9 MARCH 2022 [DAY 1]

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09:30-10:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

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10:00-10:05

WELCOME ADDRESS

Lilly Pavlou, Director at QUBE Events

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10:05-10:15

CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

Robert Courtneidge, Independent

Co-Chairman: Diarmuid Whyte, President at the Compliance Institute​

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10:15-11:15

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Next Generation Payments​​

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Digital continues to disrupt and change the way we think about payments. It’s no longer only about the payment, both the experience and end to end engagement are now key. Through convergence of technologies, we start to see new channels and new ways of bringing payments into the hands of the consumer. In this talk you will be taken on
a journey from Open Banking through to a future, which is a closer than you think, with real examples and some key things to consider, we turn what seems to be science fiction, into science fact.

Michael Clark, VP - Global Product and Technology Lead for Platforms, Ventures and Partnerships | Labs as
a Service at Mastercard

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11:15-11:45

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

The Money Superhighway: Payments, Crypto and the Metaverse

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Using digital assets and blockchain-based technology to lower the costs of transactions, and allow for real-time settlement
The challenges of finding crypto-friendly banking services 
​Chris Aruliah, Chief Product Officer at BCB Group

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11:45-12:30

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK + ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Sponsored by Ecommbx  

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12:30-13:00

FIRESIDE CHAT + Q&A

Payments 4.X Era

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• Instant payments and Request to Pay - the future of European payments?

• Enhancing of cross-border payments

• Buy Now Pay Later - a story of industry wide interoperability
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• Demystifying smart contracts and CBDCs - use cases and practical examples

  Moderator: Jessica Ramos, Head of Regulatory & Oversight Affairs at EBA Clearing 

Doina Nicolici, Country Representative, UK and Ireland at EBA Clearing

Meirav Harel, Founder at MHfintechs

Greg James, Senior Manager at fscom​

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13:00-14:00

NETWORKING LUNCH

Sponsored by Clausematch 

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14:00-14:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Opportunities and Challenges of Ireland 
as a Jurisdiction for Regulated Payments Service Providers 

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• A Look at How the Thriving Regulated Payments Sector in Ireland Has Evolved?

• Who Regulates the Sector? And How?

• Surmounting the Challenges

• Exploiting the Opportunities
  Russell Burke - Independent Consultant; ex-Central Bank of Ireland

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14:30-15:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

What Trends Are Shaping the FinTech Landscape?
 

• Embedded finance- creating a holistic experience for the end-users

• The future of open banking- FinTechs, banks, and regulators dialogue

• Removing payment friction without compromising compliance and regulation

• Artificial Intelligence and robotics

Moderator: Vahid Basset, Head of Corporate Units, Ecommbx 

Isavella Frangou, VP of Sales and Marketing at payabl.

Nicholas Messaritis, CTO at EcommBX

Joe Morley, VP & GM Europe at TrueLayer

Conall Dee, Head of Fintech and Payments, IDA Ireland

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15:00-15:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Fostering Innovation Through Regulation
Nadia Manzari, Attorney, Partner, Schiltz & Schiltz S.A., Member Board Of Directors, Banque Centrale du Luxembourg 

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15:30-16:15

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK + ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Sponsored by TruNarrative

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16:15-16:45

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Payments and Credit: The Review of the EU Consumer Credit Directive

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Elie Beyrouthy, Chair of the Executive Board at European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF); Vice President, European Government Affairs at American Express

 

16:45-17:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Effective AML Compliance and Financial Crime Prevention

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• Increased reliance on technological solutions as a result of the pandemic

• New technological solutions for KYC and transaction monitoring

• Investing in specialized skills for the risk and compliance function

• Differing budget expectations for RegTech solutions

​Moderator: Gregory Dellas, Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer at EcommBX
Luke Ashley, Business Development Director at TruNarrative

Amjad Qaqish, Director of Global SAR Reporting at Binance

Simon Mc Feely, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at TransferMate Global Payments

Steven Meighan, Inspector at Garda National Economic Crime Bureau

Ciara O’Grady-Inoma, Director in the Risk Advisory department at Deloitte

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17:30-17:35

CHAIRMAN CLOSING COMMENTS DAY 1

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17:35-18:35

NETWORKING COCTAIL RECEPTION

Sponsored by Ecommbx

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10 MARCH [DAY 2]

 

08:00-09:00

MORNING COFFEE

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09:00-09:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Driving Business Outcomes with Data

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• The pace of change – API’s, Cloud and data-driven infrastructure

• Loyalty and the customer experience

• Understanding the compliance risks 

• AI and machine learning analytics – Data Ethics considerations

• What can firms do to minimise risk?

• 2 case study examples of balancing “innovation with data” and compliance requirements

Jon Asprey, Managing Director, Information Governance and Privacy, FTI Consulting

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09:30-10:00

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Learn How a Bank and a FinTech Have Invested in Policy Management Technology To Power Their Compliance Programmes

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• The 5 maturity stages and how to assess your current status

• Why achieving policy management maturity is important to your compliance programme

• 2 real life examples on how to set up a policy management model and build maturity

• Benefits realised for the compliance programmes

Freddie Frith, Head of Financial Services at Clausematch

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10:00-10:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Are Stablecoins the Future? Can the Burning Growing Interest of Regulators Disrupt this Space?

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Enlightenment on:

• The Rise of Stablecoins

• Interest bearing coins and accounts vs negative or non-interest bearing accounts and money

• Blockchain progression from Ethereum to multichain networks such as Algorand who are emulating swift

• The 2020 rise of the DeFi space and some interesting evolutions (borrowing and lending platforms, exchanges, insurance, ecommerce)

• Advantages of stablecoins and Defi (non custodial wallets, interest bearing, no counter party risk, instant settlements, financial inclusion, financial freedom) vs the traditional monetary system and capital markets (custodial, not instant, costly, high barrier to entry, inflation, monetary monopoly)

• The looming and effects of CBDCs and MICA

• Future projections

Dr. Justine Scerri Herrera, Partner at MK Fintech Partners Ltd

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10:30-11:00

KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A

Improving B2B Customer Experience Using Embedded Payments

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• The rise of B2B e-commerce and e-procurement

• Evolving B2B customer expectations in e-business

• How Embedded Payments boost customer convenience, increase loyalty and generate incremental revenue

• Case studies and best practices for embedded payments

Alex Mifsud, CEO at Weavr

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11:00-12:15

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK + ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Sponsored by Clausematch

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12:15-13:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

Payment Regulations​ 2022

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• EU payments regulations: from Europe to the whole world 

• The new European PSD2 law

• The emerging regulatory framework for stable coins

• Payments challenges in financial services regulatory compliance

Moderator: Russell Burke - Independent Consultant; ex-Central Bank of Ireland
Elie Beyrouthy, Chair of the Executive Board at European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF); Vice President, European Government Affairs at American Express
Fotini Tsikkou, COO at EcommBX
Nadia Manzari, Attorney, Partner, Schiltz & Schiltz S.A., Member Board Of Directors, Banque centrale
du Luxembourg

Stelios Georgakis, Director, Head, Financial Market Infrastructures & Payments Department
at Central Bank of Cyprus

Tomas Karpavičius, Head of the Market Infrastructure Policy Unit at the Bank of Lithuania 

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13:00-13:05

CHAIRMAN CLOSING COMMENTS & KEY TAKEAWAYS

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