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The financial services industry is entering a new phase of digital transformation. As tokenisation moves beyond proof of concept and digital money continues to evolve, financial institutions are increasingly focused on how these developments will reshape markets, infrastructure and the movement of value.
The UK Finance Tokenised Markets and Money Conference 2026 brings together senior leaders from across financial services, technology and policy to examine the strategic forces driving this transformation and what they mean for firms preparing for 2027 and beyond.
Centred on the theme of Debt, Disruption and Digital Transformation, the conference will explore how tokenisation is influencing capital markets, payments, digital money and market infrastructure, while examining the regulatory, technological and commercial developments shaping the next generation of financial markets..
Delegates will gain practical insights into emerging market structures, hear from industry leaders delivering real-world initiatives, and explore where opportunities are developing across the evolving digital ecosystem.
By attending, you will:
This conference is designed for professionals responsible for the future of financial markets and digital transformation, including:
Payments professionals
Digital assets specialists
Capital markets professionals
Innovation and strategy teams
Treasury and transaction banking professionals
Securities services and custody specialists
Product and proposition teams
Technology and architecture leaders
Policy and regulatory professionals
Fintechs and market infrastructure providers.
Please contact our Events team if you have any questions.
If you would like to support the Tokenised Markets and Money Conference 2026, please contact our sponsorship team.
Registration open with arrival tea, coffee and light breakfast
Welcome and housekeeping
Keynote address
Opening the day, this keynote will frame the critical debates shaping technological transformation - from energy and resources to debt - and set the context for the discussions ahead.
Panel discussion: a return to matter - headwinds and building blocks for tokenisation, AI and beyond
Expanding on the opening keynote, this panel examines the ‘return to matter’: why industrial capacity, commodities and processing power are fundamental to tokenisation, AI and digital transformation.
Tea and coffee break
Panel discussion: what will be the instruments of value in a tokenised world?
Tokenisation has promised faster, cheaper and more accessible markets, but the bigger question is now not how to tokenise, but what the world will choose to tokenise. This panel explores the next instruments of value, from securities to gold, critical minerals, uranium, oil and energy-linked cash flows, while addressing custody, ownership, regulation and geopolitical control. It asks whether tokenisation will simply digitise existing asset classes, or fundamentally change what markets trade.
Lunch break
Keynote speech
Panel discussion: who pays when AI buys? Digital money for agentic commerce
This panel will move the discussion on to tokenised money. It will consider the interplay of agentic commerce, digital money and ID verification, and how these technology transformations will impact payments, investment and inclusion.
Panel discussion: The rise of wallets, platforms and protocols – next generation financial intermediation
This panel assesses the ‘new intermediaries’ in the digital money space – new market structures, firms and layers are emerging in this increasingly complex landscape. What roles will be vital and what will need to adapt?
Coffee and tea break
Extended panel: institutional money and next generation deposits
This longer session, will bring together the leading tokenised deposit consortiums from across the globe, including from the UK, Japan, the US and Germany. Panellists will explore the role of these projects as domestic hubs, and what needs to be done to bring them together at a cross-border level.
Closing remarks
Drinks reception
Payments Strategy Lead, NatWest
Amelia Stewart is a Payments Strategy Lead at NatWest with 5 years' experience in financial services, including the last 2 years in Enterprise Strateg...
Amelia Stewart is a Payments Strategy Lead at NatWest with 5 years' experience in financial services, including the last 2 years in Enterprise Strategy. Her work focuses on payments innovation and transformation, spanning digital assets, agentic commerce, open banking and emerging payment technologies, helping shape the bank's response to the future of payments.
International business Lead, DeCurret DCP
Mai Kaneko leads international business and marketing at DeCurret DCP, a Japanese fintech firm operating a multi-bank network for tokenised deposit un...
Mai Kaneko leads international business and marketing at DeCurret DCP, a Japanese fintech firm operating a multi-bank network for tokenised deposit under the DCJPY framework. She oversees international expansion initiatives, bank-fintech partnerships and global go-to-market strategy. She holds a Master’s in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s in Economics from University of Tokyo.
Global Head of Product Stablecoin, Worldline
Thibault Pelé leads Worldline’s global product strategy on Virtual Assets, focusing on Stablecoins and CBDCs. Bridging engineering expertise with busi...
Thibault Pelé leads Worldline’s global product strategy on Virtual Assets, focusing on Stablecoins and CBDCs. Bridging engineering expertise with business strategy, he has led major initiatives with the ECB and BIS and contributed to the Digital Euro working group. Thibault is a frequent speaker and lecturer dedicated to shaping the future of digital payments.
Managing Director, Payments and Innovation, UK Finance
Jana is the Managing Director for Payments, Innovation and Resilience at UK Finance where she leads discussions on payments, fintech and digital agend...
Jana is the Managing Director for Payments, Innovation and Resilience at UK Finance where she leads discussions on payments, fintech and digital agendas.
Before joining UK Finance, she was head of the Worldpay (then FIS) Global Government Affairs team, shaped competition and regulatory policies at the Financial Conduct Authority and Payments Systems Regulator and prior to that supported companies across public and private sectors globally through her various roles.
She has added commercial credentials delivering and implementing policies in practice, holds several board positions and works with a number of charities.
Director, Digital Money and Payments, UK Finance
Rhiannon joined UK Finance’s predecessor in 2010. Rhiannon leads work on topics such as CBDC, stablecoins and cryptoassets, and provides thought leade...
Rhiannon joined UK Finance’s predecessor in 2010. Rhiannon leads work on topics such as CBDC, stablecoins and cryptoassets, and provides thought leadership on policy issues in payments and cash more generally. She has previously led work on Open Banking, SEPA, government engagement as a user of the payment systems, digital ID, and card payments.
Prior to joining UK Finance, Rhiannon completed an MPhil at Cambridge.
As a European leader in payment services, Worldline is the partner of choice for banks, PSPs, fintechs, and merchants looking to scale with confidence...
As a European leader in payment services, Worldline is the partner of choice for banks, PSPs, fintechs, and merchants looking to scale with confidence. Recognized as the #1 payment processor in Europe, the company powers growth for a diverse client base by supporting over 320 financial institutions. Worldline effectively combines local expertise with global scale, processing over 47 billion transactions annually and supporting 156 million+ active cards through proprietary European payments technology and infrastructure.
Worldline is dedicated to a "Multi-Rail Future," providing interoperable solutions across cards, A2A, and wallets. By leveraging real-time AI-enhanced fraud prevention and next-generation digital currency support, they ensure every transaction is handled quickly, simply, and securely. From agentic commerce to multi-region and multi-currency support, Worldline’s innovative products help businesses attract customers, enter new markets, and streamline complex processes. Whether starting a business or leading an industry, Worldline provides the technology needed to accelerate the growth journey.
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