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.
FinTech
Lilija Galajeva, Head of Account Management, Exactly.com
Lilija Galajeva discusses how Exactly.com is redefining payment acceptance for UK businesses with transparent pricing, human-centred support, and tailored solutions for merchants of all sizes.
Dimitri Akhrin, President, BAMS
Dimitri Akhrin discusses bootstrapping BAMS for nearly two decades, transparent merchant services, and why agentic commerce will reshape payments.
Rosemarie Connell, Senior Managing Director, Integrated Solutions
Rosemarie Connell shares insights from four decades in financial services, from 1970s trading floors to modern regulatory strategy and AI governance.
Jodi Slomp, Chief People Officer, Backbase
Jodi Slomp discusses what it means to become truly AI-native, why judgement matters more than automation, and how fintech must rethink talent beyond traditional hierarchies.
Henrik Landgren, Co-founder and CPTO, Gilion
Gilion co-founder Henrik Landgren, Spotify's first head of analytics, on why risk is just a lack of information, and what banks are getting wrong about the data they feed their LLMs.
Ben Chisell, Group CEO, Paysend
Paysend Group CEO Ben Chisell on building a £1 billion revenue business with fewer than 500 people, why AI should go to your best performers first, and the stablecoin launching in October.
Michelle Stewart, Head of Finance, Nous
Michelle Stewart shares how AI is democratising financial support and why fintech should shift the burden of money management away from consumers.
My Advice on AI: Pauline Babel of Spendesk
Spendesk CFO Pauline Babel shares practical advice on embedding AI into finance workflows, balancing automation with human judgement, and delivering measurable business value.
David Zwick, Chief Financial Officer, Billtrust
David Zwick discusses three decades in finance, why AR automation matters, and how CFOs should approach AI investment with discipline over hype.
John Buttress, Founder and CEO, Fincentive
From the doorstep to the digital payslip: how one founder is bringing the 'man from the Pru' into the smartphone era for 11 million UK pensioners.
Mark Andreev, Chief Operating Officer, Exactly.com
Mark Andreev discusses transparent pricing, human-first support, and why fair payment solutions shouldn't be a privilege reserved for enterprise clients.