Swift | Connecting the Paths of Payments

Payments exists in many differing formats and types, some bringing about similar outcomes and some enacted for particular reasons and processed in specific ways, led by defined objectives and regulation.

Swift and MEA Finance’s Roundtable, Connecting the Paths of Payments, will highlight and debate some of the leading milestones methods, risks and rewards, options and arrangements that are at the forefront of today’s regional payments ecosystem.

AGENDA

08:00 Registration & Networking
09:00 Welcome note
09:10 Keynote Address by Swift
09:20 Roundtable discussion:

  1. With the ISO 20022 adoption deadline upon us, how will it affect and act to evolve the payments landscape in a world for rapid technological and societal development.
  2. Interoperability: Connecting fragmented systems to enable seamless cross-border flows
  3. CBDCs & Stablecoins: Regional updates, pilot insights, Tokenized banks’ deposit, and cross-border use cases for digital currencies
  4. Technology and its impact on creating new business models across MENA: APIs, Blockchain
  5. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Using AI to drive smarter compliance, fraud detection, personalization, and process automation
  6. Public–Private Partnerships: Aligning efforts between regulators, banks, fintechs, and infrastructure providers to deliver impact
11:50 Closing Remarks
12:00 Networking Lunch

 

VENUE

Four Seasons Hotel Jumeirah Dubai

If you are a senior banking professional interested in the event, please reach out to us at info@mea-finance.com or natasha@mea-finance.com