Blockchain in Financial Services 2026

The landscape of blockchain and digital assets is in flux: technologies are advancing rapidly, and more use cases are proving their substance, while the legal and regulatory framework in many places is still being developed or is under consultation.

This raises critical questions: How can crypto assets be effectively integrated into existing portfolios and financial offerings? What role will banks, asset managers and other financial players take on in this new landscape? How are client needs and expectations changing? And what potential do stablecoins unlock at the intersection of innovation, regulation and practice?

Exchange ideas with fellow professionals on current developments. Get inspired, join the discussion, and gain new perspectives on how blockchain and digital assets will shape the financial world of tomorrow.

Program

16:00 - Registration and networking drinks (sponsored by CoreLedger)

16:30 - Welcome by the evening's moderator
Alexander Trentin (Finanz und Wirtschaft)

16:45 - KEYNOTE: Satoshi, we have a Problem!
Prof. Dr. Fabian Schär (University of Basel)

17:30 - PANEL: Crypto assets in the portfolio: responsible integration into financial offerings
Josef U. Bollag (Tareno AG)
Dr. Olivier Favre (Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd.)
Peter Hubli (Zürcher Kantonalbank)
Konstantinos Ntefeloudis (Maerki Baumann & Co. AG)
Moderation: Alexander Trentin (Finanz und Wirtschaft)

18:15 - KEYNOTE: Stablecoins between innovation and stability: a perspective from the banking sector
Dr. Jan Weissbrodt (Swiss Bankers Association)

18:45 - Summary by the evening's moderator
Alexander Trentin (Finanz und Wirtschaft)

19:00 - Conference wind-down with networking apéro (sponsored by finnova)

Target audience

The Finanz und Wirtschaft Forum "Blockchain in Financial Services 2026" is aimed at decision-makers in the banking and insurance industry, regulatory authorities and startups. In addition, visionary lateral thinkers as well as all interested stakeholders from academia and politics are invited to network and share their experiences with experts.