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New Track for 2026

Business Banking Innovation

Smarter Banking for Every Business

FinTech Connect Business Banking Innovation track session
2026 Track Narrative

New for 2026: business banking is undergoing its most significant structural shift in a generation. Embedded finance has made it possible for non-bank platforms to serve SMEs at scale. Open banking is enabling real-time cash visibility that legacy systems never could. And the pressure on business current accounts, lending margins and service fees is intensifying from all directions. This track is built for the banking professionals navigating those pressures and for finance professionals demanding modern product choices, creating a bi-directional platform for both sides of the story.

Who Attends This Track

Financial Directors
CFOs
Head of Business Banking
Head of SME Banking
MD / Director, Commercial Banking
Head of Embedded Finance
Head of Business Lending
Chief Product Officer (Business Banking)
Head of Open Banking
VP / Director, Business Payments
Head of Business Current Accounts
Head of Business Banking Technology
Head of Financial Inclusion
Head of Banking-as-a-Service

Key Attendee Benefits

01

Benchmark your digital product roadmap against what is already live across challenger banks, high street banks and fintech lenders

02

Explore open banking and API use cases delivering measurable improvements in SME cash management, lending and service experience

03

Build a clearer view of where SME lending technology is heading, and how to position products around regulatory change in 2026 and beyond

04

Learn how banks are approaching financial inclusion across business banking as both a regulatory priority and commercial opportunity

05

Assess the commercial model, risk framework and technology stack needed to structure a viable BaaS proposition

06

Join a two-way conversation between Financial Directors and Business Banking leaders on what SMEs actually need from their providers

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Sarah Davies

CFO & Corporate Services Director, RNLI
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Sharon Naidoo

Chief Financial Officer UK & EU, TransUnion
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Mohamed ELMeadawy

Vice President Finance - Emerging Markets, Groupe SEB
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Diego Calascibetta

Group VP / Managing Director - Global Head of Fintech Station (Strategic Partnerships), Santander Group
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Dominic Wade

CEO, Zempler Bank
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Thorsten Seeger

Management Board Member, SME Bank
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Adam Tarpey

Head of SME Lending, Starling
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Nick Lines

Managing Director, Head of Personalisation & Content, Lloyds Banking Group - Business & Commercial Bank
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Ahmad Aboelyazeed

Fintech Partnerships Lead, Commercial International Bank of Egypt CIB
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Arnaud-Amaury Severac

Co-Head Fintech & Insurtech EMEA, BNP Paribas
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Jon Hart

Enterprise Sales Lead, Sage
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Andras Kohl

Head of Finance Service - Tesco Central Europe, Tesco Business Solutions
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Gordon Stuart

Senior Vice President, Embedded Services, Sage
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Wasim Mushtaq

Founder, 1CG
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Csilla Torma

Finance & HR Leader, Chiel Worldwide
    Business Banking Innovation

    Primary Content Themes

    01

    How banks must respond to a faster, more demanding business customer

    02

    SME lending innovation: credit decisioning, open banking data, and alternative models

    03

    Banking-as-a-Service: building and buying the right infrastructure

    04

    Business current accounts: competing in a commoditised market

    05

    Open banking for treasury and cash management

    06

    Financial inclusion in business banking: underserved segments and regulatory push

    07

    Neobank and challenger bank business models: what traditional banks can learn

    08

    Value creation 2027: learning the Financial Directors framework for measurable success