Digital currencies and the future of money rails

Bayes Entrepreneurs Talk

Digital currencies and stablecoins are no longer just a technology story; they are becoming a payments, infrastructure, and regulation story, and the winners will be the firms that can connect innovation with trust.

Join us for the next in our series of Bayes Entrepreneurs Talks to hear from leading voices in banking and fintech innovation about how digital currencies and stable coins are becoming the next big payments, infrastructure and regulatory story opening opportunities for innovation both within the banking sector and for fintech entrepreneurs.

Panelists:

Barbara Casu 

Deputy Dean and Professor of Banking & Finance at Bayes Business School, directing the Centre for Banking Research. Her research focuses on empirical banking, payment system infrastructures, and how regulatory developments reshape financial intermediation.

Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer

22-year financial technology regulator, author, and investor operating at the intersection of banking policy and digital market infrastructure. She advises institutions and RegTechs globally on building compliant, scalable digital financial ecosystems.

Katharine Wooller

Chief Strategist at Softcat (FTSE 250) supporting 2,500+ regulated financial firms, and Chair of the Association for AI in Financial Services. Former MD for Europe at a crypto exchange with 8 years of deep Web3, DeFi, and blockchain cyber expertise, as well as a TEDx speaker.

Anant Patel 

CEO of Judopay driving open finance expansion, following executive leadership roles as President of International Markets at ConnexPay and VP at Mastercard. Brings 25+ years of operational payment infrastructure expertise focused on scaling secure international transaction rails.

Karan Jain

Founder & CEO of NayaOne, creator of the adoption infrastructure that solves the institutional "Decision Latency Problem" for top global banks and central banks. His platform powers the FCA’s Supercharged Sandbox alongside NVIDIA, enabling regulated enterprises to safely evaluate and intake emerging tech.