending and compliance
People in the network have worked at companies such as Klarna, Tink, Visa, Worldline and Froda. Jurors, mentors and discussion leads at recent rooms came from Danske Bank, Worldline, Froda, Open Payments, Zwapgrid, Gilion and Fairlo.
Who the rooms are for
- Experience
- At least two years of professional experience
- Role
- CEO, CTO, CFO or CMO, a manager position, or a technical expert position. Responsibility matters more than title.
- Sector
- AI, fintech or SaaS
- Location
- Living in Stockholm, because everything happens in person
- Size today
- A core community of 100+ people, in a wider network of 200+ (October 2026)
- Cost
- No membership fee. Some rooms carry a small commitment fee.
- Getting a seat
- Apply to each event on Luma; the host approves every seat
The criteria exist so that everyone at the table works in the same world and carries comparable weight. That is what makes people willing to talk honestly about the hard parts of the job.
What happens in the network
One topic, one table
Role-based breakfasts, such as a CFO round table or a CMO breakfast. One topic, about an hour of discussion, led by a few participants rather than a speaker. How the round tables work.
8–12 peers
Curated tables of senior people, under the Chatham House rule. No vendors, no pitches, time to actually talk.
Hands on real APIs
Vendor-neutral hackathons for technical leaders, like the Embedded Finance Build Day, where 44 builders in 15 teams worked on real banking APIs.
People in the network also get stages: speaker invitations and panel seats, discussion-lead roles, and editorial features in the Stockholm Growth & Fintech newsletter, which 193 people at 53 banks read. Features are never sold.
Topics from recent rooms
The best way to judge a community is by what gets discussed in it. These are rooms Alexandra Grisanti ran or produced in 2026, with the host named for each.
| Room | Topic | Who led it |
|---|---|---|
| CEO + CFO breakfast, 4 Sep | Is growth a judgement call? The original invitation framed it around how pressure from the CEO's office shapes a CFO's reporting judgements. | Fairlo's Head of Finance and Gilion's CFO & Deputy CEO. Hosted by Cardboard, with invitations through the Operator Network. |
| Embedded Finance Build Day, 25 Aug | Where AI agents meet live financial infrastructure. Seven of 15 teams independently chose supplier bank-account fraud. | A jury from Froda, Worldline, Danske Bank, Open Payments, Zwapgrid and others. Produced by Alexandra Studio with the Operator Network. |
| Builder nights, Apr and Jun | The Payment Layer: payments infrastructure for agentic commerce | Hosted by Solvapay |
| CMO breakfasts, Feb–Jun | Enduring speed while building trust; Trust is your product, and also your constraint | Hosted by Heijbel Growth, with Legora, Mindler and Natural Cycles |
Have a topic you think this room should take on? Suggest it when you apply, or email Alexandra. The best topics are ones people recognise immediately and almost never discuss openly.
What the network is not
- Not a sponsored event series. No company pays for seats, introductions or agenda time. Until October 2026 the network offered event sponsorship; it no longer does, and the partners page explains why.
- Not a sales channel. Nobody pitches. Companies that want a room with specific buyers work with Alexandra Studio, and those events run under the company's own name, so guests always know who is hosting.
- Not a conference. Rooms are small on purpose. The value is in a long conversation, not a long guest list.
How it compares with other ways to meet fintech peers
There are good reasons to go to big conferences and sponsored dinners. They do a different job.
| Option | Typical room | Time in real conversation | Who pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large fintech conference | Hundreds to thousands | Minutes, between sessions | Ticket buyers, sponsors and exhibitors |
| Vendor-hosted dinner | 10–30 people | An evening, with a host who is selling | The vendor |
| Online community | Unlimited | Asynchronous | Varies |
| Operator Network | 8–25 peers | One to two hours around one table | No sponsors; most rooms free or a small commitment fee |
How to get a seat
- Pick a room. Upcoming events are on Insider Events, each with who it's built for.
- Apply on Luma, ideally two weeks before. There's no membership and no membership fee.
- The host approves every seat, so each room stays small and well mixed. Approved guests get the address and time.
- Stay in the loop. Follow the calendar on Luma, or subscribe to Stockholm Growth & Fintech, where speaker calls and event invitations go out.
- Hosting for a company? That's Alexandra Studio: see alexandrastudio.se or contact Alexandra.
Questions people ask
Is there a community for fintech leaders in Stockholm?
Yes. The Operator Network is a Stockholm community for people who lead fintech, AI and SaaS companies, or are about to: founders, CFOs, CTOs, CMOs, heads of product and partnerships, and senior technical experts. It meets in person in small rooms, such as round table breakfasts, dinners and build days. There's no membership: you apply to individual events on Luma.
Who can come to Operator Network events?
Anyone in Stockholm's SaaS, AI or fintech scene who fits a specific room: founders, executives, operators, investors and senior specialists. There's no membership and no membership fee. You apply to individual events on Luma and the host approves every seat, so each room stays small and well mixed.
How big is the Operator Network?
A core community of more than 100 people, in a wider network of more than 200 in Stockholm, as of October 2026. Rooms are kept small on purpose: 8 to 12 people at a dinner and up to about 25 at a breakfast round table.
Is there a membership fee?
Nothing. There's no membership fee. Most rooms are free to attend; some carry a small commitment fee, for example 100 kr for a CFO round table breakfast, shown on the event's Luma page.
Can a company sponsor or pitch at an Operator Network room?
No. The Operator Network does not sell sponsorship, seats, introductions or agenda time, and nobody pitches. Companies that want to meet specific buyers work with Alexandra Studio, and those events run under the company's own name.
Is the Operator Network only for fintech?
No. It brings together people in AI, fintech and SaaS. Fintech is at the centre of many of its rooms, from CFO round tables to the Embedded Finance Build Day, but people from AI and SaaS sit at the same tables.
How to check any of this
- Upcoming events: luma.com/operatornetwork; earlier events: luma.com/user/stockholmgrowth
- The CEO + CFO breakfast: original invitation and record
- The Embedded Finance Build Day: event page and counted results
- Upcoming events and how to get a seat: Insider Events