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José Beltrán
Board Chair
Nexus Global Payments Ltd
View LinkedIn profileJosé Beltrán is the first independent Board Chair for Nexus Global Payments (NGP), the company responsible for establishing Nexus — a pioneering multilateral arrangement that connects domestic fast payment systems to enable seamless cross-border payments
José brings extensive payments and leadership experience from the European payments market as Program Director for the development of EBA Clearing’s Pan European system STEP2 and active participant in the development of the EPC’s SEPA Rule Books. He was also President of EACHA (European Automated Clearing House Association) and Board member of the European Card Stakeholder Group.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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3:30–4:00pmWed 18 NovPolicy StageHall 3, Singapore EXPOOpen
Policy Rewiring
Cross-Border Connectivity: How Regional Blocs are Building Their Own Financial Integration
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Clara B. ArthurChief Executive OfficerGhana Interbank Payment & Settlement Systems (GhIPSS)
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José BeltránBoard ChairNexus Global Payments Ltd
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Yasuto WatanabeChief Executive Officer & DirectorASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Not every country can build global-scale financial infrastructure alone. Across the world, groups of countries are pooling resources, coordinating oversight, and interlinking systems regionally, choosing collective action over waiting for a single global standard or going it alone.
This panel brings together three different models of that regional playbook. The discussion works through what it takes to build financial cooperation at the bloc level: how these regional mechanisms actually got built, what kept smaller or newer members willing to join in, and where this collective model succeeds — or strains — compared to a single institution building alone. Attendees leave with a practical view of when banding together beats going it alone, and what it costs to make that work. -
