My Advice to Banks on AI: Meryem Habibi of Bitpace
Bitpace's CRO shares why banks must treat AI as infrastructure, not features, and the hard decisions executives are avoiding on legacy transformation.
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Alessandro Hatami, Founder & Managing Partner, Pacemakers
Alessandro Hatami discusses bridging the gap between traditional banks and fintech innovation, the future of AI-native financial services, and why genuine interoperability is banking's biggest challenge.
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 Andy Davies of Endava
Andy Davies, Senior Global Payments Specialist at Endava, shares predictions on AI moving from experimentation to production, API commercialisation, and embedded finance reshaping banking.
Baran Ozkan, Co-founder and CEO, Flagright
Baran Ozkan discusses building Flagright, an AI-native AML platform helping financial institutions detect financial crime in real-time across 30+ countries.
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 Toine van Beusekom of Icon Solutions
Icon Solutions' Strategy Director shares predictions on payment consolidation, AI adoption, ISO 20022 monetisation, and the strategic imperatives shaping banking in 2026.
Warren Whitfield, CEO, Modern World Business Solutions
Warren Whitfield discusses his journey from upholstery to fintech, building MWBS to combat merchant services mis-selling, and launching the world's first AI-enabled payments terminal.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Aaron Holmes of Kani Payments
Aaron Holmes, CEO of Kani Payments, predicts a shift from growth-at-any-cost to trust and resilience, with AI's real impact coming from behind-the-scenes operational transformation.
André Neves, CTO & Co-Founder, ZBD
André Neves discusses building ZBD, the payment stack for games and interactive entertainment, enabling real-time transactions and rewards through Bitcoin Lightning and fiat rails.
Rav Hayer, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Thoughtworks
Today we're meeting Rav Hayer, Managing Director for the UK
Bjarni Thor Sigurdsson, Chief Commercial Officer, PAYSTRAX
Today we're meeting Bjarni Thor Sigurdsson, Chief Commercial Officer at