Event: Fintech disruption from within: Agentic AI, digital assets and the future of banking operations (07 October 2026)

by Ashurst Perkins Coie

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Ashurst Perkins Coie will bring banking and regulatory leaders together in London to discuss AI agents, digital assets and the future of banking operations.

Join Ashurst Perkins Coie for our Fintech Breakfast panel discussion exploring the forces reshaping banking operations from the inside out—from autonomous AI agents and digital-asset infrastructure to the strategic and regulatory questions they raise for financial institutions.

We are excited to confirm our guest speakers:

  • Keith Vincent, senior lawyer, Treasury Legal Advisers, GLD at HM Treasury. Keith leads HM Treasury/Treasury Legal Advisers on the regulation of cryptoassets, CBDC and fintech
  • Joshua Clinch, vice president, counsel at Barclays UK. Joshua’s areas of focus are AI, data and digital.

They will join a panel of Ashurst Perkins Coie partners spanning technology transactions and financial regulation, hosted by Etay Katz, global co-head, Fintech Industry.

In-house expert panellists:

  • Fiona Ghosh, partner, technology transactions, Ashurst Perkins Coie, London
  • Alexander Duisberg, partner, technology transactions, Ashurst Perkins Coie, Munich
  • Bradley Rice, partner, financial regulation, Ashurst Perkins Coie, London

Discussion pillars

  • AI and its agents—Governing autonomous action, accountability and control
  • Digital assets—Tokenisation, real-time settlement and blockchain infrastructure investment
  • Future of banking operations—Addressing the triangle of operational resilience (DORA), cyber resilience and Claude Mythos.

Wednesday 07 October 2026

8.30 am – 10.30 am

Ashurst Perkins Coie

Fruit & Wool Exchange,

1 Duval Square,

London E1 6PW

For enquiries or to secure your attendance, please contact [email protected]

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