Sheela Ursal
General Partner Fintech Next Fund
With 20+ years as an operator at global enterprises and startups — including Amazon, Western Union, and Netopia (acquired by Google) — she has launched and scaled products that have touched millions of customers worldwide. Today, she brings that same operator’s lens to investing, helping founders build Fintech businesses that are not only high-growth but also durable and impactful.
Over the past four years, she has partnered with fintech entrepreneurs across the globe as an investor, advisor, and ecosystem connector. Her focus is clear: back experienced founders with deep expertise who are building in massive markets like payments, financial services, and integrated finance — and help them scale faster with strategic guidance and global expansion insights.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Is Agentic Commerce the Next Consumer Revolution?
Agentic commerce is transforming how buying decisions are made, shifting influence from human consumers to autonomous AI agents that optimize for price, convenience, and personal preference. This session examines what happens when AI becomes the primary decision maker across discovery, product selection, and checkout, and the implications for merchants, retailers, and payment providers.
We explore how the retail landscape changes when agents, not people, control product and search discovery, redefining competition, visibility, and loyalty. The discussion highlights the operational and commercial shifts required for companies to stay relevant in an autonomous first world.
Takeaways
• How agentic commerce changes consumer behavior and the path to purchase
• What merchants, PSPs, and retailers must rethink as AI agents take over discovery, choice, and checkout
• The new risks and opportunities created when autonomous agents transact on behalf of customers
Wednesday 01 April 08:50 - 09:30 Payments
Compliance & Regulation
Cross-Border & Globalization
We explore how the retail landscape changes when agents, not people, control product and search discovery, redefining competition, visibility, and loyalty. The discussion highlights the operational and commercial shifts required for companies to stay relevant in an autonomous first world.
Takeaways
• How agentic commerce changes consumer behavior and the path to purchase
• What merchants, PSPs, and retailers must rethink as AI agents take over discovery, choice, and checkout
• The new risks and opportunities created when autonomous agents transact on behalf of customers Payments US/Pacific
