As Money20/20 Wraps up in Las Vegas, As a Editorial Board Member for Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) I thought to share some of the key themes from the event.

The overarching theme was “Create the Future”. Whether that’s in the form of digital assets, AI, or IPOs that redefine the industry’s identity as the lines between traditional finance, fintech, and digital banking are being increasingly blurred.Behind that overarching theme, there were four core narrative pillars:

1. Fintech Spring
   Is this finally the moment ‘fintech’ becomes a member of ‘financial services’? Perhaps the integration of fintech into mainstream finance has finally come.
2. The boring made sexy: The age of Infrastructure.
   The industry is moving from flashy innovations to core infrastructure. Legacy payment rails are being challenged by real-time settlement networks, and core banking systems are being rebuilt on cloud-native platforms. The next wave of innovations could be ‘invisible’ and held largely behind the scenes.
3. The Global Payments Race:
   The potential of money movement is limitless and borderless, with a big focus on instant and cross-border payment innovations and the crowded field of contenders.
4. Securing Trust
   The question of how to maintain trust in financial systems and services, including fighting fake hashtag#AI identities, has become more prevalent than ever before. Many experts are beginning to grapple with the challenges presented by post-quantum readiness.

Post script: Money20/20 has moved from Fintech show with hype and futuristic tech to a serious Financial Services conference and platform, demonstrated in the quality of the content, the maturity of the tech and the impressive line up of dispatched executives from FI’s, Infrastructure providers and new technology companies that eclipse the legacy networks and payments processors. The momentum of change is exciting and breathless.

As Money20/20 Wraps up in Las Vegas, As a Editorial Board Member for Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) I thought to share some of the key themes from the event.

The overarching theme was “Create the Future”. Whether that’s in the form of digital assets, AI, or IPOs that redefine the industry’s identity as the lines between traditional finance, fintech, and digital banking are being increasingly blurred.Behind that overarching theme, there were four core narrative pillars:

1. Fintech Spring
   Is this finally the moment ‘fintech’ becomes a member of ‘financial services’? Perhaps the integration of fintech into mainstream finance has finally come.
2. The boring made sexy: The age of Infrastructure.
   The industry is moving from flashy innovations to core infrastructure. Legacy payment rails are being challenged by real-time settlement networks, and core banking systems are being rebuilt on cloud-native platforms. The next wave of innovations could be ‘invisible’ and held largely behind the scenes.
3. The Global Payments Race:
   The potential of money movement is limitless and borderless, with a big focus on instant and cross-border payment innovations and the crowded field of contenders.
4. Securing Trust
   The question of how to maintain trust in financial systems and services, including fighting fake hashtag#AI identities, has become more prevalent than ever before. Many experts are beginning to grapple with the challenges presented by post-quantum readiness.

Post script: Money20/20 has moved from Fintech show with hype and futuristic tech to a serious Financial Services conference and platform, demonstrated in the quality of the content, the maturity of the tech and the impressive line up of dispatched executives from FI’s, Infrastructure providers and new technology companies that eclipse the legacy networks and payments processors. The momentum of change is exciting and breathless.