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The $320 Trillion Rewiring: Infrastructure, Rules and the Race to Move Money

Written by GFTN | Jul 29, 2026, 1:24:45 AM

 

The global payments system is being rebuilt simultaneously across every layer: real-time rails, ISO 20022, CBDCs, stablecoins, and B2B clearing infrastructure are all live at once, each pulling in different directions. Leaders representing the full stack - from consumer networks and B2B rails to global messaging, public digital money, and the next frontier of SME payment access debate the architectural choices that will define how $320 trillion moves each year.



Speakers:

Arjun Varma, General Manager of GCash International

Mikkel Grønlykke, President of Banking Circle

Shriyanka Hore, Chief Executive Officer of Elliptic

Tim Moncrieff, Managing Director of Visa Payments & Currencycloud & VP, Strategic Initiatives & Execution, Visa Direct, Visa

 

Host:

Anthony Thomas, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)