Securing Financial Services Summit

Securing the Future of Finance

2nd July 2025 • Park Plaza Victoria, London, UK

Hyper-personalized AI-driven banking, banking-as-a-service, DeFi, crypto – can security cope with innovation?

 

Balancing innovation, compliance and security

The rise of AI-driven hyper-personalization, platform banking, super-apps, Banking-as a-Service (BaaS), and DeFi/crypto presents a range of cybersecurity challenges and regulatory concerns.

The AI models that drive personalization (and those in fraud detection and credit scoring) can be attacked via Adversarial AI, Model poisoning and Bias exploitation.

Super-apps & platform banking integrate multiple financial services, third-party partners, and open APIs. This creates issues both with integration of legacy systems but also an expanded attack surface with more entry points for hackers due to interconnected services.

Cloud and de-centralized banking models, such as super-apps or platform banking initiatives, increase these risks and add others. Cloud-first banking and open APIs increase misconfiguration risks. Third-party integrations may expose sensitive data. And insecure API authentication is a hard-to-detect and dangerous threat vector.

Embedded finance & BaaS allow non-banks to offer banking services, introducing new players into the ecosystem who may not be as well defended as highly-regulated banks, insurers and asset managers. And then DeFi & crypto operate with pseudo-anonymous transactions increasing the risk of fraud, money laundering, and synthetic identity theft.

DeFi and crypto does not just mean the wilder ends of the digital asset spectrum either: central bank digital currencies and the tokenisation of traditional financial assets are developing fast and introduce huge additional cybersecurity challenges and risks.
And that is without even starting to think about the threats posed by Quantum Computing and the threats to traditional cryptographic algorithms, compromising banking security.

All of this has spurred a huge burst of regulation. In open banking & API security we have the EU’s PSD2 & PSD3, the UK’s Open Banking Standard and the US CFPB’s 1033 Rule. Around Cloud and platform banking compliance we have DORA, the US FFIEC cloud computing risk guidelines, and the UK FCA’s operational resilience framework (PS21/3).

AI & ML in banking is now a big focus (as is the data quality these models will rely on). So, we have the EU AI Act. We have US Regulators the OCC, CFPB, and SEC all expecting AI models to follow explainability and fairness standards. And the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has issued guidance on AI/ML governance frameworks.

For DeFi, Crypto and digital assets the EU has MiCA to address AML, fraud risks, stablecoins; in the US SEC and CFTC have been increasing oversight of crypto markets and DeFi, at least until recently. And FATF has recommendations on KYC, AML rules for crypto and DeFi platforms.

So how can banks balance all of this innovation with security? This event will look at, amongst other topics, how banks are:

Strengthening AI/ML governance to prevent fraud & bias exploitation.
• Securing APIs & cloud services to prevent platform banking breaches.
• Ensuring digital identity security in DeFi, BaaS & embedded finance.
• Preparing for quantum-resistant security before threats materialize.
• Ensuring compliance with all of the new regulations without stifling the business

 

The Securing Financial Services Summit will look at how leading institutions are continuing to develop their security and resilience programmes.
Join our real-life case studies and in-depth technical sessions from the security and privacy teams at the UK and Europe’s most sophisticated firms.

  • Securing AI-driven hyper-personalization

    • Banks need to implement AI model security frameworks (adversarial AI detection, bias correction).
    • They need to use explainable AI (XAI) to audit decisions and detect model anomalies. And they need to deploy AI fraud detection on top of AI-driven banking (double-layer security).
    • Can you help them with these new challenges?
  • Securing DeFi and digital coins

    • DeFi is a financial ecosystem built on public blockchains (like Ethereum) that provides financial services without intermediaries such as banks.
    • But there are still linkages with ‘TradFi’, including banks’ own DeFi efforts.
    • So what are the cybersecurity implications for banks and where do they need to look at strengthening controls?
  • Securing the Quantum world

    • Banks need to prepare for quantum now, starting with a cryptographic audit to identify weak points and the adoption of NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
    • They also need to work with vendors to ensure quantum-safe compliance and to plan for "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks.
    • How can you work with the industry to keep it quantum-safe?
  • Securing Cloud-first and BaaS banking models

    • Banks need to move to hardened versions of Zero Trust and to next generation API Security to secure the open APIs new models require.
    • So how do they guarantee robust authentication and monitoring that can dela with modern API-driven and cloud-based attacks?
    • Can you provide solutions or architectures to help?
  • Securing tokenisation

    • Tokenization bridges traditional finance (TradFi) with blockchain, creating digital versions of real-world financial assets.
    • And it’s gathering pace.
    • The security implications are then around blockchain, smart contracts, attacks on tokenisation platforms, attacks on custody and wallet infrastructure and ‘oracle’ corruption risks. Can you help?
  • Securing Open Banking and ecosystem models

    • Legacy systems problems, the same API issues as occur with super-apps and BaaS, and the additional third-party risks created by Fintech and non-bank integrations create vulnerabilities in innovative banking models.
    • So, what are the next gen IAM, real-time API security and other security solutions required to keep these new models safe?
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Who Attends

Job titles

Cyber Threat Intelligence Relationships Manager
Security Architect
Cyber Analyst
Software engineer
Senior Information Security Analyst
Third Party Risk Lead
Project Manager
Infrastructure Project Principal
Head of Security Risk & Compliance
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Financial crime Executive
PCI DSS Support Function Manager
Cyber Analyst – Resilience
Lead Operational Risk Framework Manager
Lead Security Engineer
Business Security Consultant
CSO Risk & Controls
Lead Devops Analyst
CISO
IT Director
Senior Cyber Specialist
Cyber Security Engineer
Chief Risk Officer
Cyber Security Manager
Senior Internal Audit Manager
Technology & Cyber Risk Manager
Associate Director- EIOD IT Information Security Officer
Fraud Analyst
Information Security Officer
Senior Systems Engineer
IT Support Analyst
CIO and CISO
Head of Risk
Director - Technology and Cyber Risk
Vice-President Technology - Operational Resilience and 3rd Party Risk Oversight
Chief Technology Risk Manager, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy
Vice President, Technology and Cyber Risk Oversight
Head of Tech Ops & Cyber
Senior Information Security Officer
Executive Director, Europe
CTO
Secure Development Manager
Head of Audit
Head of Information Security
Principal Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Head of IT Risk Governance
Manager - IT
Head of Infrastructure
Global Head Cyber Incident Response
Head of IT Security
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Senior Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst
Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager; Tactical & Operational
VP - Cyber Fraud Fusion Centre
Senior Investigator
Global Resilience Risk Specialist, Cloud Senior Manager
Senior Advisor Information Technology
Information Security Manager
Director of Business Information Security
Director of Technology
Director Business Information Security (BISO)
Chief Administration Office - Data Protection & Information security
Cyber Risk Consultant
Security Assurance Team Leader
Director - Fraud Investigations
Head of IT
Information Security and Data Protection Officer
DPO
Chief Information Security Officer
Security Engineer Architect
IT Security Analyst
Head of R&D and Engineering Cyber Fraud Fusion Centre
Enterprise Solution Architect
Head of Technology and Cyber Resilience Risk Oversight
InfoSec Analyst
Information Security Manager
Head of Digital CyberSecurity
Investment Adviser, UK and Ireland
Trade Advisor
CISO
Cyber Security Manager
Senior DevOps Manager
Head of IT & IS
IT Infrastructure & Security Manager
Director, Security Controls Services
VP, Cyber Investigations
Group Head of Information Security and Cyber Risk
Program Manager - Customer Identity and Access Management
Head of Internal Audit
Product security Lead VP
Head of Cyber Intelligence
Information Security Communications & Education Manager
Information Security
Vulnerability Lead Analyst
Security Architect
Technical Architect Cloud Security
Third Party Risk Consultant
Information Security Specialist
Privacy Officer
Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence, Insider Technology Risk and Digital Asset Risk
Cyber Manager
IT Security Analyst Specialist
Senior Manager - Digital Transformation
Vice President - IT Operations
International CIO
Lead - Ops/Tech Risk CA
Associate Director - Infrastructure Risk Management
Information Security Principal
Security Architect
Cyber Security & Operational Resilience Manager
Chief Risk Officer
Vice President, EMEA & UK/I for Cyber Hygiene
Information Technology Audit Manager
Network Security Architect
GRC Manager
Cybersecurity Compliance Manager
Director - Information Security Operations and Threat Intelligence
Senior Special Agent - Global Security
Cyber Security Risk Associate
Executive Director, Cybersecurity & Technology Control Governance & Program Management
Chief Information Security Officer
Business Information Security - Chief Information Security Office
Security Architect
Senior Director, Global Security Operations
Consultant
Senior Security Specialist
Cloud Security & DevSecOps Consultant
IT Audit Manager
Head of IT
Security Analyst
Infosec Analyst
CISO - Corporate Functions
Manager – Strategy & Intelligence; Investigations, Insider Risk and Data Loss Protection
Information Security Officer
Vice President, EMEA Regulatory Engagement Team
IT Manager
Resilience Risk Senior Digital Manager

Organisations

MasterCard
Santander
Bank of England
Man Group Plc
US Bank
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
African Development Bank (AfDB)
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
AXA XL
Allianz
LV=
CIMB
NatWest Group
Pay.UK
Metro Bank
Beacon Platform
Mizuho
Credit Suisse
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
NorthStandard
Specialist Risk Group
British International Investment
Lloyds Banking Group
OakNorth
Alpha Group (Alpha FX)
Pepper Money UK
Allianz
Mizuho
NatWest Group
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Suffolk Building Society
AEGIS London
Bibby Financial Services
Atomos
OakNorth
MUFG - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Natixis
MUFG - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Triple Point
Weatherbys Bank
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
Oxbury Bank Plc
HSBC
NatWest Group
Salary Finance
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Bupa Global
StreamBank
UnityLink Financial Services Limited
S&P Global
Kroo Bank
Bank of England
Legal & General
Fidelity International
Barclays
M&G plc
HSBC
Redwood Bank
AXA
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Financial Wellness Group
LCH
Commerzbank
Zurich Insurance Group
MarkerStudy
American Express
Europe Arab Bank
Allica Bank
Metro Bank
Beazley
Standard Bank Group
Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
Barclays
Embark Group
abrdn
Legal & General
Legal & General
Lloyds Banking Group
Business France
Business France
Orbital
Royal London
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Suffolk Building Society
Alpha Bank
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Barclays
Bank of Ireland
UBS Group
Pepper Money UK
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Envelop Risk Analytics Ltd
Allianz Holdings Plc
Natixis
MasterCard
Santander
Munich Re
Provident Financial Group
Vanquis Bank
Raymond James Financial
BNP Paribas Group
Pay.UK
FIS Global
Santander
Intellect Design Arena Ltd
Jefferies
Credit Suisse
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
NorthStandard
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank Group
MUFG - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Deutsche Bank Group
Moneycorp
HSBC
MasterCard
American Express
Mizuho
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Allica Bank
Deutsche Bank Group
Insight Investment Management
Planet
Multigate
Mizuho
FIS Global
M&G plc
Union Bank UK
StoneX Group Inc.
Verto Fx
Credit Suisse
Lloyds Banking Group
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
DorisIT
HSBC

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Venue

Park Plaza Victoria, London

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Location:
Park Plaza Victoria
239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, UK, SW1V 1EQ
Telephone: 0333 400 6140

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