My Advice to Banks on AI: Gianluca Berghella of Armundia Group
The Armundia Group CEO on why data quality is AI's biggest barrier, the rise of agentic AI, and the ownership question bank executives keep avoiding.
Financial Services
Darren Capehorn, Director, Icon Solutions
Icon Solutions' Darren Capehorn shares his journey from banking to fintech, discussing payments transformation, the convergence of ISO 20022 and AI, and why consolidation is the strategic imperative for 2026.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Tamsin Crossland of Icon Solutions
Tamsin Crossland, Principal AI Architect at Icon Solutions, shares practical advice for bank executives on implementing AI strategy, data foundations, and enterprise transformation.
Joe Jordan, Co-Founder & CCO, Adclear
Joe Jordan discusses how Adclear is transforming financial promotions compliance with AI, helping firms reduce review times by 88% whilst navigating complex regulatory demands.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Cindy Griffin of Smart Communications
Cindy Griffin shares why banks should treat fraud as a communication problem, prioritise contextual intelligence, and overcome hesitation about AI-generated customer communications.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Bob Pisani of Addepar
Addepar's CTO Bob Pisani shares why banks must fix their data foundations before scaling AI, and where executives are overestimating and underestimating the technology's impact.
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: 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: 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.