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FS Futures: Banking & Payments

May 14th, 10:00am
Sister, Renold Building


FinTech North is delighted to announce our new conference FS Futures: Banking & Payments, hosted in partnership with BPC and hosted by Sister, taking place in the heart of Manchester’s thriving financial and digital ecosystem.

As the pace of change in banking accelerates, this half-day conference will bring together key voices from across the financial services spectrum – from digital challengers to traditional banks, regional FinTech innovators to infrastructure enablers – to explore how the sector is evolving in response to new technologies, customer expectations, economic realities, and risk.

The event will pose the question: What will banking & payments look like over the next decade – and who is building it?

Themes will include:

· Banking 3.0 & Tech Transformation – Open banking, build/buy/partner strategies, CX/UX, trust, regulation

· AI in Action – Agentic Payments & Commerce and cutting-edge AI Innovation

· Regulation & Innovation – Balancing compliance with fast-moving financial services innovation

· Fraud & FinCrime – Technology’s role in detection, prevention, and risk management

· Future Payments Infrastructure – CBDCs, tokenisation, commercial VRPs, agentic payments, digital ID

· FinTech Spotlight – Regional founders and scale-ups pitching the next wave of banking innovation

Why Attend?

Whether you’re a FinTech innovator, banking leader, investor, tech provider, or policy-maker, this event offers the opportunity to:

– Connect with banking and FinTech leaders from across the region

– Discover partnership and collaboration opportunities

– Gain insight into emerging technologies, customer expectations, and regulatory priorities

– Explore Manchester’s role as a national powerhouse in financial innovation

We’re excited to share more information about our agenda and speakers soon. For more information and opportunities for collaboration, please reach out to us at info@fintechnorth.uk.


Event Schedule


Arrival & Registration

Welcome from FinTech North

Delivered by Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
Session hosted by Rachel England, Events & Project Manager, FinTech North

Welcome from Sister

Delivered by Dr. Karim Bahou, Head of Innovation, Sister

Welcome from BPC

Delivered by Julian Farley, Sales Director, UK & Europe, BPC

North of England FinTech Report findings: Banking & Payments

Delivered by Foluso Laguda, Strategy & Innovation Consultant, Whitecap Consulting

Banking 3.0: Technology Reshaping Financial Services

• Robert Thickett, Digital Policy Manager, BSA
• Deborah Walker, Director of Development, Manchester Building Society
• Lindsay Gustafsson, NED, Leeds Credit Union
• Andy Sacre, Head of Payments, Monzo
• Moderator: Paul Love Twelves, Consultant, BPC

An update on the Bank's DLT Innovation Challenge

• Delivered by Prem Munday, Lead Solution Architect – DLT & Blockchain, Bank of England

Audience Q&A

Lunch & Networking

Navigating Fraud, FinCrime and the role of Tech in the Risk Landscape

• Peter Jones, Director - UK MLRO, Head of Financial Crime Compliance, CapitalOne
• Naheed Akram, Director, Karakor Consultancy
• Chris Anderson, Managing Partner, CubeMatch
• Moderator: Vijay Ray, Associate Director, RSM

The Future of Payments Infrastructure

• Tom Burton, Director, External Affairs & Public Policy, GoCardless
• Josh Cowen, Partnerships & Key Account Manager, tell.money
• Parveen Dhanda, Co-COO, Gemba
• Moderator: Clare Pearson, Founder, Peason Booth Consulting & PSR Panel Member

Banking Innovation in the Wider Ecosystem: A showcase

• Jen Lothian, CEO & Co-founder, Onteric
• Priya Lakshmi, Co-founder & CEO, AISSURED
• Gerardo Brillante, Senior Sales Manager, ZEN.COM
• Session moderated by Rachel England, Events & Project Manager, FinTech North

Closing remarks

Networking

Event to close

Event Location


FS Futures: Banking & Payments
Sister, Renold Building
32a Altrincham Street
Manchester
M1 7JR

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