Biz2X Frontiers 2026 convenes banking, policy, technology, and investment leaders in Miami to assess AI, regulation, and market structure
New York, NY, January 7, 2026 - Biz2X, a global SaaS platform that enables financial institutions to deliver AI-powered small business lending, today announced Biz2X Frontiers 2026: What’s Next, its ninth annual convening to be held January 28–29, 2026, in Miami.
The convening comes as financial institutions worldwide move from experimentation to decision-making on AI deployment, regulatory alignment, capital allocation, and risk management amid a more fragmented and geopolitically complex financial landscape.
“Financial institutions are entering a year where decisions on AI deployment, regulation, and capital structure will have lasting consequences,” said Rohit Arora, CEO and Co-founder of Biz2X. “Biz2X Frontiers brings senior leaders together to examine how those choices are reshaping lending, risk, and the broader financial system.”
According to International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates, small businesses globally face a multi-trillion-dollar financing gap, with Latin America and the Middle East among the most underserved regions.
As banks enter a reset year marked by AI deployment at scale, renewed consolidation, and tighter regulatory scrutiny, Boston Consulting Group, the knowledge partner for Biz2X Frontiers 2026, has identified 2026 as a turning point for how financial institutions allocate capital and manage risk.
“Decisions on AI deployment, regulation and operating models are already reshaping the economics of lending,” said Bharat Pddar, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group. “BCG research shows that AI-driven digitization delivers 2-5x faster credit decisions (e.g., 45% faster underwriting and same-day approvals vs a week) and 20% - 40% cost reductions across underwriting, monitoring, risk and compliance, creating a clear, quantifiable performance gap between AI leaders and laggards.”
The ninth annual Biz2X Frontiers convenes January 28–29, 2026, in Miami, bringing together more than 300 senior executives, policymakers, investors, and technology leaders from global financial institutions.
Selected Confirmed Participants
Economics, Policy, and Regulation:
- Arthur B. Laffer, Economist & Chairman, Laffer Associates
- Steve Moore, Co-founder, Unleash Prosperity
- Madhu Gottumukkala, Acting Director & Deputy Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
- Vittorio Di Bello, Director, Financial Institutions Group for Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, International Finance Corporation
- Jessica Reiner, Managing Director, Digital Finance, Institute of International Finance
- Juan Reyes, General Counsel, Office of Science & Technology Policy, The White House
Banking and Financial Institutions:
- Marwan Hadi, Group Head of Retail Banking & Wealth Management, Emirates NBD
- Jagdeep Dayal, Chief Credit Officer, Optum Bank
- David McGown, Managing Director, Barclays
Investment, Capital, and Markets:
- Gaurav Hind, Managing Director & Global Head of Infrastructure, Data & AI, KKR
- Daniel Williams, Managing Director, Kilgour Williams Capital
- Michael Blaugrund, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Intercontinental Exchange
- Dane Skillrud, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Systematic Equities & FICC,
Citadel Securities
Technology, Payments, and Platforms:
- Rohit Bhatt, General Manager & Managing Director, Google Global Financial Services
- Chiro Aikat, Co-president, U.S., Mastercard
- Ginger Siegel, North America Small & Medium Business Lead, Mastercard
- Brodie Oldham, Vice President, U.S. Commercial Data Sciences, Applied Sciences & Consulting, Experian
- Charith Mandis, Head of Worldwide Banking, Amazon Web Services
Advisory and Professional Services:
- Bharat Poddar, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
- Ryan Curley, Global Head of Business Banking, Boston Consulting Group
- Keith M. Townsend, Partner, Corporate, Finance & Investments, King & Spalding
Regional and Emerging Market Finance:
- Nandan Mer, Chief Executive Officer, Dgpays
- Chris Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Deem Finance
Biz2X Frontiers 2026 is an invite-only event. For more information, please visit: https://www.biz2xfrontiers.com/
