The 26th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum is one of the leading Payments, Compliance and Financial Crime events in the USA. It brings together senior voices from Banking, Fintech, Payments infrastructure, digital assets and Regulatory Technology. The Forum takes place on 10 November 2026 at the W Hotel, Austin, and will feature the thought leaders shaping the next phase of US payments. It is also recognised as a leading RegTech conference in the USA and a key payments summit in Texas, offering insight into real-time payments, fraud prevention, agentic commerce, open banking and tokenised money.

Proudly sponsored by: Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Splunk and UMCA Technologies

This prestigious Forum will welcome senior executives, regulators and industry visionaries for a day of valuable discussions and exclusive networking. Delegates will gain actionable insights into the technologies, regulations and payment rails shaping the future of financial services.

Get ready to be part of the conversation that’s driving the next wave of payments and RegTech transformation!

Over 40 industry specialists will take the stage at the 26th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum, covering the latest topics and representing leading organisations such as Visa, PayPal, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Charles Schwab, Truist, PNC, Regions Bank, Western Alliance Bank, Texas Capital, Tri City National Bank, Third Coast Bank, Everbank, OneMain Financial, Ripple, Wise, Global Payments, Paysend, IXOPAY, Yuno, Onafriq, Fluz, Splunk, Alacriti, Ouro, VelaFi, BIGTXN, Howden, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, American Bankers Association, Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA), Georgia Fintech Academy, PayTech Women, Finopotamus, Roosevelt Institute and BetterBuyDesign.

INDUSTRY EXPERTS READY TO TAKE THE STAGE:

• Aaron Prater, Chief Operating Officer at Tri City National Bank

• Adi Iyer, GM, Financial Services at Fluz

• Amber Thetford, Chief Product Officer at Onafriq

• Anil Kumar, Senior Director Product Management at Visa

• Anthony Kuyoro, Head of Merchant Experiences, SMB – Product Management at PayPal

• Bo Berg, Technical Strategist & Innovation

• Chris B Kennedy, Head of Enterprise Payments at Regions Bank

• Christian Crisan, Managing Director – Financial Services Strategy and Advisory at Splunk

• Christine Cooper, Senior Director of Product Management at Ripple

• Elizabeth Davidson, Regulatory Counsel, Special Assignment at PNC

• Gail Burgos, CEO at PayTech Women

• Haider Mannan, CEO at BIGTXN

• Harsh Dev, Director, Global Head of Risk Platform at PayPal

• Hema Zutshi, Senior Director at Visa

• Jairo Riveros, President, Americas & Head of the Office of Strategy Management at Paysend

• Jason C. Honeycutt, Chief Compliance Officer at Ouro

• Jason Jerina, VP Head of Platform Optimization at Truist

• Jo Davenport, SVP, Fraud Director at Third Coast Bank

• John San Filippo, Co-Founder and Publisher at Finopotamus

• Katherine Avery, Founder at Chimayo Consulting, LLC

• Laura Gibson, Executive Director at Georgia Fintech Academy

• Lloyd Nelson, SVP, Head of U.S. Digital Assets at Howden

• Mark Majeske, Senior Vice President of Faster Payments at Alacriti

• Melissa Pottenger, VP, Enterprise Growth North America at Yuno

• Michael Angjeli, Head of Treasury & Liquidity at VelaFi

• Michael Heller, VP, Proposition at Dow Jones Risk & Compliance

• Olga Baldwin, Lead Third Party Risk

• Peter Papaioannou, Chief Product Officer at IXOPAY

• Prateek Sangal, Head of Digital at Everbank

• Ramon Ramirez, Director of AML Operations at Western Alliance Bank

• Ranu Gupta, Executive Director, Senior Digital Product at Wells Fargo

• Rebecca Mulholland, Senior Policy Advisor at Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA); Associate Partner, Allon Advisors

• Sarika Yadav, IT Program Manager at Western Alliance Bank

• Shanelle Davis, Managing Director, Head of Operational Resilience at Charles Schwab

• Stephen Kenneally, Senior Vice President Payments at American Bankers Association

• Urooj Siraj, Senior Manager, Security Information Office at Capital One

• Urvashi Nain, Director of Product Management at Visa

• Venu Yeluripati, Head of Partner at Global Payments

• Vibhu Bhatnagar, Vice President, Technology at Texas Capital

• Vinay Nilakantan, Head of Product at Wise

• Xavier Ferguson, Associate Product Director at OneMain Financial

Event Co-Chairs: 

• Steve Mott, Principal at BetterBuyDesign 

• Chastity Murphy, Former U.S. Treasury, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manchester, Roosevelt Institute 

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:

• State of US Payments 2026: keynote on the trends shaping the US payments landscape

• Real-Time Payments at Scale – Instant Payment Readiness, Liquidity and Customer Trust: 24/7 operations, fraud controls for instant rails and ISO 20022 migration

• Mind the Gap – Processing Payments for Credit Cards Issued by Sanctioned Banks: building a scalable and defensible compliance programme

• Fraud, Scams & Financial Crime – Defending Faster Payments and Digital Channels: APP scams, synthetic identity, mule networks and modern investigations

• Agentic Payments – The Companion to Agentic Commerce: consent, liability and secure execution when an agent initiates a transaction

• Digital Identity & Wallets – Authentication, Passkeys and Tokenised Credentials: reducing friction and fraud across the customer journey

• Regulatory & Supervisory Priorities – Practical Compliance for 2026: BSA/AML, sanctions, exams and partner ecosystem oversight

• RegTech Modernisation – Smarter AML, Sanctions & Monitoring with Responsible AI: reducing false positives and AI governance

• Open Banking, Data Sharing & Privacy – Building Trustworthy Consent-Based Experiences: data access, risk and monetisation

• Operational Resilience & Third-Party Risk – Securing the Payments Supply Chain: cloud resilience, vendor risk and cyber-fraud convergence

• Digital Assets & Tokenised Money – Stablecoins, Settlement and Compliance Reality Check: use cases, controls and interoperability with traditional rails

• Building Intelligent Payment Ecosystems – The Strategic Blueprint for the Next Generation of Global Payments: keynote session

• The Future of Payments is Human: keynote session

WHY ATTEND?

• Stay Ahead: Stay informed about the evolving payments landscape and regulatory changes.

• Elite Networking: Connect with senior peers in a relaxed, exclusive environment.

• Targeted Engagement: Take part in pre-arranged one-on-one meetings with top solution providers, tailored to your specific interests.

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This is the perfect opportunity to elevate your expertise, build your network of influential contacts and stay ahead of the curve!

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