CEO, Americas
Swift
Leigh Amaro is Swift’s Chief Executive for the Americas region. With over 20 years of banking industry leadership and experience, Leigh brings deep expertise in emerging payments technology and e-commerce. She has a proven track record of building breakthrough partnerships and leading cross-functional, global teams to deliver significant business results. Leigh previously held executive positions at Mastercard and Visa and is part of BAFT’s Women in Transaction Banking Council. She graduated from Cornell University.
The combination of AI and blockchain is moving payments beyond faster transactions toward smarter, more autonomous systems, driven by machine learning, smart contracts, and decentralized networks that enable predictive risk management, dynamic pricing, and programmable money.
So what happens when payments systems can learn, adapt, and self-execute? This panel brings together experts in AI, blockchain, and financial services to explore how intelligent automation and trustless infrastructure are converging to redefine payments. From autonomous fraud detection to self-settling transactions, the discussion will highlight the opportunities, risks, and strategic decisions shaping the next generation of global payments.