Fintech First Fridays at Refraction (October 2025 Session)

Refraction Innovation Hub invites financial technology founders, investors, and ecosystem partners to join us for Fintech First Fridays — a free monthly event series designed to spark collaboration, connections, and growth in Northern Virginia’s fintech community.

On the first Friday of every month, Refraction will open its 30,000 square foot innovation hub at Valo Park in Tysons/McLean for a full day of:
✅ Open coworking and collaboration
✅ Fintech-focused programming and discussions
✅ High-value networking with founders, funders, regulators, and enterprise partners

Why here? Refraction sits at the geographic center of some of the nation’s most important financial and regulatory institutions — just steps from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and minutes from Capital One, PenFed, Freddie Mac, Navy Federal, and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Hub, as well as within reach of Visa, FIS Global, Amazon Web Services, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Whether you are building new solutions in payments, compliance, blockchain, consumer finance, or other areas of fintech, Fintech First Fridays is your opportunity to connect with like-minded innovators and help shape the future of financial technology in our region.

📍 Location: Refraction Innovation Hub, Valo Park, Tysons/McLean, VA
💲 Cost: Free (registration required) - https://www.refraction.one/fff