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Join us for a milestone event: The 10th Annual Fintech Conference returns to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on September 24 and 25, 2026, in partnership with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, the University of Cambridge, and the Brookings Institution.

For a decade, this conference has united financial industry leaders for open dialogue on emerging issues and policy solutions. It’s a forum for connection, forward-looking conversations, and insights from regulators and experts you won't find anywhere else.

This Year's Agenda

As institutions leverage the GENIUS Act and prepare for the CLARITY Act, we'll explore:

  • how new regulatory frameworks are reshaping digital asset strategies,
  • real-world lessons from early blockchain integrations in traditional finance,
  • the opportunities and challenges of tokenizing real-world assets, and
  • what institutional adoption of digital assets truly looks like — beyond the hype.

What to Expect

We welcomed over 1,900 registrants last year, and this milestone event is expected to be even bigger. The conference is open to the press. Registration is free, but in-person seating is limited.

Who Should Attend?

Bankers, fintech leaders, regulators, academics, consumer advocates, and anyone interested in the future of finance.

Past Conferences

New to our event? Catch up on previous conferences: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022

 

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HOTEL INFORMATION

A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been blocked at:
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Philadelphia
433 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-2111

Guests can also book by calling the central reservation line at 1-800-KIMPTON and referencing the group code “FU9” 

Rooms must be reserved by August 28, 2026, and are first come, first served.

EXPERT SPEAKERS

Rachel Anderika

Head of Global Operations, and Chief Operating Officer, Anchorage Digital Bank
Anchorage Digital

Kaitlin Asrow

Acting Superintendent
New York State Department of Financial Services

Jon Auxier

President and CEO
Mercury Bank (in Organization)

Greg Baer

President and CEO
Bank Policy Institute

Simon Baksys

Chief Business Officer
LayerZero Labs

Robert Bench

CEO and Cofounder
Radius

Lee Brenner

Head of Public Policy, Digital Assets
Goldman Sachs

Austin Campbell

Founder and CEO
Zero Knowledge Group

Joseph Chalom

CEO
Sharplink

Ethan Chan

Cofounder and CEO
Allium

Biswarup Chatterjee

Managing Director and Head of Partnerships and Innovation
Citi

Patrick Corker

Managing Director, Digital Assets
BNY

Jonah Crane

Regulatory and Policy Strategy Executive
Stripe

Chrysty Esperanza

Chief Legal Officer
Block, Inc.

John Evans

Head of Digital Asset Strategy
Vanguard

Dan Fishman

Treasurer
Circle

Jack Fletcher

Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs
Fnality

J. Christopher Giancarlo

Senior Strategic Advisor
Patomak Global Partners

Phil Goldfeder

CEO
American Fintech Council

Christy Goldsmith Romero

Professor, Georgetown Law School, and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Itay Goldstein

Joel S. Ehrenkranz Family Professor and Professor of Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Mark Gould

Chief Payments Executive
Federal Reserve Financial Services

Sebastian J. Gunningham

CEO
Remitly

Oliver Harris

Global Head of Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan

Bo Hines

CEO
Tether USAT

Julapa Jagtiani

Senior Economic Advisor and Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Meera Judge

Global Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Elliptic

Ji Hun Kim

CEO
Crypto Council for Innovation

Andrei Kirilenko

Professor of Finance
Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Aaron Klein

Miriam K. Carliner Chair and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
Brookings Institution

Alissa Kratsios

Head of Global Policy
Ramp

Penny Lee

President and CEO
Financial Technology Association

Taylor Lindman

Chief Counsel, Crypto Task Force
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Josh Lipsky

Vice President and Chair of International Economics
Atlantic Council

John Liu

Principal Product Manager
Amazon Web Services

Caitlin Long

Founder and CEO
Custodia Bank

Shawn Main

Executive Vice President and Chief Business Architect
Vantage Bank

Farooq Malik

Cofounder and CEO
Rain

Sean Patrick Maloney

President and CEO
Coalition for Prediction Markets

Sophie Marnhier-Foy

Vice President of Product Strategy and Head of Digital Asset Solutions
Nasdaq

Jai Massari

Of Counsel
Arktouros PLLC

Nathan McCauley

CEO and Cofounder
Anchorage Digital

Mike McCoy

Head of Digital Assets, GTM & Sales
Fiserv

Mathew R. McDermott

Global Head of Digital Assets
Goldman Sachs

Jesse McWaters

Head of Global Policy
Mastercard

Jelena McWilliams

President of Corporate and External Affairs
Plaid

Benjamin Melnicki

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Cross River Bank

Armen Meyer

Head, Consumer Financial Protection Division
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Felipe Millon

Head of Government Go to Market
OpenAI

Patricia C. Mosser

Adjunct Professor
Columbia University

Mick Mulvaney

Executive Director
Gambling is Not Investing

Patrick Murck

Founder and CEO
Surus

David K. Musto

Professor and Faculty Director, Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Sergey Nazarov

Cofounder
Chainlink

Amy Oldenburg

Head of Digital Asset Strategy
Morgan Stanley

Anna Paulson

President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Fernando Pérez-Cruz

Senior Adviser
Bank for International Settlements

Caroline D. Pham

CEO
MoonPay Institutional

Peter Phelan

Vice President, Strategic Advisory
Elliptic

Aaron Plante

Senior Vice President, Banking and Payments
Chime

Dimitrios Psarrakis

CEO
ADI Predictstreet

Ari Redbord

Global Head of Policy
TRM Labs

Rebecca Rettig

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Jito Labs

Konstantin Richter

CEO and Founder
Blockdaemon

Roshan Robert

U.S. CEO
OKX

Richard Rosenthal

CEO and President
Square Financial Services (Block)

Matt Savarese

Vice President and Head of Digital Asset Strategy
Nasdaq

Justin Schmidt

Founder and CEO
Sojo

Eric Schuppenhauer

Executive Vice President
SoFi Bank

William G. Spaniel

Executive Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Thomas Sullivan

Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets Solutions
DTCC

William Su

Head of Digital Assets Research
BlackRock

Margaret E. Tahyar

Partner, Financial Institutions
DavisPolk

Thomas P. Vartanian

Executive Director
Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center

Kevin Werbach

Liem Sioe Liong/First Pacific Company Professor and Vice Dean, Executive M.B.A. Program
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Brooke Ybarra

Senior Vice President for Innovation and Strategy
American Bankers Association

Alexander Zozos

General Counsel
Superstate

Tom Zschach

Former Chief Innovation Officer
Swift

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