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.