Policy Lab

Cross-border payments are entering a new era, shaped by real-time rails, digital assets, and the global shift to ISO 20022. At the same time, compliance standards such as FATF Recommendation 16 are raising expectations for transparency and trust across payment networks.

In this episode of Trust Talks, hosted by GLEIF, Shriyanka Hore, Global Head of Industry Engagement and Managing Director at Swift, joins Alexandre Kech to unpack how the BIC and LEI work together to balance compliance with innovation.

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^{by Juliette Kennel, Global Head Industry Engagement, Securities and Standards, Swift}

The focus on crisis management has drawn attention away from the vital role that capital markets play in financing investment, innovation and economic growth. At the same time, the accumulated weight of regulatory measures is making it harder for regulated firms to find the resources to invest in making capital markets more innovative and more efficient.

A new balance between stability and innovation is needed, based on clear objectives and inclusive collaboration.

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^{by Shriyanka Hore, Global Head of Industry Engagement, Swift}

In today’s era of technological progress and rapid innovation, policymakers are presented with both unique challenges and significant opportunities. Technological innovation is often peripheral to policy objectives unless transformative at societal scale.

With the rise of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, alternative monetary systems and novel business models that reshape markets, it is time to re-think policy, and the true meaning of innovation.

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^{by Juliette Kennel, Global Head Industry Engagement, Securities and Standards, Swift}

Digital technology challenges and complicates conventional approaches to resilience in financial markets. By extending current capital and operational risk frameworks to encompass networked connections and psychological resilience, regulators and market participants can enhance their ability to absorb the unpredictable.

Richer engagement across corporate, asset class and geographical boundaries could take fresh thinking further and transform digital weaknesses into strengths.

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