Trust Under Quantum Pressure - March 03, 2026 - Brussels

As banking enters the quantum era, authentication is becoming the central pillar of digital trust. This conversation explores how “quantum pressure” is reshaping security expectations and what next-generation authentication must look like across mobile apps and banking platforms.

In this executive round table Think Tank session in collaboration with Wultra, we’ll examine how banks can modernise their authentication journeys, ensure consistency across channels, and prepare their digital identity strategies for post-quantum cryptography, all while keeping customer experience seamless.

Designed for open discussion, the conversation will highlight practical steps financial institutions can take today to build future-ready, trusted digital access. This session will cover topics such as:

1) Modernising authentication journeys without breaking user experience

• Where friction is acceptable and where it is not
• How authentication adapts to context such as device trust, behaviour, and transaction risk
• Reducing dependence on passwords and OTPs.

2) Building strong and scalable authentication foundations

• Creating authentication that works consistently across customer journeys
• Protecting the moments that matter most, such as onboarding and account recovery
• Balancing security, customer experience, and operational effort

3) Post-quantum readiness and preparing identity for quantum pressure

• Understanding cryptographic dependencies and where systems are most exposed
• Migration strategies that fit real banking timelines
• Vendor and partner readiness, and how to factor quantum resilience into roadmaps

Why should you join us?

By participating in this invite-only, closed-door session, you can:

• Refine a practical playbook for future-ready authentication
• Pressure-test your approach with peers facing similar constraints
• Cut through the quantum noise and focus on concrete readiness steps

Participation is strictly limited to ensure a focused, interactive discussion.

Format and setting

• Format: Moderated executive round table over dinner
• Location: De Warande, Rue Zinner 1, 1000 Brussels
• Date & time: March 03, 18:30 – 22:00
• Language: English
• Chatham House Rule: Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speakers or any other participant may be revealed.
• Group size: ±10–14 senior participants to enable a genuine dialogue.

The setting of De Warande offers a private and comfortable environment, with space for candid discussion and networking before and after the formal rounds.

Express your interest

This is an invitation-only event, and seats are reserved for Benelux-based executives and decision-makers responsible for IT Strategy, Architecture, Engineering, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Fraud or Financial Crime. If you would like to participate or nominate a colleague to attend, please get in touch here to discuss if this is the right fit for you.