Attend next week's webinar – AI in Payments: Short-term Gains, Long-term Transformation Join us for this upcoming Finextra webinar with @volantetech , to watch as our panel of industry experts discusses whether payment firms are focusing too much on AI for efficiency and not enough on transformation. Topics Explored: ✅ Are payment firms focusing too much on AI for efficiency and not enough on transformation? ✅ Who is accountable when an AI-driven payment decision goes wrong? ✅ How can the industry balance AI innovation with growing regulatory and governance expectations? ✅ In five years’ time, will AI make payments more efficient, or will it fundamentally change how money moves around the world? 👥Speakers: Nadish Lad, Executive Director, Product Strategy, @volantetech ; Aysara Yusupova, Head of Digital Channels Solutions, Europe Transaction Services and Digital Assets, @StanChart Bank; Carmen Podgurschi, Global Payments Leader, @WellsFargo ; Heather Jefferson, Managing Director, Payments Enablement Platform Controls, @BNYglobal ; & @TeresaConnors11 , Contributing Editor, @Finextra . 📅 Wednesday, 21st October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register to join this webinar: bit.ly/4xdfGm4

Attend next week's webinar – Beyond Connectivity: Creating More Value across the Payments Lifecycle Register for this upcoming Finextra webinar, hosted with @bottomlinepay , to join our panel of industry experts who will discuss in what ways can operational complexity be reduced while increasing control and agility. Topics Explored: ✅ How are leading institutions extending the value of their payments infrastructure? ✅ In what ways can operational complexity be reduced while increasing control and agility? ✅ What are the best approaches to strengthening fraud prevention, compliance and resilience? ✅ How are AI, automation and data reshaping payments operations? ✅ What practical considerations should the industry have for building a more connected and efficient payments ecosystem? 👥Speakers: Edward Ireland, Product Director, Financial Messaging, @bottomlinepay ; Carmen Podgurschi, Global Payments Leader, @WellsFargo ; Jonathan Churchward, Head of International Payments, Product Delivery, @NatWestGroup ; & @ScottHamCTP , Global Payments & Liquidity Expert, Contributing Editor, @Finextra . 📅 Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register to join this webinar: bit.ly/4A1eKUz

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LIVE WEBINAR – Mind The Gap: What's Missing From Modern Resilience? Join us for this Finextra webinar, with Escode, to explore how resilience can be engineered into the technology estate from the outset rather than an add-on. 💡 In this session, we'll explore: • As finance becomes increasingly digital, there is a growing dependence on cloud and software. What are the resilience considerations for financial institutions in terms of third-party risk, hidden dependencies, and supply chain failure? • What are the emerging regulatory approaches towards resilience? How are they succeeding? • How can resilience be engineered into the technology estate from the outset? Are institutions’ key controls up to par as technology reliance, supply chains, and AI adoption continue to evolve? • How can financial institutions create comprehensive stressed exit strategies that proactively look at mitigating third-party risk? • As AI reshapes financial services and quantum computing draws closer, how can financial institutions ensure they continuously monitor and adapt their resilience strategies as innovation accelerates? 📅 Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 🕒 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour) ➡️ Register Now: bit.ly/4rws3Zm

Attend tomorrow's webinar – How AI Agents Help FIs Tackle Regulatory Change Join us for this Finextra webinar, with @Workday , to watch as our panel of industry experts discuss how AI agents create a more connected response to regulatory change, as well as the key steps towards reaping the agent benefits in compliance. Topics Explored: ✅ How do AI agents help FIs create a more connected response to regulatory change? ✅ What are some of the key areas and business functions that agents can support as institutions tackle compliance updates? ✅ How can institutions best integrate agents into their compliance workflows? Who are the key stakeholders? ✅ Following a regulatory change, what does a successful modernisation that leverages agents look like from beginning to end? What does the full value chain look like in practice? 👥Speakers: Daniel Pridham, Lead Architect, FSI UKI, @Workday ; Patrick O’Donoghue, Regional Sales Director, FSI UKI, @Workday ; & @_JaneCooper , Contributor, @Finextra . 📅 Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register to join this webinar: bit.ly/4xDLHoD

Attend tomorrow's live webinar – Deposits and Stablecoins: The Complete Digital Money Proposition for Banks Join us for this Finextra webinar, hosted with @FireblocksHQ , to discuss how the combination of tokenised deposits and stablecoins are unlocking new capabilities that are rapidly becoming table stakes for banks in modern financial services. Topics Explored: ✅ Where do tokenised deposits and stablecoins fit, and where does offering both turn a partial answer into the complete proposition? ✅ From cross-border settlement, card and merchant flows, DvP asset settlement, and real-time liquidity across entities, what can be put into production now? ✅ Why is the demand signal coming from other banks, not just corporates? What does this mean for mandates when correspondents expect connection? ✅ What does programmable money solve for clients, and what remains a matter of regulation and capital controls? 👥Speakers: Shrutisagar Chandrasekaran, VP, Global Business Solutions, @FireblocksHQ ; Muneeb Shah, Partner, Digital Assets Technology Consulting, @EYnews ; Bruno Almeida, Head of Digital Assets and AI, @IntellectEU ; & @ScottHamCTP , Global Payments & Liquidity Expert, Contributing Editor, @Finextra . 📅 Thursday, 8th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register now to join this webinar: bit.ly/4zGl6sa

Attend the tomorrow's webinar – How Leading Global Banks are Driving the Next Generation of Consumer Scam Controls Join us for the next live Finextra webinar, with @OutseerCo , as we explore the key scam concerns of consumers worldwide as well as their security expectations for their banks. Topics Explored: ✅ What are consumers' biggest scam concerns in 2026, and what do they expect from their bank? ✅ Which scam controls are proving most effective across leading financial institutions? ✅ How can banks intervene more effectively across the scam attack chain? ✅ What can banks learn from scam prevention research across 15+ markets? 👥Speakers: Martyn Higson, Principal Product Manager, @OutseerCo ; Dave Laramy, Global Head of Fraud (2LoD), @Klarna ; & Sharon Kimathi, Researcher, @Finextra . 📅 Wednesday, 7th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register now to join this webinar: bit.ly/4y3btlE

Attend Tomorrow's Live Webinar – AI Without The Hype: What AML Transformation Means Join this Finextra webinar with @NICE_Actimize, to learn what the practical role of Agentic AI is in financial crime compliance. Topics Explored: ✅ Where is AI delivering the greatest measurable value across the AML lifecycle today? ✅ How can institutions move beyond AI pilots and connect risk signals across teams, systems and workflows? ✅ What is the practical role of agentic AI in financial crime compliance? ✅ Should financial institutions build, buy or blend their AI capabilities? ✅ How can organisations innovate with AI while meeting growing governance and regulatory expectations? 👥Speakers: Nicola Eschenburg, EMEA AML Strategy Leader, @NICE_Actimize; Ashley Bostel, Head of Economic Crime Analytics Strategy, @NatWestGroup; Jessica Cath, Managing Director, @ThistleINIT; & @TeresaConnors11, Contributing Editor, @Finextra. 📅 Tuesday, 6th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour) ➡️ Register now to join this webinar: bit.ly/4gwZCFE

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