The sponsored lounges are back in Beijing, providing you with a relaxed environment to discuss the latest industry trends with subject matter experts.</em></em></p> The five lounges, located on levels 3 of the Sibos venue, are hosted by CGI, FIS, IBM, Mastercard </strong>and Wise Platform</strong>. They provide the perfect opportunity to gather new insights on the latest developments in areas such as changing customer needs, regulation and infrastructure in banking, and innovation in blockchain, digital assets and payments. </p> Here our lounge hosts take you through what you can expect:</p> Adapting to growing customer needs and changing regulation is a must in today’s banking environment. At the CGI</strong> lounge (room 301A) you can meet their executives to discuss your organisations’ needs and potential collaboration to drive innovation, efficiency and growth. </p> FIS</strong> (room 305) are ready to help you unlock payments innovation. Meet with their experts to accelerate your organisation’s payments transformation, enhancing processes and operations, addressing regulatory requirements and gaining a competitive edge. You can also catch sessions with payments ecosystem specialist Kevin Flood on streamlining the payments process (22 October, 13:30 - 14.15 and 23 October 10:45 - 11:30).</p> Join IBM </strong>(room VIP 3-1) to explore how financial institutions can revolutionise their business models and transform their infrastructure. Meet with IBM experts to exchange ideas and insights, and understand how to unlock value with AI you can bank on.</p> Request an invite</a> to the Mastercard </strong>lounge (room 301B) to hear about their drive to reshape the digital economy so everyone — individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses — can realise their ambitions. Learn more about their innovations in blockchain, digital assets and cross-border payments.</p> Visit Wise Platform </strong>(room 302A) to discuss transforming the way your bank sends and receives global payments by leveraging a trusted global network to benefit from instant payments, real-time treasury management and compliance at scale.</p> Plus a workshop for your Sibos schedule!</strong></p> You can also join a workshop from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)</strong></a> on Wednesday 23 October (09:30 CST, Room 303), discussing Identity and digital identity – Reshaping cross-border ecosystems by unleashing the value of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and verifiable LEI (vLEI).</p> We look forward to seeing you soon!</p> Sibos runs from 21 – 24 October, register now </a>for your in-person or digital pass. Stay up to date with the Sibos Insider newsletter</a></em> and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn</a>, X</a></em> and Instagram</a>!</em></p>