29 Sep – 2 Oct 2025
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, The Asian Banker will explore the crucial developments influencing global finance as institutions negotiate disruption, innovation and heightened regulatory demands. This year’s conference, themed “The next frontiers of global finance,” focuses on the transformative forces altering the industry, with the goal of driving connectivity, interoperability and resilience.
Our coverage will spotlight the digital evolution of payments and securities, financial inclusion, compliance, cybersecurity and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and distributed ledger technology.
In payments, we’ll look at whether regulation serves as a catalyst or constraint, what constitutes the perfect payment experience and how market infrastructures are changing to meet future demands. In the securities and foreign exchange (FX) space, we’ll look at early adopters of T+1 settlement and how tokenisation affects corporate actions. We will also examine how institutions navigate supply chains and reduce settlement risks in a more fragmented environment.
In addition, we’ll cover AI’s role in the workplace, cross-border governance and the return on investment of generative AI. We will also look at the rise of new asset classes in sustainable finance as these align with environmental, social and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) considerations.
David Lynne leads Deutsche Bank’s corporate bank’s digital transformation, expanding global client mandates and sustainability initiatives.
At the opening plenary of Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Swift chair Graeme Munro and chief executive Javier Pérez-Tasso announced a blockchain-based shared ledger and reinforced operational excellence. Deutsche Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel positioned the digital euro as Europe’s most important project and urged faster integration and innovation. Deutsche Bank’s Christian Sewing called on European banks to fund a technological and green renewal matching Europe’s liberal values with structural reform.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Winnie Chen, head of global payment solutions for Asia Pacific at Bank of America, explained how interoperability, data insights and embedded platforms are reshaping trade and transaction services.
Sunday Domingo, global head of digital channels solutions at Standard Chartered, said at Sibos Frankfurt 2025 that the ISO 20022 migration is only the start of a deeper transformation in payments data, platform partnerships and artificial intelligence.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Manuel Klein, Head of Market Management, Payments and Digital Currencies at Deutsche Bank, described how the bank is shaping the future of money through distributed ledger technology, stablecoins and instant payments.
Speaking at Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Danielle Sharpe, Global Head of Clearing at Standard Chartered, set out how the bank is investing in speed, transparency, 24/7 access and richer data to help clients manage cross-border payments and FX risks.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Borislav Ivanov, Global Head of Documentary Trade and CEO of Central and Eastern Europe at Deutsche Bank, explained how interoperability, legal frameworks, cost and ESG compliance shape the digitalisation of trade finance and why tokenisation and data standards will be critical for future growth.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Fabian Khoshbakht, Head of Treasury Services for Asia Pacific at BNY, discussed how the bank is enabling faster and richer cross-border payments, approaching stablecoins and distributed ledgers, and using artificial intelligence to transform service delivery in Asia Pacific.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Isabel Schmidt, Executive Platform Owner for BNY’s Enterprise Payments Enablement, outlined how the bank is creating a single global payments hub, expanding instant and FX payment capabilities, and using artificial intelligence and partnerships to deliver safe, transparent and predictable cross-border payments in Asia Pacific and beyond.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific for Securities Services at BNP Paribas, highlighted how globalisation, private capital growth and technology shift are reshaping custody and settlement. He explained how the bank is helping clients’ transition to shorter settlement cycles, automate private markets and maintain trust and operational resilience.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Phil Carmalt, head of global payments solutions products for Asia Pacific at Bank of America, described how the bank is meeting G20 objectives on speed, transparency and cost in cross-border payments, rolling out Guaranteed FX Rates, and preparing for 24/7 real-time international payments.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Lavinia Bauerochse, global head of sustainable finance, Corporate Bank at Deutsche Bank, explained how sustainability has evolved from focusing on green projects to integrated transition finance. She described how the bank supports clients of all sizes with ESG-linked instruments, export credit agency financing and payments innovation to mobilise private capital for decarbonisation.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Akber Jaffer, CEO of Smartstream, explained how the company is refreshing its brand and investing in cloud, APIs and AI to deliver secure, resilient and innovative post-trade solutions to financial institutions worldwide.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Samuel Mathew, global head of documentary trade at Standard Chartered, highlighted how the bank leverages its network, industry standards and technology partnerships to reduce risk and accelerate trade digitisation.
Mark Monaco, head of global payment solutions (GPS) at Bank of America, said Sibos offers a chance to “share ideas, new innovations and communicate” within the banking community. He explained how Bank of America leverages its global network, integrates new technologies carefully and works with industry partners to evolve payments.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Philip Bruno, chief strategy and growth officer at ACI Worldwide, set out how the company’s new cloud-native ACI Kinetic payments hub, intelligent orchestration and fraud-prevention heritage position it to help banks deliver faster, safer and programmable payments across domestic and cross-border rails.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Mick Fennell, line of business director for payments at Temenos, described the firm’s new money movement and management solution, the challenges of instant payments, and how AI, APIs, ISO 20022 and cloud can improve speed, transparency, security and trust.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Katja Lehr, EMEA payments, industry and advocacy lead at JP Morgan, outlined how the bank combines payments scale with participation in industry initiatives such as Swift’s digital ledger initiative and ISO 20022 to address speed, transparency, cost and regulatory hurdles in cross-border payments.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Tsvetanka Nankova, global head of sales for institutional cash and trade finance at Deutsche Bank, outlined how the bank is implementing ISO 20022, supporting new real-time schemes and piloting blockchain and AI to meet the G20’s objectives for faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Manish Joshi, managing director for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Finastra’s lending business, explained how the firm’s new Trade Innovation Nexus layer addresses interoperability challenges, reduces paper and fraud risk, and embeds AI and cloud readiness into trade finance platforms.
Andrew Murray, head of international banking and payments at FIS, reflected on the company's strategic priorities and its work with banks and partners across the payments and financial services ecosystem at this year's Sibos conference. With over three decades of industry experience, Murray has witnessed cycles of innovation but he sees today's environment as one of the most transformative.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Ashutosh Kumar, head of global transaction banking for Asia Pacific at Mizuho, explained how the bank is experimenting with tokenised deposits and blockchain, investing in GenAI, and working with partners to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper and more secure while driving interoperability in trade finance.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Stephen Richardson, chief strategy officer and head of banking at Fireblocks, described how the company is simplifying access to blockchain for banks, payments companies and fintechs, enabling tokenised deposits, stablecoins and interoperability across more than 120 blockchains while addressing custody, compliance and user-experience risks.
At Sibos Frankfurt 2025, Samarth Bansal, general manager for Wise Platform Asia Pacific, explained how Wise is extending its infrastructure from retail remittances to banks and digital platforms, working with regulators and clearing schemes to deliver faster, more transparent and cheaper cross-border payments aligned with G20 objectives.
Juan Bianchi, Executive VP and CEO of Euronet’s Money Transfer Segment, told Sibos Frankfurt 2025 how Dandelion augments existing networks rather than replacing them, offering banks access to emerging markets, exotic currencies and alternative payment methods while preparing for stablecoins and DLT.
In Asia Pacific’s fragmented payments landscape, demand for faster and more transparent multi-currency payment solutions is rising as corporates expand businesses regionally. Banks are shifting from standardised offerings to integrated, AI-enabled solutions that balance security and compliance.
Stablecoins and tokenised assets are moving beyond their origins in the crypto markets and into mainstream banking and finance. Banks, market infrastructures and technology providers are converging on how these instruments will reshape payments, securities and collateral management, while some players are holding back.
Sebastien Avot, head of institutional cash and trade finance, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank, explained how the bank is navigating the coexistence of established infrastructures and emerging rails, strengthening resilience in digital ecosystems, and using Sibos Frankfurt 2025 to drive collaboration and standard setting.
In a wide-ranging conversation ahead of Sibos 2025, Bank of America’s Christian Stolcke, Greg Kavanaugh, Winnie Chen, Phil Carmalt and Terence Tan unpack how macro shifts, rails modernisation, digital assets and operational resilience are reshaping institutional banking and payments across corridors and time zones.
As geopolitical risk and foreign exchange volatility reshape corporate treasury strategies, companies are strengthening cash buffers, centralising liquidity and adopting real-time digital tools to maintain visibility and control. API integration and AI-driven automation have become central tools in transforming cash management functions.
Escalating geopolitical and regulatory pressures are prompting corporates to strengthen supply chain resilience. Banks are modernising platforms and enhancing connectivity through digitisation, automation, and integrated platforms to transform trade finance.
Jack McDonald, senior vice president of stablecoins at Ripple, shares how the company is approaching regulated stablecoin issuance, cross-border use cases and institutional adoption in Asia Pacific, as regulatory clarity spreads across key markets.
In the lead up to Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, BNY said the focus will be on how global payments and market infrastructure are being reshaped by interoperability, harmonisation, artificial intelligence and instant connectivity.
As banks and market infrastructures prepare to explore the next frontier of global finance at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Tan Ying Ying, Global Head of Product Management for Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered, explained how tokenisation, AI, interoperability and resilience are already reshaping securities services—and why the bank is determined to stay ahead.
As Sibos returns to Frankfurt from 29 September to 2 October 2025, under the theme “The next frontiers of global finance”, discussions on stablecoins and tokenised assets will shift from pilot projects to practical deployment. Deutsche Bank’s Chan Boon Hiong explained how tokenised finance is reshaping foreign exchange, collateral and settlement, why harmonisation will remain elusive, and why tokenised deposits, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are set to coexist rather than converge.
As Sibos 2025 convenes in Frankfurt from late September to early October, Katja Lehr of JP Morgan and Akshika Gupta of Kinexys by JPMorgan laid out what banks and financial institutions could expect on payments evolution, interoperability, digital assets and tokenised deposits, and how the industry is bridging traditional finance with blockchain-based infrastructures.
As Sibos returns to Europe, Dhiraj Bajaj, global head of transaction banking FI sales at Standard Chartered, outlines what banks and financial institutions can expect in Frankfurt, from digital assets and AI to cross-border payments, ISO 20022, cybersecurity and the evolving role of Swift.
Bridge, acquired by Stripe in 2025, is positioning stablecoins as an invisible but powerful settlement layer for global commerce. By integrating into Stripe’s financial accounts, powering Visa-backed cards, and handling compliance by design, Bridge is betting that programmable money will quietly transform cross-border payments, treasury management, and the next phase of internet commerce.
Standard Chartered has been at the forefront of bridging the world of crypto-native innovation and regulated finance. Rene Michau, group head of digital assets, explained the journey from early pilots to institutional-grade infrastructure, the challenges of regulation and scaling, and the opportunities digital assets present for mainstream banking.
Asia Pacific is at the heart of Stripe’s global growth plans. With localised infrastructure, stablecoin-based accounts, and AI embedded into payments, fraud detection and orchestration, Stripe is layering new rails onto one of the world’s most diverse financial ecosystems. Its goal is to reduce friction, build resilience, and prepare for an era where commerce is increasingly AI-native and cross-border.
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Swift cross-border payment speed surpasses G20 target
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