Client story
Australian Payments Plus / PayTo client story
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Building the next generation of payments infrastructure for instant, intelligent and agentic payments.
This Technology Exchange explores how Australia’s payments landscape is evolving, what it will take to prepare for an agentic future, and the strategic implications for payments organisations looking to stay ahead.
Join us for a session exploring the key priorities shaping Australia’s payments industry, and what organisations need to focus on next.
We will move beyond high-level strategy to address the engineering reality of building scalable, resilient payments infrastructure that operates 24/7 and supports instant payments. Drawing on real-world experience, we’ll discuss how to transform legacy stacks and modernise for an AI-native future without high-risk migrations.
We will also explore the outlook for instant and cross-border payments, digital currencies, and what these shifts enable, including agentic commerce.
Sydney
Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Time: 5:30 - 9:00pm AEST
Location: Sydney CBD (to be confirmed upon registration)
This Technology Exchange brings together senior leaders from across the payments ecosystem, creating space for a candid, peer-level exchange on the priorities shaping what comes next.
Places are limited. Register your interest and we’ll be in touch to confirm.
Speakers
Alla Gancz
Global Head of Payments, Thoughtworks
Alla leads global payments strategy and partnerships across banks, PSPs, fintechs, merchants and regulators. Previously a Partner and UK Payments Consulting Leader at EY, she brings deep experience in modernising payments infrastructure and operating in complex regulatory environments. She works with organisations globally on real-time payments, cross-border infrastructure and digital public infrastructure.
Katrina Stuart
Executive Sponsor, Move to NPP, Australian Payments Plus
Katrina plays a key role in shaping Australia’s payments ecosystem, with a focus on real-time payments and PayTo. She drives industry adoption and works across banks, merchants and payment providers to deliver better customer experiences and unlock innovation.
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Agenda
5:30pm AEST
Registration and networking
Connect with peers over drinks and canapés ahead of the session.
6:00pm AEST
Opening and context setting
6:15pm AEST
Industry outlook: the future of payments in Australia
Panel discussion
A forward looking conversation with senior leaders exploring the next phase of payments innovation in Australia, including:
- Key priorities for the payments industry in 2026
- The accelerated adoption of instant payments across Australia
- The accelerated transformation of cross-border payments
- The rise of digital currencies, tokenisation & programmable payments
- The increasing role of AI in payments and agentic commerce
- Fraud prevention in the world of instant payments
7:00pm AEST
Modernising payments platforms for instant, intelligent and agentic payments
Alla Gancz, Global Head of Payments, Thoughtworks
Explore the transformative potential of payments modernisation and AI, including:
Rebuilding the core: Modernising legacy systems into composable, API-first, event-driven, and ISO 20022-native cores for real-time processing and autonomous transactions.
Rewiring for agents: Leveraging AI-driven Payment Foundation Models to enhance efficiency across operations, from risk and fraud prevention to personalisation and retention. The challenges and opportunities of building agentic payments infrastructure. Emerging protocols and standards for autonomous transactions.
Reimagining value: Engineering for resilience and enabling rapid change with platform engineering and API-first design.
7:30pm AEST
Audience Q&A
8:00pm to 9:00pm AEST
Networking
Continue the conversation over drinks and canapés.
