Program
Day 1
March 18, 2026
Open to all
DarwFin: Survival of the Fittest in Wealth Management. The next decade will determine which firms evolve — and which disappear.
08:30
–Duration: 0:30
Organizer: Inveztly

Wealth management is entering its Darwinian phase. A historic wealth transfer, rapidly changing investor expectations and the rise of data and AI are transforming the industry. In this short digital session we introduce DarwFin — a framework describing how wealth management firms now compete on adaptability.
Location: Digital event link: DarwFin: Survival of the Fittest in Wealth Management Onsdag, den 18 mars · 8:30–9:00am Tidszon: Europe/Stockholm Google Meet anslutningsinformation Videosamtalslänk: https://meet.google.com/oke-zefj-daz Eller ring: (SE) +46 8 505 453 49 Pinkod: 811 081 808# Fler telefonnummer: https://tel.meet/oke-zefj-daz?pin=9749850909768
By invitation only
Stockholm Fintech Week: Founders Breakfast
09:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: Hosted by Copenhagen Fintech Lab, BlackFin Capital Partners and Luminar Ventures.

To kick off Stockholm Fintech Week, we’re bringing together a curated group of founders building in fintech and adjacent fields, together with investors, for breakfast. Founders actively scaling across markets, repeat entrepreneurs, and ambitious early-stage teams thinking globally from day one – gathered in the same room at the start of the week. The aim is simple: A gathering for the builders shaping Nordic fintech, sharing perspectives over an outstanding breakfast and setting the tone for the days ahead. Format 09:00 Breakfast & conversations 11:00 Wrap Register for the event: https://luma.com/g00t80e8 Attendance is subject to approval. Limited capacity at the venue.
Location: Register to See Address Stockholm, Stockholms län
Full
FI:s innovationscenter bjuder in till dialog om stablecoins [only in Swedish]
10:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: FINANSINSPEKTIONEN

THIS SESSION IS NOW FULLUY BOOKED AND NO MORE REGISTRATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED **PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD IN SWEDISH** Finansinspektionen bjuder in till ett dialogmöte om stablecoins och deras potentiella roll i det finansiella systemet. Vi diskuterar möjligheter för betalningar, risker kopplade till stabilitet, konsumentskydd och kriminalitet samt vägen framåt ur ett svenskt perspektiv. Dialogen riktar sig till aktörer inom den finansiella sektorn, myndigheter, teknikföretag och andra intressenter. Utöver FI medverkar även Riksbanken och Finansdepartementet. Mötet hålls på svenska. Läs mer på fi.se
Location: Finansinspektionen (Sveavägen 44)
Open to all
Lunch Talk: Operational resilience, third-party risk, and data accessibility
11:30
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: GLOBAL RELAY

**THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND IS NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS ** Operational resilience is rising on the regulatory agenda as outages, cyberattacks, and geopolitical risks grow more complex. With increasingly interconnected systems, organizations depend on global providers and must trust vendors to stay resilient. Join us for insights on third‑party risk, technology‑driven resilience, regulatory expectations, and data residency. Complimentary lunch included.
Location: Global Relay Stockholm Office Regeringsgatan 25 111 53 Stockholm Sweden
Open to all
ROUNDTABLE – How will Stablecoins reshape Nordic Finance?
15:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: Nordic Blockchain Association, Blockchain Sweden, K33 and Coinmotion

Stablecoins are growing fast! But how are the Nordics adopting to it? Join Nordic Blockchain Association, Blockchain Sweden, K33 and Coinmotion for a Roundtable where we discuss the status of the Nordic landscape. The Swedish FSA invites to a dialogue roundtable on Stablecoins – we follow up directly and bring the dialogue further for everyone who could not attend the FSA. Join us and hear how Stablecoins are being used in practice and to sShape a way forward for Stablecoin usage in the Nordics.
Location: Elements, Jakobsbergsgatan 24
Open to all
Warm-up panel Stlhm Fintech Week
16:30
–Duration: 4:00
Organizer: Fimento

**THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND NO LONGER ADMITTING REGISTRATIONS. ** Warm-Up Panel | Stockholm Fintech Week The Nordics built fintech's gold standard. Can we keep it? Leaders from SweFintech, Copenhagen Fintech, Norway Fintech, Fintech Farm Helsinki, Zwapgrid, and Fimento get real on AI agents in finance, cross-border momentum, and how FIDA and the AI Act are rewriting the rulebook. 16:30 Registration & mingle 16:45 Copenhagen Fintech Report 17:00–17:45 Panel discussion 17:45–21:00 Networking & fintech karaoke led by Robin Ghosh
Location: Mäster Samuelsgatan 20 (Mood) Stockholm
By invitation only
Cocktails & Compliance
17:00
–Duration: 3:00
Organizer: Bits Technology

We're excited to welcome you to an exclusive evening hosted by Bits Technology at our Stockholm HQ, taking place alongside Stockholm Fintech Week 2026. Join us for drinks, food, and genuine conversation as we dive into the world of AML. Whether you're deep in compliance, building fintech products, or somewhere in between, this is a great opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and explore what's shaping the future of anti-money laundering.
Location: Birger Jarlsgatan 27
Open to all
eIDs & eSignatures in Fintech – eID Easy & Oneflow Community Drinks Meetup
17:30
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: eID Easy & Oneflow

Our side event is a relaxed after-work meetup focused on digital identity in fintech. We’ll discuss the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) and other digital wallets—current status and what’s coming next—along with eSignatures and contract lifecycle management from onboarding to contracts and compliance, real-world use of digital identity in payments and lending, where AI helps (and doesn’t) in verification and fraud prevention, and how cross-border identity and trust services enable digital processes to work across markets.
Location: Oneflow's Stockholm Office, Gävlegatan 12a, 113 30 Stockholm (3rd floor)
Open to all
Mad Money Club: The Power of Passive Income
18:00
–Duration: 3:30
Organizer: Mad Money Club

Mad Money Club: The Power of Passive Income Money Club is an intimate supper club for women to talk openly, unapologetically about money. Get paid in your pyjamas. 💤 This exclusive dinner explores passive income – from investments and rentals to side hustles — with honest stories, practical insights, and real talk about turning money into freedom. Cost: SEK 400–600 (pay via link prior to the dinner).This is conversation, not financial advice.
Location: Bird & Bird Norrlandsgatan 15, 111 43 Stockholm, Sweden
By invitation only
VIP Event
18:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: Stockholm Fintech Week

This is a private evening for Speakers and Partners of Stockholm Fintech Week. A relaxed warmup ahead of the main conference on the 19th. We'll be at The Node, one of Stockholm's best spaces, right in the heart of the city. Drinks, nibbles, good company. A chance to meet the people you'll be spending the day with before things get going. If you're a Speaker or Partner, you should have already received details on how to RSVP. Can't find them? Get in touch and we'll help you out.
Location: The Node – under the fountain, Sergels Torg, 111 57 Stockholm, Sweden
By invitation only
Reception at the Royal Norwegian Embassy
18:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: Finance Innovation & The Royal Norwegian Embassy

During Stockholm Fintech Week, we invite selected startups, investors, and corporates to join us for an informal gathering at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, where you can meet like-minded fintech aficionados. This is an invite-only event. Questions regarding this event must be directed to Finance Innovation: info@financeinnovation.no
Location: Royal Norwegian Embassy, Skarpögatan 4, 115 27 Stockholm
By invitation only
Stockholm Fintech Week networking reception
20:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: Knowit Mambu Signicat & Finance Innovation Norway

Join the leading influencers in banking and finance for an exclusive gathering in Stockholm. We're delighted to extend a special invitation to join us for complimentary drinks, where you’ll have an opportunity network with fintech leaders and decision makers as we kick off Stockholm Fintech Week.
Location: TAK Stockholm
Open to all
SFW2026 Opening Night: The Official Pre-Party
20:00
–Duration: 2:00
Organizer: SFW2026

The night before Stockholm Fintech 2026 opens its doors, we're setting the tone, and what a better place to do this than Stockholms Premier Music Venue – The Node! Join us the evening before for a relaxed night with the fintech crowd. Founders, investors, regulators, partners. The room you want to be in before the big conversations begin. No Program, no agenda, just good people. Get familiar faces in the room before a packed days of insights and bold discussions. Open Bar
Location: The Node : Address: under the fountain, Sergels Torg, 111 57 Stockholm, Sweden
Filter by tracks
- AI Native Finance
- Cross-Track
- Democratization of Wealth
- Finance Everywhere
- Instant Finance and Payments
- Platform Driven Finance
- Startup Pitching
Day 2
Thursday,
March 19
Panels
09:40-
10:20
Instant Payments, Instant Impact: Europe’s Infrastructure Stress Test
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion




10:20-
11:00
Who Needs Finance Teams When Money Is Programmable?
Track: Finance Everywhere
The speaker(s)

James Butterfill
Head of Research at Coinshares
Type: Panelist

Yusuf Özdalga
Partner, Head of U.K and Europe at QED Investors
Type: Panelist

Martynas Pilkis
Business Development Officer at Axiology
Type: Panelist

Chris Crespo
Founding Partner & Chief Editor at Nordic Fintech Magazine
Type: Stage Host
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Panel Discussion




10:20-
11:00
AI in the Driver’s Seat: Automation, Risk, and Decisioning at Scale
Track: AI Native Finance
The speaker(s)

Erika Leo
Business Solutions Manager at CRIF SpA
Type: Panelist

Oleg Seitov
Head of Finance at xpate
Type: Panelist

Henrik Landgren
Co-founder and CPTO at Gilion
Type: Panelist

Baltsar Sahlin
CEO & co-founder at Mynt
Type: Fireside Chat Speaker

Julija Varneckienė
COO & Digitalisation advisor at FinTech
Type: Moderator
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion





11:00-
11:40
Fraud and Cybercrime in Real Time: The New Defense Line
Track: Democratization of Wealth
The speaker(s)

Tara Abdi
CEO & Co-Founder at Brayns AI
Type: Panelist

Erik Vesterlund
Co-Founder & CEO at Reqport
Type: Moderator

Jan Olsson
Detective Chief Inspector / Operations Developer at Swedish Police Authority's NOA, Swedish Cybercrime Centre (SC3)
Type: Panelist

Andreas Widegren
Head of Public Affairs at Nordea SE
Type: Panelist

Gustaf Anselmsson
CEO & Co-Founder at Gokind AB
Type: Panelist
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion





13:00-
13:40
Regulation Without Breaking SMEs
Track: Cross-Track
The speaker(s)

Karin Gabrielsson
CEO & Founder at Champ Consulting
Type: Panelist

Markus Alin
CEO at Sharpfin
Type: Panelist

Vanessa Hurdowar, CAMS
Sales Director, Risk Intelligence. at LSEG
Type: Panelist

Siduri Poli
Partner & CMO at 0TO9 – Bank of Entrepreneurship
Type: Panelist

Enrique Hausmann
Principal at QED Investors
Type: Moderator
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion





13:40-
14:20
The Future Wealth Stack: APIs, Data, and Personalised Portfolios
Track: Democratization of Wealth
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion




14:20-
15:00
Real‑Time Fraud Warfare
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
The speaker(s)

Malkit Chana
Principal Solutions Consultant – Financial Messaging and Payments at Finastra
Type: Panelist

Richard Rosenholtz
Chairman & Co-founder at Nordic RegTech Association
Type: Stage Host

Natasha Hougaard
CEO & Co-Founder at SKJOLDET – The Shield
Type: Startup Pitch

Petter Eriksson
CEO Xpektor at Xpektor
Type: Panelist
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion




15:00-
15:40
The End of Easy Credit? Sweden’s Most Controversial Lending Shift
Track: Finance Everywhere
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion




15:40-
16:20
The Consolidation Wave: Platforms and Blockchain Reshaping Financial Infrastructure
Track: Platform Driven Finance
The speaker(s)

Michael Grela
Head of Financial Services Consultancy & Growth at Speednet
Type: Panelist

Paul Payne
CTO at SaaScada
Type: Panelist

Petter Sandgren
Chief Executive Officer at Centiglobe
Type: Panelist

Gerben Kijne
Product Manager, Frontier Tech at UNICEF
Type: Panelist

Sharlote Leikuma
BDM at DECTA
Type: Moderator
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion





16:20-
17:00
The Silent Takeover: When Platforms Run the Banks
Track: Cross-Track
The speaker(s)

Alexandra Grisanti
Product Led Growth Designer at Heijbel Growth
Type: Panelist

Morten Wischmann
Business Development at Netcompany Banking Services
Type: Panelist

Rasmus Savander
Founder & CEO at Gain Technology
Type: Panelist

Sarah Häger
CCO at Enable Banking
Type: Panelist

Marina Repo
Head of Proposition and Growth at Nordea Bank
Type: Moderator
Stage: Ignite Stage
Panel Discussion





Startup Pitching
10:40-
10:45
Startup Pitching: Vidda Solutions
Track: Startup Pitching
The speaker(s)

Jonas Kullgren
CEO at Vidda Solutions
Type: Startup Pitch
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

10:45-
10:50
Startup Pitching: Pactumize AB
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching


10:50-
10:55
Startup Pitching: Centiglobe
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

10:55-
11:00
Startup Pitching: Axiology
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:00-
11:05
Startup Pitching: Copla
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:05-
11:10
Startup Pitching: SKJOLDET – The Shield
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:10-
11:15
Startup Pitching: SustainAX
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:15-
11:20
Startup Pitching: LeadDoubler
Track: Startup Pitching
The speaker(s)

Morten Matras
CEO at LeadDoubler A/S
Type: Startup Pitch
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:20-
11:25
Startup Pitching: Inveztly
Track: Startup Pitching
The speaker(s)

Göran Farkas
Founder at Inveztly
Type: Startup Pitch
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:25-
11:30
Startup Pitching: Ansvar AI
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:30-
11:35
Startup Pitching: eID Easy
Track: Startup Pitching
The speaker(s)

João Rei
Co-Founder & CBDO at eID Easy
Type: Startup Pitch
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching

11:35-
11:40
Startup Pitching: Coinmotion
Track: Startup Pitching
Stage: Capital Stage
Startup Pitching


Keynotes
09:00-
09:10
Welcome to the 8th Edition of Stockholm Fintech Week
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote


09:40-
10:00
Banking Systems. Rewritten by AI
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

10:00-
10:20
Running Real-Time Money: Marginalen’s Payments Story
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

10:20-
10:40
Bitcoin Capital Markets: From Ideology to Infrastructure
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

10:40-
11:00
Universal Access to Wealth: When Advice Finally Scales
Track: Democratization of Wealth
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote


11:00-
11:20
Digital Credit Is Here: When Bitcoin Starts Paying Yield
Track: Finance Everywhere
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

11:20-
11:40
Swedish Fintech Under the Microscope: What the Numbers Really Say
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

11:20-
11:40
Winning Women: The Future of Wealth is Female
Track: Democratization of Wealth
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

11:40-
12:00
Ethics, AI and the fight for Truth
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

11:40-
12:00
The End of Business as Usual: How to Work Smarter and Faster with AI agents
Track: AI Native Finance
The speaker(s)

Tim Bond
Founder & CEO at CogniScale
Type: Keynote Speaker
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

13:00-
13:20
A Day Delegated: What My AI Agents Reveal About the Future of Fintech
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

13:20-
13:40
Intelligent Money: Our Future is Where Money Thinks For Us
Track: Finance Everywhere
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

13:20-
13:40
The End of the Black Box: Why AI Agents Will Define the Next Era of Finance
Track: AI Native Finance
The speaker(s)

Lotta Domonkos
CEO at Fimento
Type: Keynote Speaker
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

13:40-
14:00
AI compliance for fintech: avoiding the data risks of rapid AI adoption
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

14:00-
14:20
Invisible Finance: When UX Eats the Bank
Track: Finance Everywhere
The speaker(s)

Maria Börjesson
CEO at Netigate
Type: Keynote Speaker
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

14:00-
14:20
Challenging ESG and the Davos Agenda
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

14:20-
14:40
Designing Trust in Finance (UX Design in the Current Age)
Track: Finance Everywhere
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

14:20-
14:40
Cybersecurity in a Quantum World
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

14:40-
15:00
When Banks Step Aside: The Rise of the "Least Powerful" Bank
Track: Finance Everywhere
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

15:00-
15:20
Compliance Isn’t Optional. Neither Is the Right Application Platform
Track: Platform Driven Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote

15:00-
15:20
AI-Powered Compliance Across All Communication Platforms
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Keynote

16:40-
17:00
Can 12 Banks Beat Tether at Its Own Game?
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Innovate Stage
Keynote


Fireside Chats
09:10-
09:40
Invisible Banking: Agentic AI and the Shift to a Bank in the Background
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Fireside Chat


09:40-
10:00
The Concierge Economy: When Machines Shop, Pay, and Decide For You
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Fireside Chat


10:00-
10:20
From Stockholm to Silicon Valley: A Global Investor's View on Nordic Fintech's Future
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Fireside Chat


10:00-
10:20
Capital Has Changed: How to Raise and Exit Now
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Capital Stage
Fireside Chat



10:20-
10:40
Betting on the Builder: How Patient Capital Fuels Fintech in Emerging Markets
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Capital Stage
Fireside Chat



11:00-
11:20
Humans, AI, and the Fight for Customer Trust
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat


11:40-
12:00
When Research Meets Reality: How Academia Is Shaping Fintech Innovation
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Ignite Stage
Fireside Chat



13:00-
13:20
Superpowered Advisory Through AI
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Fireside Chat



13:40-
14:00
Are Banks Still in Charge of the Lending Experience?
Track: Platform Driven Finance
Stage: Disrupt Stage
Fireside Chat


14:40-
15:00
What If Your Bank Actually Knew You?
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat



15:20-
15:40
Why Every Platform Is Becoming a Financial Platform
Track: Cross-Track
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat


15:40-
16:00
Scaling without breaking: the hidden challenges of global fintech infrastructure
Track: Instant Finance and Payments
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat



16:00-
16:20
Why Brussels Bet €10 Million on a Fintech (And What Everyone Else Missed)
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat


16:20-
16:40
The Last Manual Trade: How AI is Making Human Workflows Obsolete in Finance
Track: AI Native Finance
Stage: Innovate Stage
Fireside Chat



Day 2
March 19, 2026
Open to all
Backing the Disruptors: Investor-Startups Session
10:00
–Duration: 2:00

Most investors write checks and wait. The best ones roll up their sleeves and build alongside their portfolio companies. Hear real case studies of investors deploying capital, networks, and expertise to help fintech startups crack new markets and create outsized value. Then watch those companies pitch live during our Startup segment, the challengers rewriting finance from the ground up. This is where ambition meets execution, where capital meets capability, and where the next wave of fintech disruption gets funded, built, and scaled in real time.
Room: Capital Stage
Type: Other
Open to all
Avoid the 5 Common Pitfalls Institutions Face When Entering Digital & Crypto Assets
10:00
–Duration: 1:00
Organizer: FIRI

As institutional interest in digital and crypto assets grows, many organizations face uncertainty around risk/performance, regulation, and infrastructure. In this interactive workshop, Firi shares five common pitfalls institutions encounter when entering the space. Participants will discuss their key concerns, learn practical lessons from real institutional onboarding experiences, and see how compliant infrastructure such as Firi Black can support secure participation.
Room: Frontier Stage
Type: Workshop
Open to all
From Transaction to Transformation: How Fintech solutions can nudge, incentivize and enable sustainable consumption and behaviours?
11:00
–Duration: 1:00
Organizer: Stockholm Business Region

Why This Conversation Now? Consumer expectations are shifting. Regulation is tightening. Retail margins are under pressure. Fintech sits at the exact moment where purchasing decisions are made namely the transaction. The question is no longer whether sustainable consumption will scale. The question is: Who will design the financial infrastructure that enables it? This curated roundtable explores how fintech solutions can: Nudge purchasing behavior Create financial incentives for sustainable choices Unlock new commercial models for retailers and financial institutions The ambition is not awareness but collaboration. We are seeking engaged participants from target groups retail & commerce, fintech innovators, financial institutions and policy and ecosystem players. No presentations, no panels Facilitated working discussion Focus on identifying 1–2 realistic pilot collaboration
Room: Frontier Stage
Type: Roundtable
By invitation only
Nordea Roundtable – Definancing Between Innovation and Control: The one year down the line on MiCA and Stablecoins
12:00
–Duration: 1:30
Organizer: Nordea

**THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL AND NO LONGER ADMITING REGISTRATIONS** Invite-only lunch by Nordea Nordea Roundtable – Definancing Between Innovation and Control: The one year down the line on MiCA and Stablecoins
Room: Nordea Lounge
Type: Roundtable
Open to all
Visa Innovation Program Europe: Shaping the Future of B2B Payments
13:30
–Duration: 3:00
Organizer: TENITY – VISA

Join us on March 19 on Capital Stage at Münchenbryggeriet to meet the first cohort of eight fintech startups selected for the Nordics & Baltics edition of Visa Innovation Program Europe, who are shaping the future of payments across B2B solutions, embedded payment experiences, and cross-border innovation. Expect engaging fireside chats with leading fintech experts and top VCs discussing today’s biggest opportunities and challenges in fintech. Highlights include opening remarks from Visa and Tenity, a fintech fireside chat, VC roundtable, and networking with ecosystem leaders. Please register your attendance here: https://luma.com/vipe-sfw
Room: Capital Stage
Type: Other
By invitation only
AI-Native Financial Advice: Upgrading Customer Care in Traditional Finance
14:00
–Duration: 1:00
Organizer: addwentures

We will discuss concrete bottlenecks within banks and asset managers and demonstrate how an AI-native advisory layer can sit on top of existing infrastructure to deliver personalized, context-aware recommendations in real time. This session is designed for senior leaders who understand regulatory and operational complexity. The focus is on implementation: how to integrate AI into existing structures without losing control, how to keep compliance embedded in every recommendation, and how to move from periodic, one-off advice to continuous client guidance.
Room: Frontier Stage
Type: Roundtable
Open to all
Large Nordic Banks Must Act Now: Practical Paths to Automation and Operational Resilience
15:00
–Duration: 1:00
Organizer: THOMSON REUTERS

Join a peer roundtable for senior banking leaders focused on modernising bank confirmation and verification processes to reduce manual effort, improve turnaround times and strengthen auditability, security and oversight. We'll discuss practical approaches to standardisation, automation and workflow redesign across confirmations and related controls — and explore how banks can manage fraud risk, legacy constraints and regulatory expectations while building a more scalable and resilient operating model. The discussion will cover: Where manual bank confirmation processes create delays and rework Ways banks can strengthen control, auditability and fraud resilience How banks can identify the right automation and redesign opportunities Approaches banks can take to scale improvements across teams, systems and governance
Room: Frontier Stage
Type: Roundtable
Event Tracks
1.
AI Native Finance
AI is no longer just a tool for fraud detection or chatbots. It’s now foundational, powering credit risk models, hyper-personalized finance, and fully automated ops.
2.
Democratization of Wealth
Wealth and asset management are no longer just for the wealthy. Fintechs are turning complex products into simple, scalable offerings with huge B2B and B2C momentum.
3.
Instant Finance & Payments
With SEPA Instant becoming mandatory, this is the most practical and high-impact shift coming to European payments. It impacts everyone
4.
Finance Everywhere
This is where tech, UX, and regulation collide. This track is about who owns the customer journey and how financial services become invisible but indispensable.
5.
Platform Driven
Finance
There’s a quiet land grab happening: cloud core banking, orchestration layers, payment gateways, and data aggregators are all consolidating. This track explores what happens next.