# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: 23 April 2026 | 17:30–19:00 | Innovation City Cape Town

Artificial intelligence in financial services has moved beyond experimentation.

What was once positioned as future-facing - smarter service layers, predictive dashboards, automated support - now sits much deeper within financial infrastructure, shaping fraud detection, authentication, underwriting and payment flows.

This candid panel discussion will explore how machine learning is being deployed across the financial stack; from identity and trust to transactions, risk, and insurance. Not as hype, but as operational infrastructure.

In partnership with Finance Isle of Man, this edition of Food for Thought brings together leaders working across fraud detection, digital security, payments infrastructure and AI-enabled insurance. The discussion will examine how AI is influencing trust, compliance and risk, and what this means for institutions operating at different layers of the financial system.

Key Takeaways

A clear view of where AI is already embedded within financial systems, beyond pilots and experimentation
How fraud, authentication and risk models are evolving as machine learning becomes more sophisticated
The role of AI in shaping payment flows, infrastructure and digital commerce
The relationship between regulation, trust and AI, and where constraints still exist
What financial leaders should prioritise as AI becomes more deeply integrated across the stack

Who Should Attend

This session is designed for fintech founders, banking and insurance professionals, payments operators, investors and policymakers who are interested in how AI is being applied in practice within financial services.

Expect a fantastic discussion with some complimentary networking bubbly! 

Featuring: 
- Thalia Pillay - Co-Founder: Orca Fraud
- Mpho Sadiki - Managing Director for Merchant Services, Africa: Payfast by Network
- Mladen Colic - Head of FinTech: TransUnion Africa

Seats are limited. Get your ticket now!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cape-town/bots-and-bubbles-how-ai-is-rewiring-financial-services/200029922121424
- **Event Categories**: Business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cape Town
- **state**: WC
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Darter Studios, Longkloof, Darter Rd, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa
- **lat**: -33.92885
- **long**: 18.41149
- **full address**: Darter Studios, Longkloof, Darter Rd, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa, 2 Darter Rd, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services being held?
  - **A:** Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Darter Studios, Longkloof, Darter Rd, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa, 2 Darter Rd, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services?
  - **A:** Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services is organized by Innovation City Cape Town.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cape Town, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bots & Bubbles: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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