Why EDFC 2026?
Banking transformation is happening on several fronts at the same time.
AI is moving from experimentation into production. Banks are modernising decades-old infrastructure. Payments are becoming faster and more embedded. Financial crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated. At the same time, banks face growing pressure around data, risk, compliance and regulation.
EDFC brings these conversations together across two dedicated conference halls.
Hall 1 — Building the Bank
AI • Core Modernisation • Treasury • Transaction Banking • Payments
Hall 1 focuses on the technology transformation taking place inside European banks.
The programme moves from GenAI and Agentic AI, through core banking and legacy modernisation, to treasury, transaction banking and payments.
Among the confirmed speakers are:
- Yorick Naeff, Head of Innovation, ABN AMRO Bank
- Andrei Ilchenko, CIO Personal & Business Banking, ABN AMRO Bank
- Cyprian Smits, Chief Global AI Officer, Rabobank
- Massimo Tumolo, GenAI Product Owner & Innovation Lead, ABN AMRO Bank
- Marian Nagy, Head of Integrated Risk Management & Data Science, Raiffeisen Bank Hungary
- Anthony Davis, Z ISV Acceleration Group Manager, IBM
- Ohad Kotler, CEO & Co-Founder, Tweezr
- Abosede Ajayi, Head of Payments Team, Technical Product Owner, Solaris
- Heman Kukreja, SVP, Business Divisional Finance & Group Treasury, Danske Bank
Key conversations include:
- Can banks move GenAI from pilot to production?
- What does Agentic AI actually look like inside a bank?
- How can banks modernise legacy systems without disrupting critical operations?
- Should banks build, buy or partner?
- How are real-time payments and API-driven banking changing treasury and transaction banking?
These aren’t theoretical discussions. The agenda is built around real banking transformation programmes, technology decisions and operational challenges.
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Hall 2 — Crime, Risk & Ecosystems
Financial Crime • Fraud • Cybersecurity • Risk Data • Regulation • BaaS
Hall 2 focuses on the other side of banking transformation: how financial institutions manage risk, regulation and increasingly complex financial ecosystems.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Daniel Meel, Head of Innovation, Design & Change, Detecting Financial Crime Division, ABN AMRO Bank
- Sabine Schmidt, Director Channel Security & (Cyber) Fraud, ABN AMRO Bank
- Krista Luijten, Chief Data Officer, Finance & Risk, ABN AMRO Bank
- Dennis Overbeeke, CEO, Tikkie / ABN AMRO
- Rheta du Preez, Managing Partner, Monocle UK and Europe
- Onur Can Koltukcu, Policy Officer, Fintech & AI, DNB
- Frans van Bruggen, Lead Norms, Values and Regulation, AIC4NL
The discussions cover:
- AI-powered fraud and financial crime
- KYC and CDD transformation
- AMLA and the changing European regulatory landscape
- Deepfakes and synthetic identities
- AI-driven transaction monitoring
- BCBS 239 and risk data quality
- AI governance and regulatory reporting
- FinTech ecosystems, ventures and BaaS
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Meet the People Behind European Banking Transformation
EDFC isn’t only about listening to presentations.
It is about who is in the room.
For banking and FinTech companies, the opportunity is to meet people responsible for:
- AI and digital transformation
- Core banking and architecture
- Data and analytics
- Payments and treasury
- Financial crime and fraud
- Cybersecurity
- Risk and compliance
- Innovation and FinTech partnerships
- Banking ecosystems and BaaS
The current speaker list includes leaders from organisations including ABN AMRO, Rabobank, DNB, Danske Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Hungary, IBM, Solaris, Tikkie and Tweezr.
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For Technology & FinTech Companies: Meet the Banks Working on Your Next Big Problem
This should be a major section of the article because it gives vendors a reason to care.
If your company provides technology or services to banks, EDFC gives you the opportunity to position your solution around the issues banks are actively discussing.
AI & GenAI companies
Meet banking innovation, AI, data and technology leaders discussing how to move AI from experimentation into production.
Core banking & infrastructure providers
Meet architects, CIOs, CTOs and transformation leaders working on legacy modernisation and core banking transformation.
Payments & treasury companies
Meet transaction banking, payments and treasury leaders looking at real-time payments, APIs, liquidity and embedded financial services.
AML, fraud & cybersecurity providers
Meet financial crime, KYC, fraud and cybersecurity leaders tackling AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, synthetic identities and smarter transaction monitoring.
Risk, data & RegTech companies
Meet risk, data and compliance leaders dealing with regulatory reporting, BCBS 239, AI governance and data quality.
FinTech & BaaS providers
Meet banking executives exploring ecosystems, ventures, embedded finance and new partnership models.
Speak. Exhibit. Connect. Build Partnerships.
For companies looking to grow in European financial services, EDFC offers several ways to participate:
Speak — put your expertise directly into the conversation.
Exhibit — showcase your technology to banking and FinTech professionals.
Sponsor — build visibility and create new commercial relationships.
Connect — meet relevant banking decision-makers and potential partners.
The objective isn’t simply to put your logo in front of an audience.
It is to create conversations that can lead to meetings, partnerships and new business.
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Why Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is one of Europe’s major financial and technology centres, making it a natural meeting point for banks, FinTech companies and technology providers from across Europe.
On 19 November 2026, EDFC brings these communities together under one roof.
