

Banks & Protocols: The New Architecture of Credit
The Big Whale, Euler Labs and Zaïffer invite you to a breakfast event focused on one of the most important - and rapidly transforming - areas of finance: credit.
From secured loans to uncollateralized lending, credit scoring, and yield-generating products, credit has evolved into a contested space where TradFi institutions and blockchain protocols compete for market share.
The landscape is shifting fast, with regulatory uncertainty, liquidity fragmentation, and growing institutional interest in DeFi. The boundaries between these worlds are blurring rapidly.
In traditional finance, credit has long been the backbone of capital markets. On-chain, new protocols are reimagining lending from the ground up - creating both opportunities and tensions as these models converge.
Join banking executives, DeFi founders, and credit infrastructure builders as we explore what’s next for lending - across traditional rails, decentralized protocols, and emerging hybrid models.
A special thank you to Jones Day for hosting us in their stunning offices!
☕️🤝 08.00am - Welcome coffee & croissants (please arrive on time and enjoy the networking).
🎙️ 08.45am - "Redefining Credit: Protocols at the Core"
Aleksandar Bukowski, analyst at The Big Whale
🎙️ 08.50am - "The Future of Credit: Banks, DeFi, and Hybrid Models"
Emma Lovett, Markets DLT & Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase
Michael Bentley, Cofounder & CEO at Euler Labs
Bilal El Alamy, Cofounder & CEO at Zaïffer
Moderated by Raphaël Bloch, Cofounder & Editor in Chief at The Big Whale
🤝☕️ 09.45am – Final Remarks & Networking Session
Seats are limited to encourage deep, honest discussion and quality networking. Priority access will be given to corporate subscribers.
Interested in joining? Reach out to us 👋
The event will be held in English 🇬🇧