Finance & Banking

6th Financial Innovation Forum – Payments & RegTech 2026

The 6th Financial Innovation Forum – Payments & RegTech is a one-day premium gathering in London for UK and Europe’s payments and RegTech leaders. Senior decision-makers from banks, fintechs, merchants, consultancies and regulators meet for a packed agenda of keynotes, panel discussions and case studies exploring instant payments, open banking, digital ident…

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57Speakers
7Sponsors
46Exhibitors
75On the bill · sessions
67Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 6th, in alphabetical order.
Ainsley Ward
Vice President, Payments Solutions · CGI
Aisling Twomey
Head of FinCrime, Business Banking, EU, Sanctions, U16s · Monzo
Alex Dunn
Director - Strategic Growth, Visa Direct Network & Operations · Visa
Andrew Clifford
Global Head Anti-Bribery & Corruption · Standard Chartered Bank
Anne Markey
Managing Director · Alvarez & Marsal
Anthony Corner
Chief Regulatory Officer · Cardaq
Anton Globus
Group Director of Finance and Innovation · Paysend
Boran Demirdag
Head of Financial Crime and Conduct Risk · Starling Bank
Briony Krikorian-Slade
Head of Governance & Strategy · UK Payments Initiative
Charlotte Baker
CCO and MLRO Bitstamp UK · Robinhood
Chris Aruliah
Chief Commercial Officer · Agant
Chris Redmond
Director · IBM Promontory
Clare Pearson
Co-Founder Payments Specialist · Pearson Booth Consulting
Cyrille Salle de Chou
Former Chief Risk Officer · Starling Bank and HSBC
Damian Richardson
Head of Payments Product and Schemes · NatWest
Daniel Jonas
Chief Strategy Officer · Currency Network
Dr. Ainsley Ward
Vice President, Payments Solutions · CGI
Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe
Head of AI for Local Growth · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Fabian Meyer
Founder & Managing Partner · Amaranth Advisory
Florent Odai
Senior Manager Payments & Daily Banking · Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Gaurav Sharma
Head of Payments, UK & US - Payments Hub · Getnet Platforms
George Kellogg
Head of Risk & Compliance, Institutional Capital Services · JTC Group
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Amaranth Advisory
ARKK
BPC
Damex.io
Finovox
UMCA Technologies
Vivox.AI
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Agenda

Selected from 75 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:30-09:00

    REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

    Participants arrive, register, and enjoy welcome coffee

  • 09:00-09:05

    WELCOME ADDRESS

    Opening welcome address delivered by the Executive Director of QUBE Events.

  • 09:05-09:10

    CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

    Setting the stage for the day’s discussions.

  • 09:10-09:35

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A UK PAYMENTS OUTLOOK

  • 09:10-09:35

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: UK PAYMENTS OUTLOOK

  • 09:10-09:35

    UK PAYMENTS OUTLOOK

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A
  • 09:35-10:05

    DIGITAL ASSETS & PAYMENTS - STABLECOINS, TOKENISED MONEY AND UK MARKET READINESS

    Real-world payment use cases: settlement, treasury, cross-border flows and merchant acceptance. Regulatory expectations: consumer protection, safeguarding/segregation, disclosures,…

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
  • 09:35-10:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A DIGITAL ASSETS & PAYMENTS - STABLECOINS, TOKENISED MONEY AND UK MARKET READINESS

    - Real-world payment use cases: settlement, treasury, cross-border flows and merchant acceptance - Regulatory expectations: consumer protection, safeguarding/segregation, disclosur…

  • 09:35-10:05

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: DIGITAL ASSETS & PAYMENTS - STABLECOINS, TOKENISED MONEY AND UK MARKET READINESS

    Real-world payment use cases: settlement, treasury, cross-border flows and merchant acceptance. Regulatory expectations: consumer protection, safeguarding/segregation, disclosures,…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 67 companies show up, and 34 bet on three roles at once?

67 companies. 34 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.

Who's in the room
34All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
10Exhibitingexhibitor only
23Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Amaranth Advisory·BPC·Vivox AI·ARKK·Damex.io·Finovox·UMCA Technologies·Lloyds Banking Group·Starling Bank·ACI Worldwide·Agant·AWS·Cardaq·CLOWD9·Getnet Platforms·Intrepid Fox·JTC Group·Kraken·Mastercard·Modulr·NatWest·Nium

Speakers by seniority

81% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1628%
  • Founder / Owner35%
  • VP-level47%
  • Director / Head of2340%
  • Manager / Lead59%
  • Other roles611%

Of 57 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Amaranth AdvisorySpEx1V
  2. 02BPCSpEx1V
  3. 03Vivox AISpEx1V
  4. 04ARKKSpEx
  5. 05Damex.ioSpEx
  6. 06FinovoxSpEx
  7. 07UMCA TechnologiesSpEx
  8. 08Lloyds Banking GroupEx2V
  9. 09Starling BankEx2V
  10. 10ACI WorldwideEx1V
  11. 11AgantEx1V
  12. 12AWSEx1V
  13. 13CardaqEx1V
  14. 14CLOWD9Ex1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified7
100% of 7
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