Lux Thiagarajah, Chief Commercial Officer, OpenPayd
Lux Thiagarajah discusses OpenPayd's universal financial infrastructure, bridging traditional banking with digital assets, and why tokenisation will define fintech's next era.
Financial Services
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.
Simon Axon, Global Financial Services Industry Strategist, Teradata
Simon Axon of Teradata discusses the shift from AI experimentation to operational execution in financial services, emphasising governance, data lineage, and embedding AI into core workflows.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Rav Hayer of Thoughtworks
Rav Hayer predicts 2026 will be the year of 'invisible banking' as financial services embed seamlessly into everyday digital experiences through AI, tokenisation, and programmable money.
Saeid Kian, Co-Founder and CEO, Ribbon
Saeid Kian shares how personal loss inspired Ribbon's mission to transform the inheritance process for credit unions, making it more empathetic and efficient.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Boris Bialek of MongoDB
MongoDB's Field CTO Boris Bialek shares his predictions for 2026, highlighting the critical need for unified data foundations and the rise of agentic AI in financial services.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Mallory Beaudreau of Apptio, an IBM Company
Mallory Beaudreau discusses the shift from fragmented AI pilots to platform-driven execution, agentic AI's practical impact, and the sustainability challenges facing financial institutions.
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.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Steve Morgan of Pegasystems
Steve Morgan, Global Banking Industry Lead at Pegasystems, shares his predictions on AI transformation, agentic AI adoption, and the critical change management challenges banks will face in 2026.
Kathryn Dodds, Partner, gunnercooke LLP
Kathryn Dodds of gunnercooke LLP shares her predictions for 2026, focusing on institutional DeFi adoption and the infrastructure modernisation banks must prioritise.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from George Brady of HTEC
George Brady of HTEC predicts financial institutions will shift from scattered AI pilots to focused programmes, while multi-agent systems transform back-office operations in 2026.