IMF | AI and the Future of Payments Policy – Remarks by Dan Katz, First Deputy Managing Director at Sibos 2026 Conference | European American Chamber of Commerce New York [EACCNY] | Your Partner for Transatlantic Business Resources

IMF | AI and the Future of Payments Policy – Remarks by Dan Katz, First Deputy Managing Director at Sibos 2026 Conference | European American Chamber of Commerce New York [EACCNY] | Your Partner for Transatlantic Business Resources

Thank you, Graeme, and thank you SWIFT for the kind invitation. The theme of this year’s conference is digital finance for AI-driven economies.  This is an important topic for the IMF because an efficient and secure payments system is critical to economic growth and stability. Clearly, as the theme suggests, the financial system, and payments in particular, will need to evolve. If AI is used as widely as proponents expect, a great deal of econom…