rewrite this title FinovateEurope is Coming Up. Here Are My Top Agenda Picks. – Finovate

The holiday season is well underway, and once it wraps up, FinovateEurope will be right around the corner. And with fintech evolving faster than ever, next year’s event, taking place February 10 and 11 in London, is shaping up to be one of the most important gatherings of the year for anyone working in financial services, banking, and fintech. The event features more than 100 expert speakers, 30+ live demos, and a packed agenda with deep dives into AI, embedded finance, decentralized finance, and cross-border banking.

As someone who studies and writes about fintech, here are the handful of sessions I’m most excited about and why I think they matter for the next wave of fintech:

Keynote Address: AI First Banking – Why Agentic AI is Truly A New Frontier In Banking

Alpesh Doshi, Managing Partner at Redcliffe Capital will examine how banks can harness agentic AI, discuss agentic commerce, and take a look at a future where bots are customers.

AI, Everything, Everywhere, All At Once: Getting Beyond The Hype – How Financial Institutions Can Use AI To Make Money Or Save Money

This panel, featuring Theo Lau, book author and Founder of Unconventional Ventures; Arthur J. O’Connor, Academic Director of Data Science & Generative AI at CUNY School of Professional Studies; and Norman Tambach, Group Chief Financial Officer at Mashreq; will spend 25 minutes filtering out AI hype from reality. The group will unpack how to measure the success of AI investments, reveal what they see as the biggest opportunities when it comes to leveraging AI, examine AI regulation, and more.

Analyst All Stars: How financial services have been changed forever

This is always one of my favorite sessions, because it offers a fast-paced look at the top up-and-coming trends. Four leading fintech analysts will each be given seven minutes on stage to present their analysis of what has changed, what is new, and what is coming next in the industry.

Digital Banking In The Artificial Intelligence Era – How Can Banks Adapt To Serving Non-human Customers?

This fireside chat with David Birch, Principal at 15Mb, will offer a peek into the new era of digital banking, one that will be fueled by AI. While banks are prepping their own AI tools for internal use, consumers are also adapting to the AI-first world. Birch will discuss how banks can serve the new era of non-human customers.

Live Demo Sessions + 30+ Fintech Innovation Showcases

Far more than just talking points, Finovate’s hallmark demos give attendees a first look at real, deployable fintech products across payments, lending, compliance, and more. For anyone serious about fintech transformation or looking for new tools, the demo stage is the best place to see the future before it hits the market.

As FinovateEurope gets closer, we’ll be covering more highlights and takeaways from the agenda, as well as speaker highlights and a deeper dive into the demos. If you missed it, be sure to take a closer look at three of the Executive Briefing sessions.

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