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Making sense of 2026 and shaping 2027. Insights. Actions. Outcomes.
By the end of 2027, global finance will run on a new rulebook, one that rewires how the system has worked for decades, across five fronts: Technology, Geopolitics, Capital, Talent and Policy.
2026 Key Themes
Accountability & Liability in Agentic Systems
Defining how responsibility travels across the full chain, from mandate verification to auditability and redress, and determining where liability lies when an AI agent acts outside its intended scope.
The Scaling Challenge in Tokenized Markets
Establishing clarity on shared settlement assets, legal finality, and secondary market depth, so tokenised markets can interoperate and scale safely across borders instead of creating further fragmentation.
Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovation
Supporting the next wave of innovation, from the investment and market entry pathways necessary for FinTech and ClimateTech startups to scale, and closing the tech and skills access gaps for emerging economies.
Global Frameworks and Shared Best Practices in Payments Chains
Building a shared implementation floor - common definitions, mutual recognition frameworks, and clear channels for supervisory cooperation - when implementing emerging technologies, from instant payments systems to AI governance and quantum experimentation.
Sovereignty and Resilience in a Rewired Financial System
Building strategic autonomy and resilience roadmaps through measures such as credible plans for post-quantum migration, strengthening resilience against frontier models and new cyber risks, and supplier portability.