The FSI Leadership Series: Navigating AI, Sovereignty and the Next Era of Banking
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for financial services, but it is also bringing fresh challenges around security, governance, digital sovereignty and operational resilience. For banks, the task is to realise the benefits of innovation without compromising the trust and reliability on which the sector depends.
This video series brings together perspectives from Red Hat and Intel on the technology decisions shaping the next era of banking. Across four presentations, speakers explore how AI is changing the software security landscape, how financial institutions can move beyond isolated AI experiments, what digital sovereignty means in practice, and how payments infrastructure must evolve to support an increasingly real-time economy.
Each session examines a different part of the challenge facing financial institutions: building secure foundations, turning AI ambition into practical outcomes, retaining control over critical technology, and strengthening the resilience of payment systems.
Watch the presentations and read the accompanying Q&As to hear directly from the speakers about the priorities, risks and opportunities facing financial services technology leaders.
With thanks to Red Hat and Intel for supporting the FSI Leadership Series.
Building Trust in Open Source: How Lightwell is Changing Enterprise Security
Julio Guijarro, CTO EMEA, Red Hat
AI is accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities, putting pressure on organisations to identify and address security risks before they can be exploited. Julio Guijarro examines the implications for enterprise security and the importance of visibility, collaboration and effective management of open-source software dependencies.
AI for the Next Era of Banking
Dr Richard L. Harmon, Vice President, Financial Services, Red Hat
For banks, the challenge is moving AI beyond experimentation and into meaningful business outcomes. Dr Richard L. Harmon explores the practical considerations involved in scaling AI, including safety, governance, return on investment and the emerging role of multi-agent systems and world models.
Digital Sovereignty: Powering Trust and Innovation
Sonel Popatlal, EMEA Category Leader Data Center & AI, Intel
Digital sovereignty is about more than where data is stored. Sonel Popatlal examines how financial institutions can maintain control over their technology, manage external dependencies and build trust through approaches including confidential computing and hardware-enforced security.
Payments – Growth Fuelled by Resilience
Ramon Villarreal, Payments Industry Lead, Red Hat
As payments become faster and increasingly operate around the clock, financial institutions must ensure their infrastructure can keep pace. Ramon Villarreal explores how modern architecture, automation and AI-assisted operations can help banks improve resilience while supporting new payment capabilities.
