Money Motion has become a synonym for leading trends and innovations at the intersection of the financial and technological industries during its three years of existence. The conference, which originated in Croatia as the idea of five key people in the market, quickly grew into the largest gathering of experts, managers, regulators, and innovators in the world of banking and investing, payment technologies, asset management, blockchain, and insurance throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
In October 2025, Money Motion officially closed its first acquisition, which is part of its strategic business expansion – the takeover of Automation Summit, a Split-based platform that gathered hundreds of representatives of top management from leading companies in the Adria region in 2024 and 2025 on the topic of business automation and the application of AI technologies in business processes.
“This acquisition is just the first step in the strategic plan for the upcoming five years of expanding and strengthening the Money Motion brand. Our story began with five very different backgrounds, from large corporations to ambitious startups in the financial industry, and the growth of as much as 30 percent that we have achieved year on year only shows the potential that we continue to push and build further,” said Luka Sučić, co-founder of the Money Motion conference.
“The FinTech community has always closely followed the latest opportunities of artificial intelligence-based technology, so this is a completely natural step in broadening Money Motion’s focus, as well as strengthening the existing Automation Summit platform to become an equally strong conference in its domain as Money Motion has. We will certainly bring them closer in terms of production, and the team from Robotiq.ai, who started the Automation Summit story, remains an important partner in this endeavor,” added Robert Penezić, co-founder of Money Motion.
As a reminder, Money Motion already expanded its repertoire at the last edition with a pronounced focus on the retail industry, which participated in key discussions about the future of FinTech. In addition, it also introduced an additional stage in the expo area that gathered interesting and provocative topics at the interface of FinTech and everyday life, from sports to the then current trends in crypto investments.
Therefore, at the upcoming edition on March 11 and 12, 2026, with the support of Mastercard, NLB, Nexi, Croatia osiguranje, and LAQO, it will present a new stage dedicated precisely to artificial intelligence and automation, which will bring together the best of the community and the program that Automation Summit has aspired to for the last two years. The partnership role of the former owners and the production team of the Automation Summit will be crucial here.
“The Automation Summit conference showed its strength and value to its audience from the very beginning and how current and important the topics of automation and artificial intelligence are for the economy today. I am sure that the interest in them will be even stronger in the future,” said Marko Gudelj, co-founder of Robotiq.ai, the originator and former owner of the conference. “We made the decision to connect with the Money Motion conference because we recognize its strength, reach, and the ability to elevate the Automation Summit to a higher level, introduce it to a wider audience, and enable its further growth.”
Robotiq.ai remains an important partner in the organization of upcoming editions of the Automation Summit, when partners, loyal participants, and sponsors of the previous two conferences will count on the strength and recognition of Money Motion in building the most important platform for the new era of automation in the region and beyond. The next edition of the Automation Summit will be held in October 2026, as before in beautiful Split.
Money Talks is coming to cities across the region
Money Motion, as an additional step in its strategic brand expansion, is launching Money Talks – exclusive gatherings in key cities of Central and Eastern Europe, which bring together FinTech leaders to tackle local market challenges, exchange insights, and unlock new business opportunities. Access is limited, but the impact is not.
The one-day events will gather 150 relevant FinTech experts – representatives of banks, regulators, investors, and technology innovators. The program will consist of two keynote speeches, a couple of panels, and numerous networking opportunities. The first Money Talks will be held in Bled, Slovenia, and will then travel across the region, from Milan and Vienna to Sarajevo and Belgrade, and finally to Bucharest.
