Tech of Finance Industry

Modern banking is not just software at scale, it is a living system where trust, risk, resiliency, and user experience intersect every second.

This track explores the business of banking through the lens of the engineers who build and operate its platforms, revealing the technical realities behind payments, lending, markets, identity, and regulatory obligations. We will examine how large-scale banking systems are designed to be resilient under stress, how risk is continuously measured and managed in code and infrastructure, and how seemingly simple user experiences are shaped by deep architectural and operational trade-offs. The goal is not to overwhelm with complexity, but to build appreciation and empathy for the constraints, responsibilities, and craftsmanship required to deliver safe, reliable, and intuitive financial services at global scale, where every design decision carries both technical and business consequences.


From this track

Session architecture

How To Run on Three Clouds at Once, and When Not To

Monday Mar 16 / 10:35AM GMT

If you've made a bank transfer recently, there's a good chance that Form3 handled it. When we have a wobble, people notice.

Speaker image - Ross McFarlane

Ross McFarlane

Technical Architect @Form3, Real-Time Payments Plumber, Technical Diplomat, Drawer of Diagrams

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Kevin Holditch

Engineering Leader and Distributed Systems Practitioner @Form3

Session AI/ML

Your Multicloud Strategy Is a Product Problem - Treat It Like One

Monday Mar 16 / 11:45AM GMT

You can't really "opt out" of multicloud anymore. Between cloud concentration risk, SaaS sprawl, and increasing regulatory expectations, most enterprises end up operating across multiple clouds whether they planned to or not. The hard part isn't having two or three providers.

Speaker image - Luis Henrique  Albinati Junior

Luis Henrique Albinati Junior

Executive Director, Product Strategy @JP Morgan Chase, Previously @Microsoft, @Oracle, and @Red Hat

Session

Unconference: Tech of Finance Industry

Monday Mar 16 / 01:35PM GMT

Session Alpha Copilot

The Realities of Building an AI Native Fintech Startup

Monday Mar 16 / 02:45PM GMT

Details coming soon.

Speaker image - David Lin

David Lin

Founder and CEO @Linvest21, Previously CTO @JPMorgan

Session Platform Engineering

Modular Migration Patterns for Legacy Banking Core

Monday Mar 16 / 03:55PM GMT

Details coming soon.

Speaker image - Suhail Patel

Suhail Patel

Senior Staff Engineer @Monzo Leading the Platform and Data Functions, Previously @Citymapper

Session

Unlocking the AI-Native Product Lifecycle and Accelerating the Path to Innovation

Monday Mar 16 / 05:05PM GMT

In the global race for AI dominance, the defining factor isn't just access to compute—it’s the speed of adaptation.

Speaker image - Chris Gaun

Chris Gaun

Helping Companies and their Products Grow, Previously @Solo.io, @D2iQ, and @Gartner

Track Host

Dio Rettori

Multi-Cloud Strategy and Product @JPMorgan Chase & Co, Ambassador for Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Advisor for InfinyOn Inc., Previously @Solo.io, @Red Hat, and @ Pivotal Software

Dio Rettori has over 25 years of experience and leads Cloud Strategy at JPMorganChase, overseeing the firm's multi-cloud strategy and cloud adoption. He previously managed cloud transformation for JPMorgan’s Asset & Wealth Management division, managing multiple teams focused on driving large scale transformation, modernizing applications, and driving cloud adoption.

Before JPMorganChase, Dio held leadership roles at Red Hat, Pivotal, and Solo.io in product management and marketing for cloud-native solutions. He is a CNCF Ambassador and an advisor at InfinyOn Inc.

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