My Advice to Banks on AI: Samantha McBride of ani.tech
Former hedge fund manager turned AI founder Samantha McBride shares why banks need to stop waiting for perfect data and start deploying agentic AI now.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Symmie Swil of Upvest
Symmie Swil, UK General Manager at Upvest, shares practical advice for bank executives on AI strategy, infrastructure modernisation, and delivering better customer outcomes.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Teo Blidarus of FintechOS
FintechOS CEO Teo Blidarus shares practical advice for bank executives on embedding AI into operations, avoiding common mistakes, and building foundations for agentic execution.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Tom Pirone of Appian
Tom Pirone shares why banks must anchor AI investments to measurable outcomes, not experimentation—and where executives are avoiding the hardest decisions.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Meryem Habibi of Bitpace
Bitpace's CRO shares why banks must treat AI as infrastructure, not features, and the hard decisions executives are avoiding on legacy transformation.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Dr Seena Rejal of NetMind.AI
NetMind.AI's Chief Commercial Officer shares practical guidance for bank executives on AI strategy, governance, and where banks are getting it wrong.
Simon Bocca, CEO & Founder, PayCaptain
Simon Bocca discusses building PayCaptain to transform payroll from a compliance function into a financial wellbeing platform that helps UK employees manage their money better.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Jouk Pleiter of Backbase
Jouk Pleiter, CEO of Backbase, shares why fragmented systems are killing AI at scale and what banks should prioritise to unlock meaningful transformation.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Robert Cooke of 3forge
Robert Cooke, CEO of 3forge, shares practical advice for bank executives on AI strategy, warning against architectural inconsistency and highlighting the need for governed runtimes.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Brian Unruh of ABBYY
ABBYY's CFO Brian Unruh shares practical advice for bank executives on avoiding AI investment mistakes, prioritising KYC capabilities, and building defensible returns through purpose-built AI.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Nick Perrett of Prosper
Practical advice on AI implementation, data governance, and regulatory compliance for banks from the CEO of an FCA-authorised AI-powered wealth management platform.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Dr. Antoni Vidiella of Globant
Dr. Antoni Vidiella shares why banks must modernise data foundations before scaling AI, and explains the capabilities that will separate leaders from laggards in 2026.