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Payments Innovation

Powering the Future of Payments

2026 Track Narrative

If your product depends on moving money, onboarding users, or reducing fraud at speed, this is the stage that turns policy direction into competitive advantage. In 2027, payments will become a critical infrastructure question that can only be resolved with cross-party consensus and collaboration. Hear from a spectrum of stakeholders who all hold a key to strengthening the UK and EU, from institutional voices to fast-moving fintechs and blockchain innovators.

Who Attends This Track

Head of Payments
Head of Payments Strategy
Head of Payments Product
Head of Payments Technology
Head of Transaction Banking
Head of Embedded Payments
VP / Director, Global Payments
Head of Real-Time Payments
Head of Cross-Border Payments
Head of Correspondent Banking
Head of Liquidity Management
Head of ISO 20022 Programme
Chief Payments Officer

Key Attendee Benefits

01

Understand how payments are becoming critical infrastructure for banks, fintechs, merchants and the wider UK and EU economy

02

Hear from payments leaders across HSBC, Citi, BNY, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and NatWest on what is already changing in enterprise payments

03

Assess how real-time infrastructure is reshaping liquidity management, treasury operations and intelligent payment flows

04

Get the regulatory outlook across PSD3, FPS, ISO 20022, stablecoins and cross-border payment reform

05

Explore where embedded finance and embedded payments are reshaping B2B payment products, partner models and customer expectations

06

Separate live AI use cases in fraud detection and payment security from areas still stuck in experimentation

07

Understand the B2B payments transformation across open banking, APIs and enterprise payment infrastructure

08

Evaluate embedded payments partners through the right commercial, technical, compliance and security questions

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Payments Innovation

Primary Content Themes

01

Fintechs ready to step up: what the supply side of payments technology providers need to consider at the enterprise level

02

Real-time payments and liquidity management in a digital-first world

03

Embedded finance and the restructuring of B2B payments

04

Cross-border payments: G20 roadmap, stablecoins, and interoperability

05

Agent orchestration in payments for 2027

06

Stablecoins and CBDCs: the UK and EU's path to instant, 24/7 and low-cost global transfers

07

Open banking APIs and corporate payment infrastructure

08

Financial inclusion through alternative and emerging payment methods

Past Delegations Include

HSBC
Citi
BNY
BNP Paribas
Standard Chartered
NatWest
Bank of America
Bank of England
Bank of Finland
Lloyds
SMBC
Mastercard
Stripe
ClearBank
Moorwand
Pleo
Wise
Jifiti
Innovate Finance
KPMG

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