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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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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

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