September 28 – October 1, 2026 | Miami, USA

Accenture at Sibos 2026

Discover how Accenture is helping banks, payment providers and other financial institutions drive future growth faster in an increasingly tokenized financial services world.

Unlock value in an AI-driven global economy

As AI creates new forms of value all around us, the financial ecosystem is being constantly re-defined to deliver more connectivity, global interoperability and improved resilience. This is a world in which innovation becomes mission-critical, not only to enabling growth but securing financial access for all and protecting against ever-more sophisticated threats. Sibos 2026 steps into this future to unlock the power of collaboration, technology and innovation to reshape the global financial landscape for an AI-driven economy.

Sibos 2026 will be held in Miami, USA, from September 28 to October 1, 2026. Find out below details on our stage and speaker sessions.

Accenture on stage

Meet the experts: Building enterprise intelligence with payments and banking data: Hype or goldmine? By AWS

Accenture’s Sulabh Agarwal and leaders from JPMorgan Chase, NVIDIA and AWS explore how to unlock value from fragmented payments data and move to a shared intelligence layer across fraud detection, customer service and operational risk.

Conference Stage 4 | Monday, September 28th from 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

AI talent and literacy: building the AI-ready enterprise

Attend a panel discussion, where Karalee Close, Global Talent Lead for Accenture, discusses how organizations can build AI-ready talent through strategic hiring, role-based learning and responsible adoption to accelerate sustained business performance.

Conference Stage 2 | Monday, September 28 from 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST

The increasing significance of context in AI decisions

Trusted, contextual data is the heart of impactful AI. Quantexa's Dan Onions and Accenture's Sean O'Connell demonstrate how grounding Gen AI and Agentic workflows in a unified data fabric can deliver a 40% uplift in operational performance.

Exhibitor Stage 2 | Monday, September 28 from 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM EST

Unlocking velocity in trade & payments: Digitization, AI agents & stablecoins

Trade finance, payments, stablecoins and Agentic AI are rapidly converging. Sulabh Agarwal, Accenture's Global Payments Lead, joins a focused panel on moving beyond fragmented systems toward faster, more connected global financial infrastructure.

Tuesday, September 29 from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Meet the experts: Modernization or marginalization: Compete, scale or fall behind, by Finastra

How can banks modernize effectively and scale competitively before falling behind? Accenture's Dr. Andrew Haskell, Finastra's Radha Suvarna and MUFG's Alla Whitson tackle the urgent choices shaping banking's future.

Conference Stage 4 | Tuesday, September 29 from 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Money in motion

Attend this session where Hannes Fourie, Accenture's Global Payments Research Lead, shares insights from Accenture's latest payments research to explore the strategic gaps between what banks are building and what corporates need, and the actions financial institutions must take to stay ahead.

Exhibitor Stage 2 (ES2) | Thursday, October 1 from 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST

Inside the algorithms: quantum, AI and the new architecture of finance

Attend a panel discussion, where Tom Patterson, Managing Director Emerging Technology Security for Accenture, discusses how quantum computing and AI are being applied across risk management, fraud detection, payments and optimization, while examining the implications for security, data and regulation.

Conference Stage 2 | Thursday, October 1 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Hosted by Dr. Andrew Haskell & Ryan McQueen

Explore how stablecoins, tokenized deposits and CBDCs are reshaping cross-border banking and what they mean for settlement speed, liquidity and client experience. Leave with practical guidance on what to build, buy or partner for.

Hosted by Michael Abbott, Microsoft and Truist

From technology enablement to organizational change, the conversation will explore how leading banks are navigating the complexity of AI adoption at scale and what the rest of the industry can take away from their journeys.

Hosted by Srikant Yennamandra & Dr. Andrew Haskell, alongside industry leaders

Tokenization is reshaping financial infrastructure far beyond payments. Explore how tokenized assets and digital currencies are transforming capital markets, liquidity, settlement and custody.

Hosted by Sean O’Connell & Quantexa

Financial institutions are sitting on vast, underleveraged data. This session explores how AI-enabled insights and human-supervised agents can improve payment experiences, reduce friction, accelerate risk detection and drive responsible growth.

Hosted by Srikant Yennamandra, Thierry Noufele, AWS and Murex

The panel will examine what must be in place for tokenized markets to scale safely: interoperability, semantic data foundations, real-time controls, human oversight, regulatory confidence and a trusted operating layer connecting digital-market infrastructure to existing capital-markets workflows.

Hosted by Sulabh Agarwal, Otto Benz and Nationwide Building Society

With AI-enabled experiences requiring instant responses and security threats continuing to evolve, resilience is now a critical priority for payments organizations. Learn how Nationwide Building Society’s dual-cloud payments platform strengthens resilience and supports the next generation of payments.

Hosted by Srikant Yennamandra, Thierry Noufele & Nasdaq

Leading institutions are integrating digital assets into trading and post-trade infrastructures. Accenture and Nasdaq Calypso share what's driving adoption, where the market is heading and what differentiates leaders from followers.

Hosted by Sulabh Agarwal & FNA

Fraud and scams are escalating across fast payment systems worldwide. In response, governments are establishing National Anti-Scam & Fraud Response Centers to coordinate action across key institutions and local law enforcement.

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Pulse of Change: What’s top of mind for today’s leaders

After two years of rapid AI acceleration, global executives enter 2026 with unmistakable confidence. But beneath the optimism, data shows a series of gaps standing in the way of scale and value.

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Blog

Agentic payments in commerce—the future is here

Sulabh Agarwal's blog explores agentic payments in commerce, providing insights on how financial institutions and corporate clients expect to harness its power while addressing challenges of trust, security and resilience.

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Research Report

Top banking trends for 2026

Accenture’s Banking Trends 2026 reveals how agentic AI, smart money and shifting competition will reshape customer experience and growth.

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Blog

How AI is breaking the advice bundle

Explore how AI is reshaping wealth management advice, with implications for client expectations, service models, pricing and long-term growth.

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Research Report

Front office reimagined

Explore the future of wealth management in Asia for 2025: market growth insights, front-office reinvention, and AI-driven digital transformation strategies. Learn more.

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