Central Bank Payments Conference

Event Date: 23-25 March 2026

Location: Istanbul, Türkiye

Hosted by Currency Research, the 10^th edition of the Central Bank Payments Conference will unite senior leaders from central banks, regulatory bodies, financial market infrastructures, academia, and the private sector for candid discussions and strategic debate on the most pressing issues in the contemporary payments landscape.

With a theme of “Payments Without Borders: Navigating Fragmentation, Innovation, Regulation, and Resilience in a New Global Era,” the 2026 conference will explore issues around cross-border payments, asset tokenisation and settlement, payments sovereignty, CBDCs and stablecoins, financial fraud, digital public infrastructure, and much more.

Over 200+ delegates from more than 40 central banks, 80 organizations, and 50 countries are expected to attend, while nearly 30 expert speakers have already confirmed their participation. These include:

Hatice Karahan, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Türkiye
Victora Cleland, Chief Cashier & Executive Director of Payments, Bank of England
Andrew McCormack, CEO, Nexus Global Payments
Shonda Clay, EVP, Chief Product & Relationship Officer, Federal Reserve Financial Services

Highlighting the 2026 conference program are a pair of new initiatives that give a forum to researchers and the payments leaders of the tomorrow.

The Payments Edge is a talent program designed to cultivate essential professional skills, leadership capabilities, and strategic acumen in a select cohort of rising stars and ambitious professionals in the payment sector.
A new research program, the CR Payments Research Partnership 2026, supported by the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, will provide a platform to showcase original payments research, bringing cutting-edge academic insights directly into the conference dialogue.

Payments Consulting Network (PCN) is proud to serve as a media partner for the 2026 Central Bank Payments Conference. As part of this collaboration with Currency Research, PCN members will receive a 15% discount on their conference registration. Contact PCN to receive your promo code.

For more information or if you have any questions about the Central Bank Payments Conference, please contact Currency Research.