Citi's Debopama Sen on Advancing Payments with Stablecoins, Real-Time Transactions, and Agentic Commerce

Citi's Debopama Sen, global head of payments for Citi Services, discusses the bank's evolving payments plays and incorporating new technologies such as stablecoins, real-time transactions, and agentic commerce. Citi has initiated partnerships with Mastercard, Coinbase, and Euronet Worldwide's Dandelion and joined the Federal Reserve's real-time payment system FedNow. Sen notes that Citi's payments capabilities, such as 24/7 USD clearing and Citi Payments Express instant payments, have gained significant adoption globally. She is optimistic about the future of instant payments in the US and globally.