The Future of Wallets
- Date
- 2024-11-07
- Location
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Host
- The Big Whale
About this event
Wallets are no longer just tools for sending and receiving money. They’re becoming the front door to identity, payments, access, loyalty, community, and the everyday user experience of the internet. The Future of Wallets is a focused in-person gathering in Paris for people who want to understand where wallets are heading next and what that means for products, businesses, and users. About the Event This event is built for conversation, perspective, and practical insight. Rather than treating wallets as a narrow technical topic, the session opens up the bigger picture: how wallets are evolving across consumer experiences, digital ownership, trust, onboarding, security, and social interaction. Expect a meetup-style format designed to bring together people from different parts of the ecosystem. That includes founders, operators, builders, researchers, and curious professionals who want a sharper view of how wallets are changing and which ideas are worth paying attention to now. Because this is an in-person event in Paris, a big part of the value comes from being in the room. You’ll have the chance to hear how others are thinking about wallet design, adoption, infrastructure, and user behavior, while also comparing notes with people facing similar product and market questions. What to Expect The morning timing sets the tone for a high-signal, low-friction gathering. You can expect a structured but social environment where discussion matters as much as presentation. The goal is not just to talk about wallets in the abstract, but to explore the real shifts happening in how they are built, used, and understood. Topics likely to shape the conversation include: User experience: what makes wallets intuitive, trusted, and easy to adopt Identity and access: how wallets may function beyond payments or asset storage Product design choices: where convenience, control, and security need to be balanced Interoperability and ecosystem questions: how different wallet models fit into broader platforms and networks Community and market signals: what builders and users are actually responding to right now You should also expect time for direct exchange with other attendees. This is not just a sit-and-listen format. Networking and discussion are central to the event, especially for anyone trying to pressure-test ideas, understand trends, or meet others working on related challenges. Depending on who is in the room, the most useful moments may come from the informal conversations before, during, and after the main session flow. If you work close to product, growth, strategy, community, or infrastructure, those side conversations can be just as valuable as the scheduled content. Why Attend If wallets are becoming a key layer in digital products, then understanding their future is increasingly a strategic advantage. This event gives you a chance to step back from isolated headlines and look at the broader direction of travel with others who care about the same questions. You’ll come away with a clearer sense of: Which wallet trends matter now and which are mostly noise How wallet experiences are expanding beyond simple transactions What users and communities may expect next from wallet-based products Where product, trust, and adoption challenges still create friction How peers in the space are thinking about opportunity and risk There’s also value in the mix of people this topic attracts. Wallets sit at the intersection of technology, design, business models, and behavior. That makes this event especially useful if you want to hear viewpoints outside your own lane and connect your day-to-day work to bigger shifts in the market. For some attendees, this will be a way to sharpen strategy. For others, it will be a way to meet collaborators, spot patterns early, or simply get better informed. In all cases, the event is designed to reward curiosity and serious interest rather than passive attendance. Practical Details The Future of Wallets takes place in person in Paris, France on Thursday, November 7 at 8:30 AM GMT+1. The in-person setting is important: it creates space for more natural discussion, stronger networking, and the kind of context-rich conversation that is hard to replicate online. Because the event starts in the morning, it’s worth planning to arrive a little early so you can settle in and meet people before the main flow begins. Early arrivals often get the best networking window, especially at gatherings where attendees share overlapping interests and practical questions. This event is a strong fit if you like thoughtful, topic-driven meetups with real professional relevance. If you’re based in Paris or will be in the city, it’s a timely opportunity to spend a morning with people thinking seriously about one of the most important interfaces in digital products. Bring your curiosity, your point of view, and a few concrete questions. Whether you’re building, investing, researching, or simply trying to understand what comes next, this is a room designed for engaged participation.
Who should attend
If wallets touch your work, your product thinking, or your curiosity about where digital experiences are heading, this event will feel highly relevant. - **You build products or infrastructure** and want to understand how wallets are evolving as user-facing tools, not just backend components. - **You work in strategy, growth, or operations** and need a clearer view of where wallet adoption, user behavior, and market expectations may be heading. - **You’re a founder or early-stage operator** exploring wallet-related ideas, partnerships, or use cases and want sharper signals from real conversations. - **You’re a designer or researcher** interested in trust, onboarding, identity, security, and what makes wallet experiences actually usable. - **You’re active in web, fintech, digital identity, or community ecosystems** and want to meet others thinking seriously about the next generation of wallet experiences. - **You simply want high-quality networking around a timely topic** and prefer in-person discussion with people who are informed, curious, and engaged.