Sessions Agenda | Payments 2025

All times listed are Central.

Monday, April 28

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

Josh Rowat

Banking and Expansion Manager

Wise

Joseph Stark

VP, GM Head of Bank & Cross Border Specialized Sales, N. America, Visa Direct

Visa Inc.

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

“Instant Pay-by-Bank” – A Credit Union and Community Bank Perspective

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

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

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)

Banking as a Service 2.0: A Solution for an Industry at a Crossroads

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Trent Sorbe

Chief Payments Officer

First International Bank & Trust

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)

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)

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)

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

Zoila Paladino, AAP

AVP, Treasury Operations

EverBank National Association

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

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

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)

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

Tuesday, April 29

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Tag it – Transaction Tagging for Pay by Bank Evolution

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Matthew R. Friend

Head of New Payment Rails

J.P. Morgan Chase

Rusiru Gunasena, MBA

Senior Vice President, RTP Product Management and Strategy

The Clearing House

Jane Hennessy

Senior Banking and Payments Consultant

Finzly

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Is Pay by Bank the Future of e-Commerce?

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Brian Dammeir

General Manager, Head of Payments

Plaid, Inc.

R. Andrew Gomez

Director

Lipis Advisors

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Crafting Better Defenses with AI and Digital Identity

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Rachel Jolicoeur

Verified, Product Owner

Interac

Marc Trepanier

Principal Fraud Consultant

ACI Worldwide

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Don’t Press Your Luck: Ensuring Financial Services Cybersecurity is Not Left to Chance

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Karen Helmberger

Director of Fraud and Payments

FS-ISAC

Christine Cialdella

Senior Manager, National Incident Response Team

Federal Reserve System

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Resolved: Financial Institutions Will Not Survive. The BaaS Debate

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Stacy Bjornstad

Senior Client Executive

Ted Huff

Founder & CEO

Fintech Confidential

Ken Kruszka

Managing Director

Something FINteresting

Greg Lloyd

SVP Sales; Banking & Capital Markets

Endava

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Accelerating Your Career: Strategies for Next-Gen Payment Professionals

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Christina Daves

On Air Lifestyle Expert, Host & Interviewer

PR for Anyone®

08:00 AM

Tuesday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Payments Law and Regulation Playing Catch-Up With the Payments Industry

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Aisha Hall, AAP

Attorney

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein

Senior Counsel

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

In-Person Sessions

Monday, April 28

Tuesday, April 29