27-28 May 2025 | Les Salles du Carrousel, Paris, France
Wolfgang Ehrmann
Euro Banking Association
Olivier Denecker
Executive Adviser
Christian Rhino
Deutsche Bank
David Watson
The Clearing House
Hays Littlejohn
EBA Clearing
In this strategic roundtable, two industry leaders will share insights on how innovation, technology and collaboration are reshaping the payments landscape. The discussion will explore how financial institutions, fintechs, and technology providers can co-create ecosystems that are agile, inclusive, and future-ready. From tackling interoperability challenges to fostering trust in partnerships, the session will highlight real-world examples and forward-looking strategies that enable sustainable growth through collaboration.
Chris Skinner
The Finanser
Gayathri Vasudev
JP Morgan
Marc Recker
Deutsche Bank
As from October 2025 PSPs in the Eurozone will be required to offer their customers the facility to send instant payments. Short deadlines must be met amid many other ongoing regulation and compliance projects. Back-office readiness, risk and security enhancements are key to that effect. Are we on track? Which challenges remain?
Rita Camporeale
European Payments Council
Anna-Fleur Felissent
Societe Generale
Arantza Yague
HSBC Bank plc
Craig Ramsey
ACI Worldwide
Katja Heyder
EBA CLEARING
The development of a Digital Euro has emerged as a potentially transformative force with far-reaching impact across finance and beyond. What are the future requirements for these new forms of digital money? What are the recommendations for PSPs? What are the benefits of digital money?
Petia Niederländer
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Andrea Meier
DZ Bank
Bruno Mellado
BNP Paribas
Daniel McLean
European Central Bank
Nils Beier
Accenture
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Ville Sointu
Nordea Bank
As financial crime evolves, so must payments security. What are fresh strategies to combat all sorts of fraud? Which approach is best suited to stem off bourgeoning authorised push payment fraud?
Deepa Sinha
BAFT
Damien Dugauquier
iPiD
Evert Vandenbussche
KBC Global Services
Monika Jacob-Schnitzius
Deutsche Bank
Olivier Jolyon
EBA CLEARING
How can corporates and SMEs use real-time data to improve their liquidity and working capital management? In which way can automation of cashflow processes help? What else has to be done to bring liquidity management close to real-time? When will Treasury as a Service (TaaS) become a reality?
Joost Bergen
Alexandre Eclapier
J.P. Morgan
Gauthier Jonckheere
BNY
Ritu Sehgal
Natwest
Tarun Kishore Sonwalkar
Infosys Finacle
Wim Grosemans
BNP Paribas
In October 2024, the Financial Stability Board released an updated progress report on the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments. What are the implications? Where is most and where is least progress being made?
Sulabh Agarwal
Accenture
Ainsley Ward
CGI
Karyna Hutarovich
Deutsche Bank
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Katja Lehr
J.P. Morgan Payments
Marianne Demarchi
Swift
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Sara Amara
HSBC
There is much talk about AI’s role in banking and payments. Which imminent challenges and opportunities does it really present? Which business cases are there for AI-powered solutions?
Vittorio Carlei
Be Shaping the Future
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Emmanuel Baviere
Microsoft
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Isabel Schmidt
BNY
Oliver St Clair-Stannard
RedCompass Labs
Sébastien Racinais
Crédit Agricole CIB
Thomas Peeters
Swift
Good regulation acts as an accelerator, not inhibitor, to becoming more resilient and successful in the future. How will projects such as the IPR, PSR, PSD3, FIDA, eIDAS or others influence the market conditions for banks and other PSPs? How much collaboration versus how much competition among PSPs can be expected as outcome?
Thomas Egner
Euro Banking Association
Giorgio Andreoli
European Payments Council
Heather Xiao
Horizon Zero
Jenny Winther
Handelsbanken
Nuno Epifânio
European Commission
Fintechs are now a critical pillar of modern banking, from a cautious start. How will the relationship between banks and fintechs evolve in 2025 and beyond? What partnership challenges need to be overcome to achieve a strategic partnership delivering successful outcomes for all stakeholders, e.g. accessing new customer demographics or overhauling legacy systems? What
unexpected benefits accrue from strategic partnerships?
Teresa Connors
Payment Matters
Alistair Brown
EPAM
Gilbert Verdian
Quant
Jenni Himberg-Wild
Barclays
Karim Ahmad
Bain
Explore how one cloud-native connection is helping banks unlock growth across currencies, schemes and markets — while staying compliant and in control.
María Ávila
Christoph Thumm
Foconis Payment
Demis Estabridis
Gini GmbH
Tom Orzikowski
Gini GmbH
Bridget Meijer
Stanley Wachs
Switzerland & Africa Dandelion Payments
Liliana Fratini Passi
CBI
How banks and their ICT providers can turn compliance into a strategic opportunity : use case and customer journey.
Belema Parker
Inovatic
