Instant account-to-account payments — an international perspective

The payments landscape is being redrawn. Instant payment schemes are proliferating globally, and payment sovereignty has moved firmly to the top of the policy agenda. Yet how these schemes connect, interoperate, and withstand the pressures of scale and regulation remains largely unresolved.

This edition of Leadership Pulse Series brings together senior practitioners from payment schemes, financial institutions, solution providers and regulatory bodies to examine what genuine international connectivity between instant payment infrastructures looks like in practice, and what it will take to get there.

What this day is about

Across a full day of presentations, case studies and panel discussions, we explore the standards that enable cross-border instant payments to function at scale, the resilience frameworks that keep critical infrastructure running under pressure, and the strategic choices that scheme operators and banks face as the ecosystem matures.

Who is in the room

This is a deliberately curated gathering. Attendees come from across the payments value chain — scheme operators, central banks, commercial banks, fintechs and infrastructure providers — creating a rare environment where the people building the future of payments are in genuine conversation with one another.

Why Madrid, why now

With SEPA Instant reaching full mandatory adoption and corridors between Europe, the Gulf, Asia and Africa accelerating, the moment to take stock of where international instant payments connectivity stands — and where it is going — is now.

If you are shaping payments infrastructure or strategy, this is the room to be in.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

CoolRooms Palacio de Atocha, 34 Calle de Atocha, Madrid, Spain

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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