From AI, ISO 20022 and interoperability, to enhancing international payments and securities, and collaborating to meet the G20 goals, there’s a lot to discover on the Swift at Sibos programme this year.
From 21-24 October, the financial community will come together in Beijing for a week of discussions, debates and opportunities to share insights on the key trends shaping the future of finance.
This is the first time Sibos will be hosted in the Chinese capital and we’re excited to bring you an all-star lineup of expert speakers from across the industry and around the world.
Alongside the main conference, our dedicated Swift programme will guide you through the latest innovations and initiatives impacting the global Swift community across payments, securities, technology and much more.
There’s a lot to discover, whether you join us in person or digitally, so here’s a taste of what you can expect from Swift at Sibos 2024.
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Delivering an excellent payment experience
For consumers and SMEs, sending money abroad has become the norm – with the quality of service they receive playing a crucial role in whether they continue using a provider or look elsewhere. To ensure every payment is quick, easy and predictable, players in this space are innovating to meet these expectations.
Whether that’s crisp and clean user interfaces or real-time tracking capabilities, come and learn how providers are overcoming obstacles, rising to the challenge and shaking up account-to-account transactions.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Enhancing your end-customers’ cross-border payments experience
Monday 21 October | 14:00 CST - Enhancing digital cross-border payment experiences with wallet aggregators
Monday 21 October | 16:30 CST - Streamline the payments experience for your corporate customers
Tuesday 22 October | 14:00 CST
Swift at Sibos 2024
How can AI help take fraud defences to the next level?
In 2023, estimated worldwide losses from payments fraud were a staggering $485bn. With AI transforming the way we think and work, could this tech help fight fraud, detect anomalous payments, and save the industry billions?
Following another year of groundbreaking experiments, our innovation team will be at Sibos 2024 to unpack how AI can take fraud defences to the next level. Join these sessions to hear more and learn about the latest innovations in finance.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Generative AI and financial services: Separating fact from fiction
Tuesday 22 October | 15:15 CST -
Fighting financial crime: Taking a collaborative approach
Wednesday 23 October | 16:30 CST - Using AI and pattern recognition to detect anomalies in payments
Thursday 24 October | 12:30 CST
Realising ISO 20022’s potential
The Standards Forum is back in full swing at Sibos 2024. And with just over a year to go until the end of the coexistence period for payment instructions, ISO 20022 will be a major topic. Standards experts and early adopters will offer tips and insights to accelerate your adoption journey. Plus hear about the tangible benefits institutions are already experiencing from richer, more structured data.
From streamlining financial crime compliance and simplifying regulatory reporting, to improving payments exceptions and investigation, and enhancing customer experience – come and hear how ISO 20022 can transform your business.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Countdown to ISO 20022: Enhancing global interoperability
Monday 21 October | 15:00 CST -
Fostering innovation through standards: A collaborative approach shaping the future
Tuesday 22 October | 09:30 CST - How rich data insights can enable instant and frictionless customer experience
Wednesday 23 October | 15:30 CST
Standards Forum at Sibos
Achieving global interoperability
There’s a lot of innovative work happening across the industry to enhance the transaction experience. But while this is opening up exciting new opportunities, it also makes keeping the financial ecosystem connected more complex than ever.
What’s needed to overcome fragmentation and realise seamless interconnectivity in finance? On the Swift at Sibos stage, industry experts will be discussing interoperability solutions across market infrastructures, new and existing forms of value, domestic pre-validation solutions, and more.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Digitising global trade: Seizing the moment and interconnecting ecosystems
Monday 21 October | 12:45 CST - Taking local Verification of Payee global
Monday 21 October | 15:15 CST - Shaping the future by interoperating the digital economy
Wednesday 23 October | 14:00 CST
What’s needed to achieve seamless securities settlement?
As securities markets transition to shorter settlement cycles, firms have turned their attention to the need to improve settlement efficiency. The industry standard Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) could help mitigate some of these challenges and save the industry billions through avoiding trade fails.
At Swift at Sibos 2024, we’ll hear how institutions are tackling inefficiency head on to usher in a new era of seamless securities settlement.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Streamlining settlement and tackling inefficiencies head on
Tuesday 22 October | 13:30 CST -
Navigating the future of global capital markets
Wednesday 23 October | 09:30 CST - Hype or hope? T+1 reality check
Thursday 24 October | 10:45 CST
Collaborating to achieve the G20’s goals
Cross-border payments are the lifeblood of the global economy – vital to supporting individuals, businesses, and economies around the world. That’s why the G20 has set targets to enhance their speed, cost, transparency, choice and access, which public and private stakeholders across the financial community are working to achieve. The deadline to meet these targets is set for 2027, but what progress has been made already and what still needs to be done?
With these targets acting as a shared north star, we’ll look at the collaborative initiatives, technological advancements, and regulatory measures leading the charge.
Don’t miss these sessions
- Collaborating to meet G20 targets
21 October | 13:30 CST - From competition to co-opetition: Shaking up account-to-account payments
Tuesday 22 October | 09:30 CST - Interconnecting payment systems to create a web of value
Thursday 24 October | 14:00 CS
