Summit Overview
The three-day summit will take place from September 8 to 10, 2025, in Manhattan, New York.
A groundbreaking industry gathering that will bring together regulators, innovators, and institutional leaders to define the next chapter of the money services business (MSB) sector.
With over 500 participants expected—including state and federal regulators, leading MSB licensees, compliance experts, fintech pioneers, and institutional investors.
Why & Why
1. Why is this the era of MSB 2.0?
The MSB 2.0 era reflects a critical inflection point where money services businesses must evolve beyond traditional remittance and exchange models. The convergence of digital technologies, programmable financial infrastructure, increasing regulatory scrutiny, and shifting consumer expectations requires MSBs to adopt more transparent, interoperable, and trust-driven frameworks. “MSB 2.0” represents a new paradigm—one rooted in compliance-by-design, real-time settlement capabilities, and ecosystem-level accountability. It aligns with broader financial modernization efforts while preserving the diversity and accessibility that MSBs uniquely provide.
2. Why does the industry need this summit?
This summit serves as a necessary platform to align stakeholders across regulatory, technological, and operational domains. In the absence of unified standards, fragmented compliance practices and legacy infrastructure continue to hinder the sector’s growth and legitimacy. The summit brings together regulators, financial institutions, fintech innovators, and MSB operators to establish a shared vision for the next generation of money services. It enables the co-development of best practices, policy frameworks, and technical blueprints critical to the sustainable evolution of the MSB sector in both domestic and cross-border contexts.
Key Themes of 2025 Summit
The Philosophy of the MSB 2.0 Era
Explore the strategic logic behind MSB 2.0 and how a regulatory community can drive its institutionalization. This theme sets the intellectual and policy foundation for the global transformation of money services.
Regulatory Alignment & Shared Infrastructure
Analyze the latest developments from federal and state regulators, and examine how shared KYC, risk management, and monitoring tools can reduce regulatory friction and enhance transparency across the MSB sector.
Next-Gen Payment Instruments
Showcase how innovations like the USDMO legal payment instrument are redefining the boundaries of consumer protection, settlement infrastructure, and cross-border value movement within the evolving MSB ecosystem.
Programmable Compliance & Clearing
Engage in deep discussions around programmable financial infrastructure and data-driven supervision. This track focuses on how MSBs can reclaim their clearing capabilities and build adaptive risk architectures.
Globalization & Cross-Border Innovation
Assess the MSB industry’s role amid shifting geopolitical dynamics and international tech integration. The theme emphasizes how MSBs can enable compliant, interoperable, and scalable cross-border networks.
Trust, Branding & Strategic Partnerships
Examine how MSBs can build public trust, strengthen brand authority, and navigate strategic partnerships or exits with banks and payment platforms in the post-traditional financial landscape.
September 8, 2025
Day 1
Theme: Policy Vision & Strategic Foundations
Reimagining the Regulatory Landscape for Money Services
Highlighted Sessions
The first day of the MSB 2.0 Summit sets the intellectual and policy tone for the entire event. It convenes senior regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the evolving expectations for MSBs in a digital-first economy. From the role of shared compliance infrastructure to the future of bank–MSB relationships, Day 1 offers a high-level dialogue on how the regulatory community and innovators can collaboratively shape the next era of responsible money services.
Opening Keynote: The Future of Value Movement Beyond Traditional Banking
Executive Fireside Chat: What Regulators Expect from MSB 2.0
Panel Discussion: Collaborative Supervision and Shared Compliance Tools
Roundtable: Defining the Policy Perimeter of New Digital Instruments
Spotlight Session: California DFPI’s Innovation & Risk Management Framework
September 9, 2025
Day 2
Theme: Infrastructure & Innovation
Building the Neurological Architecture of MSB 2.0
Highlighted Sessions
Day 2 centers on the technological and operational core of the MSB 2.0 framework. It brings together infrastructure builders, fintech engineers, and thought leaders to explore programmable compliance, tokenized instruments, and MSB-owned settlement systems. With the official release of the MSB 2.0 White Paper, this day anchors the summit’s most forward-looking technical discussions and showcases real-world pathways to self-clearing sovereignty and automation-driven compliance.
Technology Keynote: Programmable Payments as the Brainstem of Modern Finance
Industry Panel: Clearing Sovereignty – Designing Independent MSB Settlement Networks
Official Release: MSB 2.0 White Paper Launch
Deep-Dive Dialogues: APIs, Tokenization & Risk Monitoring Protocols
Roundtable: Banking vs. MSB 2.0 – Strategic Competition or Convergence?
September 10, 2025
Day 3
Theme: Ecosystem Growth & Cross-Sector Collaboration
Institutionalizing Trust and Enabling Market Synergies
Highlighted Sessions
The final day of the summit shifts the lens toward long-term industry growth, institutional trust, and strategic alignment across sectors. With participation from banking executives, global compliance leaders, and emerging MSB innovators, Day 3 highlights how MSBs can navigate reputational challenges, engage in co-regulatory frameworks, and build resilient, future-facing partnerships. From startup showcases to policy roundtables, this day connects vision to execution across the MSB landscape.
Executive Forum: MSB–Bank Integration Models & Strategic Exits
Global Roundtable: Redefining Cross-Border Compliance in a Multipolar World
Startup Focus: Emerging Tech Driving the Next MSB Frontier
Networking Luncheon & Deal Hub: Facilitating Collaboration and Capital Connections
Closing Vision Panel: Institutionalizing the MSB 2.0 Mission
Individual Registration
Secure your seat today and take part in shaping the future of money services.
| Category | Early-Bird (Before July 31) | Standard ( Aug ) | Last-Minute / Onsite |
| General | $480 | $580 | $650 |
| Member / Partner | $360 | $450 | $520 |
| Student / Academic | $150 | $180 | $220 |
Registration Includes:
Full access to all three summit days ; Networking lunches, coffee breaks, and welcome reception; Access to downloadable summit materials and post-event video archives.
