Payments are changing faster than ever.
New payment rails, tokenisation, AI and always-on banking are reshaping how money moves around the world, but can the financial system keep up?
In this episode of the Payment Expert Podcast, Louis Thompsett is joined by Bana Akkad Azhari, Head of EMEA Global Payments & Trade at BNY, to discuss the biggest trends shaping global payments and financial infrastructure.
The conversation explores interoperability, cross-border payments, tokenisation, liquidity management, 24/7 payment rails and the growing role of AI in financial decision-making.
In this episode:
✅ Why interoperability is becoming more important than ever
✅ The challenge of connecting new payment rails
✅ How 24/7 payments are changing treasury and liquidity management
✅ Why real-time visibility matters for financial institutions
✅ How tokenisation could transform settlement and collateral management
✅ The future of cross-border payments
✅ Why AI agents need governance before they can make payment decisions
✅ The importance of explainability and trust in financial AI
✅ How better connectivity can improve client experiences
✅ What the next generation of banking infrastructure looks like
BNY also shares why the future of payments is about much more than speed. Success will depend on better interoperability, trusted infrastructure, stronger data and intelligent automation working together.
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What is The Payment Expert Podcast?
Welcome to The Payment Expert weekly podcast, brought to you by SBC Media. Each week we analyse the news driving the global payments industry forward; the innovation, the infrastructure, and everything that has to happen to make it all possible.