MIT FINTECH CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 20, 2026
The MIT Sloan Fintech Conference is one of the largest student-run conferences in the world, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and students to explore the most pressing issues shaping the future of fintech.
This year, join us on February 20, 2026 as we discuss how technology like advances in ML and policy (i.e., stablecoins, open banking) are enabling new fintech infrastructure, payment experiences, and customer trust hubs.
2026 Confirmed Conference Participants
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Abdul Abdirahman
Principal
F-Prime Capital
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Arnoldo Gabaldon
CFO & Co-Founder
Cashea
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Alex Godoy
Financial Partnerships
Airwallex
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Arvind Purushotham
Head
Citi Ventures
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Adam Swartzbaugh
CEO
Almond
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Baishi Wu
Director of Product Management
Chime
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Bradley Genser
CTO & Co-Founder
Farther
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Caroline Hill
Senior Director of Global Policy and Regulatory Strategy
Circle
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Chris Blaine
Managing Director & Partner
BCG
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Cristobal De Atucha
Principal
FinTech Collective
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David Bailin
CEO
CIO Group
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Ettie Philitas
Global Head of Capital Markets
Tala
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Frazer Anderson
Managing Director
Link Ventures
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Fadi Chehade
Founder & Managing Partner
Ethos
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Jonathan Goler
Co-Founder, EVP & Chief Risk Officer
Propel Holdings
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Jay Megaro
VP, Head of Product & Strategy
Fidelity Labs
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John Pitts
Vice President for Government Relations, Public Policy, and Social Impact
Affirm -

Jonathan Parker
Professor of Finance
MIT
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Katy Nelson
Former Partner & GTM Team Lead
Andreesen Horowitz
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Kelly Shaw
Senior Vice President
Synchrony Ventures
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Kelli Keough
EVP, Group Business Unit Leader for Spend, Invest, Protect and Save
SoFi
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Michael DeAngelis
Executive Director, Fintech Strategy & BD, Global Banking
JPMC -

Mike Storiale
SVP, Innovation, Payments, & AI
Synchrony
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Monique Shivanandan
Former Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer
HSBC
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Natalie Riso
Head of Startups & Partnerships
Rho
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Neha Narula
Director
MIT Digital Currency Initiative
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Phil Bruno
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
ACI Worldwide
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Rupa Krishnan
MD (Platform, Data & AI Strategy) & Deputy Chief Data Officer
JP Morgan Chase
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Pahal Patangia
Head of Global Industry Business Development
NVIDIA
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Prat Vallabhaneni
Partner
White & Case
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Reena Verma
Vice President
The Clearing House
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Sanchit Tiwari
Partner
Strategy&
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Saptarshi Ganguly
Senior Partner
McKinsey
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Sunil Abraham
Co-Founder & CEO
AnchorZero
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Venu Palaparthi
COO
DriveWealth
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Vijay D'Silva
Board Member
Moneycorp & Worldpay