Discussion Dinner: Leaders in Payments, June 2025

On the evening of 25^th June in London, in partnership with city law firm, Fox Williams, Spectrum curated a group of board-level leaders in the Payments industry – Founders, CEOs, NEDs, and investors – for a peer group discussion over dinner and the opportunity to network.

Experiences were discussed. Ideas – from the tactical to the ‘blue sky’ – were explored. Perspectives – beyond the narrow confines of our focused working lives – were gained. Relationships were built.

And each year, the debate moves on as strategic imperatives evolve.

Coming out of the pandemic, FinTechs reported that internal operations had become highly efficient (as this business function had largely remained unaffected by the pandemic), but that developing new B2B business was challenging due to the travel restrictions in place at the time.

By autumn 2022, the focus had evolved to the people side of business: how to best structure the organisation to drive performance in a ‘hybrid’ world, the importance of company culture and aligning people to that culture, and the role of stock options in attracting and retaining staff.

This year, the debate focused heavily on AI as a tool to both drive operational efficiency (valuable in its own right) but also to facilitate growth by supporting product development.

We discussed the increasing maturity of crypto and blockchain, and the potential of Stablecoin in particular.

We also explored Electronic Money Institution (EMI) regulation.

To register your interest in attending future FinTech leadership events, please contact Gemma Hubert at gemma.hubert@spectrum-ehcs.com