Ravi Ranjan, Co-Founder & CEO, Finexer
Ravi Ranjan discusses building regulated Open Banking infrastructure for mid-market platforms, closing the access gap in financial services, and the future of account-to-account payments.
Embedded Finance
Luke Trayfoot, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, YouLend
Luke Trayfoot discusses embedded finance, SME capital access, and why funding should move at the speed of modern business.
Alex Mifsud, Co-founder and CEO, Weavr
Alex Mifsud discusses how Weavr is building safer embedded finance infrastructure and why financial services should adapt to software workflows, not the other way around.
Jason Murphy & Ali Adam, Co-founders, Chest
The Chest co-founders on turning everyday spending into pension contributions, solving the £25k retirement shortfall facing Gen Z, and why embedded financial outcomes will define fintech's next chapter.
Roman Lavrentyev, Co-Founder and COO, Uzum
Roman Lavrentyev shares how Uzum became Uzbekistan's first unicorn by building an integrated digital ecosystem serving over 20 million users monthly.
My Advice to Banks on AI: Philipp Buschmann of AAZZUR
AAZZUR's CEO shares candid advice on where banks are getting AI wrong, what they should prioritise, and why the shift has already happened.
James Gozney, Founder & CEO, Aslan
James Gozney discusses revolutionising employee pay through payroll-embedded financial services, reducing costs for employers while increasing take-home pay.
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.
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.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Sean Forward of ClearBank
Sean Forward, Business Manager for Digital Currency at ClearBank, shares his predictions on institutional digital asset adoption, stablecoin growth, and regulatory priorities for 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Alex Taylor of Mangopay
Alex Taylor, UK Managing Director at Mangopay, shares predictions on agentic AI, stablecoins, and the rise of in-app wallets reshaping platform economics in 2026.
2026 FinTech Predictions: Insights from Raman Korneu of myTU
myTU's CEO shares predictions on AI-driven banking, invisible finance, and why fintechs must prioritise profitable growth over user acquisition in 2026.