Kayce Seifert
Deputy General Counsel Mercury
Kayce Seifert is a financial services attorney with deep expertise in banking regulation, payments, and regulatory strategy. At Mercury Technologies, Inc., she serves as Deputy General Counsel, Product & Regulatory, leading a team embedded cross-functionally to help shape and iterate on Mercury's fintech products and platform. She is also helping lead the company's de novo bank charter and deposit insurance applications before the OCC and FDIC, where she is named as an Organizer of the proposed bank and will serve as its General Counsel upon approval.
Kayce brings 12+ years of financial services experience across the public and private sectors. Before Mercury, she led the U.S. Regulatory Counsel team for Block, Inc.'s Square business unit and supported Block's global financial crimes compliance strategy. Prior to Block, she served as Director & Senior Counsel at Discover, advising on prudential regulatory matters for Discover Bank and its financial holding company, playing a central role in building out the anti-bribery and anti-corruption program for Discover's payment network's global operations, and covering Discover's compliance management system and third-party risk management program. She began her career clerking for a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge before joining the FDIC, where she worked on complex institution resolution plans, AML enforcement, bank applications (e.g., deposit insurance, M&A), and industrial loan company policy.
Kayce holds a J.D. from Charleston School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of South Carolina.
2026 Agenda Sessions
AI, risk & reality: How financial services stays safe, compliant and fast
AI isn’t coming for financial services; it’s already embedded in every workflow, every fraud pattern, and every regulatory expectation. In this fast, candid conversation, a risk operator, an ecosystem strategist, and a global regulator unpack what AI really means for the future of safety, speed, and compliance.
From synthetic identities to model‑risk blowouts to shifting regulatory expectations, this trio cuts through the hype to reveal where the industry is genuinely evolving -- and where it’s still dangerously behind. Expect sharp perspectives, real‑world examples, and a clear‑eyed look at how banks and fintechs can innovate responsibly, stay compliant, and still move at market speed.
Wednesday 01 April 10:25 - 11:05 The Pulse
AI & Agentic Systems
Compliance & Regulation
AI isn’t coming for financial services; it’s already embedded in every workflow, every fraud pattern, and every regulatory expectation. In this fast, candid conversation, a risk operator, an ecosystem strategist, and a global regulator unpack what AI really means for the future of safety, speed, and compliance.
From synthetic identities to model‑risk blowouts to shifting regulatory expectations, this trio cuts through the hype to reveal where the industry is genuinely evolving -- and where it’s still dangerously behind. Expect sharp perspectives, real‑world examples, and a clear‑eyed look at how banks and fintechs can innovate responsibly, stay compliant, and still move at market speed.
The Pulse US/Pacific