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Exciting insights on payments!

Experience autonomous banking with AI-intrinsic design

Get ready to experience a new era of intuitive banking that transcends beyond execution. Our conversations at Sibos will explore how is transforming banking systems to become autonomous by freeing bankers to focus on insight, oversight and value creation. Whether you're ready to experience autonomous banking firsthand, explore the future of payments, or connect with industry leaders — we promise an experience that’s bold, insightful and truly transformative.

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Building blocks of autonomous banking

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Automation

The engine of self-execution

Agents

The orchestrators and executors

AI-intrinsic

The brain of the autonomy

What we have in store for you

9:00 - 9:30 AM Exhibitor Stage 2 | Hall 3, Level 1

Payments research report launch

A journey through automation, resilience and innovation

Join us for an exclusive deep dive into our flagship Payments research, featuring insights from over 600 C-suite leaders and decision-makers across global financial services. This session explores how emerging technologies, regulatory shifts, and evolving customer expectations are redefining the payments landscape.

We’ll unpack five transformative themes:

  • The rise of digital wallets, embedded finance, CBDCs, and instant payments
  • AI’s expanding role in fraud detection and customer experience
  • Organizational readiness for infrastructure modernization
  • Cybersecurity and resilience in support of non-traditional models
  • The strategic adoption of agent-pay and autonomous financial services

11:00 - 11:45 AM Level0, Conference Stage 5 

Meet the experts

The invisible transaction: Unlocking value with autonomous payments and embedded finance

This session will explore how autonomous banking and embedded finance are changing the payments landscape and enabling seamless transactions that enhance efficiency, security and growth. We'll discuss how AI and automation are optimizing payment processes and driving innovation in the financial services ecosystems, unlocking new opportunities for businesses.

Experts:

Helena Forest

Helena Forest, EVP, Global Product and Commercial, Mastercard Data & Services

Roel Huisman

Roel Huisman, Head of Payments and Settlement Services, ING

Dr. Roland Nehl

Dr. Roland Nehl, Head of cross-border payments, Commerzbank

Kilian Thalhammer

Kilian Thalhammer, Global Head of Merchant Solutions, Deutsche Bank

Srini

Srinivasan Seshadri, Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Financial Services, HCLTech

Engage in high-impact conversations as we host spotlight sessions at our booth on how financial services can evolve toward frictionless, secure and seamless transaction ecosystems.

Through deep tech capabilities and industry-aligned solutions, our theme this year centers around:

  • Design AI-intrinsic systems
  • Harness the power of autonomous banking
  • Embedded finance as a growth engine
  • Responsible AI in financial operations

Key Highlights

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Client-first conversations- Meet the experts

Real-world payment demos and use cases

Unveiling of something magical: stay tuned!

Hear from our clients

Explore our solutions

Driving innovation for our clients 

Meet our team

Srinivasan Seshadri
Srinivasan Seshadri

Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Financial Services,
HCLTech

Sudip Lahiri
Sudip Lahiri

Executive Vice President & Head, Europe and UKI,  Financial Services, 
HCLTech

Shyalama Chandrasekar
Shyamala Chandrasekar

Solutions Principal, Autonomous Financial Services, 
HCLTech

Deepak Arora
Deepak Arora

Senior Vice President and Head of Banking – Continental Europe, 
HCLTech

Santosh Kumar P
Santosh Kumar P

Head of UK Banking and Europe Fintech, 
HCLTech

Monu Kurien Mathew
Monu Kurien Mathew

SVP and Head, Strategy and Business Solutions,
HCLTech

Vinod Krishna Ravi Iyer
Vinod Krishna Ravi Iyer

Global Head of Marketing, Financial Services and BPO, 
HCLTech

Anand Vemuganti
Anand Vemuganti

Regional Head, Vice President – Financial Services, HCLTech

Ishtiyaq Maniyar
Ishtiyaq Maniyar

AVP and Head of Benelux Banking, 
HCLTech

Aaditya Rathod
Aaditya Rathod

Head - Fintech, UK & Europe, 
HCLTech

Rakshit Kapoor
Rakshit Kapoor

Director - Fintech, UK and Europe, 
HCLTech

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Analyst Recognitions

Transformation validated through key industry recognitions

Leveraging an AI-intrinsic point of view, as opposed to an AI-first point of view, secures HCLTech’s positioning around AI and its trust-based relationships with clients.

Leveraging an AI-intrinsic point of view, as opposed to an AI-first point of view, secures HCLTech’s positioning around AI and its trust-based relationships with clients.

HCLTech’s bold AI playbook, engineering edge & challenger mindset are reshaping financial services. Explore key takeaways from TBR’s exclusive post-event report.

HCLTech reinforced that AI is intrinsic to its strategy, not simply a new focus but an embedded capability powering its transformation vision, in contrast to competitors leaning on an "AI first" positioning.

HCLTech reinforced that AI is intrinsic to its strategy, not simply a new focus but an embedded capability powering its transformation vision, in contrast to competitors leaning on an "AI first" positioning.

IDC spotlights HCLTech’s shift from AI-first to AI-intrinsic—embedding intelligence across delivery, with GenAI maturity, engineering-led scale, and real-world client impact.

Reimagining production operations with self-healing Agentic AI systems that can heal and patch the ankle biter issues before they escalate. This is really interesting to hear from HCLTech and a leading bank in the US.

Reimagining production operations with self-healing Agentic AI systems that can heal and patch the ankle biter issues before they escalate. This is really interesting to hear from HCLTech and a leading bank in the US.

HCLTech and a leading US bank explore self-healing Agentic AI in production—fixing minor issues before they escalate, ensuring resilient operations

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