The (un)Banked Conference takes place on 9 November 2026 in London’s Canary Wharf, bringing together banks, fintechs and crypto companies for a day of structured debate on the future of financial infrastructure.
Following a successful first edition in Amsterdam, the conference arrives in London at a pivotal moment. The FCA has published its final cryptoasset rules, Lloyds has settled a tokenised deposit on a public blockchain, and the major banks in the City now operate dedicated digital asset teams. The central question driving the programme is not whether financial infrastructure moves on-chain, but who will operate it when it does.
Five panels cover tokenisation, custody, stablecoins, institutional capital and regulation, with curated networking between sessions designed to carry the conversation beyond the stage.
Speakers include:
- Pavel Cherkanov, Senior Manager, Bank of England
- Dr Lisa Cameron, Former UK Parliament Member, UK Crypto Alliance
- Mary Pedler, Founder, INPUT
- Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Standard Chartered
- Robert Crossley, Global Head of Industry Advisory Services, Franklin Templeton
- Andranik Mnatsakanyan, Senior Director, Visa Consulting & Analytics, Visa
- Declan Hannon, CEO, Aurora Intents
- Arvin Abraham, Partner, Goodwin
- Ryan Hayward, Head of Digital Assets & Strategic Investments, Barclays
- Félix Jannoin, Associate Director, Investments, Block-S
- Anita Jovic, Delivery Lead, Input Output
- Kaushik Sthankiya, Partnerships, Circle
- Scott Shay, Founder, N3XT
- Kibriya Rahman, Investor, AlbionVC
- Ayt Belyalov, Strategic Partnerships Director, Wintermute
- John Hallahan, Director, Business Solutions & Advisory, Fireblocks
- Grant Evans, Head of Sales, Integrated & Platforms — UK & EMEA, Payments Shed Media
- Kean Gilmert, Head of Institutional Relations, Lido Institutional
- Omar Shakeeb Zahir, CEO & Co-Founder, SecondLane
- Ciaran Lyons, Crypto Multimedia Journalist, Cointelegraph
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