Sarah Biller
Fintech Sandbox Co-founder
Sarah Biller is an Entrepreneur, Investor, and Educator in the FinTech sector. She is the co-founder of FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based nonprofit that accelerates the product development cycle of FinTech start-ups globally by providing free access to high quality, diverse datasets, and on the founding team for the Mass Fintech Hub. She also sits on the Advisory Council for the $100 million grand challenge program funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to make it a national leader in AI.
FinTech Sandbox provides early-stage startups with free access to critical data and resources, accelerating product development. Today, FinTech Sandbox works with Fintech Founders across 5 continents and 20 countries, partners with over 40 leading data providers, and boasts a strong roster of leading Financial Services firms as sponsors. To date, it has supported more than 370 startups worldwide who collectively have raised more than $2 billion.
She co-founded Capital Market Exchange (CMX), an early predictive analytics platform for bond investors, leveraging NLP, Bayesian techniques, and AI/ML to assess nonfinancial factors affecting credit spreads. Its AI-driven models are used by leading asset managers, investment banks, and hedge funds globally.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Should every bank become a fintech platform?
As banks explore embedded finance, APIs, and white-labeled tools, a strategic question emerges: Are we a bank - or a platform? This session dives into the models, pros and cons, and decision points banks face as they explore new ways to monetize infrastructure and data.
Hear from executives who’ve chosen different paths, from enabling fintechs to building their own platforms, and learn what’s working, what’s hard, and what regulators think.
Takeaways:
• Compare models for API monetization and fintech partnerships.
• Understand the platformization risks and rewards.
• Learn what governance and product support looks like at scale.
Wednesday 01 April 08:50 - 09:30 Banking
Embedded Finance
Infrastructure & APIs
Partnerships & Ecosystem Play
Hear from executives who’ve chosen different paths, from enabling fintechs to building their own platforms, and learn what’s working, what’s hard, and what regulators think.
Takeaways:
• Compare models for API monetization and fintech partnerships.
• Understand the platformization risks and rewards.
• Learn what governance and product support looks like at scale.
Banking US/Pacific
