Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli

Division Chief of the Payments, Currencies, and Infrastructure Division, International Monetary Fund

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli is the Division Chief of the Payments, Currencies, and Infrastructure division at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His work focuses on digital currencies and payments, monetary policy, and central banking operations and communication. He has advised country authorities and published widely on these topics. Prior to joining the IMF, Mr. Mancini-Griffoli was a senior economist in the Research and Monetary Policy Division of the Swiss National Bank, where he advised the Board on quarterly monetary policy decisions. Mr. Mancini-Griffoli spent prior years in the private sector, at Goldman Sachs, the Boston Consulting Group, and technology startups in the Silicon Valley. He holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, and prior degrees from the London School of Economics and Stanford University.

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Hall A (Level 2)

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Tue, 6 May | 03:10PM - 03:50PM

The Future of Cross-Border Payments and Settlements

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From stablecoins to the modernisation of correspondent banking and the emergence of regional payments blocs, cross-border payments are at a tipping point, where new alliances and technologies promise to change the game. This session will gather the biggest players in the payments industry to provide their perspectives on the state of cross-border payments, and where the greatest opportunities lie in the coming years.

Alan MarquardExecutive Vice President, Commercial & New Payment Flows, Mastercard

Doug FeaginPresident, Ant International

Karmela HoltgreveDeputy Head of the BIS Innovation Hub & Head of Operations, BIS Innovation Hub

Nick KeriganManaging Director, Head of Innovation, Swift

Tommaso Mancini-GriffoliDivision Chief of the Payments, Currencies, and Infrastructure Division, International Monetary Fund

Foo Chek-TchungExecutive Director, Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

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Roundtable Room 2 (Level 2)

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Tue, 6 May | 04:00PM - 05:30PM

GL1 Dialogue: Market infrastructure for digital assets

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The proliferation of tokenized financial assets across distinct networks has created significant challenges for both the private and public sectors, including issues of interoperability, scalability, regulatory compliance and security. A base layer foundational digital infrastructure, which facilitates interoperability and supports secure transactions of tokenised assets across such networks, could address these challenges while unlocking new opportunities for economic growth.

Global Layer One (GL1) is a collaborative initiative between the public and private sectors to foster the development of multi-purpose, shared ledger infrastructures, that will facilitate seamless cross-border financial transactions while meeting regulatory expectations. More information about GL1 may be found at

The GL1 Dialogue is a series of in person public-private dialogues to facilitate broader industry engagements around GL1. These dialogues seek to bring together financial institutions and policymakers to discuss and learn about developments in financial and asset tokenisation, and features key milestones and progress under GL1. This roundtable will discuss the regulatory and operational considerations in building an ecosystem of regulatory compliant digital infrastructure for tokenised financial transactions.

Amy KimHead of Global Policy and Government Relations, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies (BCDC), PayPal

Basak ToprakEMEA Head of Kinexys Digital Payments, J.P. Morgan

David MillsSenior Associate Director, Payments Division, Federal Reserve Board (FRB)

Emma ButterworthHead of Innovation & Payments Policy, Bank of England

Holger NeuhausHead of Market Innovation and Integration Division, European Central Bank

Isabelle DelormeGlobal Head of Product Strategy and Innovation, Euroclear

John O'NeillHSBC Group Head of Digital Assets & Currencies, HSBC

Kelvin LiHead of Platform Tech, Ant International

Khai Uy PhamCross-border Wholesale CBDC Projects Leader, Banque de France

Maha El DimachkiCentre Head, BIS Innovation Hub - Singapore Centre

Masashi WatanabeManaging Director, Deputy Head of Digital Strategy Division, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Patrick HansenSenior Director, EU Strategy & Policy, Circle

Rachel PierceFinancial Technology Policy Specialist, U.S. Treasury - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Ryosuke UshidaChief Fintech Officer, Financial Services Agency of Japan

Thibaut DesouchesHead of Secondary Markets, Societe Generale-FORGE