Agenda

Plenary
Track 1: Customer Expectations
Track 2: Technology & Platform
Agenda is subject to change. Additional sessions and speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Roundtable Discussions

Our program will feature a series of roundtable discussions, providing attendees with the opportunity to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing banks today. 

Retaining Primacy in the Age of Fragmented Banking

Customers are increasingly managing their financial lives across multiple providers, eroding the traditional concept of a “primary bank,” and leaving banks with limited visibility into the full customer relationship. This roundtable will explore how financial institutions can reinforce primacy by delivering personalized, integrated, and trust-driven experiences.  

The New Frontier of Small Business Payments

Small businesses are navigating a fundamental shift in how they manage cash flow and operational spend as traditional bank offerings face mounting pressure from agile fintech challengers. This roundtable will explore how financial institutions can reclaim their role as the primary financial partner for small businesses by integrating modern payment rails with sophisticated, data-rich expense management tools that are user friendly for small businesses.

Defending the Digital Wallet: Fraud, Identity, and the Trust Imperative in Modern Payments

As financial institutions continue to expand their digital wallet and instant payment capabilities, they face a dual challenge from meeting customer expectations for seamless, low‑friction digital experiences while countering increasingly sophisticated fraud techniques that exploit these same channels. This roundtable examines how financial institutions can strengthen modern fraud controls without undermining the customer experience, at a time when fraud levels remain historically high across major markets.

Roundtable Discussion: Lessons Learned from Early Generative AI Adoption in Banking

Over the past year, forward-thinking financial institutions have moved beyond the “what if” of generative AI to the practical “what now” of implementation. Early adopters have gained invaluable insights—not just about opportunities, but equally about pitfalls, cultural shifts, and the real cost of transformation. This roundtable brings together banking leaders who have ventured into generative AI deployment to share candid lessons from the front lines.

Leveraging Technology to Power Customer-Centric Growth

Retail banks today face regulatory pressure and margin compression as interest rates normalize. At the same time, expectations for seamless experiences from both consumers and small business customers are rising, alongside the demand for financial institutions to convert digital investments into measurable growth.

The stall points are familiar: customer data fragmented across legacy systems, small business relationships that never move beyond a checking account and a loan, and AI strategies stalled by infrastructure that can’t support them at scale. Threading through all of it is trust — the one asset banks hold that fintechs can’t replicate, and the one most at risk when personalization, behavioral data, and fraud prevention are deployed without care.

Retail Bank Transformation Americas 2026 brings together senior banking leaders to work through how to close that gap. The agenda examines how modern platforms, AI-driven personalization, payments innovation, and value-added services can deepen engagement, unlock new fee income streams, and strengthen the trusted relationships that remain banking’s most durable competitive advantage.