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Summary Payment Systems Broadcast #28: Operationalizing the EU’s Article 75

The implementation of the EU’s Article 75 mandates a crucial shift from siloed reporting to real-time, cross-border information sharing, enabling financial institutions to intercept scams at the speed of modern payment networks. By overcoming governance hurdles and adopting collaborative network intelligence, the industry can proactively expose mule accounts, dramatically increase fund recovery rates, and dismantle the economic viability of financial crime.

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A Letter From…Vienna

Reflecting on a recent summit in Vienna, FNA's Adam Csabay emphasizes the industry's critical shift from siloed fraud prevention to a collaborative, systemic approach against organized financial crime. The dispatch highlights the practical deployment of AI and the urgent need to secure fast payment infrastructures through cross-sector intelligence sharing.

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Balancing Speed and Security: Reconciling AML, Sanctions, and Real-Time Payments

At the Inclusive Fintech Forum in Rwanda, FNA's Kimmo Soramäki highlighted the critical challenge of securing booming real-time payment networks against escalating financial crime without sacrificing speed or financial inclusion. The panel emphasized that overcoming the limitations of siloed compliance requires a shift toward coordinated, network-wide intelligence and collaborative national anti-scam infrastructures.

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Event Highlight: 29th Regional Meeting of the Financial Stability Group

At the 29th Regional Meeting of the Financial Stability Group, FNA advocated for redefining Supervisory Technology (Suptech) from a mere support tool to an essential Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). By adopting infrastructure-grade standards and leveraging AI-driven analytics, financial authorities can better anticipate disruptions, guide innovation, and proactively safeguard systemic stability.

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The 24/7 Liquidity Imperative: Surviving Systemic Shocks While the World Sleeps

The weekend geopolitical shocks of early 2026 exposed severe vulnerabilities in legacy financial systems, highlighting the stark contrast between paralyzed traditional markets and continuously operating tokenized assets. To survive this always-on liquidity landscape, institutions must evolve beyond reactive, visibility-only monitoring and adopt autonomous, multi-rail optimization strategies.

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Fraud vs Scams: The Architectural Shift Required to Protect Real-Time Payments

As financial crime rapidly shifts from unauthorized breaches to Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams, traditional siloed transaction monitoring systems are failing to detect malicious networks. To counter the speed of real-time payments, the industry must transition to a collaborative, network-first approach leveraging Graph AI to trace mule clusters and create systemic immunity across the entire financial ecosystem.

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A Letter from…the U.A.E

Reflecting on recent industry engagements in the UAE, FNA's Adam Csabay highlights the region's shift toward practical AI applications to combat financial crime and safeguard fast payment systems. The letter underscores the importance of cross-border collaboration and digital transformation in building a safer, more efficient global financial ecosystem.

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Treasury at the Edge: Stablecoins, Tokenised Deposits, and the New Liquidity Frontier 

The integration of digital assets like stablecoins and tokenised deposits has transformed liquidity management from a predictable, single-system process into a fragmented, 24/7 multi-rail challenge. To navigate the unique operational and timing risks of this new financial frontier, treasury teams must move beyond legacy batch systems and adopt real-time intelligence architectures.

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A Letter From… Toronto

This report from Toronto details the transition of Intraday Liquidity Optimization (ILO) from concept to live infrastructure, providing Canadian banks with real-time visibility and control as they expand across North American payment rails.

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