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Future of Finance 2026

FinTech Megatrends: Innovation, Inclusion, Infrastructure

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Two-thirds of adults worldwide and nearly all businesses interface with FinTech to move money. The next wave of innovation—moving value—will happen through embedded finance, stablecoin payments, tokenized settlement, and agentic e-commerce. In this session panelists will address the global, demographic, and technology shifts moving billions, and ask how FinTech is expanding inclusion, access to capital—and what is possible.

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    Moderator

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    Maxwell DeGregorio

    Associate Director, Finance, Milken Institute

    Speakers

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    Wale Ayeni

    Managing Partner, Helios Digital Ventures
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    Denise Leonhard

    General Manager, Zelle®
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    Nathan McCauley

    CEO and Co-Founder, Anchorage Digital
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    Jelena McWilliams

    President, Corporate and External Affairs, Plaid, Inc.
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    Alana Palmedo

    Managing Partner, Paradigm

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