Every institution now has access to the same AI models, so durable advantage no longer comes from the technology itself—it comes from how deeply you rewire the business around it. This is the strategic half of a two-part conversation: where the growth, the margin, and the moat actually come from once agentic AI is table stakes.

The panel tackles the questions in the boardroom right now: What must you commit to in the next 12 months? What does a rewired financial institution look like in 2027—and what happens to those who wait? Where do you build proprietary advantage versus buy off the shelf?

Walk away knowing where agentic AI creates real competitive separation for your institution—and the strategic bets you need to place now to capture it before rivals do.

AI is changing how businesses buy, pay and move money. Systems can now interpret intent and orchestrate invoice approval, payment execution and reconciliation as a single journey within defined controls. This shift is not about faster payments. It is a move from managing transactions to managing outcomes. Hear practical examples, a framework for the agentic enterprise, and what it takes in trust and infrastructure to scale agentic commerce responsibly.

As international visitors return to China in growing numbers, the way money flows into the country is being rebuilt across several rails at once: international cards linked to domestic mobile wallets, overseas e-wallets connecting directly to local acceptance networks, cross-border QR interoperability, and next-generation remittance channels. What does it take to connect these rails, and what opportunities does it open up for payment providers, banks, merchants and fintechs worldwide?