Agentic Money | DC Fintech Week 2026

Software agents are beginning to hold balances, authorize payments, and transact with other agents at a speed and volume no human reviews line by line. That unsettles assumptions built into payments law and risk management: who consented, who is liable when an agent is wrong, and what it means to know your customer when the customer is a process. We ask what has to be built, and what has to be rewritten. • Moderator: Benjamin Gugggenheim, AI & Tech Newsletter Author, Washington Post Intelligence • Tom Mutton, Executive Director of Payments Innovation & Fintech, Bank of England • Nima Elmi, Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Strategy, EMEA, Circle Internet Group • Nilesh Dusane, Global Head of Institutional Payments, Amazon Web Services • Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President, Stablecoins, Ripple