Michelle Beyo
Finavator CEO
Michelle Beyo is the CEO and Founder of Finavator, an award-winning payments and future of finance consultancy. With 20+ years of expertise across payments, loyalty, telco, digital identity, and open data. She is a globally recognized thought leader who has spoken on stages worldwide including TEDx, Fintech Meet Up and Money20/20 as RiseUp Alumni & Mentor. Michelle serves as President and Board Member of Open Finance Network Canada (OFNC), and is an Executive Advisor to Wellesley Hills Financial LLC, a Boston investment bank. She is also the creator of podcast "Step into the Future of Finance" and instructor of Finavator's Future of Finance MasterClass (https://www.finavatorfuturefinancemasterclass.com/).
Her recent recognition includes Top 5 PowerList Open Banking Expo (2025), Top 50 Women Leaders of Toronto (2023), WXN CEDI Award Winner (2022) and Women in Fintech Global Power List (2021)
2026 Agenda Sessions
Can community banks be the fastest movers?
Community institutions are quietly leading innovation through agility, partnership, and mission alignment. With fewer layers and more trust, some of the most forward-looking digital plays are coming from regional banks and credit unions.
This panel features a diverse set of leaders showing how they’ve leapfrogged legacy peers in UX, CRM, and embedded finance. Their secret? Less red tape, more guts, and better use of fintech.
Takeaways:
• Understand why smaller institutions can innovate faster.
• Learn how to build partnerships that accelerate - not complicate - change.
• See examples of agile teams winning in regulated environments.
Tuesday 31 March 08:50 - 09:30 Banking
Embedded Finance
Partnerships & Ecosystem Play
UX & Customer Experience
This panel features a diverse set of leaders showing how they’ve leapfrogged legacy peers in UX, CRM, and embedded finance. Their secret? Less red tape, more guts, and better use of fintech.
Takeaways:
• Understand why smaller institutions can innovate faster.
• Learn how to build partnerships that accelerate - not complicate - change.
• See examples of agile teams winning in regulated environments. Banking US/Pacific
