Sessions Agenda | Payments 2026

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Tuesday, April 28

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Breaking Silos: Aligning Vendor Onboarding with ACH & Fraud Prevention Goals

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Larry Fatima, AFPP

Executive Director, Payables Product

Wells Fargo

Emily Rosenberg

Regional Director

PaymentWorks

Michele Tackett, MPA

Finance Manager

City of Carlsbad

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ISO 20022 Adoption: Transforming Compliance into Competitive Advantage

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Dr. Leo J. Lipis

Chief Executive Officer

Lipis Advisors

Keith Melton

SVP, Head of Product Commercialization

The Clearing House

Adam Needel

Director- A2A Payments Solution Leader

ACI Worldwide

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

AI in Action: Unlocking the Future of Payments Operations

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

EdaBeth Brown Ward, AAP

Associate Vice President, Order to Cash

DirecTV

Mark Dixon, AAP, AFPP, APRP, CTP, NCP

Senior Consultant, Nacha Consulting Services

Nacha

Kevin Miyamoto

Co-Founder & COO

Identifee

Trey Ragland

Product Development Director

Corporate America Credit Union

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Executive Session: The Transformative Journey Towards Instant Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Executive Series

Faster Payments Experience

Alex Lopatine

CEO

Blossom

Christine Mayes

EVP, Chief Member Engagement Officer

Corporate One Federal Credit Union

Kelli Watkins

Assistant Vice President – Payment Services

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Understanding the Legal Implications of Payments Settlement

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Jennifer Aguilar, APRP

Senior Associate

Alston & Bird LLP

Jason Carone, AAP, AFPP, APRP, CTP

Senior Vice President, ACH Product Management

The Clearing House

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

How Financial Institutions Can Lead the Next Chapter in Digital Money

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

Jeff Lennox

VP, Business Development - Americas

Circle Internet Contract Services LLC

Susan Morris, APRP

Senior Vice President

Peoples National Bank

Carlos Netto

Co-Founder and CEO

Matera

Peter Tapling, AFPP, APRP

Managing Director

PTap Advisory, LLC

08:30 AM

Tuesday, 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Modernizing Treasury's Business Processes Using ERS

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Lisa Innaurato

Branch Manager, Case Management Branch

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Gary Swasey

Program Manager

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Della Tate, AAP

Program Director - Retail Payments

Federal Reserve Financial Services

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Faster Funding Is the Future: Request for Payment & Real Time Payroll

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Doug Carlson

SVP, Head of Payments Product Management

PNC Bank

Jim Colassano

SVP, Product Development

The Clearing House

Zack Zackrison

Vice President, Product Management

ADP, Inc.

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Powering the Future of Instant, Transparent Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Stablecoin Strategies

Kimberly Ford

SVP Government Relations

Fiserv

James Wester

Research Director, Payments

Javelin Strategy & Research

Matt Wilcox

Deputy Head, Financial Institutions Group & President, Digital Payment Solutions

Fiserv

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

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

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Sanjeev Kumar Jha

Group CIO & Head of Product Engineering

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Robin LoGiudice

Strategic Advisor, Commercial Banking and Payments

Datos Insights

Laura McGortey, MBA

Director, Product Group Manager

Pinnacle Financial Partners

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Financial Institutions and FinTechs: A New Wave of Financial Technology Powered by Stablecoin

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

Emily Loeffelholz

VP, Product Manager Sr

PNC Bank

Peter Shenk

Head of GTM, Payments

Coinbase

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Unmasking the Money Machine: Who Really Controls the Flow?

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Nimit Khare

NAM Head of Domestic Payments

Citi

Debbie Ruhl

Global Head of CCB Payments & NAM Head of Emerging Payments

Citi

09:35 AM

Tuesday, 09:35 AM - 10:25 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Stay Calm and Compliant: Regulatory and Risk Divergence Across the Atlantic

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Aaron Kouhoupt

Partner

Womble Bond Dickinson

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

R. Andrew Gomez

Senior Advisor

Paylume

11:35 AM

Tuesday, 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Achieving ACH Operational Compliance: Keys to Building a Strong Compliance Program

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Jordan Bennett, AAP, APRP

Senior Director, Network Risk Management

Nacha

Sara Hentges, AAP, APRP, NCP

Senior Director of Operations

Upper Midwest ACH Association

Brent Phillips, AAP, AFPP, APRP, CTP

Senior Vice President, Director of ACH Operations

Cadence Bank

Shelli Pritchard AAP

Payment Risk Policy Analyst

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

11:35 AM

Tuesday, 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

What Stablecoins Mean for the Future of Real-Time Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

Craig Borysowich

Chief Technologist

IMedge Consulting Group

R. Andrew Gomez

Senior Advisor

Paylume

Peter Tapling, AFPP, APRP

Managing Director

PTap Advisory, LLC

11:35 AM

Tuesday, 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

How DDA Tokenization Protects FIs and Empowers Consumers in the Era of Open Banking

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Glenn Stanzione

Vice President, Sr. Manager - Open Banking

PNC Bank

Florian Wahl

Product Strategy

Akoya

Jeffrey Williams

SVP, Product Strategy & Development

The Clearing House

11:35 AM

Tuesday, 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Navigating the Decision to Add Send Capabilities

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Sergio Aguilar Marroquin

Solutions Architect Director

Jack Henry & Associates

Daniel Gonzalez

Vice President - Director, National Account Program

Federal Reserve Financial Services

James Wells, CTP

VP, Technical Product Consulting Manager

Wells Fargo

11:35 AM

Tuesday, 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Executive Series: The New Currency of Loyalty: Rethinking FX

Event

In-person

Track

Executive Series

Payments in Practice

John Min

Chief Economist

Monex USA

Susan Morris, APRP

Senior Vice President

Peoples National Bank

Joseph Proto

Board Chairman, Director and Advisor to Emerging FinTechs

Howard Stein

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Old Dominion National Bank

Elaine Szeto, CTP, MBA

Founder, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer

Integro Bank

02:10 PM

Tuesday, 02:10 PM - 03:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

PaymentsIQ Live!: Roadmap to Compete: Navigating the Changing Payments Landscape

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Sayantan Chakraborty

Head of Digital Payments

Fiserv

Kimberly Ford

SVP Government Relations

Fiserv

Anupam Sinha

Managing Director, North America Head of Payments & Global Head Commercial Bank Payments

Citibank N.A.

02:10 PM

Tuesday, 02:10 PM - 03:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

PaymentsIQ Live!: Hot Topics in Payments: An Open Discussion

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Ellen Traupman Berge

Partner

Venable LLP

Andrew Bigart

Partner

Venable LLP

04:10 PM

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

The Payment Security Playbook: Build Your Strategy, Live

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Diane Holbert CTP

Partner Relationships Director

Early Warning

Matthew Peterson

Partner Relationships Director

Early Warning

Robyn Quintero, CTP

Director, Senior Payments Product Manager

Bank of America N.A.

04:10 PM

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

From Rails to Results: Igniting Innovation in U.S. Real-Time Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Reed Luhtanen

Executive Director

U.S. Faster Payments Council

Andy Schmidt

Vice President, Global Industry Lead – Banking

CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

Michael Thomas

Senior Vice President, Head of Instant Payments

U.S. Bank

04:10 PM

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

Strategies to Prevent Fraud in Instant Transactions

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Jason Gwizdala

Co-Founder & CTO

Immediate

Lin Tao

VP of Fraud Strategy & Operations

BILL

Tim Vanderham

Global Head, Integrated Risk Platform

Visa

Ken Velos

Head of Strategy, Commercialization & GTM

J.P. Morgan

04:10 PM

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

Embedded Finance and “Payments as-a-Service” Models: Navigating Legal Risk

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Andrew Bigart

Partner

Venable LLP

Meredith Carlo

General Counsel

i2c

Kristi Driskill

Senior Counsel

PNC Bank

Jonathon Grayson

VP, Business Operations, Platform and Enterprise Products

FIS

04:10 PM

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

Aligning Strategy Across the Payments Ecosystem

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Stacey Gross, AAP, AFPP, APRP, SA, POPM, PMC-VIII

Sr. Director, Commercial Product Management, Head of ACH and Instant Payments

FIS

Nanci McKenzie, MLS, JM, AAP, APRP, CAMS

Director, TM Payments Expert

Capital One

Christina Rice, AAP, APRP, NCP

Manager, Payments Education Special Programs

The Clearing House Payments Authority

Brent Stephens

Managing Director, Head of Payables & Receivables Product

Wells Fargo

Lauren Wallin AAP, APRP

Director of Vendor and Payments Risk

Grasshopper Bank

04:10 PM

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

From Crisis to Control: Guiding Clients Through Fraud Attacks

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Chuyuan Lu

Staff Risk Analyst

Intuit

04:10 PM

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

Spotlight Session: A Collaborative Vision of Customer Experience for the Future

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Spotlight Sessions

Tim Boike

Vice President, Industry Relations and Engagement

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Kerrie Larpenter

Director, Enterprise Customer Success

Trustly

Chirag Patel

Senior Director of Product Management

CSI

Anne Sharkey

Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer

First Internet Bank