Applied AI in Finance
Beyond the AI Hype to Real-World Impact
New to 2026: Ever feel like you walked away from a conference with nothing actionable today? Especially around AI, the conversation can veer into the conceptual, and this is a problem especially considering how revolutionary AI will become in our Economy. The rules of this stage are simple. Every session, panel and conversation will be backed by a case study, whitepaper or application that you can take back to the office immediately.
Real deployments and uses. Real numbers. Real problems encountered and how they were solved. So, if you're needing that reason to leave the office and come down to Fintech Connect, here it is.
Who Attends This Track
Key Attendee Benefits
Engage with sessions grounded in research, case studies and real-world AI applications across financial services
Understand what production-grade AI actually requires in a regulated institution, beyond vendor promises
Identify the recurring failure modes in financial AI deployments, and how to avoid them
Learn what it takes to move AI use cases through model risk, compliance and regulatory scrutiny
Assess the practical requirements for production deployment, from data quality and model monitoring to human oversight and change management
See what agentic AI looks like in financial services today, including early live deployments and what they are proving
Connect with the practitioners running AI inside financial institutions, not just the consultants advising from the outside