Towards frictionless cross-border transactions

PanelDigital sovereignty

2026-06-10 | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Information

  • Discuss instant payment system interoperability in the context of cross-border transactions.
  • Analyse the merits of interlinking models (bilateral, regional, decentralised) in ensuring safer, faster, and more efficient transactions.
  • What role might tokenised assets and DLT networks play in cross-border payments?
  • Identify sources of regulatory friction and discuss how to best address them.
  • Examine how public-private partnerships can enhance the cross-border payments ecosystem.

Speakers

Central Bank of Colombia

Ana María Prieto Ariza

Central Bank of Colombia

Head of the payment system department

Bank of Italy

Pietro Tiberi

Bank of Italy

Manager, information technology directorate

Reserve Bank of India

Vasudevan Parameswaran

Reserve Bank of India

Executive director

Central Banking

Joasia E. Popowicz

Central Banking

Associate editor

Swift

Shriyanka Hore

Swift

Managing Director and Global Head of Industry Relations and Insights

Partners

Swift

Swift