{"id":2703,"date":"2025-06-13T14:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/fintech-emerging-payment-systems\/?page_id=2703"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:31:13","slug":"2025-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/fintech-emerging-payment-systems\/2025-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n#past-component a { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; outline: none; color: #242424; }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"past-component\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <h4>Explore key agenda highlights, top speakers, and industry insights from the 2026 Conference.<\/h4>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--START CONTENT-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #4 SPEAKERS START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#featured-speakers-component { padding: 96px 0px 0px; 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Barazani<\/p>\r\n              <p class=\"details\"><em>Partner<\/em><br><span style=\"font-weight:500;\">McDermott Will &#038; Schulte<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"speaker\">\r\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/fintech-emerging-payment-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1995\/2026\/02\/leah-m-campbell.png\" alt=\"Speaker Headshot\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/>\r\n              <p class=\"name\">Leah M. 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