Sam Hinton-Smith

Head of International Public Policy

Stripe

Sam is London Site Lead and Head of International Public Policy at Stripe, the programmable financial services company. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Sam leads a team of policy professionals across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, who advocate for the needs of the digital economy.

Sam is a member of the Financial Stability Board’s Legal, Regulatory & Supervisory Taskforce.

A policy professional with 25 years experience across the financial services and retail sectors, Sam held senior roles at one of Europe’s largest banks and an Asia-based investment bank prior to joining Stripe in 2019.

Speaking at

12:00–1:30pmTue 23 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
Roadmap for AI and Quantum

AI Pathfinders: Racing Ahead or Playing It Safe?

GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen
About this session

This roundtable discussion will examine the critical transition from establishing AI governance principles to their practical implementation across organisations. Participants will explore how to effectively translate high-level frameworks into actionable policies and oversight mechanisms, addressing current implementation barriers and sharing proven strategies for embedding responsible AI practices. The discussion will particularly focus on preparing governance frameworks for emerging technologies such as agentic AI systems in finance.
4:00–5:30pmTue 23 JunBoardroomBoardroom, Level 00, Ground FloorInvite-OnlyModerator
Others

[Invite-only] Who Supervises a Global Stablecoin? Navigating the Multi-Issuance Frontier - Powered by Stripe

BoardroomBoardroom, Level 00, Ground FloorInvite-OnlyModerator
- Pat PatelChief Executive Officer, MEA, USA, LATAM & ForumsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
- Sam Hinton-SmithHead of International Public PolicyStripeModerator
About this session

Stablecoins are global by design, yet their regulatory oversight remains stubbornly local. As regulations evolve across jurisdictions, a multi-issuance model is emerging — where a single global stablecoin is issued by separate, supervised entities in multiple markets. While token holders experience seamless fungibility, regulators grapple with fragmented reserves, unclear redemption chains, and the potential for systemic run risk.
This GFTN Select Boardroom moves beyond national and institutional silos to ask: what would a credible, proportionate cross-border regulatory framework look like if designed for this reality — one that ensures both interoperability and local financial stability?
11:50am–12:30pmWed 24 JunForum StageKongresssaal, Level 1Open
Next-Gen Transactions

The Agentic Checkout: When AI Becomes the Buyer

Forum StageKongresssaal, Level 1Open
About this session

AI agents are already booking travel, managing subscriptions, and initiating B2B purchases - without a human clicking confirm. As agentic commerce scales, the payments infrastructure built for human decision-makers faces fundamental questions: how do you authenticate a machine, assign liability for an autonomous transaction, and prevent fraud when the buyer never sleeps? This session examines the emerging architecture of machine-to-machine commerce and what it means for every layer of the payments stack.

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Sam Hinton-Smith

Speaking at

AI Pathfinders: Racing Ahead or Playing It Safe?

[Invite-only] Who Supervises a Global Stablecoin? Navigating the Multi-Issuance Frontier - Powered by Stripe

The Agentic Checkout: When AI Becomes the Buyer