Point Zero Forum
Point Zero Forum is an annual meeting in Zurich for central bankers, regulators, policymakers and financial industry leaders. The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) and the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) organize the forum. The policy and technology dialogue focuses on how new financial systems are built and governed.
The conference series, also known as PZF, connects public-sector decisions with work across banking, markets and financial technology. Point Zero Forum programs have covered digital assets, payments, artificial intelligence and financial infrastructure. Forum sessions, smaller discussions and meetings give participants different ways to examine these subjects.
Finance topics at Point Zero Forum
Recent editions show how the forum follows financial technology from policy questions into practical use. The Point Zero Forum 2025 program addressed digital assets and regulatory coordination. The 2026 themes included tokenized markets, artificial intelligence and payment infrastructure; Finance Loop covers related work in Investment & Digital Assets.
Organizers and policy dialogue
The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) and Switzerland's State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) bring the public and private sectors together at Point Zero Forum. The annual gathering connects central banks and regulators with financial institutions, technology companies and investors. At the 2026 forum, central banks and regulators met financial institutions, technology companies and investors to discuss policy and financial technology.
Public-private roundtables give smaller groups room to work through specific questions. At the 2026 forum, these discussions examined digital money, tokenized markets, AI in financial services and regulation. The 2026 roundtable program also included working groups on financial infrastructure, showing how participants could carry a discussion beyond a stage presentation.
Program and participation
The Point Zero Forum 2026 agenda combined main-stage talks with GFTN Insights, workshops and sessions focused on specific projects. Curated meetings let participants pursue a question with people working on it directly. The 2026 program let regulators, banks and technology teams meet in open sessions and smaller groups.
The 2026 forum used Kongresshaus Zürich as its main venue. Side events brought participants to other locations in the city. Participants used the forum app to arrange meetings, and ticket access varied by pass type. The official FAQ gives the edition-specific venue and ticket details.
Dates and location
The Swiss Fintech Week schedule lists Point Zero Forum for 29 and 30 June 2027 in Zurich. The forum has not published its own 2027 dates (as of October 2026).
Point Zero Forum and Finance Loop
Finance Loop was a partner of GFTN at Point Zero Forum 2026 in Zurich. Finance Loop took part in discussions among policymakers, financial institutions and technology companies. Finance Loop continues to connect professionals working on digital assets, payments, AI and financial infrastructure.
Finance Loop covers related questions in Investment & Digital Assets and follows the conference series as its next program takes shape.