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Tech chiefs off to Vegas - for bank conference

Big themes for this year's show include FinTech acquisitions, hacking problems, cryptocurrencies and other issues such as payments and the use of artificial intelligence

Published Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Fintech

New York

MAYBE this is what Barclays Plc's Jes Staley was trying to warn his competitors about, when he said recently that banks will need to defend advantages in the payments business from encroachment by technology companies.

More than 11,000 people from 4,500 companies will descend on Las Vegas next week to unveil the latest payments technologies and partnerships. It's part of an annual pilgrimage for the industry to the Money 20/20 conference.