Speakers
2026 Speaker lineup
We welcomed over 250 hand-picked experts and visionaries to deliver cutting edge insights, bold strategies and game-changing opportunities, many of whom are sharing their insights for the first time. Among them, you’ll find an impressive representation from the C-suite and beyond, with a dynamic mix of CEOs, founders, and innovators from fintechs, banks, and financial institutions.
Fintech Meetup is about meaningful leadership, diverse perspectives, and bold new ideas shaping the future of fintech. It is an experience that celebrates the leadership that drives real change, fostering innovation and growth across industry sectors.
Aaron Slettehaugh
Ripple
Senior Vice President Product
Abe Rojo Joseph
Lincoln Savings Bank
Chief Innovation Officer
Alex Johnson
Fintake Takes
Founder
Alex McLeod
Parlay
CEO & Founder
Alex Preece
Tilio
Co-Founder & CEO
Andrew Schmidt
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Managing Director, FinTech Equity Research
Angela Strange
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
General Partner
Anna Joo Fee
Goodfin
Founder & CEO
Annie Delgado
Upstart
Chief Risk Officer
Asya Bradley
Stripe
Startup & VC Partners Lead
Baishi Wu
Chime
Director of product management
Benjamin Maxim
MSU Federal Credit Union
CTO
Billie Jo Parker
Insbank
Chief Banking and Development Officer
Cara Oppenheimer
Goodbuy
CEO & Co-Founder
Carmen Podgurschi
Wells Fargo
Head of Global Payments
Chris Black
Thread Bank
CEO
Chris Chazin
TD Securities
Managing Director, Head of Transaction Banking Product
Christian Widhalm
Bloom Credit
CEO
Darius Wise
Red Rocks Credit Union
President & CEO
Dave Birch
15Mb Ltd
Principal
Dennis Weiss
IPQS
CEO
Drew Glover
Fiat Growth
Co-Founder
Edward Woodford
zerohash
CEO & Founder
Elena Casal
Clearing house
Chief Client Officer
Elizabeth St-Onge
TD Securities
Managing Director, Head of Client Innovation & Advisory
Erik VanBramer
Federal Reserve
Senior Vice President of Customer Relations
Esty Scheiner
Shiboleth AI
Co-founder & CEO
Gary Fan
Royal Business Bank
COO
Georgina Merhom
SOLO
CEO & Founder
Herman Man
Bluevine
Chief Product Officer
Itai Turbahn
Dynamic Labs
Co-founder & CEO
Jamie Twiss
Carrington Labs
CEO
Jane Barratt
MX
Chief Advocacy Officer
Jason Rosen
Prism Data
CEO and Co-Founder
Jessica Donohue
Northern Trust
Executive Vice President, Head of Product Management
Joe Breeden
Deep Future Analytics LLC
CEO
John Lunn
Gr4vy
CEO
John Macilwaine
Highnote
CEO
John Sun
Spring Labs
CEO and Co-Founder
Joshua Silver
Rainforest
Founder & CEO
Joyce Shen
SWIFT
Head of Diversified Growth Clients, North America
Justin Keene
Moveris
CEO & Founder
Kareem Saleh
Fairplay
CEO and Co-Founder
Katie Perry
Ursa Major Media
Founder & Owner
Kelli Keough
SoFi
EVP, Group Business Unit Leader for Spend, Invest, Protect and Save
Ken Kruszka
Something FINteresting
Managing Director
Kent Landvatter
FinWise Bank
CEO & President
Kim Gerhardt
The Fintech Interactive
Owner and Principal Advisor
Kyle Hauptman
NCUA
Chairman
Laura Spiekerman
Alloy
Co-founder & CRO
Leah Price
Better
Vice President, Tinman AI Platform
Maik Taro Wehmeyer
Taktile
Co-Founder & CEO
Mary Wisniewski
Cornerstone Advisors
Editor-at-large
Matt Marcus
Modern Treasury
Co-Founder & CEO
Melissa Pancoast
The Beans
Founder & CEO
Michelle Beyo
Finavator
CEO
Michelle Prohaska
Nymbus
Chief Banking & Risk Officer
Mike Butler
Grasshopper Bank
CEO / President
Misha Esipov
Nova Credit
CEO and Co-Founder
Molly Poppie
Experian
Chief Product and Analytics Officer
Neha Narkhede
Oscilar
Co-founder & CEO
Owen Rapaport
Erebor
Co-founder & CEO
Prashant Fuloria
Fundbox
CEO
Reuben Piryantinsky
Altitude Consulting
CEO
Rhett Roberts
LoanPro
CEO and Co-Founder
Richa Awasthi
US Bank
SVP, Digital & AI, Zelle Payments
Richard Wada
Patelco
Chief Lending Officer
Rishi Oberoi
Varo
Deputy CFO
Rob Seidman
US Bank
Head of US Bank Avvance
Rodrigo Suarez
Piermont Bank
Chief Banking Officer
Rohit Arora
Biz2Credit
CEO & Founder
Rom Mascetti
Flagship Advisory Partners
Principal
Ruth Foxe Blader
Foxe Capital
Managing Partner
Ryan Christiansen
University of Utah
Executive Director – Fintech Center
Samant Nagpal
Gusto
Head of Payments & Risk
Samee Zafar
Edgar, Dunn & Company
Director & CEO
Sarah Biller
Fintech Sandbox
Co-founder
Scott Sanborn
LendingClub
CEO
Shawn Budde
Ensemblex
General Partner
Sibongile Ngako
Brex
Chief Compliance Officer
Steve Boms
Financial Data and Technology Association – North America
Executive Director
Sumeet Bhalla
PenFed Credit Union
SVP, Chief Lending Officer
Susan Ehrlich
Core Innovation Capital
Partner
Tom Poole
Capital One
SVP, Digital Payments
Tom Simpson
HSBC
Global Head of Currency Clearing & North America Regional Head of Cross Border Payments
Tony Hayes
Banking & Payments Group
Founder
Tyler Seydel
Sunrise Bank
Chief Fintech Officer
Wendy Cai-Lee
Piermont Bank
Founder & CEO
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