In this 60-minute session, we aim to go beyond the hype separating fact from fiction by exploring the realities behind the technology, policy narratives transforming the wholesale FX market, addressing:
Fraud and scams continue to pose systemic risks to the global financial system, costing more than $1 trillion in 2023 alone. As real-time and cross-border payments expand, scam prevention remains fragmented and slow, leaving institutions with limited ability to protect victimes or recover stolen funds.
To help close this gap, FNA and Proto have joined forces to develop and integrate the Anti-Scam Centre platform- a solution recently shortlisted for the 2025 G20 TechSprint focusing on fraud and cyber-risk mitigation.
Guests Kimmo Soramäki and Proto's Curtis Matlock join host Amanah Ramadiah to discuss the partnership futher.
Mark Cheeseman OBE, CEO of the UK’s Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA), and Phillip Straley, President of FNA unpacked insights from the PSFA’s latest Annual Report and discussed how governments and financial authorities can strengthen their defenses against fraud and scams in this 60-minute broadcast.
This session explored how organizations can move from reactive fraud detection to proactive prevention, embedding resilience through smarter systems, stronger cultures, and deeper collaboration.
Cybersecurity threats pose one of the greatest risks to global financial stability, making robust preparation essential for central banks, regulators, and financial institutions. In this session of the Payment Systems Broadcast, guests from the IMF and Bank of Finland explore how computer-based simulations can strengthen cyber stress testing exercises. Drawing on their recent IMF working paper, ‘Using Simulations for Cyber Stress Testing Exercises, Tanai Khiaonarong, Kasperi Korpinen, and Emran Islam join us to discuss why simulations are especially effective for assessing cyber resilience. The conversation will cover their proposed framework, illustrative scenarios, and key implications for safeguarding payments and financial infrastructures against cyber incidents.
Foreign exchange (FX) markets are at the heart of global finance; yet, the processes for settling cross-border transactions remain slow, costly, and vulnerable to risk.
Project Meridian FX- a collaborative experiment led by the BIS Innovation Hub’s London and Eurossytem Centres alongside central banks, including the Bank of England, Banque de France, Deutsche Bundesbank, Banca d’Italia, and the European Central Bank- set out to address these long-standing challenges.
At the centre of the project is the concept of the synchronisation operator (SO), a technology that enables coordinated, payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement across different platforms and jurisdictions. Building on the original Project Meridian, the FX-focused initiative tested how the SO could support interoperability between real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems and distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms.
John Jackson (Bank of England) and Stephanie Haffner (BIS Innovation Hub) join FNA for the Payment Systems Broadcast as we explore these insights further to understand what they mean for the future of payments.
We explore how increasing the frequency of settlement cycles impacts liquidity efficiency and systemic risk with CLS Group's Emanuel Vila.
This session follows the recent publication of a joint study from FNA and CLS investigating the trade-offs of potentially increasing settlement frequency in CLSSettlement which currently settles over $7 trillion in FX transactions daily with high netting efficiency.
The study is significant in that it takes a unique look into the trade-off between increasing the number of settlements and reducing netting efficiency, something often neglected by public discourse, and serves as a foundation for future industry discussions on optimizing FX settlement.
CLS’ Director of Corporate Strategy & Innovation Lead, Emanuel Vila, joins Carlos Leon for a fireside chat to discuss findings from the report, why this study matters, and what its conclusions may mean for the future of FX payments.
Read the full report: ‘Reimagining same-day FX: Exploring the case for additional settlement cycles’ here >
Guests Oliver Hanmer (Payment Systems Regulator) and Dave McPhee (Pay.UK) joined FNA as we explored the complex challenge of balancing consumer protection measures and seamless payment experiences.
Protecting consumers is paramount in ensuring trust in financial services. But as the right payment landscape evolves, how do financial institutions strike the right balance between offering a seamless payment experience and robust fraud prevention measures to protect consumers?
In this session, we delved into regulatory and industry-led interventions including the role of data in fraud mitigation, emerging AI-driven solutions, and best practices from different jurisdictions.
Our guests provided valuable insights into how regulation industry initiatives can work in tandem to protect consumers, drive efficiency and foster innovation in payments ecosystem as we ask seek to find the balance between reducing friction across the payment journey while optimizing fraud prevention and funds recovery.
Guests Baltazar Rodriguez, BIS Innovation, Toronto, and Animesh Gosh, CEO of Currency Network, joined FNA to explore the groundbreaking work of Project FuSSE (Fully Scalable Settlement Engine) led by the BIS Innovation Hub in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The initiative aims to revolutionize financial market infrastructures (FMIs) by addressing critical challenges such as scalability, interoperability, and security while preparing FMIs for emerging technologies, including AI and quantum computing.
This session covered:
An overview of Project FuSSE and its objectives in modernizing payment settlement engines
The scalability of the solution and how it meets the demands of today’s financial ecosystem
How FuSSe addresses operational challenges such as Liquidity saving mechanisms and security such as quantum-resistant cryptography
The role of private-sector innovation in creating more inclusive financial projects and what more can be done to accelerate the modernization of payment settlement engines
With:
| Matthew Hunt (Deloitte, Currency Research)
| Valeria Gallo (Deloitte)
| Ben Thornhill (Deloitte)
Deloitte’s Matthew Hunt, Valeria Gallo and Ben Thornhill joined FNA for Session 18 of the Payments Systems Broadcast as we looked ahead to see what the future of money and payments holds.
As payment infrastructures undergo significant moerniziation, it is crucial to address how these changes impact central banks, regulators and payment system operators.
In this session, we explored the evolution of payments, focusing on strategic priorities, trends and solutions for navigating the dynamic payments landscape including:
With:
| Anneke Kosse, Senior Economist (Bank for International Settlements)
| Ajit Desai, Principal Data Scientist (Bank of Canada)
Given the substantial volume of transactions processed daily, finding anomalies is much like finding a needle in a haystack. So, how can Anneke Kosse and Ajit Desai’s novel machine-learning framework enhance transaction monitoring?
Annke Kosse and Ajit Desai discuss their framework and how it significantly enhances the resiliency and efficiency of payment systems in this Payment Systems Broadcast.
The session follows Natsuki and Tunathon’s recent contribution to the IMF’s CBDC Virtual Handbook as we explored how strategic policy decisions and engaging intermediaries and end-users are key to addressing issues such as trust, public awareness and preference for existing payment methods.
We also looked at the recently introduced REDI Framework and how the regulatory strategies, educational initiatives, design, and deployment choices it outlines help pave the way towards CBDC adoption.
The session covered:
With:
| David McKay (HSBC Innovation Bank)
| Chad Reimers (TransUnion)
As consumer scams and fraud become more sophisticated and complex, finding effective strategies and solutions to protect consumers becomes increasingly imperative.
In session #16 of the Payment Systems broadcast, guests David McKay (HSBC Innovation Bank) and Chad Reimers (TransUnion) joined FNA to share their insights on how to effectively tackle the ever-evolving threat of fraud, safeguard consumers, and maintain trust in the financial system.
Together, we explored the current trends and tactics organizations are deploying to combat fraud and the innovative technologies and strategies emerging to help protect consumers.
The session covered:
With:
| Arvinder Bharath (International Monetary Fund)
| Beju Shah (Bank for International Settlements)
Session #27 of FNA’s CBDC Broadcast delves into Project Polaris- a collaborative initiative focusing on the exploration and analysis of potential risk and mitigation strategies associated with tokenized securities and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Guest Arvider Bharath (IMF) and Beju Shah (Bank for International Settlements) joined FNA to guide us through the project, which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these emerging financial technologies can impact the stability of the financial system. We also discussed the role and importance of technologies like blockchain and international collaboration as guests shared case studies and lessons learned from the project.
With:
| Cameron Nili (Accenture, World Economic Forum)
| Sandra Waliczek (World Economic Forum)
Overview
Guests Cameron Nili (Accenture, World Economic Forum) and Sandra Waliczek (World Economic Forum) joined FNA to give an insight into their newly published report, ‘Modernizing Financial Markets with wCBDC‘ as we took a closer look at the key concepts explored in the report, highlighted potential benefits and challenges associated with wholesale CBDCs, and discussed critical policy considerations for central banks.
The session covered:
| David Chaum (CEO Elixxir.io & Original Founder of XX.network)
| Animesh Ghosh (Founder & CEO, Currency Network)
In this session of FNA’s 60-minute webinar series, The CBDC Broadcast, guests David Chaum and Animesh Ghosh join us to offer insight into Currency Network’s vATM solution.
We’ll hear how this innovative CBDC solution aims to break down the barriers to CBDC adoption by simplifying and reducing the cost of CBDC implementation as our guests discuss how the vATM solutions offer frictionless CBDC payments through the contactless PoS system while ensuring cash-like privacy by combining advanced cryptography with financial messaging.
The session covered:
With:
| Thomas Moser (Alternate Member of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank)
| David Newns (Head of SIX Digital Exchange)
Guests Thomas Moser and David Newns joined FNA to explore the third phase of Project Helvetia, in which the Swiss National Bank and SIX test the introduction of a live CHF wholesale CBDC on a distributed ledger technology (DLT)- based financial market infrastructure.
In this session, we focused on the liquidity management implications of settling tokenized assets in Central Bank money, assessing the impact on liquidity demands and liquidity fragmentation risk before considering the lessons learned from the pilot project so far.
This third phase of Project Helvetia continues pivotal work previously undertaken alongside the Bank for International Settlements. The multi-phase project is a significant endeavour aiming to understand how central banks could offer settlement in central bank money.
With:
| Ivan Mortimer-Schutts (Advisor, SIMBAS)
| David Rennie (Digital Identity & Data Assurance Specialist at IDEMIA & DPF Privacy & Identity Working Group Lead)
In today’s digital age, safeguarding payment systems against fraud, scams, and money laundering is paramount. This session brings together experts to explore the intricate nexus between these critical challenges.
In this session, guests Ivan Mortimer-Schutts (SIMBAS) and David Rennie (IDEMIA) joined FNA to explore the regulatory frameworks, emerging technologies, and best practices that harmonize fraud/scam prevention with robust anti-money laundering controls.
Together, Ivan and David shared their insights on how to strike the right balance between leveraging innovations like digital identity and data analytics while upholding principles of privacy and security.
With:
| Jannah Patchay (Executive Director, Policy Lead & Originating Member of the Digital Pound Foundation)
| Elise Soucie (Director of Global Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Global Digital Finance)
Guests Elise Soucie (Global Digital Finance) and Jannah Patchay (Digital Pound Foundation) joined the CBDC Broadcast to discuss what’s next for the Digital Pound as we asked how the Bank of England can build trust in the digital currency, what they can do to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to maintain stability, and when we can expect to see a UK CBDC.
The session follows the Digital Pound Foundation’s submission to the Bank of England’s Discussion paper, outlining key considerations for developing a regulatory framework for digital forms of money, including stablecoins and CBDCs.
We’ll also look beyond the UK to explore what can be learned from other digital currency initiatives worldwide, to examine what advantages the UK has in pioneering this technology and the opportunity programmability brings for innovation and smart contracts.
The Session Covered:
| Perttu Korhonen, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
| Matt Grasser, Cambridge Suptech Lab
Perttu Korhonen and Matt Grasser will join FNA’s Suptech Broadcast on Thursday, 14 December, for a session focusing on the complementary capabilities of regtech and suptech. First, they will explore how integrated architectures optimise risk management and advance supervisory objectives. Second, they will discuss what skills industry professionals need to effectively take advantage of new technologies shaping the regulatory and supervisory landscape.
With:
| Dirk Bullmann ( Global Head of Public Policy, CLS)
Atomic settlement promises instant, simultaneous transactions, but does this represent a quantum leap for post-trade efficiency or a liquidity trap? In this session of the FMI Broadcast, Dirk Bullman cuts through the noise to make sense of what atomic settlement means and the benefits and drawbacks it offers as we ask whether molecular settlement could provide a solution that balances speed and liquidity needs.
