Amit Chu, Partner, Verda Ventures
Amit Chu discusses Verda Ventures' focus on stablecoin infrastructure, investing in fintech companies across emerging markets, and the future of cross-border payments.
Cross-Border Payments
April Grudier, VP Marketing & Partner Strategy, BlueSnap
April Grudier on BlueSnap's intelligent payment routing, what has changed since Payroc completed its acquisition, and why shifting compliance goalposts are the one thing she would fix in payments.
Shah Ramezani, CEO & Founder, Noah
Shah Ramezani discusses building payment infrastructure on stablecoins, replacing correspondent banking, and why moving early on digital assets matters for financial services.
Attila Doğan, Chief Product Officer, PPRO
PPRO's CPO predicts local payment methods will become as ubiquitous as cards in 2026, discusses agentic payments and stablecoins, and warns of regulatory fragmentation risks.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Chris Mason of Orbital
Orbital's CEO Chris Mason shares his predictions on stablecoin interoperability, cross-border payments, and why banks must prioritise collaboration over competition in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Wolf Ruzicka of Unlimit
Wolf Ruzicka, CCO of Unlimit, predicts financial services will shift from product-led to infrastructure-led competition, with stablecoins and AI reshaping global payments.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Nabil Manji of Worldpay
Worldpay's Nabil Manji predicts stablecoins will move from experimentation to mainstream financial infrastructure in 2026, transforming cross-border payments.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Sean Forward of ClearBank
Sean Forward, Business Manager for Digital Currency at ClearBank, shares his predictions on institutional digital asset adoption, stablecoin growth, and regulatory priorities for 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Gavin Cicchinelli of BlueSnap
BlueSnap's President shares predictions on payment orchestration, AI-driven routing, and why embedded payments are becoming a core business model rather than just a feature.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Marcus Treacher of RTGS.global
Marcus Treacher, Executive Chair of RTGS.global, shares his predictions on digital assets mainstreaming, quantum computing risks, and the tipping points that will reshape financial services in 2026.
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...
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.