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FinovateSpring 2026

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inovateSpring 2026 brings together senior-level executives, innovators, and decision-makers from top banks, investment firms, and credit unions to shape the future of fintech. The event features actionable insights from industry leaders, interactive demos, expert-led sessions, and opportunities for tailored networking. Key themes include customer engagement…

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43Voices
9Underwriters
5Exhibitors
9On the bill · sessions
52Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at FinovateSpring, in alphabetical order.
Aditya Vikram Singh
Vice President Engineering - Commercial Card & Brex Integration · Capital One
Amber Buker
Chief Research Officer, Travillian · Travillian
Ami Iceman Haueter
Chief Research and Digital Experience Officer · MSU Federal Credit Union
Amit Meshram
Executive Director & Principal Engineer · JPMorganChase
Ana Liza Grandner
Chief Payments Officer · First Bank of the Lake
Angi Milano
Fintech consultant · Maven Advisory
Aniruddha Ghosal
Vice President, Product Management · JP Morgan Chase
Asya Bradley
Startups & Venture Capital Lead, Stripe · Stripe
Ben Maxim
Chief Digital Strategy & Innovation Officer · MSU Federal Credit Union
David Penn
Research Analyst, Finovate · Finovate
Deepa Chatterjee
SVP, Business Development and GTM · U.S. Bank
Doug Wilber
Operating Partner, SixThirty · SixThirty
Gabriella Brignardello
Partner, Fika Ventures · Fika Ventures
Gary Fan
Chief Operating Officer · RBB
Greg Palmer
Vice President, Finovate · Finovate
Huong Tran
Founder & Managing Partner, 6igma Ventures · 6igma Ventures
Hussain Punjani
Founder & CEO, Agentix · Agentix
Ivan Vaquero
Founder & CEO, BUOH · BUOH
Jason O’Dell
VP, Voice Services Manager · First Horizon Bank
Jennifer White
Managing Director, Financial Services, J.D. Power · J.D. Power
Jonathan Krutchik
Co-Founder, ValueAssure · ValueAssure
Jon Lakefish
Founder · Lakefish Group

— and 21 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Auth0Grade 3
CamundaGrade 3
CiscoGrade 3
InbentaGrade 5
LexisNexis Risk SolutionsGrade 3
LILTGrade 3
OmiliaGrade 4
OutsystemsGrade 3
PlaidGrade 3
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The Programme

Selected from 9 sessions on the bill.
  • 6:00pm - 6:05pm

    Welcome From Finovate

    IMPACT+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:05pm - 6:10pm

    Welcome From Finovate

    LEADERS+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:05pm - 6:15pm

    Keynote Address: Emerging Opportunities For Startups & Investors

    IMPACT+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:10pm - 6:25pm

    Analyst Insight: Where Will It Break? The Fault Lines in Bank/Fintech Partnerships

    LEADERS+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:15pm - 6:40pm

    Investor Power Panel: From Pitch to Partnership: What Fintech Startups Need to Know About VCs

    What are VCs looking for in fintech partnerships? How do startups build relationships with VCs, even when not fundraising? How should startups prepare and deliver investor pitches?…

    IMPACT+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:25pm - 6:40pm

    Fireside Chat: The Escalation Of Geopolitical Risk – What Does It Mean For Banks & Their Customers?

    Join our out of the box keynote speaker for a big-picture view of the forces reshaping the global landscape — a war in Europe, tensions in The Middle East, rising authoritarianism,…

    LEADERS+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:40pm - 7:15pm

    Power Panel: The AI Revolution – How Will The Interface Between Humans & AI Evolve? Resolving The Human Touch Dilemma By Using AI To Empower Not Replace The Front Line

    Exploring how customers are using and building relationships with AI models & what it could mean for the future of financial services When we deploy AI solutions, whether internall…

    LEADERS+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 6:40pm - 7:15pm

    Startup Pitches From Fintech’s Rising Stars

    IMPACT+ BY INVITATION ONLY
  • 7:15pm - 8:15pm

    Drinks & Networking (BY INVITATION ONLY)

    LEADERS+ & IMPACT+ Networking (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 52 companies, parsed from the program.

52 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
5Exhibitingexhibitor only
38Companies Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

79% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1637%
  • Founder / Owner614%
  • VP-level716%
  • Director / Head of512%
  • Manager / Lead512%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Research / Science25%
  • Other roles12%

Of 43 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Auth0Sp·G
  2. 02CamundaSp·G
  3. 03CiscoSp·G
  4. 04Finovate3V
  5. 05InbentaSp·G
  6. 06LexisNexis Risk SolutionsSp·G
  7. 07LILTSp·G
  8. 08OmiliaSp·G
  9. 09OutSystemsSp·G
  10. 10PlaidSp·G
  11. 11AloanEx
  12. 12AlphaPointEx
  13. 13BankUniverseEx
  14. 14BaselayerEx
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
grade 37
78% of 9
grade 41
11% of 9
grade 51
11% of 9
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters