Trust Is the New Security: The AI & Quantum Threat Reshaping Finance by 2029 | Maxwell Denega, Founder & CEO of Quantum Chain

Trust Is the New Security: The AI & Quantum Threat Reshaping Finance by 2029 | Maxwell Denega, Founder & CEO of Quantum Chain

May 11, 2026 · 20 min · Season 3 · Episode 82

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Monica Millares interviews Maxwell Denega about the threats posed by AI and quantum computing to financial security.

The encryption protecting banks was built 50 years ago, and quantum computing is about to break it. In this pod I sit down with Maxwell, Founder and CEO of Quantum Chain, to unpack why AI and quantum computing together represent the biggest untold threat to global financial security, and what FinTech leaders need to do about it before 2029. Why 50 year old encryption is no longer sufficient to protect financial services How AI is already being used to exploit smart contracts and financial infrastructure today Why quantum + AI together create a 24/7 attack threat no current protocol is ready for Why trust, not technology, is the real battleground for the future of finance We cover: [00:00:00] The $4M hack that started a mission to secure global finance [00:01:00] What is Quantum Chain and why does it exist [00:02:00] Quantum computing explained in plain English [00:03:00] Why 50 year old financial encryption is already failing [00:04:00] The real risks to banks, neobanks and financial services [00:05:00] Trust is the new security [00:08:00] AI as the elephant in the room [00:09:00] Quantum + AI: the compounding threat no one is preparing for [00:12:00] From military to banking…

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