Europe | 18th March 2026 | London

CO-LOCATED WITH:
FTT Lending
fid Fraud Crime

A financial services industry
secured by digital identity

Future Identity Finance

18th March 2026 | London, UK

Future Identity Finance is your roadmap to discover how digital identity is shaping the financial services industry. From KYC, KYB, and KYA, to providing the most secure and seamless onboarding experience for customers, Future Identity Finance where the important conversations are held.  

Join 600+ attendees representing the UK and Europe’s banks, fintechs, insurers lenders and disruptors are pushing boundaries in digital identity. 

Want to uncover the latest advancements in digital fraud and financial crime prevention? Our FID Fraud & FinCrime stage will ensure you’re in the room with the sharpest minds leveraging AI, data sharing, risk assessments, compliance and much more.

Check out the 2025 show highlights

Key event stats

600+

Attendees across 3 events

60%

Technology buyers

120+

Rockstar speakers

4

Stages of content

Key themes

Customer experience

As financial services organisations strive to deliver seamless digital experiences, ensuring the security of customer data and transactions remains paramount. How can financial institutions deliver seamless customer experiences, but ensure information stays locked down?

Reusable identity advancements

Reusable digital identities, enabled by wallets and verifiable credentials, lets customers share verified attributes across institutions without repeating KYC. For banks, this means faster onboarding, lower costs, and improved compliance. It also reduces fraud risks and enhances customer trust, making identity both a strategic asset and efficiency driver.

Fraud & scams

The increase in volume and sophistication of fraud attacks, from social engineering to insider threats, is a major concern for financial providers. With regulatory changes now shifting the burden of liability, how can innovation and education help to protect customers?

KYC, KYB and KYA

Knowing the identity of every customer, employee, business and autonomous agent is becoming more and more critical, especially in the highly regulated financial services industry. How can innovation in digital identity verification enhance efficiency, productivity, user experience and fraud reduction?

Data protection

In an era of increasing cyber threats and data breaches, building and maintaining customer trust is essential for financial institutions. Ensuring strong data protection is paramount in fostering trust and loyalty among customers.

Digital onboarding

Customers demand instant, seamless experiences, while regulators tighten compliance on KYC, AML, and fraud detection. Security must be balanced with usability and responsible integration of AI whilst addressing rising digital identity risks, without alienating users through unnecessary friction or eroding trust.

Past attendees include

Financial institutions, technology providers, non-financial brands & policymakers

Sponsors

4 star sponsors

Plaid

3 star sponsors

nCino
Resistant AI

2 star sponsors

Duende Software

1 star sponsor

Experian

Industry partners

Fintech Futures
Financial IT
FinTech Armenia
IOD
TreasuryandRisk.com
CoinPedia
CIOReview
IBS Intelligence
AI Tools Network
Payments Consulting Network
FF News
the paypers
Juniper Research
MONEYAge

Rockstar speakers

Our line-up is growing daily. Check back for updates…

Ronelle Arbib
Chief Compliance Officer

Recognise Bank

LinkedIn
Azy Shojaeian
Group Chief Compliance & Risk Officer & MLRO

Pockit & Monese

LinkedIn
Antony Jordan
Head of Payments & KYC

ODDSET Sports Betting

LinkedIn
Lucyna Janas
Head of Google Wallet Partnerships, EMEA

Google

LinkedIn
Steve Payne
Group Head of Financial Crime & MLRO

Vitality

LinkedIn
Bertram Storr-Paulsen
Head of KYC Services

Nordea

LinkedIn
Astitva Karunesh
Data Science & AI Business Lead

Lloyds Banking Group

LinkedIn
Adam Rankin
Head of Compliance

Octopus Investments, Octopus Energy Group

LinkedIn
Olivia Ferrera
Director, Financial Crime Transformation

Barclays Wealth 

LinkedIn
Leo Friel
Lead Solution Architect, ID & Authentication Platform

Lloyds Banking Group

LinkedIn
Rob Haslingden
Head of Impact Assessment & Engagement

CFIT

LinkedIn
Malcolm Monkhouse
Group MLRO

Shawbrook Bank

LinkedIn
Katarina Helde Cook
MLRO, Head of Financial Crime Compliance

Handelsbanken

LinkedIn
Saurabh Gupta
Manager, Strategy & Growth

JPMorgan

LinkedIn
Lee Norminton
Head of Fraud Policy & Industry Engagement

Santander

LinkedIn
Mark Taylor
Head of Financial Crime Compliance

CEX.com

LinkedIn
Matthias Greiller
Compliance/AML/AFC Specialist

Frankfurt Banking Group

LinkedIn
Ashley Bostel
Financial Crime Analytics Strategy Lead

NatWest

LinkedIn
Christelle Mateso
DMLRO

Kuwait Financial House

LinkedIn
Jalaruty Mahalingham
AML/KYC Officer & AI/Controls Specialist

Cambridge & Counties Bank

LinkedIn
Nafisa Feeney
Head of Legal

Paynt

LinkedIn
gargi Agrey
Generative AI Research Engineer

Flutter International

LinkedIn
Pallavi Kapale
Senior Financial Crime Officer (2LOD)

Bank of China

LinkedIn
Khyati Attri
Director - Tech & Cyber Risk

Standard Chartered Bank

LinkedIn
Viktor Bielko
Product Solution Manager

Innovatrics

LinkedIn
Colin Whitmore
AI, Innovation, Strategy & Design, Financial Crime Compliance

NatWest

LinkedIn
Brian Mullen
Threat Lead

HMRC

LinkedIn
Oliver Shaw
Commander

City of London Police

LinkedIn
Asim Khwaja
Cyber Risk

Government Entity *all views personal*

LinkedIn
Karolina Maciulevičiūtė
MLRO, UK Board of Directors

Overchain

LinkedIn
Melanie Curran
Researcher

University of London

LinkedIn
George Grech
Founder & CEO

Grech Strategies

LinkedIn
Ramit Sharma
VP, Lead Engineer

NatWest

LinkedIn
Yair Samban
KYC, AML, Counter Terrorist Finance Expert

Independent

LinkedIn
Aarti Samani
Founder

Shreem Growth Partners

LinkedIn
Richard Maton
Founder

Aperio Strategy

LinkedIn
Dan Feaheny
Founder

Feeney FinTech

LinkedIn
Andrew Churchill
Director

Technology Strategy

LinkedIn
Steve Lockwood
Founder

FCR Compliance

LinkedIn
Katy Worobec
Director

Azymus Consilium Fraud Consultancy

LinkedIn

Agenda

9:00 - Welcome and opening remarks

9.05 - 9.45 - Panel: Digital wallets & re-usable identities: Transforming onboarding & fincrime defence

Digital identities are pivotal for onboarding, accessing services, and authorizing transactions, making identification seamless across borders and sectors. High-security standards, biometric verification, chip data reading, and selective data sharing all address threats from sophisticated fraud and privacy risks, while interoperability requirements ensure usability in both public and private domains. Our panellists will explore the development in digital identity wallets, from the UK’s ‘Britcard’ to the EUDI Wallet, and the opportunities and limitations in onboarding and KYC.

Moderator:

TBC

Speakers:

Antony Jordan, Head of Payments & KYC, ODDSET Sports Betting

Ronelle Arbib, Chief Operating Officer, Recognise Bank

Tobin Broadfoot, Product Director, Keyless

Leo Friel, Lead Solution Architect, ID & Authentication Platform, Lloyds Banking Group

9.45 - 10.25 - Panel: Synthetic identities: Do you know your customer?

Synthetic identity attacks have been flagged as a major concern for businesses of all types in 2026, as criminals are increasingly using AI and automation to open bank accounts with these synthetic identities, bypassing Know Your Customer (KYC) checks. This growing threat requires the deployment of advanced identity verification measures, including AI-powered detection systems, biometrics, and multi-layered fraud controls. This panel will discuss enhanced IDV, strengthening anti-fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) functions, plus cross-referencing government and open-source data, as key defences against synthetic identities.

Moderator:

Andrew Churchill, Director, Technology Strategy

Speakers:

Bertram Storr-Paulsen, Head of KYC, Nordea

Melanie Curran, Researcher, University of London

Azy Shojaeian, Group Chief Compliance Officer, Pockit & Monese

10.25-10.45 - Presentation: 3D face biometrics vs the rise of scalable deepfakes & injection attacks, with a privacy-first mindset

Speaker:

Manos Mavrikos, SVP of Growth, FaceTec

10.45-11.15 - Morning coffee break

11.15 - 12.00 - Panel: Re-imagining business onboarding

For many financial institutions, business onboarding remains one of the most complex and resource‑intensive parts of the customer lifecycle. Global organisations, intricate ownership structures, and varied jurisdictional requirements create friction and slow time‑to‑revenue. At the same time, regulators continue to tighten expectations around beneficial ownership, sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence. This panel explores how innovations in digital identity for businesses are transforming the KYC process.

 

Moderator:

Dan Feaheny, Founder, Feeney FinTech

Speakers:

Rob Haslingden, Head of Impact Assessment & Engagement, CFIT

Ronelle Arbib, Chief Operating Officer, Recognise Bank

Olivia Ferrara, Director, Financial Crime Transformation, Barclays

12.00 - 12.45 - Panel: Digital wallets - Where payments meets identity

This panel will explore the transformative rise of digital identity wallets, driven by new regulations across Europe requiring citizens to have integrated wallets combining payment capabilities with identity verification. Experts will discuss how these wallets securely store a range of credentials, from proof of funds and age to residency and driving licenses, and their role in streamlining access to services and authenticating transactions.

 

Moderator:

Dan Feaheny, Founder, Feeney FinTech

Speakers:

Lucyne Janas, Head of Google Wallet Partnerships, EMEA, Google

Antony Jordan, Head of Payments & KYC, ODDSET Sports Betting

12.45 - 13.45- Lunch break

13.45 - 14.25 - Panel: Agentic AI: Risk, governance and identity verification

Agentic AI introduces profound risks like unauthorised actions, and accountability gaps as autonomous agents operate across industries. This panel focuses on responsible governance strategies, emphasising real-time identity verification to ensure AI agents are authenticated, traceable, and compliant with zero-trust principles. Experts will address dynamic protocols and robust audit trails to mitigate misuse while enabling safe innovation.

 

Moderator:

Richard Maton, Founder, Aperio Strategy

Speakers:

Gargi Agrey, Generative AI Research Engineer, Flutter International

14:10 - 14:35 - Presentation: TBC

14.25-15.05 - Panel: Data defenders: Strengthening data protection with growing cyber threats

Learn how financial institutions can out-manoeuvre today’s most cunning cybercriminals by tackling emerging threats before they strike. How can we stay resilient, safeguard sensitive data, and transform cutting-edge data protection into a business advantage.

 

Speakers:

Ramit Sharma,VP, Lead Engineer, Natwest

15.05 - 15.35 - Afternoon coffee break

15.35 - 16.05 - Panel: Transforming KYC & identity verification in financial services

This session explores how advances in authentication and identity verification are reshaping KYC, digital onboarding, and everyday customer login. Panellists will examine innovations such a s AI-driven biometric matching, liveness detection, and MFA, and how these technologies reduce fraud, improve KYC accuracy, and eliminate friction for legitimate users. The discussion will also address the realities of integrating new solutions into complex legacy environments, meeting evolving regulatory requirements, and striking the right balance between strong security and fast, intuitive authentication experiences that customers expect.

 

Moderator:

TBC

Speakers:

Viektor Bielko, Product Manager, Innovatrics

16.05 - 16.45- Panel: Frictionless yet secure: Reimagining KYC the digital onboarding journey

Customers demand seamless, fast onboarding experiences, but firms must implement strong KYC and identity verification processes that comply with regulation, and prevent fraud without causing friction or abandonment. Explore how financial institutions are managing multi-jurisdictional regulations, and creating smoother, faster onboarding.

Moderator:

TBC

Speakers:

Malcolm Monkhouse, Group MLRO, Shawbrook Bank

Karolina Maciulevičiūtė, MLRO Lithuania, Board of Directors, UK Overchain

Jalaruty Mahalingham, AML/KYC Officer & AI Controls Specialist, Cambridge & Counties Bank

16.45 - 16.50 - Thanks & closing remarks

17:00-18:00 - Drinks & networking party

18:00 - End of Future Identity Finance

Explore the agendas for the co-located events, FID Fraud & FinCrime and FTT Lending, below.

Content, community & experiences

Look forward to lively conversations, new connections, lots of identity and good times

Iconic

London venue

Future Identity Finance will take place at etc.venues by Convene, County Hall, London.

The perfect space to experience our live content sessions and busy exhibition area, right in the heart of London’s Square Mile.

Drinks

reception

Join us on the expo floor for a drinks reception, to finish off a day of inspiring content and smart networking. Discuss and debate what’s been covered on stage throughout the day, do a final sweep of the expo, and connect with anyone you haven’t had a chance to meet yet.

VIP Hosted Meetings Programme

Fast-track access to the industry leaders and technology providers you want to meet with efficiency and ease. Look no further to strengthen existing partnerships and build new connections.

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Financial services has an identity crisis

68%

of customers expect fully digital onboarding

70%

of customers abandon digital onboarding if opening an account takes more than 20 minutes

40%

of calls to banks’ support centers are password resets

73%

of UK adults have reported being targeted by scammers

Today

Financial Services is the leading investor in identity

Discover the key to building customer trust.

Co-located with

One day, unlimited networking and an interconnected community.

The ultimate event for the next generation of lenders, loan providers, fintechs, credit and capital allocators who are powering the future of lending.

FID Fraud & FinCrime will bridge the gap between innovative identity solutions and the critical need for fraud and financial crime prevention.

Sponsorship & exhibition opportunities

Discover the unique sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available at Future Identity Finance 2026. Click on the button below to find out more and how you can get involved.

Meet the team

Reach out to the Future Identity Finance team with queries on how to get involved with the event through our sponsorship, exhibition, speaking, or media partnership opportunities

Emma Sharp
Senior Conference Producer

Speaking Opportunities

Milana Vlaović
Community Manager

Sponsorship & exhibition enquiries

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Anna Kochanova
Marketing & Design Manager

Marketing & media enquiries