2026 Trust Talks Series

2026 Predictions and Mirages

November 20, 2025 | On-demand

The pace of technology continues to move at an ever-increasing pace, following a trajectory that makes Moore’s Law look conservative. In this session, our expert panel will make predictions on what trends will stand out in 2026 and what may be more hype than substance. We’ll cover topics including:

  • Fraud-as-a-Service and Ghost Accounts
  • The Re-Rise of Physical Interactions
  • The Future of Payments and the Cross-Industry Impact of Stablecoins
  • Digital ID Adoption
  • Personalization vs Privacy in the AI Age

Join this session to learn what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what to do next.


This was the 3rd panel session from the Trust Talks series. Watch the other two from the series:


Trust Talks Series will continue throughout 2026. Learn more and get notified about upcoming sessions.

Speakers

Name Developer Halcrow
Gupta Senior Developer Microblink

Speakers:

Hartley Thompson III CEO Microblink
Abhinav Gupta Product and Risk Leader Block
Ambreen Khasru Head of Compliance eTM eToro
Marwan Forzley CEO Veem
Mark Nelsen Head of Product, CMS Visa
Press Release
Microblink Only Vendor to Meet All Performance Thresholds in U.S. Department of Homeland Security Identity Verification Evaluation
March 2, 2026

Among all participating vendors, Microblink was the only provider to meet RIVR “high performing” system benchmarks across every measured accuracy metric.

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