10 DECEMBER 2024 [DAY 1] 

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08:30-09:00

 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

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09:00-09:15

 WELCOME ADDRESS

Lilly Pavlou, Executive Director at QUBE Events

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09:15-09:25

 CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

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09:25-09:55

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Latest Updates - Payments Regulations USA 

• Payments regulations: from USA to the whole world

• Summary of the latest regulatory and legal developments for the Payments sector

• Ensuring transparency for customers and supervisors

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09:55-10:25

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

The Next Digital Revolution

• The future of digital payments technology

• How Web3, Blockchain, and AI are set to transform financial services?

• How to capitalize on the next digital revolution?

Melissa Shields, Director of Payments Strategy & Operations at Starbucks

Smitha Purohit, Director of Product, Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies at PayPal

Steve Kenneally, SVP - Payments at American Bankers Association

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10:25-10:55

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Advancements and Impact of AI in Payments

• Enhancing Payment processing efficiency with AI and Machine Learning

• Personalising customer experiences in Payments using AI

• AI-Driven Predictive Analytics for optimising Payment strategies

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10:55-11:25

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

 

11:25-11:55

PANEL DISCUSSION

Global Mobile Wallets and Super-apps​

• How innovative, disruptive technologies are changing the world of payments?

• Consumers shift from card-based to account, and QR code-based transactions

• Increased investment in mobile technology beyond retail payments

​Moderator: David Morris, Principal Analyst at EMARKETER

Melissa Pottenger, VP, Payment Ops at Reach

Peter Jessiman, Director, Payment Acceptance at The Wendy's Company

Tiffany Patrick, SVP of AML Payments & Innovation at Citibank

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11:55-12:25

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Cross-Border Payment Innovations

• Continued incorporation of blockchain technology to enhance transparency, security, and speed in cross-border transactions

• Increasing partnerships

• Facilitating smoother cross-border transactions and compliance

• Cost reduction focus

Kalyani Bhatia, Global Head of Payments, Go to Market Business Development at SWIFT

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12:25-13:00

PANEL DISCUSSION+ Q&A

The Future of Financial Crime​

• Current Framework and future expectations

• A greater collaboration among banks, payment providers and public sector in preventing fraud and money laundering

• Challenges of fighting Fin Crime and Customer Convenience

Moderator: Bruce Dorris, Anti-Fraud Consultant; former President/CEO at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Jo Davenport, SVP, Fraud Director at Third Coast Bank

Michael Sew Hoy, Associate General Counsel at Meta

Danielle Herndon, Global Lead- Fincrime Product Compliance at Wise

Michael Heller, Head of Financial Crime Compliance Proposition at Dow Jones

Svetlana Angert, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

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13:00-14:00

 LUNCH

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14:00-14:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Open Finance and Beyond

• Scaling up for a new era of open innovation

• Getting ready for the next phase of open innovation

• Exploring the new business model opportunities in open finance

​Moderator: Angelena Bradfield, Head of Policy at the Financial Technology Association

Don Cardinal, Managing Director, Financial Data Exchange
Jason Hendry, Technical Architect Principal at USAA
Kat Cloud, Compliance Principal Director – Open Banking at Envestnet
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John Pitts, Head of Policy at Plaid US

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14:30-15:00

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape​​

• Exploring the key regulatory challenges and opportunities that lie ahead

• Developing frameworks to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI and ML

• Developing a coherent framework for regulating emerging digital assets

Dan Alexander, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Airwallex

Alex Fayed, Assistant Director of the Division of Complex Institution Supervision and Resolution (CISR), FDIC

Lisa Lechner, Chief Compliance Officer at SpotOn

 

15:00-15:30

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Money Reimagined​

• How technologies will converge to automate payments

• Expanding to encompass a wider range of tokenized assets

• Next-generation digital wallets

Andrew Eichel, VP of Payments & Compliance at Lotto.com Inc.

 

15:30-16:00

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

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16:00-16:25

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Open Banking and Data Security

• Open Banking API security: risks and standards

• Concerns and solutions

• Security and privacy at the heart of open banking

Eyal Sivan, Mr. Open Banking, GM of North America at Ozone API

 

16:25-16:55

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Next Wave of the Consumer Payment Experience​

• Purpose-driven and predictive customer experience

• Main changes in consumer payment experience expectations and behaviors

• Modernizing the consumer payment

• Real-world examples

​Tahir Khan, Director at Prime Video Payments, Amazon
Stacy Armijo, Chief Experience Officer at Amplify Credit Union
Anand Mitra, North America Product Management and Global Product Delivery Head Cross Border Payments at J.P. Morgan

Jeff Gallo, Director, Global Merchant Services at IHG

Kaue Tozzi, Global Head of Payments at Banked

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16:55-17:00

CHAIRMEN CLOSING COMMENTS DAY 1

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17:00-19:00

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

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11 DECEMBER 2024 [DAY 2]

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08:30-09:00

MORNING COFFEE

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09:00-09:30

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Adoption

• The importance of regulatory clarity

• Tokenization of real-world assets

• Continuous growth of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

• Adoption of crypto payments by mainstream customers and major retailers

Anthony Vassallo, Senior Vice President, Crypto at Silicon Valley Bank

Brendan Berry, Head of Payments Products at Ripple

Slava Gomzin, Author of books "Crypto Basics", "Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians" & "Hacking Point of Sale". Director, Payments and Cybersecurity at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

 

09:30-09:55

KEYOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Revolutionising Financial Services with Instant
Payments: Key Benefits and Future Outlook

• Enhanced Customer Experience: The impact of Instant payments on the customer

• Operational Efficiency: How Financial institutions will benefit

• Market Competitiveness: How is the market adopting to instant payment solutions, and are we a step closer to meeting the demands of the evolving digital landscape, and the growing demand for real-time financial

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09:55-10:25

PANEL DISCUSSION 

Partnering with FinTech and BigTech

• Big Tech’s influence on digital banking

• How FinTechs and BigTechs bring payment to the Metaverse?

• Mutual benefits of collaborations

• Generating new ideas and technologies

​Moderator: Allan Rayson, Founder & CEO at Finov8r Consulting
Jack Gibson, Managing Director, Head of Payments Engineering, Architecture and APIs at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Matthew Doka, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Business Development, North America at SumUp

 

10:25-10:55

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Latest Updates: Anti-Money Laundering ​

• An increasing collaboration between regulators and RegTech companies

• Novel technologies

• AI-enhanced transaction monitoring

• Improving real-time Anti-Money Laundering and fraud detection 

• Enhancing crypto regulations

Andres Betancourt, Vice President, AML Sanctions Canada & International Advisory at PNC Bank
John Wiethorn, Head of Financial Crime Compliance & AML/BSA Officer at Gusto
Matt Shustrin, CC O (Chief Compliance Officer), BSA/AML Officer, Sr. Director, Assoc General Counsel at eBay Payments
Dave Wildner, Managing Director, Global Head of AML/Deputy Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance at BNY Mellon

 

10:55-11:25

COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

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11:25-11:50

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Growth and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)​

• Growing use of BNPL as a financial solution

• Increasing call for regulatory focus to ensure consumer protection and responsible usage

• Effective partnerships with BNPL providers

Moderator: David Morris, Principal Analyst at EMARKETER

​Danielle Aviles Krueger, Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs for the US at Klarna

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11:50-12:20

PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A

Lending Transformation​

• Grasping the power of intelligent automation in lending

• Uncovering what the future of lending holds in the era of connected ecosystems

• New business models (crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending)

• BNPL future

​Amanda Crocker, Chief Operating Officer at SWIVEL

 

12:20-12:50

PANEL DISCUSSION

 Key Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities​​

• Share perspectives from experts from regulatory bodies, financial institution s, and technology companies on navigating the evolving regulatory landscape

• Fostering innovation and safeguarding consumer protection

• Promoting collaboration among regulators to address payment challenges

​Bill Briggs, Director, Federal and Regulatory Advocacy at Independent
Bankers Association of Texas

Angelena Bradfield, Head of Policy at the Financial Technology Association

Jen-Larie Tumminello, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

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12:50-14:00

CHAIRMEN CLOSING COMMENTS & KEY TAKEAWAYS

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