Instant Payments & Beyond Summit 2026

The Instant Payments Summit & Beyond Summit, is widely recognized as the world’s leading conference on real-time payments innovation. It grew from integrating the Real-Time Payments Summit into a unified global series, making IPS the longest-running and most reputable platform dedicated to instant payments. The series hosts regionally focused editions in the USA and Europe, engaging payment providers, regulators, banks, fintechs, and infrastructure innovators to tackle the rapid shift toward 24/7, low-latency transaction systems. Next year’s event will take place from March 16-17 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The event features expert panels, live demos, use case presentations, vendor showcases, and networking channels focusing on topics like scaling instant rails, AI-based fraud prevention, interoperability, embedded payouts, and modernization of treasury operations. Through its Leadership Program, senior executives (C-level to Director level) from banks, insurers, and investment firms may qualify for complimentary access, promoting peer-level engagement and high-impact business matching.