Payments as Critical Infrastructure. The UK’s Path Towards a Varied, Secure and Sovereign Payments Architecture

01 Dec 2026
As the UK looks to modernise rails, strengthen resilience and support greater choice, the question is how to build a payments architecture that is secure, sovereign and fit for the next decade. This opening keynote examines the strategic choices shaping the UK’s payments future and how a holistic mindset shift on the value of payments infrastructure needs to be evaluated.
Speakers
Sarah Davies
Sarah Davies, CFO & Corporate Services Director - RNLI