Resilient Intelligence: Governing, Defending & Scaling Agentic Financial Services
The Intelligent Payments Forum returns to Toronto for its second edition — a highly curated Hi2AI gathering designed for senior leaders across banking, fintech, payments, and digital infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Financial Services has moved from copilots to autonomous execution in key financial businesses such as Credit Underwriting, Claims Adjudication, Fraud Detection and Real–Time Payments orchestration. This autonomy changes the risk equation.
Deloitte estimates that generative–AI–enabled fraud losses in the US could rise to nearly $40B by 2027, driven by deepfakes and automated social engineering.
Gartner predicts that in 2026, 30% of Enterprises will no longer rely on traditional identity verification alone, but will accelerate their shift to layered, risk–based defence.
KPMG reports 99% of Security leaders are expected to increase Cybersecurity budgets, signaling a decisive pivot toward AI–aware Governance.
Further, as Regulators tighten expectations around Model Risk, Operational Resilience and AI Accountability, Financial Institutions must align innovation with control integrity. A case in point is OSFI's E–23 Guideline on Model Risk Management.
The Message is Clear: Machine–speed Finance demands machine–speed Governance
Hi2AI by Financial Technology Frontiers (FTF) March 2026 Security Edition convenes senior leaders across Banking, Insurance, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Risk and Compliance to address one defining question against these challenges: How do we scale autonomous intelligence while controlling systemic vulnerability?
In agentic banking, Resilience is a Strategy. Not a fall back!
🎯 Key Discussion Themes
1. Scaling Agentic AI Without Scaling Risk
How do Financial Institutions expand autonomous decision systems without amplifying regulatory, reputational or model risk exposure?
What Governance Frameworks ensure effective human oversight in self–learning environments?
2. Machine–Speed Finance: Cybersecurity, Fraud & Institutional Defence
AI–enabled fraud, deepfakes and synthetic identity are reshaping threat landscapes.
How must Cybersecurity defence evolve to protect real–time, API–driven financial ecosystems?Exception management
3. Trust as Strategy: Privacy, Data & Ethical AI
Consent, Data lineage and algorithmic transparency are becoming competitive differentiators.
Can Privacy–by–design strengthen both Compliance posture and Customer trust?
4. Controls 3.0: Governance in Autonomous Banking
The traditional Three Lines of Defence must adapt to AI–driven operations.
How do we embed continuous monitoring and compliance into autonomous systems?
💬 Format and Conduct
FTF’s Hi2AI events:
Are closed–door Executive Roundtables focused on themed, intellectual discussions.
Do not discuss generic AI commentary.
Do not encourage any sales propaganda.
Invite Senior Leaders from the Financial Services Industry.
Conduct:
The Event will feature four themed Roundtables, each led by Senior Industry practitioners.
All attendees are active participants and not mere audience. Every attendee rotates for richer interaction and deeper discussion.
This format ensures high–impact dialogue and meaningful takeaways.
👥 Who Should Attend
CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CTOs, CIOs and CISOs
Chief AI & Data Officers
Heads of Risk, Compliance, Payments & Lending
Fintech founders & Cybersecurity Leaders
🔗 Register Now
FTF’s Hi2AI events are curated and intentionally moderated.
The exquisite event offers limited 40 “Invite Only” seats to ensure a curated and high–value experience.
Attendance at FTF’s Hi2AI events is strictly by approval only.
The event offers free entry for Financial Services Industry leaders, subject to qualification.
Paid Participation: Open for general registrations, service providers & consultants.
Event Flow
5:00 PM – Arrival, badge collection, and pre-networking
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM – Welcome note
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM – Panel Discussion
6:20 PM – 7:05 PM – Curated Round Table
7:05 PM – 7:20 PM – Discussion of ideas & conclusion
7:20 PM – 8:00 PM – Networking
Register today to secure your seat!
🔗 To understand the impact we create in Canada’s Financial Services Industry, here is our February 2026 Event: https://fintechfrontiers.live/intelligent-payments-ai-analytics-real-time-transformation/