Fintech South 2025

Fintech South 2025
When: 19-20 Aug 2025 Where: Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA 94 Speakers Where to register: www.fintechsouth.com

Fintech South 2025 is the leading conference where fintech innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) intersect to shape the future of finance. Hosted in Atlanta, this premier event will bring together 1,000+ industry leaders, 50+ speakers, and 100+ fintech startups to explore cutting-edge technologies transforming financial services.

AI Integration:
With a dedicated track on the “Rise of Generational AI”, this event dives deep into how AI is revolutionizing the fintech space. Topics will include:

  • AI-powered fraud detection and prevention in real-time transactions.

  • Generative AI applications in automated customer service, personal finance management, and risk assessment.

  • The role of AI in regulatory compliance and how fintech can ensure ethical and legal transparency through machine learning.

What to Expect:

  • Keynotes and panels featuring top AI thought leaders in fintech, discussing the real-world applications of AI in payments, lending, and blockchain.

  • Networking opportunities to connect with industry disruptors who are leveraging AI to drive financial inclusion and reshape customer experiences.

  • Live demos showcasing how AI is being integrated into innovative financial solutions for enhanced operational efficiency.

This conference is a must-attend for fintech professionals looking to understand the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and digital finance, and how AI technologies are powering the future of the fintech ecosystem.

Speakers

Elatia Abate
Entrepreneur, Futurist, and Educator Future of Now KNOWRON
Sean Banks
Partner TTV Capital NVO Capital
Michelle Beyo
President, Open Finance Network of Canada; Founder & CEO Finavator
Raphael Bostic
President & CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Raphael Bostic
President & CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Mark Frey
Group President, Cross-Border Solutions Corpay
Aaron Harris
Global Chief Technology Officer Sage Sager AI
Yogs Jayaprakasam
Chief Technology & Digital Officer Deluxe Deluxe
Sanjib Kalita
Founder & CEO, Guppy; Chairman Fintech Meetup Paris Machine Learning Applications meetup
Mike Kreese
EVP, Commercial and New Payment Flows, North America Mastercard Mastercard
Suneera Madhani
Co-Founder & Co-CEO Worth AI Worth AI
Fintech South 2025
Fintech South 2025 Committee Chair, Division President, Third-Party Payments Synovus
Thomas Priore
Chairman & CEO Priority Commerce Connected Commerce
Allyn L. Shaw
EVP, COO Enterprise Technology Truist Truist
Enice Thomas
Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Risk Policy & Head of the Office of Financial Technology U.S Department of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury
Erica Woods
Head of US State & Local Policy Stripe
Amy Barbieri
Co-Founder, President & Chief Customer Officer Vital 4
Jane Barratt
Chief Advocacy Officer & Head of Global Public Policy MX
Stefany Bello
SVP Digital Partnerships, Fintech and Enablers, North America Mastercard Mastercard
Nick Carden
Director, Associate General Counsel Coinbase Ventures Votan Ventures
Kristen Castell
Managing Director Center for Advancing Advancing Analytics
Michael Chubb
Executive Director, Product Development and Engineering - Payments Deluxe Deluxe
Tal Clark
CEO Instant Financial Cinch Financial
Max Collinge
Head of Product Yaspa Yaspa
Brian Dally
Co-Founder & CEO Ground Floor Finance Swan Finance
RED Daniel
Fintech Catalyst & Program Manager ATDC
M. Hans Delly
Managing Director Slalom Slalom
Prakesh Devulapalli
Chief Revenue Officer Opus Technologies Opus Technologies
Alex Edquist
2024 Fintech South Innovation Challenge Winner; Founder & CEO Good Agriculture Apollo Agriculture
Maija Ehlinger
Editor in Chief Hypepotamus
Amanda Estiverne-Colas
Board Member The National Alliance for Financial Literacy and Inclusion Finclusion
Oscar "Bo" Fears
Senior Deputy Commissioner Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
Mark Frey
Group President, Cross-Border Solutions Corpay
Annika Garbers
Senior Director of Product Management Cloudflare Cloudflare
Robin Garrison
Managing Consultant Bates Group
Kim Gerhardt
Owner & Principal Advisor The Fintech Interactive
Laura Gibson-Lamothe
Executive Director Georgia Fintech Academy
Stephen Haley
Practice Director, Cyber Security Services CompliancePoint
Rachel Hamilton
Venture Partner TTV Capital
Adam T. Hark
Managing Member Wellesley Hills Financial & Wellesley Hills Securities
Darius Hatami
CEO & Co-founder Panza AI
Sven Hinrichsen
President & GM, AP Automation Corpay
Natalie Hogg
Fractional CMO, PrimeRevenue; Founder & CEO MethodQ
Karen C. Houghton
Founder & CEO Infinite Giving
Gregory Johnson
Senior Advisor, BlockScience; Co-Founder & CEO Rubicon Crypto CryptoGPT
Mike Jordan
Senior Editor Atlanta Journal Journal Information Systems
Vishal Kapoor
Head of Product Affirm Affirm
Jonathan King
Principal Coinbase Ventures Greenbucket Ventures Private Limited
Michelle King
CEO Bank Director SalesDirector.ai
Erica Kramer
Partner Hudson Cook CookUp
John Laffoon
Distinguished Engineer Payments IT The Home Depot
Sabrina Lamb
Founder & CEO, WorldofMoney.org; Founder & CEO Wekeza
Raymond Lee
Head of Global Payments Performance Stripe
Timothy Li
Co-Founder & CEO LendAPI Lendindex
Tommy Marshall
Chief Revenue Officer Sirius AI SiriusIQ
Alex Matjanec
Founder & CEO Wysh Wysh.ai
Reco McCambry
Founder, President & CEO Novae innovae
Scott Mills
President William Mills
Mike Morris
Partner Wipfli
Monika Mueller
Chief Strategy Officer Softensity
Jason Noto
Counsel Polsinelli
Aylin Orial
Founder & President Think Techmode
Dennis Owusu-Sem
Chief Operating Officer This Week in Fintech InvestMood Fintech
Cesar Pereira
VP Business Development, Labs Kadena
Thad Peterson
Strategic Advisor Datos Insights Deeper Insights
Jo Phillips
Co-Founder & Co-CEO Payabli
Maria Luisa Pineda
Founder & CEO MPS Glimpse.ai
Justin Poiroux
Co-Founder & CTO Yellow Card Financial Inc
Pooya Pourak
Co-Founder & CEO MatchNice
Vikram Ramani
Chief Information Officer Synovus
Danielle Ducre Rawls
Assistant General Counsel & Director of Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Tech Upstart Upstart
Sal Rehmetullah
Co-Founder & Co-CEO Worth AI Worth AI
Peter Renton
CEO & Founder Renton & Co.
Eric Richardson
Head of Payment Strategy, Cash App Block Biovus Blockchain Technologies
Delicia Reynolds Hand
Senior Director, Digital Marketplace Consumer Reports Jack Reports
Salvatore Salpietro
Chief Community Officer Fundraise Up Fundraise Up
Dominic Savio
Founder & CEO Relevantz
Shanthi Shanmugam
Co-Founder & CEO Casap
Krish Shetty
SVP, Chief Technology Officer AvidXchange
Suresh Shetty
CTO, Head of Blockchain Engineering Kinexys by JPMorgan JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Joshua Silver
Founder & CEO Rainforest Rainforest QA
Eyal Sivan
Host "Mr. Open Banking" podcast; GM, North America Ozone API
Kristin Slink
Fintech Market Strategist FIS Sparkfish
Melissa Sneed
Deputy Commissioner for Supervision Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Semantic Finance
Christ Sweetland
PayPal Ventures Advisor & SVP, Global Head of Payments Markets & Partnerships PayPal PayPal
Christ Sweetland
PayPal Ventures Advisor & SVP, Global Head of Payments Markets & Partnerships PayPal PayPal
Dr. Karthik Tadinada
Co-Founder & CEO Fortify Solutions The APP Solutions
Pavleen Thukral
Co-Founder & CEO Magic Data Magic Data Tech
Ravi Venkatesan
CEO Cantaloupe
Adam Weinger
Partner, Foundry for Good; Founder & President Double the Donation
Devon Wijesinghe
President Worth AI Worth AI
Larry Williams
President & CEO Technology Association of Georgia Georgian
Rodney Williams
Co-Founder & Chairman Solo Funds
Frances Zelazny
Co-Founder & CEO Anonybit

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