2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Vazgen Gevorkyan
Industrialist and financier Vazgen Gevorkyan predicts the collapse of the fintech-banking divide and warns that institutions planning in annual cycles are already behind.
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2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Nick Merritt of Designit
Nick Merritt, Executive Director at Designit, shares his predictions for financial services in 2026, focusing on relationship-led relevance and purposeful simplification.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer of Blackwired
Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer explores the bifurcation facing financial services in 2026, warning that resilience will determine survival as AI-enabled cyber threats reshape the industry.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from James Burnie FRSA, Partner, gunnercooke llp
James Burnie discusses the maturation of fintech innovation, the interplay between blockchain and AI, and why banks must focus on 'know-your-tech' to stay competitive in 2026.
Rav Hayer, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Thoughtworks
Rav Hayer is Managing Director for UK & Ireland at Thoughtworks and Head of their European Banking, Financial Services and Insurance practice. With 25+ years in consulting at Accenture, PwC, and Alvarez & Marsal, he specializes in helping financial institutions navigate systems integration and...
Bjarni Thor Sigurdsson, Chief Commercial Officer, PAYSTRAX
Bjarni Thor Sigurdsson is Chief Commercial Officer at PAYSTRAX, a European payment card acquirer and authorized Payment Institution. He discusses his career trajectory from IT sales to fintech leadership, PAYSTRAX's card payment solutions for e-commerce and POS merchants, and the company's...
Michele Tucci, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Credolab
Michele Tucci is Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder at Credolab, specializing in converting smartphone and behavioral metadata into predictive insights for credit, fraud, and marketing decisions in financial services.
Deepak Gupta, EVP at Volante Technologies
Deepak Gupta is EVP of Engineering, Product, and Services at Volante Technologies, a global leader in Payments as a Service (PaaS). He oversees product development, delivery, and support while driving innovation in cloud-based payment modernisation for financial institutions worldwide.
Griffin Parry, CEO and Co-Founder of m3ter
Griffin Parry is CEO and Co-Founder of m3ter, an intelligent infrastructure layer that transforms CRM and ERP systems into monetisation engines for software companies.
Chris Eastwood, Founder and CEO of Penfold
Chris Eastwood is Founder and CEO of Penfold, a digital workplace pension provider on a mission to help everyone save enough for retirement. Since 2018, Penfold has grown to over 100,000 savers with £750m+ assets under administration, serving 4,000+ businesses while disrupting the £8trn pensions...
Joaquim De La Cruz, CEO & Co-founder of Flanks
Joaquim De La Cruz is CEO and Co-founder of Flanks, a wealthtech platform that uses data-led insights and automation to empower wealth advisors in delivering personalized services to a broader investor base.
Chris Mason, Co-founder and CEO of Orbital
Chris Mason is Co-founder and CEO of Orbital, a global cross-border payment orchestration platform that delivers secure, seamless, and compliant stablecoin and traditional payments for enterprises.