World Business Angels Investment Forum Hosts Executive Roundtable on Financial Innovation
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NEW YORK, NY, September 28, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The World Business Angels Investment Forum USA Country Office recently hosted an exclusive Executive Roundtable in New York, focusing on the future of finance and the transformative role of innovation, intelligence, and technology architecture.
The roundtable brought together a distinguished group of international experts, including Imtiaz Adam, Nafis Alam, Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar, Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld, Amna Usman Chaudhry, John Ho, Dr. Ritesh Jain, Tony Moroney, Dr. Efi Pylarinou, and Dr. Karen Wendt. The discussion centered on how financial innovation is expanding beyond traditional fintech and reshaping the broader financial architecture, encompassing investment, capital formation, banking, payments, digital assets, tokenization, settlement, financial inclusion, and cross-border transactions.
Prof. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes, who chaired the event, expressed his gratitude to the speakers for their contributions.
The roundtable highlighted the increasing prominence of financial innovation on the international economic agenda. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is examining the implications of tokenization, digital money, and evolving financial infrastructures for the stability of the financial system. The World Bank continues to advance digital financial services, payment infrastructure, and financial inclusion as key enablers of economic development. The European Central Bank is also advancing tokenized finance through initiatives on digital payments, tokenized assets, and settlement infrastructure.
The discussion also reflected priorities set by the G20, particularly through the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), which emphasizes responsible financial innovation, financial inclusion, and broader participation in the financial system.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) aims to ease access to finance for businesses from start-up to scale-up, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and advancing social justice worldwide. The forum engages leaders from various sectors, including business and political spheres, to assess needs and set goals, prioritizing the public interest.
The roundtable reinforced the message that the next era of financial innovation will be defined not just by introducing new technologies, but by the capacity to translate innovation into trusted financial ecosystems and measurable economic and societal impact. This approach aligns with WBAF's commitment to collaborating globally to advance economic development through innovative financial instruments for innovators, startups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).