17th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum

21 February 2024

The 17th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum gathers international payment and RegTech experts in Zurich, the banking capital of the world! The 17th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum takes place on 7-8 March 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, bringing together over 300 high-achieving specialists from world-leading companies in the regulatory and payments space to network and discuss the latest market trends in innovations, finance, technology, regulation, payments, and more.

Qube’s latest edition of testimonials

“QUBE Events has experts from the entire industry across Europe. A great day and a half to network with professional people from the fintech sector and to listen to different viewpoints and more importantly network with regulators which is not achievable by all conferences,” as stated by the EEA CEO at Paysafe Payments Solutions Ltd.

“The Qube Team is doing extremely professional work and their events are truly outstanding in the industry, from the experts they are bringing together to the panel discussions and speeches topics they present,” as stated by the Vice President of Operations at Pay.com.

“We are ready to kick off 2024 in Zurich, for yet another exciting year of conferences! Being a global financial hub, Zurich is the perfect location to explore opportunities within the BENELUX and DACH regions and network with peers within the financial services industry! The beautiful city of Zurich offers the most impressive backdrop, and our curated business platform makes this event truly unique and productive. Don’t miss out as we forge new impactful partnerships and make new friends along the way!” as stated by Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director, QUBE Events.

Distinguished speakers line up

Alexander Suhobokov, SVP, Head of Fintech at Dukascopy Bank
Aleksandra Kjemhus, Co-Founder & CEO at Black Door Technology AS
Alexandre Kech, Head Digital Securities, Executive Board Member at SIX Digital Exchange
Amir Peled, CEO & Founder at TIN Ventures
Ashley Barnes, Head of European Regional Treasury Centre (RTC) Countries Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg & Switzerland at HSBC Bank plc
Bernhard Müller, General Manager / Chairman of the Board at Centi AG
Branislav Nikolovski, Deputy Head Compliance at China
Construction Bank (Zurich Branch)
Carsten Miehling, CEO at PPI Schweiz
Cedric Ming, Head of Compliance at Radicant Bank
Christos Malikkidis, Business & Legal Advisor at Royal Pine
Claudia Naegeli, Vice President, Corporate Client Relationship
Manager, CH at J.P. Morgan Payments
Costas Xitas, Managing Director at Chainblox
Daniel Eidan, Advisor & Solution Architect at BIS Innovation Hub
Delphine Forma, Regulatory Advisor at Skyline Digital AG
Ella Adler, Regulatory & Oversight Affairs Counsel at EBA Clearing
Enrico Giacoletto, CEO at easyReg Sarl
Erik Meierhoff, Managing Director at S-Payment
Erika Borg, Head of Product (FinTech) at ComplyRadar
Fabian Meyer, Managing Partner at CORE SE
Fabiola Kacani, Group Financial Crime Compliance at ING Bank
Firas Nadim Habach, CFA, Head of Compliance & MLRO at Sygnum Bank
Hartwig Gerhartinger, SVP, Global Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Paysafe Group
Jimmie Franklin, Senior Journalist, Payments at Vixio
Josip Tolić, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Aircash
Julio Ferron, CEO at NEITEC
Jürg Baltensperger, Managing Director at JayBee Ltd
Kamran Hedjri, Group CEO at PXP Financial
Katerina Androutsou, Anti Financial Crime Compliance Manager & Deputy MLRO at Sygnum Bank AG
Katrin Koller, Head of Custody Product at Ripple
Kinga Pilat, Business Strategist and Consultant, Head of Partnerships at Women in Web3 Switzerland, Lead of Fintech
Ecosystem Growth at Swiss Fintech Association
Koen Vanderhoydonk, Founder & CEO at The Connector
Liana Logiurato, Non-Executive Director at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank
Manuel Thomet, Associate Partner at Synpulse Schweiz AG
Matthew Osborne, Payments Policy Lead at Bank of England
Mattia Rattaggi, Founder & Managing Partner at METI Advisory AG
Matthias Greiller, Independent Senior Advisor (Crypto-)AML/KYC
Marianne Bregenzer, Country General Manager at Nexi Switzerland
Michael Brüggler, Chairman at Swiss Fintech Alliance (SFA)
Milan Gauder, EVP of Expansion at Kevin.
Nicola Plain, CEO at Aktionariat AG
Pascal John, Head of Operations at Crypto Helvetica AG
Peter Theunis, Senior Vice President Sales at BPC
Philippe Meyer, Head of Digital and Blockchain Solutions at BBVA
Pierre-Yves Bonnardot, Director Cards & Payments at Capgemini Switzerland
Robert Edwards, Global Head of AML Transaction Monitoring at Credit Suisse
Roger Inderbitzin, Head of Alps Region at Swift
Silvan Andermatt, Director at Sielva Management SA
Sylvain Bertolus, Founder & CEO at CashSentinel SA
Thierry Arys Ruiz, CEO at AgAu.io
Thomas Nägele, Managing Partner at NÄGELE Attorneys at Law LLC, Chairman of International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA)
Thomas Müller, Co-Founder & CEO at Rivero AG
Timea Nagy, Legal Counsel at Alpinum Law & Co-founder WiW3CH
Valentine Labarthe, Head of Commercial Strategy at nChain AG
Victor Ammer, CEO and Founder at Ammer Group AG
Victor Bergmann, Head of Partnerships DACH at GooglePay

Event Chairmen

Andrew Doukanaris – Chief Executive Officer at Flotta Consulting Ltd

Robert Courtneidge – Payment Industry Expert

Agenda highlights

Payments and RegTech: Future Outlook
The Rise of Digital and Contactless Payments
The RegTech Revolution – What’s Up Ahead?
Latest Advancements in Cross-Border B2B Payments
The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Swift Payment Vision 2024 & Beyond
Swiss Fintech Art. 1b BA – Quo Vadis?
Future of Payments in a Web 3.0 World
Advancements in AML Strategies
Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape
The Clash of Payment Civilisations – Future Outlook
Data Analytics and Cloud-Based Solutions
AI Strategy Mindset
The Increasing Importance of Data Security
Dis-intermediated Digital Transactions: A New Era for Payment Orchestrators
Embedded Finance and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)
Wallet Wars – Why Girocard Eats Merchant Payments for Breakfast!
Simple, Secure and Rewarding Payments Experiences for Everyone, Everywhere
How Tokenisation is Revolutionising Digital Payments: Exploring the Impact on Security, Accessibility, and Financial Inclusion
The Integration and Impact of Emerging Technologies
Future of Payments: A 10-Year Outlook