You Collected 60+ Cards at Money 20/20 Vegas 2026. Now What?
Money 20/20 Vegas gives you 60+ cards from payment-company execs, fintech operators, and banking partners — and 4 days of Vegas to drown out the conversation context. The 7-day plan filters the deal-relevant from the cocktail-fueled, before everyone disperses for Q4 closing.
The 7-day follow-up plan
Day 0 is the flight home. Day 7 is when the trail goes cold. What you do in between is the difference between "I went to Money 20/20 Vegas 2026" and "I closed three deals from Money 20/20 Vegas 2026."
Flight from Vegas: sort. LinkedIn-connect. Sleep more than usual.
Open NexaLink. Sort by sub-vertical (payments / banking / fintech vendor / regulator). Send LinkedIn requests to Hot tier first. The post-Vegas brain fog is real — capture the highest-priority follow-ups before the haze sets in.
Personal email to every Hot contact.
Reference where you met. Reference what you talked about. Propose one specific next step. Use this template:
Hi [name] — Great catching up at Money 20/20 Vegas — Day 1 / Venetian / your panel. Loved your take on [specific payments / banking topic]. Following up — would [20-min call / detailed proposal / partnership intro] be useful in the next two weeks before Q4 closes? — [your name]
LinkedIn note + soft email to Warm contacts.
Lower energy than Hot, but still personalized. Reference one detail from your conversation. Don't propose a meeting — just offer help. Acceptance rate is lower; the goal is staying on their radar for next quarter.
LinkedIn-only for Cold. Bump non-replies in Hot/Warm.
Cold tier: LinkedIn connection request, no email. Anyone in Hot/Warm who didn't reply by Day 5 gets one bump email — short, low-pressure, easy to ignore. After this, drop them.
Re-surface every contact tagged Money 20/20 Vegas 2026.
NexaLink filter: tag = Money 20/20 Vegas 2026. Send 5-10 no-pressure check-ins to people who didn't convert in week 1 but are still relevant. This is where year-over-year compounding starts.
How NexaLink runs the 7-day follow-up for you
- → Every card you scanned at Money 20/20 Vegas 2026 is auto-tagged. Filter by tag and you have your follow-up list ready.
- → AI drafts the personalized first email per contact, referencing the session you tagged at scan-time.
- → Reminders auto-set for Day 5 bump and Day 30 check-in. You don't have to remember.
- → When Money 20/20 Vegas 2027 happens, the same tag tells you which people you already met. That is your warm list for next year — without lifting a finger.
Frequently asked questions
How soon after Money 20/20 Vegas should I send follow-ups?
Within 48 hours. The post-Vegas inbox flood is real — every vendor + agency follows up at once. Yours needs to land Tuesday morning, not Wednesday afternoon. The early bird gets read; the late bird gets archived under 'Vegas spam' tag.
What should the first follow-up email say after Money 20/20 Vegas?
Reference the specific session or moment ('our chat at the Venetian Day 2 keynote'). Mention one specific payment topic they brought up. Propose one concrete next step tied to their Q4 timing. Keep it under 100 words — payment execs see 50+ post-Vegas emails.
How do I follow up with payment company / regulator contacts after Vegas?
Loop in regulatory or compliance context where relevant. Specific 'your comment about real-time payment fraud at the panel — I think this connects to our work on [X]' lands far better than generic 'great catching up'. Decision-makers respond to specificity, not warmth.
Should I follow up in English only?
Yes — English only for all Money 20/20 Vegas follow-ups. The global attendees default to English for B2B; mixing in other languages reads as performative.
When should I send the second follow-up after Vegas?
Five to seven days. US payment execs move fast — Day 5 is the sweet spot. One bump email with a different angle (Q4 timing, end-of-year planning, year-over-year carry-over). If no reply, drop it; chase past two emails wastes time.
Don't lose the connection.
Free on iOS and Android. Scan cards, tag by event, and follow up without dropping a single name.