Joey Pizzolato

Joey Pizzolato

Payments Reporter

American Banker

Joey Pizzolato is a reporter at American Banker, covering payments. Previously, he's covered auto and equipment finance, the mortgage and housing industry, and bank technology and marketing. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the Naslund-Mann School of Writing at Spalding University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from DePaul University.

Featured Sessions

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
1:35 pm

Institutional adoption of on-chain payments will accelerate when banks provide trusted, compliant pathways. This is their competitive strength: Banks must apply their risk, compliance, fraud, and identity verification capabilities to make on-chain payments enterprise-grade. Panelists will share their expertise on:

  • How to develop on-chain AML/KYC patterns
  • Establishing fraud orchestration frameworks for tokenized money
  • Building secure custody and key management
  • Integrating blockchain analytics into core risk engines