Attend the CTO Craft Con: Fintech 2026, from 2–3 November 2026 at The Minster Building, London. The two-day event, which is designed for senior technology experts in fintech, banking, payments, and insurance, offers useful discussions about AI adoption, compliance, technical quality, platform modernization, operational resilience, and management. Attendees can compare real-world experiences, test theories, and find strategies that they can use in their own organizations than just listening to speeches.

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CTO Craft is a professional training and leadership community that supports the development of technology leaders through networking, conferences, seminars, mentoring, and its learning platform, Campus.

Event Highlights

Explore responsible AI adoption and governance
Understand how technical debt, legacy systems, and architecture affect fintech growth.
Discover modern approaches to developer productivity, DevEx, DORA, and engineering excellence.
Learn how fintech leaders are improving verification of AI-generated code before it reaches production.
Examine operational resilience, compliance, and DORA without allowing regulation to slow innovation.
Take part in interactive peer-led breakouts, roundtables, breakfasts, and networking sessions.
Hear practical stories from leaders at organisations including Funding Circle, PensionBee, Monzo, BlackRock, Lloyds Banking Group, Zopa Bank, and Xapo Bank.

Why Attend the CTO Craft Con: Fintech?

Learn from real fintech leaders
Turn AI into action
Build meaningful connections
Leave with practical ideas

Agenda Highlights

Day 1 – 2 November
10:05–10:35 – The Inevitability of Tech Debt – Harry Jell, Yonder
11:05–11:30 – Your Architecture Is Your Ceiling – Richard Marr, PensionBee
12:50–13:15 – The New Bottleneck: Why Verification Is the Real Competitive Edge in AI-Assisted Engineering – Carl Sverre, Antithesis
16:10–17:25 – Interactive Breakouts covering AI-assisted engineering, AI governance, leadership, and decision-making
17:25–20:25 – Afterparty at Tank & Paddle
Day 2 – 3 November
09:35–10:05 – Moving Towards Self-Optimising Products – Steve Martin, Monzo
10:05–10:30 – DORA x DORA: Where Engineering Excellence & Compliance Meet – Ekaterina Okuneva, Sonar
11:50–12:35 – Panel: AI Wrote the Code. Who’s Checking It Before It Touches Money?
14:35–15:00 – The Missing Vault: The Platform Controls Every AI System Needs – Swapna Alladi, Allica Bank
15:30–16:45 – Interactive breakouts on engineering organisation design, AI risk, and operational resilience

Speakers

Jennie Woods – VP Engineering, Funding Circle
Richard Marr – VP of Engineering, PensionBee
Carl Sverre – Field CTO, Antithesis
Harry Jell – Co-founder & CTO, Yonder
Steve Martin – VP Engineering, Monzo

Experiences

Learn it: Hear practical stories from experienced technology leaders.
Discuss it: Take ideas into facilitated peer discussions and roundtables.
Challenge it: Compare approaches and ask difficult questions beyond the stage.
Connect beyond sessions: Enjoy Coffee Corner Conversations, breakfasts, lunches, and evening networking.
Apply it: Take home practical ideas, stronger relationships, and greater confidence in technology decisions.

Don't miss the CTO Craft Con: Fintech 2026 is where fintech technology leaders turn complex challenges into practical action.

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