{"id":15909,"date":"2026-09-21T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/?post_type=gsma_theme_events&#038;p=15909"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:31:43","slug":"connected-fintech-and-commerce-forum-21","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_events","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/gsma_events\/connected-fintech-and-commerce-forum-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected Fintech and Commerce Forum #21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-the-instant-economy-how-always-on-payments-are-powering-growth\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Instant Economy &#8211; How Always On Payments Are Powering Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the globe the regulatory and commercial landscape for tokenised assets, stablecoins and digital currencies are developing rapidly. For telcos, this opens opportunities to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>participate in emerging digital-asset and tokenised-finance ecosystems, leveraging &nbsp;their trusted connectivity capability, identity, customer relationships, and digital infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>build new digital assets propositions as fintechs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enable real-time, low-cost international settlements, vendor payments and internal transfers, complying with ISO20022 and ensuring seamless interoperability with existing legacy banking systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be among the early adopters pf agentic commerce leveraging this new payment rail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this session,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hedera-network\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hedera-network\/\">Hedera <\/a>VP, Global Policy, &nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isadora-arredondo-5946a627\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isadora-arredondo-5946a627\/\"><strong>Isadora Arredondo<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>will provide an update on global regulatory frameworks and how Hedera is helping translate them into practical opportunities for telecom operators,financial institutions and fintech innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-why-attend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why attend?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendees will gain insight into the policy trends shaping digital assets and financial services, Hedera\u2019s evolving solutions for trusted and scalable digital finance, and the strategic opportunities for telcos as financial infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, interoperable and programmable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-who-should-attend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Who should attend<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 id=\"h-gsma-members\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">GSMA members<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MNOs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fintechs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 id=\"h-non-gsma-members\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-GSMA members<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies operating within the mobile fintech ecosystem that are interested in learning more about the GSMA membership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\">Register below<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gsma-dark-red-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gsma-dark-red-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-speakers-include\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers include:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n            <div class=\"people \" id=\"people-18cf2044\"  data-ids=\"15914, 13266<strong>\"   data-layout=\"\"><\/div>\n        \n<script>\n    window.enableSaveBreadcrumb = true;\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n      const people_list = new People_List();\n      people_list.init(\"people-18cf2044\");\n      \/\/console.log(list);\n    });\n<\/script>\n    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gsma-dark-red-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gsma-dark-red-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-autumn-winter-series\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autumn\/Winter Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Login on to Member Gateway to watch back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-white-color has-gsma-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/membergateway.sharepoint.com\/sites\/org\">Member Gateway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Connected Fintech &amp; 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