From Policy to Practice: Meet the Decision-Makers of Payments & RegTech
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24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum
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“Action is the Foundational Key to All Success”
Pablo Picasso
The Payments landscape is accelerating, driven by real-time rails, A2A flows, embedded finance, and AI-powered risk controls, while customers demand seamless, secure, and instant experiences.
At the same time, RegTech has matured: agile, integrated, and analytics-led solutions now deliver precision oversight, faster compliance cycles, and stronger, enterprise-wide risk alignment.
The 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum returns to Zurich, Switzerland, to explore how banks, fintechs, PSPs, and regulators are optimising operations and unlocking growth through the latest technological and regulatory advancements. Expect candid insights on instant payments and Open Finance, AI in compliance, stablecoins/CBDCs, fraud and AML, data privacy, and the operational playbooks that turn innovation into ROI.
Join a curated community of global influencers, strategists, and decision-makers. Network. Benchmark. Accelerate.
Engage in practical discussions on market shifts, regulatory change, and execution at scale - and leave with clear next steps you can put into effect immediately.
The 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum is the premier event for forward-thinking professionals in the payments, compliance and regulatory sectors.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS
WHAT'S COMING UP
REAL-TIME, A2A & DIGITAL MONEY
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From SIC instant rails to TWINT & QR-bill/eBill: How real-time clearing, A2A at checkout, and wallet adoption are reshaping Swiss merchant and treasury flows.
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Tokenized CHF & cross-border reality: What Switzerland’s DLT/legal frameworks mean for bank-booked tokens/stable-value instruments—and how SEPA/ISO 20022 connectivity affects PSPs operating across borders.
DATA, AI & SECURITY: TURNING GOVERNANCE INTO ADVANTAGE
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Open Finance, Swiss-style: Industry-led data sharing for payments, wealth, and insurance—designing consented access without adding friction.
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AI you can audit: Model governance, privacy engineering, and fraud resilience so AI systems are explainable, monitored, and safe-by-design.
REGTECH, RESILIENCE & CONTROLS: EXECUTION AT SCALE
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Operational resilience in focus: Third-party risk, incident playbooks/testing, cloud concentration—aligned to FINMA expectations and board-level metrics.
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Automated compliance: Continuous controls, real-time AML/fraud signals, and documentation that stands up to supervisory reviews.
THE AGENDA
5 MARCH | ZURICH | SWITZERLAND
5 MARCH 2026
08:30-09:00
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
Arrivals, badge collection and networking over coffee
Sponsored by Amaranth Advisory
09:00-09:10
WELCOME ADDRESS
Opening Remarks - Overview of the day and 2026 priorities across Payments and RegTech
Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director at Qube Events
Robert Courtneidge, Payment Industry Expert
Koen Vanderhoydonk, Founder & CEO at The Connector
09:10-09:35
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A
Your Bank's AI Strategy is Wrong
David G.W. Birch, Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial Services
09:35-10:05
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
The Future of Payments & Compliance in 2026
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What is changing across Switzerland and Europe: regulation, infrastructure and customer expectations
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Supervisor priorities: governance, outsourcing, resilience and audit-ready evidence
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Practical readiness for 2026: policies, controls, monitoring and reporting
Moderator: Katharina - Kasia Lasota Heller, CEO at LEXCELLENCE, President at Swiss-Polish Blockchain Association, Co-Chair Regulatory Working Group at Crypto Valley Association
Yogi Abhyankar, Managing Director - Head of Wealth Regulatory Reporting & Client Tax Operations at Citi
JB Helip, Global Head of Payment Third Party Risk & Governance at eBay
Hartwig Gerhartinger, Global Lead Compliance Regulatory Enterprise Risk Government Affairs at Paysafe Payment Solutions Ltd
Jürg Baltensperger, Managing Director at JayBee Ltd
Tatjana Schaefer, Global Head Treasury & Payments, Managing Director Senior Advisor at Julius Baer
10:05-10:35
KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A
From Theory to Execution:
How Agentic AI is Reshaping Payments Compliance
Tim Khamzin, Founder & CEO at Vivox AI
10:35-11:05
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Financial Crime: AI Driven Defence & ‘Follow the
Money’ Collaboration
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Stopping scams and mule networks with joined-up signals across identity, device and behaviour
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Explainable AI for investigators: governance, audit trails and human oversight
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Collaboration models to accelerate interdiction and recovery outcomes
Moderator: Agata Marty, Co-Founder & CEO; Board Member and Secretary at FinCredible; Swiss Fintech Association
Elisa-Sophie Eikevaag, Head of Multi-Rail Fraud Prevention at SIX
Mathias Schollmeyer, Pre-Sales Consultant at BioCatch
Romano Ramanti, Vice Director, Certified Ethical Hacker at Zürcher Kantonalbank
Nicolas Niklewicz, Deputy Head of Financial Crime Compliance (MLRO) at Revolut Switzerland Payments AG
Stefan Wengi, Founding Partner at Acrea
11:05-11:35
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK + ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS
Curated networking, pre-scheduled meetings and partner introductions
Sponsored by Vivox AI & Dydon AI
11:35-12:05
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Wallets & Super Apps: Adoption, Competition & Policy in CH/EU
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Wallets vs cards vs A2A: economics, user experience and merchant acceptance
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Identity and authentication: passkeys, risk-based step-up and lower-friction checkout
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Trust and transparency: consent, customer outcomes and fair competition
Moderator: Andra-Maria Maute, Executive Board Member & DLT Lead at Swiss Fintech Innovations
Victor Bergmann, Head of Partnerships (Domestic Schemes & DACH) at Google Pay
Erik Meierhoff, Chief Commercial Officer at Wallee Group
Piotr Romaniuk, Product Manager Virtual Assets & Tokenized Payments Processing & Financial Institutions at Worldline
Benjamin Richter, AI Specialist at Nexi Switzerland
12:05-12:35
KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A
Agentic Experiences
Focusing on what agentic journeys mean in financial services, practical use cases, and what it takes to move from concept to compliant, scalable execution
David Kauer, Senior Innovation Manager and Member of Management at PostFinance
12:35-13:05
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Cross-Border B2B Payments:
Interoperability, Transparency & Compliance
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End-to-end visibility and reconciliation: reducing friction and exceptions
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Sanctions and screening acceleration: faster decisions without higher risk
Moderator: Robert Courtneidge, Payment Industry Expert
Oscar Neira, Head of Sales & Marketing at Incentage.com
Natalie Brisset, Head of Financial Intermediaries at Atlantic Partners Asia (APA)
Alex Maruta, Product Director at Natech Banking Solutions
Edouard Hurstel, General Manager, Europe at Lorum
Tina Balzli, Partner, Attorney-at-law, Banking & Finance, Fintech, Asset Management at CMS Switzerland
13:00-14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
Networking lunch and continued one-to-one meetings
Sponsored by BioCatch
14:00-14:30
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
AI in Swiss Finance: Governance, Risk & ROI
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Model governance, testing, and documentation that passes scrutiny
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From pilots to production: priority use cases and measurable returns
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Guardrails: privacy, fairness and model drift management
Moderator: Cedric Ming, MLaw, CAMS, Founder, MFM Regulatory Advisory; Former Head of Compliance, Swiss Digital Bank
Tomasz Wolowski, Senior Manager at PwC Switzerland
Severin Pflüger, Attorney at Law & Partner, Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG
Luca Magnoni, Chief Technology Officer at Alpian Bank
Eva Maybud, Managing Director at Accenture Finance & Risk Services
14:30-15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Regulatory Outlook for Switzerland
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Supervisory priorities, outsourcing/ICT risk, operational resilience
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AI governance expectations: model risk, transparency, and human
oversight
Enrico Giacoletto, Managing Partner and Founder at EasyReg
Oleksandr Svyryd, Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel
Jan Freudenreich, Head of IT Security at Basler Kantonalbank
Chris McAteer, Chief Compliance Officer at AMINA Bank
Jeff-Richard Angehrn, CFO / Leiter Services at Raiffeisen Bank Zürich
Michaela Schuetz, Deputy Head of Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) at Bundespolizei, fedpol
15:00-15:30
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK + ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS
Curated introductions and final networking break
Sponsored by EasyReg & Discai
15:30-16:00
KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A
Consent, Control and Code: From Open Banking to Agentic Commerce
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Where we are today: From PSD2 to FiDA & FRIDA – how far Europe has really come in turning data access and payment initiation into a usable foundation for autonomy
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What changes next: How financial agents move from advising to acting — and what must be delegated (and what must not)
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How it scales safely: Turning consent, limits and auditability into the operating model for compliant agentic commerce
Fabian Meyer, Founder & Managing Partner, Amaranth Advisory
16:00-16:20
LIGHTNING TALK
Latest Update on the Swiss AML and Transparency Acts
Cedric Ming, MLaw, CAMS, Founder, MFM Regulatory Advisory, Former Head of Compliance, Swiss Digital Bank
16:20-16:50
PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A
Tokenisation & Digital Assets: Payments, Treasury & Capital Markets
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On-chain assets for settlement and collateral: where it works today
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Controls for adoption: safeguarding, monitoring, compliance and auditability
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Interoperability: connecting digital assets to traditional rails and reporting
Moderator: Géraldine Monchau-Richard, Co-Founder Women in WEB3 Switzerland and Head of Business Development at Allnews
Philippe Hebrard, Head of Product at Ledger
Philippe Meyer, Head of Digital & Blockchain Solutions at BBVA
Ashley Barnes, Head of European Regional Treasury Centre (RTC) Countries Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg & Switzerland at HSBC Bank plc
Alexandra Lloyd, Risk & Compliance Manager, Head of AML at YouHodler
Efi Pylarinou, Global Fintech & Tech Thought Leader
16:50-17:00
CHAIRMEN CLOSING COMMENTS
Key takeaways and close of the conference programme
Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director at Qube Events
Robert Courtneidge, Payment Industry Expert
Koen Vanderhoydonk, Founder & CEO at The Connector
17:00-18:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
A closing reception to foster new connections among attendees and speakers
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MEANINGFUL NETWORKING
This is the perfect time to connect with your colleagues and peers in the Payments and RegTech sector! Our aim with the 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum is to facilitate key discussions and create a platform for meaningful networking and practical conversations that promote business growth.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Sponsoring the 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum provides you with the perfect opportunity to showcase your solutions and interact with your target audience in a purposeful way.
You can expect to secure new direct connections with key decision-makers and industry influencers.
Our Sponsorship packages take on a holistic approach and are tailored to accommodate your specific business objectives.
Packages can include:
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25-minute Keynote presentation
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Inclusion in an industry-expert panel discussion
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Access to The Meeting Point, which includes ONE-TO-ONE pre-qualified meetings
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A bespoke integrated international marketing & branding campaign strategy
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Social media campaigns
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Customised email campaigns to over 200 000 subscribers
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Dedicated booths and promotional areas
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Prestigious PR opportunities & interviews with the international media
