Sessions Agenda | Payments 2025

Sunday, April 27

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

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

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Development

Nacha

Gloria Wan

General Manager, Link Confirm

JPMorgan Chase & Company

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)

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

Product Owner

Q2 Software, Inc.

Tyler Stoltz

Fraud Manager

ECHO Health, Inc.

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

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)

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.

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)

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, Product Development

Mastercard

Mach Flinn

Solution Consulting Director

OpenText

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

Riya Jagetia

AI/ ML Product Lead

Unit 21

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)

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.

02:05 PM

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

ACH Operational Resiliency

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Scott Miner

SVP Electronic Payment Services

U.S. Bank

Tanvi Patel

Payments Transformation Principal

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

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 Hamilton Sanders 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

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)

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

Senior Director, ACH Network Administration

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)

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)

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

SVP, Head of Digital & Treasury Management

US Metro Bank

William Mills, AAP, APRP

VP, Deposit and ACH Operations

Premier Banks

Timothy Thorson, AAP, CTP

SVP, Digital Payments

Regions Financial Corporation

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

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)

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 Mellon

Catherine Unertl

Head of Financial Partnerships and Operations

Mercury