GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 3C83FD
Finance & Banking

24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum

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he 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum returns to Zurich, bringing together international payments and RegTech leaders to explore how banks, fintechs, PSPs, and regulators are advancing operations and growth through innovation and regulatory change. The event features practical discussions on instant payments, Open Finance, AI for compliance, stablecoins…

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46Voices
9Underwriters
9Exhibitors
13On the bill · sessions
47Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at 24th, in alphabetical order.
Agata Marty
Co-Founder & CEO; Board Member and Secretary · FinCredible; Swiss Fintech Association
Alexandra Lloyd
Risk & Compliance Manager, Head of AML · YouHodler
Alex Maruta
Product Director · Natech Banking Solutions
Andra-Maria Maute
Executive Board Member & DLT Lead · Swiss Fintech Innovations
Ashley Barnes
Head of European Regional Treasury Centre (RTC) Countries Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg & Switzerland · HSBC Bank plc
Benjamin Richter
AI Specialist · Nexi Switzerland
Cedric Ming
MLaw, CAMS, Founder, MFM Regulatory Advisory; Former Head of Compliance, Swiss Digital Bank
Chris McAteer
Chief Compliance Officer · AMINA Bank
David G.W. Birch
Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial Services
David Kauer
Senior Innovation Manager and Member of Management · PostFinance
Edouard Hurstel
General Manager, Europe · Lorum
Efi Pylarinou
Global Fintech & Tech Thought Leader
Elisa-Sophie Eikevaag
Head of Multi-Rail Fraud Prevention · SIX
Enrico Giacoletto
Managing Partner and Founder · EasyReg
Erik Meierhoff
Chief Commercial Officer · Wallee Group
Eva Maybud
Managing Director · Accenture Finance & Risk Services
Fabian Meyer
Founder & Managing Partner · Amaranth Advisory
Géraldine Monchau-Richard
Co-Founder Women in WEB3 Switzerland and Head of Business Development · Allnews
Hartwig Gerhartinger
Global Lead Compliance Regulatory Enterprise Risk Government Affairs · Paysafe Payment Solutions Ltd
Jan Freudenreich
Head of IT Security · Basler Kantonalbank
JB Helip
Global Head of Payment Third Party Risk & Governance · eBay
Jeff-Richard Angehrn
CFO / Leiter Services · Raiffeisen Bank Zürich

— and 24 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Amaranth Advisory
BioCatch
Damex.io
discai
DYDON AI
easyReg
ForenSwiss
UMCA Technologies
Vivox AI
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The Programme

Selected from 13 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00-09:10

    WELCOME ADDRESS

    Opening Remarks - Overview of the day and 2026 priorities across Payments and RegTech

  • 09:10-09:35

    OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: Your Bank's AI Strategy is Wrong

  • 09:35-10:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: The Future of Payments & Compliance in 2026

    What is changing across Switzerland and Europe: regulation, infrastructure and customer expectations. Supervisor priorities: governance, outsourcing, resilience and audit-ready evi…

  • 10:05-10:35

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: From Theory to Execution – How Agentic AI is Reshaping Payments Compliance

  • 10:35-11:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Financial Crime: AI Driven Defence & ‘Follow the Money’ Collaboration

    Stopping scams and mule networks with joined-up signals across identity, device and behaviour. Explainable AI for investigators: governance, audit trails and human oversight. Colla…

  • 11:35-12:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Wallets & Super Apps: Adoption, Competition & Policy in CH/EU

    Wallets vs cards vs A2A: economics, user experience and merchant acceptance. Identity and authentication: passkeys, risk-based step-up and lower-friction checkout. Trust and transp…

  • 12:05-12:35

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: Agentic Experiences

    Focusing on what agentic journeys mean in financial services, practical use cases, and what it takes to move from concept to compliant, scalable execution.

  • 12:35-13:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Cross-Border B2B Payments: Interoperability, Transparency & Compliance

    End-to-end visibility and reconciliation: reducing friction and exceptions. Sanctions and screening acceleration: faster decisions without higher risk.

  • 14:00-14:30

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: AI in Swiss Finance: Governance, Risk & ROI

    Model governance, testing, and documentation that passes scrutiny. From pilots to production: priority use cases and measurable returns. Guardrails: privacy, fairness and model dri…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 47 companies show up — and 8 bet on three roles at once?

47 companies. eight are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
8All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
1Exhibitingexhibitor only
37Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Amaranth Advisory·BioCatch·easyReg·Vivox AI·discai·DYDON AI·ForenSwiss·UMCA Technologies

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

74% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite817%
  • Founder / Owner715%
  • Director / Head of1941%
  • Manager / Lead49%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC24%
  • Advisor / Investor24%
  • Other roles37%

Of 46 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Amaranth AdvisorySpEx1V
  2. 02BioCatchSpEx1V
  3. 03easyRegSpEx1V
  4. 04Vivox AISpEx1V
  5. 05discaiSpEx
  6. 06DYDON AISpEx
  7. 07ForenSwissSpEx
  8. 08UMCA TechnologiesSpEx
  9. 09Damex.ioSp
  10. 10DamexEx
  11. 11Accenture Finance & Risk Services1V
  12. 12Acrea1V
  13. 13Allnews1V
  14. 14Alpian Bank1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified9
100% of 9