bunq's CEO at Davos: AI, the US Bet, and a Contrarian Take on Stablecoins | Davos during the WEF 2026

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bunq's CEO at Davos: AI, the US Bet, and a Contrarian Take on Stablecoins | Davos during the WEF 2026

Description: Filmed at the House of Collaboration, in Davos during the World Economic Forum 2026.

I sat down with Ali Niknam, founder and CEO of bunq, Europe's most profitable neobank, for a fireside chat that went places I didn't expect.

We covered their subscription model that most neobanks ignored, the landmark legal battle bunq won against the Dutch Central Bank over AI-driven AML compliance, and what that win meant for all of Europe. We talked about bunq's US expansion strategy, the…