From Legacy to Leading Edge: Reinventing Banking Technology
The European Digital Finance Conference (EDFC) returns on March 5, 2026, with a powerful new theme: From Legacy to Leading Edge: Reinventing Banking Technology.
This edition tackles one of the biggest challenges facing financial institutions today — transforming decades-old core technology to enable innovation, agility, and AI at scale.Across three expert-led sessions, senior technology leaders, enterprise architects, and transformation specialists from Europe’s top banks will share real-life experiences on evolving the mainframe backbone, breaking apart monolithic cores, and modernizing data and integration layers. Expect practical insights, candid discussions, and case studies that show what real transformation looks like inside complex banking environments.Join the European Digital Finance Conference 2026 – Europe’s leading banking and fintech event.Connect with 300+ banking and fintech leaders shaping the future of financial services.
This edition tackles one of the biggest challenges facing financial institutions today — transforming decades-old core technology to enable innovation, agility, and AI at scale.Across three expert-led sessions, senior technology leaders, enterprise architects, and transformation specialists from Europe’s top banks will share real-life experiences on evolving the mainframe backbone, breaking apart monolithic cores, and modernizing data and integration layers. Expect practical insights, candid discussions, and case studies that show what real transformation looks like inside complex banking environments.Join the European Digital Finance Conference 2026 – Europe’s leading banking and fintech event.Connect with 300+ banking and fintech leaders shaping the future of financial services.
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60% Banks / 40% Fintechs
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"At the European Digital Finance Conference in Amsterdam, Yorick Naeff delivered a clear and timely message: innovation in banking is no longer about ideas or experimentation — it is about execution and measurable impact. Drawing on his experience as founder of BUX and now leading innovation within a major European bank, Naeff outlined how the definition — and practice — of innovation is rapidly evolving under the influence of AI, digital assets, and changing customer behaviour."
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Presentations from EDFC March 5, 2026
"How innovation is reshaping financial services by Yorick Naeff, Head of Innovation, ABN AMRO Bank. From creating better client experiences to unlocking new ways of delivering value in an increasingly digital world. Platform-Led Core Transformation: Building the Bank for the Next Decade by Vladimira Tomasek, Head of Core Banking Systems, VUB Bank and Brad Goad, CRO Banking Services DXC GrowthX. Modern core banking transformation leverages existing systems through functional decoupling, modular architecture, and platform thinking—supported by strategic"
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The Dinosaur That Learned to Fly: VUB Bank’s Radical Case for Evolutionary Core Modernization
"There is a moment in every core banking conversation when someone in the room mentions the word 'replacement'. Consultants lean forward. Vendors smile. Risk officers reach for their antacids. For most banks, the word carries the weight of a multi-year, nine-figure transformation programme — the kind that ends careers, strains balance sheets, and occasionally brings down institutions."
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Who should attend?
- CTOs, CIOs, Chief Architects
- Heads of Core Banking & Modernization
- Mainframe, Legacy & Integration Leads
- Cloud, API, Middleware & Platform Engineering Leaders
- Chief Data Officers and Data Platform Leads
- AI/ML, Data Governance & Real-Time Data Leaders
- Digital Transformation & Innovation Directors
- Heads of Payments Technology and Operations Transformation
- Regulatory & Technology Risk Leaders (BCBS239, DORA, AI Act)
Feedback
We had very interesting sessions a lot on the AI. It's really different from last year. Now, there was a big focus on AI generative AI. What can you do with it. Or focus was more on wealth management, of course, there's also a lot of developments there and AI solutions can probably help there as well in the future. I think it was a nice combination, nice panel. We had lots of good discussions so I really enjoyed it.
Marlou Jenniskens
Managing Director (Tribe Lead) Wealth Products, ABN AMRO BankWhat I very much appreciate is just the mixture and the balancing way of having the speakers that are very much a subject matter experts, not only the executives… the room was fully packed… Hope this is not the last time I will be able to join, I will have time try to make time for this.
Edward Strycharczuk
Head of Cards & Payments Business Banking, ING Bank GermanyWe had very nice speakers. Also, the panel discussion was really good. And what I love most is meeting up with old colleagues from far back. It's also very nice to see your colleagues in the industry.
Monique van de Heisteeg
Global Strategic Account Executive at TemenosIt’s a very interesting atmosphere. A lot of people, but not too many, so that you can really try at least to reach out to many… an interesting audience in terms of backgrounds, which are very diverse…. software companies, bankers, providers and from the banking side, many different aspects and departments, like business, AI, IT and so on.
Jurgen Vandenbroucke
Managing Director, everyoneINVESTED (KBC Group)I'm a business developer at ABN AMBRO. So I build digital products and extremely interested in AI. So that's why I'm here…Amazing speakers. So that's really above what I expected and I'm learning more than I had expected so they really get you beyond the general introduction of the topic..
Bart Gramberg
Senior Digital Proposition Designer, ABN AMRO BankThank you for the amazing organization. The audience is so interesting. I was happy to meet with old friends, and make new friends.
Corinna Scatena
Head of Legal & Governance, Getnet Europe, Banco SantanderThe Amsterdam Banking Forum is a leading banking and fintech conference in Europe, connecting top banks and major financial services providers.
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The conference will bring together 250+ senior leaders from banks, fintechs, regulators, and technology providers for a full day of relevant content and networking.
Session 1 – Banks in the Agentic Age: AI That Acts, Decides & Executes
Session 2 – The Great Rebundling: Banks as Platforms, Partners & Product Aggregators
Session 3 – Money Stack Rewired: Stablecoins, SEPA Instant, Tokenised Deposits & Digital Identity
Session 4 – Regulation in the Fast Lane: AML, AI Risk & The Future of Compliance
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