03 April 2025, Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4N 8BH

Hosted by the Lord Mayor at Mansion House, this business lunch will allow you to network with c220 senior members from the AFB in a unique setting.

Partnership packages include a seat at the Top Table with Lord Mayor, AFB Chairman, CEO, and other VIPs at the lunch, an additional nine complimentary places, company name and logo on all marketing, and more.

Sponsors will additionally be give the chance to demonstrate their expertise with the opportunity to write two blogs in 2025 on an agreed topic, promoted via our website, social media, and newsletter.

19 November 2025, Drapers Hall, Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AN

The Annual Banquet is the highlight of the AFB events calendar. It is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy an informal evening where you can network informally with c240 senior representatives from the foreign banking community in the magnificent setting of Drapers’ Hall.

Partnership offers you a seat at the top table with AFB chairman, CEO and other Banquet VIPs, an additional nine complimentary places at the banquet, logo and company name on all marketing materials (where possible), opportunity to provide branded gifts, and more.

Sponsors will additionally be give the chance to demonstrate their expertise with the opportunity to write two blogs in 2025 on an agreed topic, promoted via our website, social media, and newsletter.

17 July 2025, Central London location

Networking and building connections are key for ensuring the success of branches and subsidiaries of overseas headquartered banks. Many foreign banks utilise the AFB network to build and grow business contacts with other firms. The Summer Reception brings together representatives from across the AFB membership for a drinks and networking reception.

Partnership package includes between five and ten complimentary places at the reception, company name and logo and 150-word profile on all marketing materials, and more. 

Autumn 2025, Central London location (specific date & venue tbc)

The AFB Financial Crime Compliance Conference was an exceptionally popular event in 2024, c235 individuals joined the conference from 120 different banks.   We welcomed speakers from the FCA, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Royal United Services Institute and leading law firms and banks.

Financial Crime is a complex and ever evolving global issue which has become increasingly sophisticated in nature. As firms digitize their services and remote working schemes are shaped to accommodate the new normal, the growing threat from financial crime is now more significant than ever.

This conference is held in-person to ensure our members can get the very latest financial crime updates and to facilitate networking with expert partners and peers.

The agenda is agreed over the summer to ensure the conference covers the very latest thinking and topics relevant to AFB members working in compliance and financial crime roles. The AFB welcomes input from our expert partners to create an engaging and thought-provoking programme. 

This is an excellent opportunity to network with foreign banks and promote your expertise and thought leadership. 

Different packages available include:

• Headline Partner
• Supporting Partner
• Hosting Partner

Further information on each package can be found on the AFB Sponsorship Proposition document here.

Spring 2025, Central London location (specific date & venue tbc)

The Regulatory Conference has been a regular highlight of the AFB events calendar since 2020.  In 2024, the conference welcomed c150 delegates from 83 different international banks.

The 2025 conference will be held in-person to facilitate networking with expert partners and peers.  Once fully booked and if the host has facilities, we will offer a hybrid option for members.

The 2025 programme will include the very latest insights from senior officials at the UK’s regulators and government policymakers on financial services policy and regulation in the UK.

This is an excellent opportunity to network with foreign banks and promote your expertise and thought leadership. 

Different packages available include:

• Hosting Partner
• Supporting Partners

Further information on each package can be found on the AFB Sponsorship Proposition document here.

The AFB regularly holds several sponsored roundtables for members throughout the year. Hosted by a senior member of the AFB team, these events will bring together specific groups of members to discuss current topics of interest, share best practice and facilitate networking. We will work with you to help create a roundtable where you can have impactful discussions with your target audience.

Sponsors will be able to select a representative from their company or alternative (if appropriate) to lead the session on a date mutually agreed by the parties. Roundtables host between 20-30 AFB members and can target an agreed appropriate audience, with each event being invite-only and held over either breakfast or early-evening.

Further benefits include; Setting the scene for the roundtable discussion, ability to showcase a particular product (where appropriate), have three senior representatives attend and network with delegates, company name/logo/profile on all invitation details, name check in all promotional activity in relation to the event, and more.

AFB Blogs are written staff, expert and strategic partners as well as special guests.  Each blog provides specialist insight and expertise on a topic of interest.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to promote your brand to the membership and demonstrate your expertise.

Blogs are published on the AFB website, promoted on social media and are circulated to a targeted member audience.

• Opportunity to write two blogs in 2024 on an agreed topic (up to 1,500 words per blog)
• Name and photo of blog author in a prominent position on the blog page
• Inclusion of company logo within the blog
• AFB will promote the blog via our website, social media and newsletter.

The AFB newsletter is circulated to every AFB member on the first Thursday of each month (c6,700 contacts from across AFB member firms).  The Round-Up provides a snapshot of all AFB activity in recent weeks as well as providing a look ahead for opportunities for members to engage in AFB activities. 

The newsletter has an average open rate of 30% with an average click rate of 4.4%, this is significantly higher than industry-standard open and click rates (20% and 2.5% respectively).

AFB recognises that many of our partners have key market and technical insights that would be of interest to members.  This opportunity will allow you to promote some of your thought leadership to the membership.

• Opportunity to sponsor one edition of the AFB newsletter in 2024
• Recognition of partnership in the CEO column
• Inclusion of logo within the newsletter
• Provide short introduction to the content (no more than 50 words) and link to the thought leadership
• Thought leadership to be housed on the AFB website within the Resource Library/Strategic Partners page