For commercial sector payments players, strategic change is driven by many factors, and the pace of this change is faster than ever. The digital asset ecosystem is now starting to evolve as use cases become clearer, whilst AI and other emerging technologies offer both opportunities and threats. In parallel to this, other more established sources of change are still being worked through such as ISO20022 implementation, the response to the challenge of fraud and how to follow the lead of emerging markets on cross-border payments. Finally, many countries are starting to think more deeply about open banking and open finance.
Banks, payment providers, vendors and fintechs therefore must gain deep market intelligence on these issues to ensure they stay ahead of these trends and spend their finite change bandwidth in a way that maximises competitive advantage.
The Global Payments Summit gathered thought leaders from across an industry, in February 2025, in Paris. Join the next edition of GPS to understand how your business can get ahead of payments trends and gain a competitive advantage.
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2025 Agenda
Discover the February 2025 Agenda – the industry’s most relevant topics and dialogue
2025 Speakers
The compelling line-up of experts from February 2025
Why Attend the next Global Payments Summit
Insights from Experts
The Global Payments Summit organizers, Currency Research, and Conference Chair, Matthew Hunt have dedicated their experience and knowledge to carefully curating this year’s program, covering cross border payments, interoperability, CBDC vs. other digital assets, emerging market payments and more allowing participants to stay updated on these relevant industry developments.
As an independent conference, GPS is a balanced and comprehensive platform that draws experts, thought leaders, and professionals within the payments industry from around the world to provide their valuable, global perspectives.
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Attendees
Discover MoreBringing together the largest gathering of global senior-level attendees from central banks and global leaders and innovators in the payments industry.
Networking
Discover MoreConnecting with industry colleagues is a key feature of the Central Bank Payments Conference program. This year’s program includes numerous opportunities to network with peers, policymakers, and thought leaders from around the world. Get an enhanced experience by using our conference app to build connections with other attendees during the event, access event-related information and stay updated with schedules and sessions.
Industry Innovations
Discover MoreAccess all the right industry solution providers to explore cutting-edge strategies, technologies, and challenges facing central banks and the global payments ecosystem. Our venue allows you to meet all suppliers in one place, a comfortable environment that fosters collaboration and potential partnerships for future projects.
Sponsors & Media Partners
We appreciate the leading industry suppliers who support the conference – and thus this industry – with their invaluable participation. If you are interested in sponsoring a Global Payments Summit, please contact Matt Lewis.
2025 Participating Organisations
2025 Countries in Attendance
Australia,Belgium, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia
2024 Conference Highlights
The 2024 Global Payments Summit brought together around 175 attendees, including nearly 23 central banks amongst nearly 70 organizations overall, representing 50 countries in a rich environment for education and networking amongst senior policy makers and global leaders from across the payments industry.
Testimonials
“It was a great opportunity to see how aligned we all are on the keys issues affecting payments.”
BankservAfrica
“The sessions were well curated with diverse background of presenters. Enriching conference and presents participants with vast opportunity to network.”
Bank Negara Malaysia
“Relevant topics, knowledgeable and relevant speakers, collegial atmosphere, openness for discussion and debate, good networking opportunities.”
FirstRand Bank
