London Blockchain Finance Summit: Payments & Digital Currencies
The London Blockchain Finance Summit is a focused, high-impact event bringing together the financial ecosystem, from traditional banks, fintech and PSPs to regulators and enterprise leaders to discuss the future of finance.
Across a structured agenda of expert talks, panels, and case studies, the summit dives into the business-critical issues reshaping financial services:
Key Themes:
Stablecoins & CBDCs: Deployment of regulated digital money and scalable use cases.
Tokenised Deposits at Scale: How traditional cash and deposits are being digitised.
Programmable Settlement: Modern treasury workflows with real-time financial settlement.
AI in Payments & Controls: Using AI agents to automate compliance, audit, and approvals.
Cybersecurity & Compliance: Navigating the UK/EU regulatory landscape for digital assets.
Interoperability Between Systems: Standards to connect legacy banking systems with blockchain ledgers.
These topics are designed for senior decision-makers driving digital transformation, including treasurers, heads of payments, tech leaders, and regulatory specialists.
Top Speakers & Thought Leaders:
The summit features 30+ expert speakers from across banking, fintech, regulatory bodies, and enterprise technology delivering strategic and tactical insight into digital finance transformation. A sample of speakers include:
Joy Adams, COO for Digital Assets & Currencies, Deutsche Bank
Ryan Hayward, Global Head of Digital Assets, Head of Strategic Investments, Europe and Asia, Barclays
Jean-Marc Bonnefous, Founder/Managing Partner of Tellurian Capital investment management
Francesco Roda, Services Digital Assets Risk Director, Citibank
David Palmer, Chief Product Officer, Vodafone
Sonia Chawla, Head of Legal Investment Transactions, Schroders
Pankhuri Bansal, Blockchain Expert & Advisor, United Nations
Matteo Sbraga, Partner, Clifford Chance
What will I get from this Summit?
Actionable Insights: Move beyond strategy to practical deployment of blockchain in financial operations.
High-Value Networking: Meet senior peers - from banks and regulators to fintech innovators.
Regulatory & Compliance Clarity: Hear what today’s rules mean for digital money adoption.
Real-world use cases for tokenised deposits, stablecoins, and CBDCs in payments and treasury
Legal certainty for settlement finality on distributed ledgers
How AI-driven agents are transforming payments controls and audit
Implications of new UK and EU cybersecurity expectations for finance teams
Interoperability standards connecting banks and new ledger networks