Turning Payments Modernization into a Strategic Advantage for Mid-Tier Financial Institutions

As the payments landscape accelerates toward real-time, cloud-native, and API-driven ecosystems, mid-tier financial institutions face a pivotal decision: evolve or risk obsolescence. This comprehensive session explores how modernizing payment capabilities can transform both infrastructure challenges and business opportunities for mid-tier financial institutions. Attendees will discover proven strategies for modernizing legacy payments infrastructure across ACH, wire and other faster payment rails, while simultaneously learning how these technological advances can unlock new revenue streams, deepen client relationships, and elevate the FI's role as a trusted treasury partner. The session will provide practical insights into technology options, architectural trade-offs, and vendor considerations, supplemented by real-world lessons learned from organizations evaluating the move towards modernization efforts with business continuity, compliance, and customer experience goals, while exploring how smarter, faster business payments can become a true differentiator in today's competitive landscape.