Sessions Agenda | Payments 2025

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Monday, April 28

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

Independent Consultant

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)

Unpacking the Power of ACH: From Workhorse to Racehorse

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Bhaskar Banerjee, MBA

Americas Financial Services Lead, Strategy & Consulting Global Network

Accenture

Gene Neyer

Executive Advisor, Payments

Finzly

Jyoti Rath

Senior Director, Head of Payment & Receivables, Transaction Banking Technology

MUFG

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

President

Victor

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)

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)

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

Abbey Steinberg

Manager, Digital & Emerging Payment Solutions

Unum Group

Tuesday, April 29

08:00 AM

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

Three Perspectives on New Fraud Prevention Rules

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

David Barnhardt

Strategic Advisor – Fraud

Datos Insights

Robert Foote

Director, Senior Treasury Product Manager - Payments

Bank of America N.A.

Chris Selmi, AAP, APRP, CRCM

Executive Vice President, Risk & Regulatory Compliance

Wespay Advisors

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

Senior Advisor

Paylume

Joshua Karoly

Director, Payments Product

Netflix

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

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

Client Strategy Executive

Tedd 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)

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)

Tag it – Transaction Tagging for Pay by Bank Evolution

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Matthew R. Friend

Head of New Payment Rails

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)

Spotlight Series: The Impact of AI Across the Lifecycle of the Payment

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Spotlight Sessions

Matthew Hardy

Strategy Executive, Global Payments & Compliance

ADP, Inc.

Refugio Lopez

Vice President, Head of US Money Movement

ADP, Inc.

Ashkan Mortazavi

Senior Product Manager

Remitly

Sanchit Puri

Product Head, ACH & Corporate Wires

J.P. Morgan

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

Pieralberto Deganello

VP of FRFS Information Security

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Karen Helmberger

Director of FinTech and Payments

FS-ISAC

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Fostering Talent as Generations Collide in the Workforce

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Joseph Casali, AAP, APRP, NCP

Executive Vice President

NEACH

Lisa Jacobi, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

SVP, Chief HR Officer

COCC

Aileen Sheehan, APRP, CTP

Senior Vice President, Treasury Services Manager

Eastern Bank

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

How Open Banking Leaves No Room for Fraudsters

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Chris Colson

Program Director

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Kimberly Keely

Global Head of Pay by Bank Commercialization

J.P. Morgan

Shawn Princell

Executive Vice President, Sales

ValidiFI

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Topical Talk: Unlocking Instant Payment Potential: Exploring FedNow® Use Cases

Event

In-person

Track

Topical Talks

Tim Boike

Vice President, Industry Relations and Engagement

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Instant Payments 202: Build Your ROI & Business Case for Board Investment

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Melissa Ashley

President/CEO

Corporate One Federal Credit Union

Jim Colassano

SVP, Product Development

The Clearing House

Bridget Hall

Leader of Real-Time Payments, Americas

ACI Worldwide

Mark A Ranta, CTP

Senior Manager, Payment Technology Transformation

Ernst & Young

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ACH-ing for the Future: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Banking and Payments

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Melissa Cain

Manager of Investments

Florida Municipal Power Agency

Aleks Heckner

SVP Regional Sales Director - Treasury Management

Origin Bank

Lee-Ann Perkins

Assistant Treasurer, Senior Director

Ankura Consulting Group

Jason B Williams

VP, Strategic Planning Executive

FIS Global

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ISO 20022 in Action: Practical Advice for a Smooth Transition

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

James Maimone, CTP

Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions Consultant

Citizens Financial Group

Ulf Persson

SVP, Strategic Product Management and Analyst Relations

SEEBURGER, Inc.

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Executive Series: 2025 Insights into Customer Payment Behavior

Event

In-person

Track

Executive Series

Payments in Practice

Tony Hayes

Managing Partner

Banking & Payments Group LLC

Joel Stanton

Chief Executive Officer

FSG Insights

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Spotlight Series: Making Payments Truly Safer

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Spotlight Sessions

Ian Mitchell

Founder and Board Chair, The Knoble

Co-Founder, Mission Omega

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Winning and Serving SMB Clients: Success Stories from the Field

Event

In-person

Track

Small to Large Business Perspectives

Chris Chaten

SVP, Senior Director, Treasury Management Services, Digital Client Experience

First Citizens Bank

Jennifer Dupre

VP, Business Solutions and Wire Operations Manager

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company

Dean Jenkins

Principal Digital Strategist

Chad Parramore, CTP, CPCP

Executive Director, Head of Commercialization

Synovus

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Back to the Future (of Bill Pay!)

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Smarter Payments Experience

Irfan Ahmad

Managing Director, Head of US Payments

Bank of America N.A.

Michelle E. Ziolkowski, CTP

Head of Payables, SVP

Truist

09:05 AM

Tuesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Leveraging AI to Detect and Mitigate Fraud

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Scott Jones

Partner

Adams & Reese, LLP

Satish Lalchand

Principal, U.S. Forensic Analytics Leader

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

10:00 AM

Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ACH Network Operations

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

11:00 AM

Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Spotlight Series: Regulator Perspectives: Third- Party Relationships and Risk Management

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Spotlight Sessions

Marsha Jones, NCP

President

Third Party Payment Processors Association

Gene Klipin

Lead Risk Management Specialist

Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Margaret Liu

General Counsel

CSBS

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

11:00 AM

Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Two Years After Studco: The Evolving Rights and Obligations of RDFIs

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Scott Jones

Partner

Adams & Reese, LLP

11:00 AM

Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Risk & Regulatory Environment

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

In-Person Sessions

Monday, April 28

Tuesday, April 29