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How transparency, simplification and harmonisation in European financial market infrastructure can support competitiveness and integration in an AI-driven world.

How AI, stablecoins and tokenisation are converging to shape the next evolution in cross-border payments and autonomous corporate transactions.

Trade tokenisation adoption, not technology, is the key barrier to scaling digital trade infrastructure globally.

Global trade volumes hit record $35 trillion, but banks face shrinking margins, geopolitical risk, and shifting competitive dynamics in 2026.

Corporate treasurers navigate geopolitical and supply chain risks in an uncertain world of trade and treasury.

Cross-border payment interoperability depends on regulatory alignment and governance rather than technology alone. Tokenized deposits and blockchain enable real-time settlement.

Swift's Sibos conference in Miami explored AI's role in payments, interoperability, and how banks can connect emerging technologies with existing systems.

The B2B cross-border payments market is projected to grow 51% by 2032. SMEs now demand trust, speed, transparency and integrated services alongside cost.

HSBC's Manish Kohli discusses technology convergence, payment fragmentation and how traditional finance and DeFi can learn from each other to enhance global payments.

Christian Stolcke of Bank of America discusses how AI is reshaping cross-border payments through enhanced cash management platforms and the need for correspondent banking partnerships.

Moving to T+1 settlement requires ecosystem coordination, process automation, clean data, and cross-industry alignment rather than operational fixes alone.

Securities markets maintain dual ISO 20022 and ISO 15022 standards in costly coexistence, unlike payments which completed migration.

Societe Generale issues regulated dollar stablecoins for cross-border payments, echoing the eurodollar precedent with modern infrastructure and trust through regulation.

Canada introduces legislation enabling paperless trade through the Enabling Digital Trade Act, aligning with G7 commitments to adopt electronic transferable records frameworks.

AI agents can execute B2B payments autonomously when backed by policy-driven governance that enforces identity, audit, and fraud controls. Ralio's trust layer makes agent-initiated payments safe.