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OPEN Exchange

Reimagining Finance in the Age of AI

Join leaders from banking, fintech, and venture capital as we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming financial services, infrastructure, and the global economy.

Date

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Location

Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA

Abstract Finance

About the Event

The OPEN Exchange: Reimagining Finance in the Age of AI brings together a curated group of executives, founders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the most important shifts shaping the future of finance.

As AI continues to redefine how financial institutions operate, compete, and serve customers, this forum will explore both the opportunities and challenges across banking, fintech, and financial infrastructure.

From product innovation to global economic trends, the event is designed to foster meaningful conversations, partnerships, and insights that drive the next generation of financial services.

Who Should Attend

  • Banking & Financial Services Executives
  • Fintech Founders & Operators
  • Venture Capital & Private Equity Investors
  • Product, Engineering, and Innovation Leaders
  • Credit Union Leaders
  • Policy & Regulatory Professionals
Tech Abstract

Key Themes & Sessions

A deep dive into the most critical shifts in the financial landscape.

Leadership Forum

The Future of Banking in the Age of AI. Strategic insights on transforming banking models and operations.

Product Evolution

How embedded finance, personalization, and digital experiences are reshaping customer expectations.

Infrastructure

Exploring the backbone of modern finance — APIs, payments, BaaS, compliance, and data platforms.

Credit Unions

Challenges & Opportunities: How credit unions are adapting to compete in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.

Global Economy

The role of fintech in global markets, capital flows, financial inclusion, and economic transformation.

Speakers Background

Exceptional Lineup of Leaders

We are bringing together an exceptional lineup of leaders from the world's most innovative financial institutions and technology companies.

Wells Fargo
Yodlee
American Express
U.S. Bank
Visa
Visionet
Payactiv
Stripe
Deepinfra
Bank of America
Barclays
Fifth Third
Temporal
Meshpay
J.P. Morgan

Additional speakers to be announced — stay tuned.

Event Agenda

A structured day of insights, networking, and collaboration.

  • A forward-looking conversation about how artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, programmable financial infrastructure, privacy, and trust may reshape finance—and what this transformation means for, entrepreneurs, institutions, and individuals.

  • - Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and API ecosystems
  • - Payments innovation and real-time rails
  • - Cloud, cybersecurity, and compliance infrastructure
  • - The rise of financial data platforms and open banking
  • - Real cost of AI
  • - Infrastructure upgrades (Hardware, Software)

Featured Speakers

Meet the leaders shaping the future of finance — tap any card to learn more.

Keynote Speakers

Faraz Shafiq

Faraz Shafiq

EVP - Chief AI Product Officer

Wells Fargo

Faraz Shafiq

Faraz Shafiq

Wells Fargo

Faraz Shafiq serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief AI Product Officer at Wells Fargo.

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Safwan Shah

Safwan Shah

CEO

Payactiv

Safwan Shah

Safwan Shah

Payactiv

Safwan Shah is the CEO of Payactiv, a leading platform for Earned Wage Access (EWA) and employee financial wellness.

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Zaki Manian

Zaki Manian

Cofounder

Sommelier Protocol

Zaki Manian

Zaki Manian

Sommelier Protocol

Zaki Manian is a Co-founder of Sommelier Protocol and a prominent figure in the decentralized finance and blockchain ecosystem.

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Preeti Somal

Preeti Somal

Executive Vice President Engineering

Temporal Technologies

Preeti Somal

Preeti Somal

Temporal Technologies

Preeti Somal is an Executive Vice President of Engineering with extensive experience leading technical organizations.

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Panel Speakers

Rehan Jalil

Rehan Jalil

President & CEO

Securiti.ai

Rehan Jalil

Rehan Jalil

Securiti.ai

Rehan Jalil is the President and CEO of Securiti.ai, focusing on data security and privacy governance.

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Ahmad Azeez

Ahmad Azeez

EVP, Chief Credit Officer and Head of Collections, Payment Services

U.S. Bank

Ahmad Azeez

Ahmad Azeez

U.S. Bank

Ahmad Azeez is the EVP, Chief Credit Officer and Head of Collections for Payment Services at U.S. Bank.

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Bassam Khan

Bassam Khan

Head of Crypto Engineering

Visa

Bassam Khan

Bassam Khan

Visa

Bassam Khan leads the Crypto Engineering division at Visa, driving blockchain and digital asset infrastructure.

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Nikola Borisov

Nikola Borisov

CEO & Co-founder

DeepInfra

Nikola Borisov

Nikola Borisov

DeepInfra

Nikola Borisov is the CEO and Co-founder at DeepInfra, building an inference AI cloud to democratize AI.

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Shahzad Khan

Shahzad Khan

Co-founder

SablePay

Shahzad Khan

Shahzad Khan

SablePay

Shahzad Khan is the Co-founder of SablePay, innovating in the digital payments space.

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Fawad ur Rehman

Fawad ur Rehman

Director Enterprise Architect

Visionet Systems Inc.

Fawad ur Rehman

Fawad ur Rehman

Visionet Systems Inc.

A seasoned IT executive with 20+ years driving digital transformation, modernizing enterprise infrastructure through cloud, microservices, and DevOps to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure technology solutions.

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Kamran Naqvi

Kamran Naqvi

SVP, Head of Digital Experience

Technology Credit Union

Kamran Naqvi

Kamran Naqvi

Technology Credit Union

Kamran Naqvi is the Senior Vice President and Head of Digital Experience at Technology Credit Union, focusing on digital transformation and strategy.

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Haris Basit

Haris Basit

Chief Strategy Officer

Bitdeer

Haris Basit

Haris Basit

Bitdeer

Haris Basit serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Bitdeer, driving corporate strategy in the digital asset mining space.

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Asif Alam

Asif Alam

CEO

ActiveComply

Asif Alam

Asif Alam

ActiveComply

Asif Alam is the CEO of ActiveComply, focusing on automated compliance and risk management solutions.

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Jon Berlin

Jon Berlin

President and CEO

Chevron Federal Credit Union

Jon Berlin

Jon Berlin

Chevron Federal Credit Union

Jon Berlin serves as the President and CEO at Chevron Federal Credit Union.

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Farouk Ferchichi

Farouk Ferchichi

CEO

Yodlee

Farouk Ferchichi

Farouk Ferchichi

Yodlee

Farouk Ferchichi is the CEO of Yodlee, driving financial data aggregation and analytics innovation.

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Aamer Pervaiz

Aamer Pervaiz

Senior Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

Aamer Pervaiz

Aamer Pervaiz

Fifth Third Bank

Aamer Pervaiz serves as Senior Vice President at Fifth Third Bank, bringing extensive executive leadership to the panel.

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Sachin Vaidya

Sachin Vaidya

EVP / Chief Information Officer

Heritage Bank of Commerce

Sachin Vaidya

Sachin Vaidya

Heritage Bank of Commerce

Sachin Vaidya is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Heritage Bank of Commerce.

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Belal Aftab

Belal Aftab

Moderator

Stripe

Belal Aftab

Belal Aftab

Stripe

Belal Aftab will be serving as a moderator, guiding panel discussions and speaker sessions.

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Theo Ellis

Theo Ellis

CEO

Friday Harbor

Theo Ellis

Theo Ellis

Friday Harbor

Theo Ellis, CFA, is the CEO of Friday Harbor, leading investment and corporate strategy.

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Faraz Hoodbhoy

Faraz Hoodbhoy

President

Open Silicon Valley

Faraz Hoodbhoy

Faraz Hoodbhoy

Open Silicon Valley

President of OPEN Silicon Valley and a seasoned entrepreneur and investor. Founder & CEO of PixSense, a mobile platform that reached 40M users before its 2011 exit; later led venture

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Adrija Banerjee

Adrija Banerjee

Director, Strategy & Operations

American Express

Adrija Banerjee

Adrija Banerjee

American Express

Adrija Banerjee is a Director of Strategy & Operations at American Express, driving strategic initiatives and operational excellence.

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Sidra Shakoor

Sidra Shakoor

VP Product Manager

JP Morgan

Sidra Shakoor

Sidra Shakoor

JP Morgan

Sidra Shakoor is a VP Product Manager at JP Morgan, leading product strategy and development in financial services.

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Nathan Hilt

Nathan Hilt

Banking Industry Leader

Thoughtworks

Nathan Hilt

Nathan Hilt

Thoughtworks

Nathan Hilt is the Banking Industry Leader at Thoughtworks, advising financial institutions on digital transformation and technology strategy.

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Tayeba Maktabi

Tayeba Maktabi

Senior Manager, Global Data Office

Visa

Tayeba Maktabi

Tayeba Maktabi

Visa

Tayeba Maktabi is a Senior Manager in Visa's Global Data Office, leading data governance and analytics initiatives.

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Rani E. Nagpal

Rani E. Nagpal

CTO

Mesh

Rani E. Nagpal

Rani E. Nagpal

Mesh

Rani E. Nagpal is the CTO at Mesh, overseeing payment infrastructure and financial technology solutions.

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Samir Addamine

Samir Addamine

CEO & Co-Founder

Heron

Samir Addamine

Samir Addamine

Heron

Samir Addamine is the CEO and Co-Founder of Heron, building innovative financial technology solutions.

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Junaid Razzak

Junaid Razzak

Former VP, Enterprise Integrations

PayPal

Junaid Razzak

Junaid Razzak

PayPal

Junaid Razzak is a former VP of Enterprise Integrations at PayPal, with extensive experience in payment systems and enterprise technology.

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Farhan Asad

Farhan Asad

Head of Platform Engineering

Trepp, Inc.

Farhan Asad

Farhan Asad

Trepp, Inc.

Farhan Asad is the Head of Platform Engineering at Trepp, Inc., leading technical infrastructure and platform development.

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Ambreen Mustafa

Ambreen Mustafa

Investment Banking Associate

Wells Fargo

Ambreen Mustafa

Ambreen Mustafa

Wells Fargo

Ambreen Mustafa is an Investment Banking Associate at Wells Fargo, specializing in financial transactions and strategic advisory.

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Taqi Hasan

Taqi Hasan

Co-Founder, Niya Venture Studio

Niya Venture Studio

Taqi Hasan

Taqi Hasan

Niya Venture Studio

Taqi Hasan is a Co-Founder at Niya Venture Studio.

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Tanveer Ali

Tanveer Ali

Co-Founder, Niya Venture Studio

Niya Venture Studio

Tanveer Ali

Tanveer Ali

Niya Venture Studio

Tanveer Ali is a Co-Founder at Niya Venture Studio.

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Our Partners

Partner with us to connect with a highly curated audience of decision-makers across financial services and fintech.

Direct access to senior executives and founders
Brand visibility among industry leaders
Opportunity to showcase your product or platform
Curated networking opportunities

Location

Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA

1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

The Computer History Museum is a leading technology heritage site in Mountain View, California, featuring exhibits on the people and artifacts that shaped the global computing industry.

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