Sessions Agenda | Payments 2025

All times listed are Central.

Sunday, April 27

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

AI as a Game-Changer for Financial Services: Opportunities and Challenges

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Kathy Brustad

Director, Global Treasury and Financial Services

Microsoft Corporation

Divyesh Juvariwala

Director Payment Partnerships

PayPal

Saed Shonnar

Director, AI Hub

BNY

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Making Payments of the Future Smarter Today

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Robert Unger, AAP

Managing Director, ACH Network Development

Nacha

Gloria Wan

General Manager of Confirm, Route Logic

Kinexys by JPMorgan

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Preparing for Nacha’s Fraud Monitoring Rule Change for Originators

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Gregory Rettinger, AAP

Vice President, Global Treasury Management

U.S. Bank

Bettye Smith

President & CEO

Payroll People, Inc.

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Using Data and Decision Intelligence to Combat Mules and Fraud

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Steve Lenderman, CFE

Head of Fraud Prevention

isolved

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Keeping B2B Payments Fraud at Bay

Event

In-person

Track

Small to Large Business Perspectives

Laura McGortey, MBA

Director, Product Group Manager

Synovus Financial Corporation

Andrew Moore

Senior Product Manager

Q2 Software, Inc.

Tyler Stoltz

Fraud Manager

ECHO Health, Inc.

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Shifting Payments Options: The New Customer Experience

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Wole Coaxum

CEO and Founder

Mobility Capital Finance

Eralda Hasani, AAP, CTP

Head of Domestic Payments

BNY Mellon

Sean Searby

EVP, Chief Operations Officer

Amalgamated Bank

01:00 PM

Sunday, 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Payment Disputes: What to Do, What NOT to Do

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Ivy Gupta

Product Counsel

Plaid, Inc

Tynika Wilson

Senior Vice President, Debit Card & Funds Services

Navy Federal Credit Union

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

A Guide to Navigating Cross-Border B2B Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Ruchi Bhardwaj

Principal Product Manager, Financial Services, Business Network

OpenText

Harold Bosse

Vice President, Cross-Border Payment Strategy & Innovation

Mastercard

Mach Flinn

Solution Consulting Director

OpenText

Andrew Joyce, CTP

Managing Director, Head of FX

RBC Capital Markets

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ACH Operational Resiliency

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Jordan Bennett, AAP, APRP

Senior Director, Network Risk Management

Nacha

Scott Miner

SVP Electronic Payment Services

U.S. Bank

Tanvi Patel

Payments Transformation Principal

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

From Data Overload to Smart Defense: AI and ML in Fraud Prevention

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Trisha Kothari

CEO

Unit21

Ryan Riveland

Vice President Market Development

Early Warning

Peter Tapling, APRP

Managing Director

PTap Advisory, LLC

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

The Cloud Files: Case Studies in Payments-as-a-Service

Event

In-person

Track

Kick-Start Sessions

Payments in Practice

Anoop Basavarajaiah

Global Head of Pre-Sales

Volante Technologies

Savit Pirl

Managing Director, Digital Channel Solutions

SVB, a division of First Citizens Bank

Mark Robertson

EVP, Corporate Financial Services Administration

SouthState Bank

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Recent Developments Electronic Payment Law

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Duncan Douglass

Partner

Alston & Bird

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

02:05 PM

Sunday, 02:05 PM - 02:55 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Securing Payments Against Quantum Threats

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

John Brady

Head of Engineering and Chief Architect

BillGO

John Buselli

IBM Research, Business Development Executive/Offering Manager

IBM

Reggie Kartha

Lead Solution Architect, Payments Security and Reliability Practice Lead

IBM Canada Ltd.

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

AI in Action: Demystifying and Leveraging AI in the Workplace

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Collin Connors

CISC, CRC, CCFC Cyber & Crypto Security Consultant

ERMProtect Cybersecurity Solutions

Monte Ward

EVP, Bank Operations

Prime Meridian Bank

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Due Diligence and Monitoring Bank-Fintech/Third-Party Partnerships

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Marsha Jones AAP, NCP

President

Third Party Payment Processors Association

Carlin McCrory

Attorney

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Every Fraudster Has a Tell

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Soups Ranjan

CEO

Sardine

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Why Corporate Customers Demand Faster Payments (…or Don't)

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Irfan Ahmad

Managing Director, Head of US Payments

Bank of America N.A.

Dr. Leo J. Lipis

Chief Executive Officer

Lipis Advisors

Daniel Jonas

Head of Research and Development

Pay.UK

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Sketch to Scale: Turning Whiteboard Ideas into Impactful Solutions

Event

In-person

Track

Kick-Start Sessions

Payments in Practice

Laine Donlan

Software Engineering Group Head

Truist Financial Corporation

Karl McNish

Senior Vice President, Director of Treasury

Service Finance Company

Kevin Schwarz

Principal Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

Michael Senuta

Head of Wholesale Payments, Innovation & Partnerships

Truist Financial Corporation

03:10 PM

Sunday, 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Let's Settle This

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Jason Carone, AAP, APRP, CTP

Senior Vice President, ACH Product Management

The Clearing House

Devon Marsh, APRP

Managing Director, ACH Network Rules and Risk Management

Nacha

Alex Romeo

Vice President, Operations Strategy

Federal Reserve Financial Services

04:10 PM

Sunday, 04:10 PM - 05:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Third Party Risk Management Ecosystem in Action

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Tom Oberholtzer

Director, Financial Institution Sales

Deluxe

Tracy Rudolph

Product Group Manager- Receivables & Commercial Cash Services

Synovus

Michelle Yates

Director of Third Party Risk Management

Synovus

04:10 PM

Sunday, 04:10 PM - 05:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Harnessing Open Finance: A Shift to Reshape the Global Payment Landscape

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Sarvesh Kulkarni

Group Product Manager, NA Bank and Alternative Payments

PayPal Inc.

Ramesh Menon

Group Director, Product Management, Digital Identity & Fraud Solutions

LSEG Risk Intelligence

04:10 PM

Sunday, 04:10 PM - 05:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

The Banking as a Service (BaaS) Balancing Act: Regulation and Innovation

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

David Beam

Partner

Mayer Brown LLP

Christine O'Reilly-Stewart

Head of Banking-As-A-Service Solutions

BNY

Catherine Unertl

Head of Financial Partnerships and Operations

Mercury

04:10 PM

Sunday, 04:10 PM - 05:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Nacha Credit Push Fraud Rule Implementation Dates are Fast Approaching - Stay on Track

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Jordan Bennett, AAP, APRP

Senior Director, Network Risk Management

Nacha

Lawrence T. Lau, AAP

Independent Consultant

William Mills, AAP, APRP

VP, Deposit and ACH Operations

Premier Banks

Timothy Thorson, AAP, CTP

SVP, Digital Payments

Regions Financial Corporation

Monday, April 28

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

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)

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)

Pulling Back the Curtain: What’s Driving Innovation in Payments?

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Bridgit Chayt

Executive Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

Shonda Clay

Executive Vice President, Chief of Product and Relationship Management

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Eric Foust

VP, Banking Partnership

Trustly

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

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)

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

In-Person Sessions

Sunday, April 27

Monday, April 28