Jalal Orujov, CEO of Payments, Bir
Jalal Orujov discusses how Bir is building the Caucasus' first integrated banking, payments and e-commerce ecosystem to drive Azerbaijan's digital transformation.
Digital Banking
My Advice to Banks on AI: Rob Rooney of Hyperlayer
Hyperlayer CEO Rob Rooney on helping banks innovate at fintech speed while maintaining resilience, moving from AI insight to safe action, and why governance is the hardest conversation executives avoid.
Marc Jones, Chief Technology Officer, Pleo
Marc Jones discusses AI's transformative potential in fintech, the evolution from expense management to financial intelligence platforms, and why human judgement remains irreplaceable.
Why Banks Need Agentic AI Now: Insights from Cobus Greyling of Kore.ai
Cobus Greyling explores how agentic AI is transforming banking by resolving fraud faster, improving customer trust, and freeing frontline teams from manual coordination.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Julie Sutton of Paymentology
Julie Sutton, Head of Growth Europe at Paymentology, shares her predictions on tokenisation, stablecoins, and the infrastructure challenges facing banks in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Jake Atkinson of MQube
Jake Atkinson, Director of Growth at MQube, shares his predictions for financial services in 2026, from agentic AI to the democratisation of finance.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Peter Pugh Jones of Confluent
Confluent's EMEA Field CDO shares his predictions for financial services in 2026, from the shift to accountability to the critical role of real-time data in AI deployment.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Symmie Swil of Upvest
Upvest's UK General Manager shares predictions on retail investing, digital infrastructure, and the strategic priorities banks need to focus on in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from John Stevens of Kyriba
John Stevens, SVP Global Head of Capital Markets at Kyriba, shares predictions on real-time treasury operations, AI integration, and the liquidity challenges banks will face in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Herman Man of Bluevine
Herman Man, Chief Product Officer at Bluevine, predicts the rise of agentic AI in finance and explains how autonomous agents will transform banking workflows in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Ben Goldin of Plumery B.V.
Plumery's CEO Ben Goldin warns the industry is overestimating agentic AI's near-term capabilities while underestimating the infrastructure required to deploy it safely in banking.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Pierre Legrand of Alvarez & Marsal
Pierre Legrand, Managing Director of Digital Financial Services at Alvarez & Marsal, shares his predictions on programmable banking, agentic AI, and the future of customer loyalty in financial services.