Photograph from a previous Zenith Group event. Banking Frontier 2026 takes
place 23–27 November 2026 at Holiday Inn Amsterdam – Arena Towers, Amsterdam.
What is changing in banking
Five statements, each one the published description of
a programme day — not a forecast written for this page.
01
AI leaves the pilot stage
AI-native banking, governance, model risk, data foundations, and the path from pilots to enterprise value.
02
Trust becomes real-time
Digital identity, fraud prevention, authentication, cyber resilience, and real-time trust across banking journeys.
03
Money moves differently
Instant payments, wallets, tokenization, Open Finance, digital assets, and the future of money movement.
04
The channel becomes the platform
Omnichannel journeys, AI-assisted service, smart branches, SME banking, and platform-based growth.
05
2030 stops being hypothetical
Post-quantum readiness, sovereign AI, and the technologies shaping banking to 2030.
Five chapters
Each chapter carries one width setting on its heading
and the same body style throughout. Times are Central European Time (CET).
AI & Trusted Finance
Day 1 · 23 November 2026 · 14 sessions
AI-native banking, governance, model risk, data foundations, and the path from pilots to enterprise value.
AI governance & model risk
09:00–09:30 · Room A · Main Stage
Rita Gnutti · Head of Internal Validation and Controls · Intesa Sanpaolo · Italy
Data, AI enablement & intelligent automation for bank operations
09:30–10:00 · Room B · Innovation & Implementation
Gladson Baby · VP & Director of Data & AI Enablement · Fifth Third Bank · US
Scaling AI responsibly: leadership playbook for AI risk & compliance
10:00–10:30 · Room A · Main Stage
Frans Vanbruggen · Werkgebied Lead · AI Coalitie 4 Nederland (AIC4NL) · Netherlands
Identity & Cyber Resilience
Day 2 · 24 November 2026 · 16 sessions
Digital identity, fraud prevention, authentication, cyber resilience, and real-time trust across banking journeys.
Corporate digital identity management
09:00–09:30 · Room A · Main Stage
Stephan Wolf · Chair of the Board · Verifiable.Trade Foundation · Germany
Digital trust in AI-led banking · risk, audit and cyber oversight at board level
09:30–10:00 · Room A · Main Stage
Dr. Björn Lenzmann · Member of The Supervisory Board · DenizBank · Turkey
User centricity in cybersecurity · UX research and behavioural science
09:30–10:00 · Room B · Innovation & Implementation
Nazima Kadir · Global Head of UX: Cybersecurity · J.P. Morgan · UK
Payments & Digital Assets
Day 3 · 25 November 2026 · 20 sessions
Instant payments, wallets, tokenization, Open Finance, digital assets, and the future of money movement.
Instant payments and interoperability
09:00–09:30 · Room A · Main Stage
Domenico Scaffidi · CEO & Founder · DS Payments Ltd · UK
The new payments landscape · instant, interoperable, invisible and built on trust
09:00–09:30 · Room B · Innovation & Implementation
Photograph from a previous Zenith Group event. Banking Frontier 2026 takes place 23-27 November 2026.Photograph from a previous Zenith Group event. Banking Frontier 2026 takes place 23-27 November 2026.
Is the title animation doing anything to the content?
No. Only the width of the three display lines changes, once, on load. Body text never changes width, and the animation is removed entirely when a visitor prefers reduced motion.
What does each day cover?
One theme per day: AI & Trusted Finance, Identity & Cyber Resilience, Payments & Digital Assets, Customer Growth & Platform Banking, Future-Proofing Banking 2027–2030.
How many sessions and speakers are published?
89 sessions and 65 named speakers from 31 countries, across 5 days in two rooms.
Can I attend online?
In-person and online participation are both available. Current passes, terms and any group conditions are shown on the official registration page.
Who runs it?
Zenith-Energie International s.r.o., Rezlerova 273/74, Petrovice, 109 00 Praha, Czechia. Company ID 02354357, VAT CZ02354357.
