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TOMORROW'S LIVE WEBINAR – Cross-Border Payments: How Banks can close the Corporate Service Gap

Join us for the next Finextra webinar, hosted in association with @NiumGlobal , to learn how banks can more closely align with corporates' cross-border payment needs.

💡 In this session, we'll explore:
• Where is the gap between banks’ perceptions of corporate cross-border payment needs and what businesses expect in practice?
• As businesses gain more ways to move money internationally, how can banks protect and deepen their role in cross-border payment relationships?
• What matters most to corporates today: speed, certainty, visibility, ease of use, or cost?
• How can banks reduce failed payments, improve transparency, and build services that meet rising corporate expectations?

📅 Thursday, 12th November 2026
🕒 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register now: https://t.co/08SZJFxP2g

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Attend Next Week's Webinar – Is Europe ready to embrace Stablecoins?

Join us for this live Finextra webinar, hosted in association with @VISADIRECT , to listen as our panel of industry experts explore what role stablecoins play in the European digital money conversation.

Topics Explored:
✅ As the US banks heavily on stablecoins, the EU has continued its progress towards a digital euro. How do these varying approaches play out on a global level in the digital money race?
✅ What role do stablecoins play in Europe’s long-term strategy? How ready is the region to implement stablecoins?
✅ Account funding and payouts to wallets are some of the immediate use cases for stablecoins. In what other ways are European businesses already leveraging stablecoins for cross-border payment flows? What are the use cases that are emerging?
✅ If stablecoins win, who loses? Does anyone? Who are the key players that play a role in establishing a stablecoin ecosystem?

👥Speakers: Tim Moncrieff, Managing Director, Visa Payments & Currencycloud | VP, Strategic Initiatives & Execution, @VISADIRECT ; Muneeb Shah, Partner, Digital Assets Technology Consulting, @EYnews ; Nikola Plecas, Head of Payments, EMEA, @FireblocksHQ ; & @ScottHamCTP , Global Payments & Liquidity Expert, Contributing Editor, @Finextra .

📅 Tuesday, 17th November 2026 at 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/U2MCeW7Sbq

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LIVE WEBINAR – Beyond Fraud Detection: Why Dispute Management needs an overhaul

Join us for this Finextra webinar, hosted in association with @pega , to explore why post-incident fraud management is a growing operational challenge for financial institutions, and what changes are needed in the realm of dispute management and chargebacks.

💡 In this session, we'll explore:
• Looking beyond detection, why has modern dispute management become such a challenge for financial institutions?
• How does the rise of friendly fraud exacerbate the challenge for financial institutions? How does dispute management need to adapt?
• AI functions both as a weapon and a shield. As AI-enabled fraud proliferates, how are financial institutions leveraging it for their own defences and claims management? Which AI models are most effective in which areas of disputes?
• Are financial institutions ready for the next era of AI-enabled fraud as agentic commerce looms on the horizon? How can they reorientate their fraud management strategies for speed, consistency, compliance, and trust?

📅 Wednesday, 18th November 2026
🕒 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register Now: https://t.co/u5C9ZHaiLp

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LIVE WEBINAR – Is Europe ready to embrace Stablecoins?

Join this upcoming Finextra webinar, hosted in association with @VISADIRECT , to explore what a true stablecoin ecosystem would look like in practice.

💡 In this session, we'll explore:
• As the US banks heavily on stablecoins, the EU has continued its progress towards a digital euro. How do these varying approaches play out on a global level in the digital money race?
• What role do stablecoins play in Europe’s long-term strategy? How ready is the region to implement stablecoins?
• Account funding and payouts to wallets are some of the immediate use cases for stablecoins. In what other ways are European businesses already leveraging stablecoins for cross-border payment flows? What are the use cases that are emerging?
• If stablecoins win, who loses? Does anyone? Who are the key players that play a role in establishing a stablecoin ecosystem?

📅 Tuesday, 17th November 2026
🕒 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register Now: https://t.co/U2MCeW7Sbq

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Attend next week's webinar – Cross-Border Payments: How Banks can close the Corporate Service Gap

Register for this upcoming Finextra webinar, hosted live in association with @NiumGlobal , to join our panel of industry experts as they examine how banks can close the corporate cross-border payments service gap and compete for the next generation of business payment relationships.

Topics Explored:
✅ Where is the gap between banks’ perceptions of corporate cross-border payment needs and what businesses expect in practice?
✅ As businesses gain more ways to move money internationally, how can banks protect and deepen their role in cross-border payment relationships?
✅ What matters most to corporates today: speed, certainty, visibility, ease of use, or cost?
✅ How can banks reduce failed payments, improve transparency, and build services that meet rising corporate expectations?

👥Speakers: Rob Regan, Executive Vice President of Americas, @NiumGlobal ; Gareth Lodge, Principal Analyst, Payments, @Celent_Research ; & @TeresaConnors11 , Contributing Editor, @Finextra .

📅 Thursday, 12th November 2026 at 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/08SZJFxP2g

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Keep Critical Services Running When Suppliers Fail
Is your institution prepared for a critical software supplier failure? In this Finextra Long Read, Escode’s Wayne Scott explores hidden supply chain dependencies, software escrow and the importance of testing stressed exit strategies. Discover how financial institutions can strengthen operational resilience and protect service continuity. Read the article ➡️ https://t.co/WY8wmnPw7F

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Could a supplier failure expose your resilience gaps?
As financial institutions rely more on cloud, software, and AI, hidden dependencies can put critical services at risk. Join @Finextra , in association with @Escode, for a live webinar on Tuesday 3rd November at 15:00 GMT, to explore how to strengthen third-party risk controls, develop stressed exit strategies, and build resilience into your technology estate.
Register now 👉 https://t.co/tuBQqDWFvq

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Attend the webinar – Mind The Gap: What's Missing From Modern Resilience?

Register for this Finextra webinar, hosted in association with Escode, to join our panel of industry experts as they discuss the requirements for modern resilience strategies, global regulatory approaches, and the role of stressed exit strategies in mitigating third-party risk.

Topics Explored:
✅ As finance becomes increasingly digital, there is a growing dependence on cloud and software. What are the resilience considerations for financial institutions in terms of third-party risk, hidden dependencies, and supply chain failure?
✅ What are the emerging regulatory approaches towards resilience? How are they succeeding?
✅ How can resilience be engineered into the technology estate from the outset? Are institutions’ key controls up to par as technology reliance, supply chains, and AI adoption continue to evolve?
✅ How can financial institutions create comprehensive stressed exit strategies that proactively look at mitigating third-party risk?
✅ As AI reshapes financial services and quantum computing draws closer, how can financial institutions ensure they continuously monitor and adapt their resilience strategies as innovation accelerates?

👥Speakers: Wayne Scott, Governance, Risk & Compliance Solution Lead, Escode; Chris Knox, Global Director, @Microsoft ; Angela Candlin-Evans, Head of Business Continuity & Resilience, @clear_bank ; & @_JaneCooper , Contributor, @Finextra .

📅 Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 at 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/tuBQqDW7FS

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Attend next week's webinar – AI in Payments: Short-term Gains, Long-term Transformation

Join us for this upcoming Finextra webinar with @volantetech , to watch as our panel of industry experts discusses whether payment firms are focusing too much on AI for efficiency and not enough on transformation.

Topics Explored:
✅ Are payment firms focusing too much on AI for efficiency and not enough on transformation?
✅ Who is accountable when an AI-driven payment decision goes wrong?
✅ How can the industry balance AI innovation with growing regulatory and governance expectations?
✅ In five years’ time, will AI make payments more efficient, or will it fundamentally change how money moves around the world?

👥Speakers: Nadish Lad, Executive Director, Product Strategy, @volantetech ; Aysara Yusupova, Head of Digital Channels Solutions, Europe Transaction Services and Digital Assets, @StanChart Bank; Carmen Podgurschi, Global Payments Leader, @WellsFargo ; Heather Jefferson, Managing Director, Payments Enablement Platform Controls, @BNYglobal ; & @TeresaConnors11 , Contributing Editor, @Finextra .

📅 Wednesday, 21st October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/SLjYJRzXnu

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Attend next week's webinar – Beyond Connectivity: Creating More Value across the Payments Lifecycle

Register for this upcoming Finextra webinar, hosted with @bottomlinepay , to join our panel of industry experts who will discuss in what ways can operational complexity be reduced while increasing control and agility.

Topics Explored:
✅ How are leading institutions extending the value of their payments infrastructure?
✅ In what ways can operational complexity be reduced while increasing control and agility?
✅ What are the best approaches to strengthening fraud prevention, compliance and resilience?
✅ How are AI, automation and data reshaping payments operations?
✅ What practical considerations should the industry have for building a more connected and efficient payments ecosystem?

👥Speakers: Edward Ireland, Product Director, Financial Messaging, @bottomlinepay ; Carmen Podgurschi, Global Payments Leader, @WellsFargo ; Jonathan Churchward, Head of International Payments, Product Delivery, @NatWestGroup ; & @ScottHamCTP , Global Payments & Liquidity Expert, Contributing Editor, @Finextra .

📅 Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/0i1ADxjdTa

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Why won't the UK Treasury give financial inclusion the statutory backing it needs?

Read the new @Finextra article in the #Westminster Series by @LordChrisHolmes , Peer of the @UKHouseofLords ➡️ https://t.co/1H7XrEccuh

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LIVE WEBINAR – Mind The Gap: What's Missing From Modern Resilience?

Join us for this Finextra webinar, with Escode, to explore how resilience can be engineered into the technology estate from the outset rather than an add-on.

💡 In this session, we'll explore:
• As finance becomes increasingly digital, there is a growing dependence on cloud and software. What are the resilience considerations for financial institutions in terms of third-party risk, hidden dependencies, and supply chain failure?
• What are the emerging regulatory approaches towards resilience? How are they succeeding?
• How can resilience be engineered into the technology estate from the outset? Are institutions’ key controls up to par as technology reliance, supply chains, and AI adoption continue to evolve?
• How can financial institutions create comprehensive stressed exit strategies that proactively look at mitigating third-party risk?
• As AI reshapes financial services and quantum computing draws closer, how can financial institutions ensure they continuously monitor and adapt their resilience strategies as innovation accelerates?

📅 Tuesday, 3rd November 2026
🕒 15:00 GMT | 16:00 CET | 10:00 EST (1 hour)
➡️ Register Now: https://t.co/tuBQqDW7FS

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Attend tomorrow's webinar – How AI Agents Help FIs Tackle Regulatory Change

Join us for this Finextra webinar, with @Workday , to watch as our panel of industry experts discuss how AI agents create a more connected response to regulatory change, as well as the key steps towards reaping the agent benefits in compliance.

Topics Explored:
✅ How do AI agents help FIs create a more connected response to regulatory change?
✅ What are some of the key areas and business functions that agents can support as institutions tackle compliance updates?
✅ How can institutions best integrate agents into their compliance workflows? Who are the key stakeholders?
✅ Following a regulatory change, what does a successful modernisation that leverages agents look like from beginning to end? What does the full value chain look like in practice?

👥Speakers: Daniel Pridham, Lead Architect, FSI UKI, @Workday ; Patrick O’Donoghue, Regional Sales Director, FSI UKI, @Workday ; & @_JaneCooper , Contributor, @Finextra .

📅 Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register to join this webinar: https://t.co/dMVLdbMfkZ

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Attend tomorrow's live webinar – Deposits and Stablecoins: The Complete Digital Money Proposition for Banks

Join us for this Finextra webinar, hosted with @FireblocksHQ , to discuss how the combination of tokenised deposits and stablecoins are unlocking new capabilities that are rapidly becoming table stakes for banks in modern financial services.

Topics Explored:
✅ Where do tokenised deposits and stablecoins fit, and where does offering both turn a partial answer into the complete proposition?
✅ From cross-border settlement, card and merchant flows, DvP asset settlement, and real-time liquidity across entities, what can be put into production now?
✅ Why is the demand signal coming from other banks, not just corporates? What does this mean for mandates when correspondents expect connection?
✅ What does programmable money solve for clients, and what remains a matter of regulation and capital controls?

👥Speakers: Shrutisagar Chandrasekaran, VP, Global Business Solutions, @FireblocksHQ ; Muneeb Shah, Partner, Digital Assets Technology Consulting, @EYnews ; Bruno Almeida, Head of Digital Assets and AI, @IntellectEU ; & @ScottHamCTP , Global Payments & Liquidity Expert, Contributing Editor, @Finextra .

📅 Thursday, 8th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register now to join this webinar: https://t.co/nsGjfBT2fK

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Attend the tomorrow's webinar – How Leading Global Banks are Driving the Next Generation of Consumer Scam Controls

Join us for the next live Finextra webinar, with @OutseerCo , as we explore the key scam concerns of consumers worldwide as well as their security expectations for their banks.

Topics Explored:
✅ What are consumers' biggest scam concerns in 2026, and what do they expect from their bank?
✅ Which scam controls are proving most effective across leading financial institutions?
✅ How can banks intervene more effectively across the scam attack chain?
✅ What can banks learn from scam prevention research across 15+ markets?

👥Speakers: Martyn Higson, Principal Product Manager, @OutseerCo ; Dave Laramy, Global Head of Fraud (2LoD), @Klarna ; & Sharon Kimathi, Researcher, @Finextra .

📅 Wednesday, 7th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register now to join this webinar: https://t.co/M3GZ3I4mLz

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Attend Tomorrow's Live Webinar – AI Without The Hype: What AML Transformation Means

Join this Finextra webinar with @NICE_Actimize, to learn what the practical role of Agentic AI is in financial crime compliance.

Topics Explored:
✅ Where is AI delivering the greatest measurable value across the AML lifecycle today?
✅ How can institutions move beyond AI pilots and connect risk signals across teams, systems and workflows?
✅ What is the practical role of agentic AI in financial crime compliance?
✅ Should financial institutions build, buy or blend their AI capabilities?
✅ How can organisations innovate with AI while meeting growing governance and regulatory expectations?

👥Speakers: Nicola Eschenburg, EMEA AML Strategy Leader, @NICE_Actimize; Ashley Bostel, Head of Economic Crime Analytics Strategy, @NatWestGroup; Jessica Cath, Managing Director, @ThistleINIT; & @TeresaConnors11, Contributing Editor, @Finextra.

📅 Tuesday, 6th October 2026 at 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT (1 hour)
➡️ Register now to join this webinar: https://t.co/DesysGpamL

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Sibos 2026: The quantum tipping point https://t.co/oC9hoMViqH

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Robinhood deepens agentic AI offering in push to become go-to place for active traders https://t.co/Z90mbgy49w

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Sibos 2026: 'ISO 20022 is the Sagrada Familia of the financial industry' https://t.co/UOzEsO6sYn

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HSBC prepares for the launch of HK$-backed stablecoin, RedCoin https://t.co/aTvJyUocQZ