08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Harnessing Data Analytics to Optimize ACH Operations Event In-person Track ACH Eralda Hasani, AAP, CTP Head of Domestic Payments BNY Mellon Dean Nolan Fractional VP, Product Marketing Finzly Mark Ranta Senior Manager, Payment Technology Transformation Ernst & Young Miriam Sheril Head of Product - US Form3
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Cut the Paper Trail: The Case for Electronic Payments Over Checks Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies Scott Anchin Vice President, Operational Risk and Payments Policy Independent Community Bankers of America Sheila Noll Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Office PCBB Kevin Olsen Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions Pidgin
Scott Anchin Vice President, Operational Risk and Payments Policy Independent Community Bankers of America
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Cross-Border Payments: The Financial Institution IS the Digital Conductor Event In-person Track Payments in Practice John Min Chief Economist Monex USA Joseph Proto Board Chairman, Director and Advisor to Emerging FinTechs
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Navigating the Highs and Lows of Embedded Banking Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies BC Krishna Founder & CEO Centime, Inc. Shane Beardslee VP – Commercial Payments and Channel Sales First National Bank of Omaha Duncan Douglass Partner Alston & Bird Keith Vander Leest US General Manager BVNK
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Instant Beer? How QR Codes are Taking Flight Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience Sarah Hoisington Vice President Strategy & Marketing Matera Carlos Netto Co-Founder and CEO Matera Peter Tapling, APRP Managing Director PTap Advisory, LLC P Paulo Volpe President/Founder Jeri Holdings
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) DeFi, DAOs and Defining Regulations: Cutting Through Hype and Hyperbole Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies C Clinton Graham Managing Director and Lead Client Portfolio Manager Wellington Management Jeffery Hunter Partner Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Adrian Wall CEO Digital Sovereignty Alliance
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) The Next Big Thing: Open Banking with ACH Gives Merchants More Control of Payments Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies Moa Agrell Senior Banking Relations Manager Trustly Adam Steenhard VP, Go-To-Market Strategy and Enablement Fifth Third Bank
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) What’s Driving Innovation in Payments Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience Shonda Clay Executive Vice President, Chief of Product and Relationship Management Federal Reserve Financial Services
Shonda Clay Executive Vice President, Chief of Product and Relationship Management Federal Reserve Financial Services
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Navigating the Future: Blockchain in Banking, Cryptocurrency Trends, and Transaction Monitoring Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies Chris Colson Program Director Federal Reserve Financial Services Mark Dixon, AAP, APRP, CTP, NCP Senior Consultant, Nacha Consulting Services Nacha Sharon Hallmark, AAP, APRP Director, Payments Education EPCOR James Maimone, CTP Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions Consultant Citizens Financial Group
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) Spotlight Series: ACH State of the Union: What's Happening in the ACH Network in 2025 Event In-person Track ACH Spotlight Sessions Jason Carone, AAP, APRP, CTP Senior Vice President, ACH Product Management The Clearing House K Kathleen Davis, AAP Operations Strategy Program Director Federal Reserve Financial Services Devon Marsh, APRP Senior Director, ACH Network Administration Nacha
08:30 AM Monday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes) No Passport Required: Successfully Deploying Real-Time Payments Around the World Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience Steven E. Bernstein Head of N. America Strategic Business Development J.P. Morgan J Josh Rowat Banking and Expansion Manager Wise Joseph Stark VP, GM Head of Bank & Cross Border Specialized Sales, N. America, Visa Direct Visa Inc.
10:25 AM Monday, 10:25 AM - 11:25 AM (1 hour) Becoming an Idea Factory: How to Turn Yourself Into an Innovation Machine Event In-person Track Keynotes Kyle Scheele Innovation expert, “Patron Saint of Crazy Ideas”
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Reframing the Payments Experience with Smart Partnerships and Innovation Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience Alex Schoemann, CPA Senior Manager, Business Operations Possible Finance Joseph Stark VP, GM Head of Bank & Cross Border Specialized Sales, N. America, Visa Direct Visa Inc. Doug Sturm-Smith SVP, Head of Digital and Real Time Payments PNC Bank
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Innovating with ACH: Next-Generation Solutions for Businesses Event In-person Track Practical Strategies Peter A. Davey, AAP Venture Partner Alloy Labs Avery Miller VP, Head of Global Loyalty Value-Add Solutions Visa Brad Smith, AAP Senior Director Industry Engagement & Advocacy Nacha Peter Tapling, APRP Managing Director PTap Advisory, LLC
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Spotlight Series: How to Foster Financial Inclusion in Modern Payment Ecosystems Event In-person Track Payments in Practice Spotlight Sessions Brian Clarke Deputy Director Federal Reserve Financial Services Kahlida Lloyd Director, Office of Human Rights & Equity City of New Orleans Mayor's Office Craig Ramsey Head of Account-to-Account Payments ACI Worldwide Anthony Serio Chief Risk Officer Sphere
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Executive Series: Beyond the Hype: How AI is Being Leveraged to Improve the Payments Ecosystem Event In-person Track AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies Executive Series Steven E. Bernstein Head of N. America Strategic Business Development J.P. Morgan Brian Rogers CEO LanaiLabs.ai Sunayna Tuteja Chief Innovation Officer Federal Reserve System
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Safeguarding ACH Payments: The Imperative of ACH Monitoring and Account Verification Event In-person Track ACH Jordan Bothwell Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Advanced Fraud Solutions, LLC Lisa Coffey Chief Innovation Officer Corporate America Credit Union Eric Dotson Executive Vice President Aptys Solutions
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Friction Free: How APIs and Data Are Revolutionizing Payment Initiation Event In-person Track Smarter Payments Experience Sanchit Puri Managing Director, Global TS Payments J.P. Morgan
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) “Instant Pay-by-Bank” – A Credit Union and Community Bank Perspective Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience L Louis Grilli Senior Innovation Strategist PSCU Dean Nolan Fractional VP, Product Marketing Finzly Keith Olson VP, Open Banking Platform Nuvei Cassandra Tucker Head of Operations ABNB Federal Credit Union
11:40 AM Monday, 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (0 hours 50 minutes) Crypto Summer: Recent Developments and Impact on the Payments Landscape Event In-person Track Disruptive Ideas & Technologies Jess Cheng Member – Fintech and Financial Services Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Megan Lindgren Financial Services Counsel Federal Reserve Financial Services Joseph Torregrossa Associate General Counsel Federal Reserve Financial Services
02:00 PM Monday, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (1 hour) Industry Focus: Fighting Fraud Across the Globe: What Can the U.S. Learn from Other Geos? Event In-person Track Keynotes Jane E. Larimer President & CEO Nacha
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Unpacking the Power of ACH: From Workhorse to Racehorse Event In-person Track ACH Bhaskar Banerjee, MBA Americas Financial Services Lead, Strategy & Consulting Global Network Accenture Gene Neyer Executive Advisor, Payments Finzly Z Zoila Paladino, AAP AVP, Treasury Operations EverBank National Association
Bhaskar Banerjee, MBA Americas Financial Services Lead, Strategy & Consulting Global Network Accenture
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Not On My Watch: Best Practices to Help Protect Against Payment Fraud Event In-person Track Cybersecurity & Risk Vincent Meluzio Treasury, Payments, Trust & Safety - Product Solutions Specialist Lead J.P. Morgan Chase Abbey Steinberg Manager, Digital & Emerging Payment Solutions Unum Group
Vincent Meluzio Treasury, Payments, Trust & Safety - Product Solutions Specialist Lead J.P. Morgan Chase
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) How Verizon and Trustly Flipped the Payment Script: From Card-Dominant to ACH-Dominant with Open Banking Event In-person Track Payments in Practice Nate Marquiss Head of Financial Services Trustly Attie Muse Senior Director - Payment Strategy & Operations, Bill to Cash Verizon
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Using AI to Enhance the Client Experience Event In-person Track AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies Steve Douglass VP, Sales and Business Development The Clearing House Lawrence T. Lau, AAP SVP, Head of Digital & Treasury Management US Metro Bank Greg Lloyd SVP Sales; Banking & Capital Markets Endava Kevin Miyamoto Co-Founder & COO Identifee
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) The PaaS Balancing Act: Market Opportunities vs. Compliance Event In-person Track Smarter Payments Experience Elspeth Bloodgood, AAP, NCP Senior Manager, Product Management Jack Henry & Associates Sahil Goswami SVP, Head of Fintech The Dart Bank Maf Sonko Chief Operating Officer Victor Fi
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Navigating the Tug-of-War Between Push vs. Pull Payments Event In-person Track Practical Strategies Peter A. Davey, AAP Venture Partner Alloy Labs Nirmal Kumar Chief Product Officer Aliaswire, Inc. Peter Tapling, APRP Managing Director PTap Advisory, LLC
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Spotlight Session: With a Little Help from My Friends - Combatting Fraud Together Event In-person Track Cybersecurity & Risk Spotlight Sessions Scott Anchin Vice President, Operational Risk and Payments Policy Independent Community Bankers of America Paul Benda Executive Vice President of Risk, Fraud and Cybersecurity Policy American Bankers Association Michael Timoney VP - Secure Payments Federal Reserve Financial Services
Scott Anchin Vice President, Operational Risk and Payments Policy Independent Community Bankers of America
Paul Benda Executive Vice President of Risk, Fraud and Cybersecurity Policy American Bankers Association
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) Instant Payments Retrospective: How Community Banks & Credit Unions Navigated Their First Year Event In-person Track Faster Payments Experience Kathy Duffer VP, Payment Operations First Internet Bank Colin Eagan Real Time Payment Administrator Veridian Credit Union Mark Majeske SVP Faster Payments Alacriti Cassandra Tucker Head of Operations ABNB Federal Credit Union
04:10 PM Monday, 04:10 PM - 05:10 PM (1 hour) ERS and Secure Exchange: Selecting the Right Tool for the Right Task Event In-person Track ACH Jason Carone, AAP, APRP, CTP Senior Vice President, ACH Product Management The Clearing House Jeanette A. Fox, AAP Senior Director, Risk Investigations, ACH Network Risk Management Nacha Philip Ridgway AVP - Retail Product Management Federal Reserve Financial Services