Innovate Finance Global Summit 2026 (IFGS) | 71 Basinghall St, London EC2V, UK

About Innovate Finance Global Summit 2026 (IFGS)

Innovate Finance Global Summit 2026 (IFGS) is the flagship event of UK FinTech Week and one of the most influential gatherings for the global fintech ecosystem.

Taking place on April 21, 2026 at Guildhall in London, the summit brings together fintech founders, financial institutions, regulators, policymakers, investors, and technology leaders to shape the future of financial services.

Designed as a high-impact, one-day event, IFGS serves as a platform where strategic conversations meet real decision-making. The agenda features keynotes, panel discussions, and curated sessions focused on the most pressing topics in finance — including innovation, regulation, sustainability, and emerging technologies.

With 1,500+ attendees from over 70 countries, the summit attracts a highly senior audience, including C-level executives, founders, and policy leaders actively shaping financial infrastructure and investment strategies.

The experience goes beyond традиційної конференції. IFGS includes multiple stages, a fintech expo, innovation showcases like the “Tech Tunnel,” and AI-powered networking tools, enabling high-value, targeted connections across the ecosystem.

Positioned at the intersection of finance, technology, and policy, the summit plays a ключову роль in aligning public and private sector priorities and accelerating innovation across global markets.

Speakers

Richard Bartlett

Co‑Founder and CEO of GreenHearth GreenHearth

Justin Basini

Co-Founder and Group CEO of The ClearScore Group ClearScore

Adam Bealey

Chief Executive, UK & Ireland at Swift Swift

Philip Belamant

CEO & Co-founder of Zilch Zilch

Dee Byrne

Head of Sales at Sierra Sierra

Neil Chandler

CEO of Tandem Bank Tandem Bank

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Victoria Cleland

Chief Cashier and Executive Director for Payments at Bank of England Bank of England

James Codling

Managing Partner of Volution Volution

Alex Craven

Co-Founder of The Data City The Data City

Richard Davies

CEO of Allica Bank Allica Bank

Dr. Omer Dawelbeit

Principal Solutions Architect, Financial Services at Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Julie Dawson

Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer of Yoti Yoti

Charles Delingpole

Founder and Executive Chairman of ComplyAdvantage ComplyAdvantage

Joanne Dewar

Co-Founder and Project Lead of Project Nemo Project Nemo

Iana Dimitrova

CEO of OpenPayd OpenPayd

Hannah Dobson

Head of Fintech UK and tax partner of KPMG LLP KPMG

Linda Du

Founder & CEO of Moola Money Moola Money

Nadia Edwards-Dashti

Chief Customer Officer of Harrington Starr Harrington Starr

Nima Elmi

VP Strategy and Policy, EMEA at Circle Circle

Samantha Emery

Financial Services Executive & Non-Executive Director

Chrysty Esperanza

Chief Legal Officer at Block Inc. Block Inc.

Mark Fairless

CEO of ClearBank ClearBank

Seema Farazi

UK&I Financial Services People Advisory Services Tax Leader at EY EY

Cat Farrow

Communications Director at The Connection Project The Connection Project

Declan Ferguson

Group CFO of Starling Bank Starling Bank

Steven Fine

CEO of Peel Hunt Peel Hunt

Claire Gates

Global Head of Payments and Solutions at Crown Agents Bank Crown Agents Bank

Lucas Germanos

Vice President, Communications and External Affairs at Zopa Bank Zopa Bank

Liz Greaves

Counsel, Regulated Payments, Banking and Lending Team at Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells

Keith Grose

Senior Country Director at Coinbase Coinbase

Georgia Hanias

Founder & CEO of Ecology Media Ecology Media

Chris Hayward

Policy Chairman of City of London Corporation City of London Corporation

Jacyn Heavens

Founder and CEO of Epos Now Epos Now

Mark Hendry

Partner at S&W S&W

Ellie Hewitt

Director, Payments Consulting at KPMG KPMG

Louise Hill

CEO & Co-Founder of GoHenry GoHenry

Charlotte Crosswell

CEO of Innovate Finance Innovate Finance

John Howells

CEO of LINK LINK

Dan Howl

Head of Policy and Public Affairs at BCS British Computer Society

Lisa Jacobs

CEO of Funding Circle Funding Circle

Jaidev Janardana

CEO of Zopa Zopa Bank

David Jarvis

CEO and Co-Founder at Griffin Griffin

ANTONY JENKINS CBE

CEO & Founder of 10x Banking 10x Banking

Kunal Jhanji

Managing Director and Partner in Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Philip Kelvin

Common Councillor at City of London Corporation City of London Corporation

Nigel Khakoo

VP, Trading & Markets at Ripple Ripple

Marion King

Chair at Open Banking Limited Open Banking

Geraldine Kraev

Innovation Manager, Global Innovation at FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Tim Levene

Partner and CEO of Augmentum Fintech Augmentum Fintech plc

Sharon Lewis

Lead Partner for Future of Finance and Co-Chair of Digital Assets & Blockchain practice at Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells

Dr Lewis Z. Liu

Co-Founder & CEO of Twin-1 AI Twin-1 AI

Kate Lowe

EUI Deputy CBO and Head of Data & ESG Product at Euroclear Euroclear

Alastair Lukies CBE

Chair of Fintech Alliance Fintech Alliance PH

Edie Lush

Executive Producer & Co Host at Global GoalsCast Global GoalsCast

Terah Lyons

Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase J.P. Morgan

Francis Marinier

Financial Crime Compliance Industry Practice Lead at Moody's Moody's Ratings

Tom Markham

Chief Commercial Officer of The Clearscore Group ClearScore

Vishal Marria

Founder & CEO of Quantexa Quantexa

Abe Mauleon

Co-Founder and Managing Director of AI West and Co-Founder of Muna Finance Muna Finance

Tim McEwan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Goldcrest Partners Goldcrest Partners

Charles McManus

Co-Chair, Innovate Finance's Unicorn Council for UK FinTech Innovate Finance

Merusha Naidu

Global Head of Partnerships at Paymentology Paymentology

Peter Neufeld

Partner at EY EY Studio+

James Neville

CEO and Co-founder of Yaspa Yaspa

Anastasia Nishnianidze

Trade and Investment Director at City of London Corporation City of London Corporation

John O’Connor

CEO of RealFi RealFi

Ylva Oertengren

COO at Simply Asset Finance Simply Asset Finance

Pinar Ozcan

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Univeristy of Oxford Saïd Business School Saïd Business School

Nitesh Palana

Chief Risk & Compliance Officer of MoneyFarm Moneyfarm

Rashee Pandey

Associate Director of Membership and Growth at Innovate Finance Innovate Finance

Rebecca Park

Partner at FGS Global FGS Global

Colin Payne

Head of Innovation at FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Fred Perry

Director of Economic Crime at Home Office UK Home Office

Ian Phoenix

Director of Intelligence & Digital at FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Katarina Pranjic

Head of Regulation and Policy, Economic Crime at LexisNexis Risk Solutions LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Savannah Price

Founder and CEO of Serene Serene

Sasha Qadri

Presenter and Broadcast Journalist, Bloomberg, Sky News, Reuters, CNBC, Channel 4 News CNBC

Harriet Rees

Group Chief Information Officer at Starling Starling Bank

Christoph Reiche

Сo-founder and CEO of iwoca Iwoca

Tom Rhodes

Chief Legal Officer of Agant Agant

Rob Rooney

Co-Founder & CEO of HyperLayer Hyperlayer

Jessica Rusu

Chief Data, Information, and Intelligence Officer at FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Michael Saadat

International Head of Public Policy at Block Inc. Block Inc.

Abhishek Sachdev

Policy Champion for Banking at FSB Financial Stability Board

Samantha Seaton

CEO of CAPAdata CAPAdata

Neil Shah

Head of Tech Sector, Primary Markets at London Stock Exchange PLC London Stock Exchange Group

Russ Shaw

Founder of Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates Tech London Advocates

David Sherman

AI & Financial Inclusion Strategist at io.net io.net

Francesco Simoneschi

CEO of TrueLayer TrueLayer

Mark Simpson

Partner of Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie

Louise Smith

Chair at Innovate Finance Innovate Finance

Laura Spencer

Director of Revenue for EMEA at Airwallex Airwallex

Kirsty Spickett

Chief Marketing Officer of Zilch Zilch

Myles Stephenson

CEO and Founder of Modulr Modulr

Louis Taylor CBE

CEO of British Business Bank British Business Bank

Anthony Thompson

Managing Partner of 56° North 56° North

Nkiru Uqaje

Co-Founder & COO of MANSA MANSA

Stefano Vaccino

CEO of Yapily Yapily

Gilbert Verdian

Founder and CEO of Quant Quantum Solutions

Anna Wallace

CEO of CFIT Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

Mike Walters

CEO of Form3 Form3

Portman Wills

Co-Founder of Wagestream Stream

Mohamed Zohiri

Legal Counsel & FinTech Adviser at Alberta Securities Commission Alberta Securities Commission

Julia Hoggett

CEO of London Stock Exchange plc London Stock Exchange Group

Samantha Wulfson

Principal, Investments Team at Fintech Collective Fintech Collective

David Agar

CEO and Co-Founder of BankAbility UK CIC BankAbility

Rajesh Agrawal

Founder and CEO of Fairgrowth Fairgrowth

Alan Ainsworth

Executive Director of Policy at Innovation and Marketing and Communications at Jersey Financial Services Commission Jersey Financial Services Commission

Diana Avila

Chief Banking & Expansion Officer of Wise Wise

Iain Anderson

Non-Executive Board Member of the Department for Business and Trade

Agenda

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