Sessions Agenda | Payments 2026

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Sunday, April 26

01:00 PM

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

Transaction Tagging for the Pay by Bank Evolution

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Matthew R. Friend

Head of Account-Based Payment Networks

JP Morgan Chase

Shawn Princell

Co-Founder/Board Member

ValidiFI

Brandie Thacker, MBA, AAP, CAE

President & CEO

EPCOR

01:00 PM

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

Time to Start Reaping Returns on ISO 20022 Investments

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Leigh Amaro

Head of North America

Swift

Jenny Lee

Director, Head of US Wire Product, Global Payment Solutions

Bank of America N.A.

Frank Van Driessche

Head of ISO 20022 Practice

Federal Reserve Financial Services

02:05 PM

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

Using AI and Positive Pay to Defend Your Clients

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Louann Habenicht

SVP Director of Treasury Management Solutions

Susser Bank

Brian Hall

Principle Digital Stategist

Q2 Software, Inc.

Debbie Smart, AFPP, CTP, NCP

Senior Product Marketer

Q2 Software, Inc.

02:05 PM

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

Legal Considerations for Open Finance and Data Rights

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Paul Horan

General Counsel

Akoya

02:05 PM

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

AI and Stablecoins: A Primer

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Lawrence Lau, AAP

SVP, Director of Payments, Digital & Product Management

West Coast Community Bank

Kevin Miyamoto

Co-Founder & COO

Identifee

Kevin Olsen AAP, AFPP, APRP, MCSE, NCP

Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions

Pidgin

02:05 PM

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

Smarter AND Faster: Real-Time Payments Meet Intelligent Design

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Amy Burr

SVP, Head of Product, Market Insights & Customer Experience

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Stephanie Modar, AAP

Director of BNY Domestic Payments Team

BNY

Julie Offen

Faster Payments Product

Wells Fargo

Miriam Sheril, AFPP

Head of Product - US

Form3

03:10 PM

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

Instant Payments ≠ Instant Readiness: What to Know Before You Launch

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Dustin Martin

VP Operations Instant Payments

U.S. Bank

Greg Murray

Managing Director, Treasury Services

Santander Bank, N.A.

Miriam Sheril, AFPP

Head of Product - US

Form3

03:10 PM

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

The Legal and Compliance Landscape of Stablecoins

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Stablecoin Strategies

Kevin Donoughe

Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Regions Bank

Lauren Quigley

Senior Counsel

Dykema Gossett, PLLC

03:10 PM

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

RfP Is Redefining Gaming Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Leighton Webb

Vice President of iGaming and Sports Betting

PayNearMe, Inc.

03:10 PM

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

Market Developments in Stablecoins and What They Mean for the Payments Industry

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

To be announced

04:10 PM

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

Instant Payments vs. Cards: Compete, Complement or Converge?

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Sofia Freyder

VP-Product Management

American Express Company

Abhay Rathi

Managing Director-Business Consulting

Ernst & Young

Sumved Sharma

Principal

Kepler Cannon

04:10 PM

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

Driving Growth in Instant Payments by Adding Send

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Jim Hunt

Division Head and Vice President - Cards, Payments & Strategy

1st Source Bank

Sri Iyer

Head of Product - Payments

Cross River Bank

Justin Lutes, AAP, APRP, NCP

VP, Correspondent Services

Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union

Stephanie Miracle

Director, FedNow Product Management

Federal Reserve Financial Services

04:10 PM

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

Demystifying Digital Assets in the Real World

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Justin Chapman

Executive Vice President, Group Head of Strategic Partnerships

Northern Trust Corporation

Elizabeth St-Onge

Managing Director & Head of Digital Assets Product and Strategy

TD Securities

Gilbert Verdian

Chief Executive Officer/Founder

Quant

04:10 PM

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

Fintechs and Corporate Opportunities Using Faster Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Sam Aarons

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Modern Treasury

Samant Nagpal

Head of Payments & Risk

Gusto

Erik Van Bramer

Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Financial Services

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

04:10 PM

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

Multi-Rail Strategies for Modernizing Corporate Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Jamie Compton

Associate Director, Treasury

One Main Financial

James Maimone, CTP

Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions Consultant

Citizens Financial Group

Paul Sullivan

Vice President

Fiserv

04:10 PM

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

Generations of Change: How Payments Past Shape the Future

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Doug Carlson

SVP, Head of Payments Product Management

PNC Bank

Daniel Devine

SVP - Payments Strategy and Innovation

Customers Bank

Matteo Monaco

Payments Industry Specialist

The Clearing House

Stacy Rosenthal

VP, Payment Solutions

PayPal

04:10 PM

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

Instant Payment Adoption: Case Study Success Stories

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Peter A. Davey, AAP

Founder & Principal Advisor

Payments Jedi Advisory

Jorge Jimenez

CEO

Global Fintech Forum

Craig Ramsey, AFPP

Head of Account-to-Account Payments

ACI Worldwide

Monday, April 27

08:00 AM

Monday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Digital Natives Are Rewriting the Rules of B2B Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Jessica L. Cheney, AAP, CTP

VP of Product Management and Strategic Solutions, Banking Solutions

Bottomline

Greg Miles

EVP, Head of TM Products and Services

Regions Bank

08:00 AM

Monday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

The Game-Changing Influence of AI on Payments

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Steven Bernstein

Head of N. America Strategic Business Development

J.P. Morgan

Joseph Proto

Board Chairman, Director and Advisor to Emerging FinTechs

Monica Ramani

Global Financial Partnerships

Stripe

Brian Rogers

CEO

LanaiLabs.ai

08:00 AM

Monday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

FTC Investigations and Enforcement of Payments: What FIs and Fintechs Need to Know

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Keith Barnett

Partner

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Katia Lewis

Legal Counsel

Nuvei

08:00 AM

Monday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

How Corporates Are Winning with Instant Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Tessa Naroditsky

SVP, Director of Payments Strategy

Comerica Bank

Kammy Tsang

Senior Director, Head of Global Cash Management

PayPal

08:00 AM

Monday, 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Spotlight Session: Ensuring Business Continuity with Emerging Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Spotlight Sessions

Drew Bingham

Chief Technology Officer

OTR Solutions

Adam Rigby, AAP, CTP, MBA, PMP

Emerging Payments Product Leader

Truist Financial Corporation

Veronica Thompson

Sr. Principal Team Leader

Chick-fil-A

11:25 AM

Monday, 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Fraud in the Fast Lane: Defending ACH and Merchant Payments in Real Time

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Diane Holbert

Partner Relationships Director

Early Warning

Emily Howell

Corporate Treasurer

Copart

Marie Mui

Executive Director, Merchant Services Growth Leader

Wells Fargo

Ellen Tomek

Senior Director, NA Risk

Visa Inc.

11:25 AM

Monday, 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

360 Degrees of BillPay: Current and Future Strategies for Effective Deployment

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

EdaBeth Brown, AAP

Associate Vice President, Order to Cash

DirecTV

Steven Bernstein

Head of N. America Strategic Business Development

J.P. Morgan

Kevin Tholke

Director, Bill Pay Partnerships

Mastercard

11:25 AM

Monday, 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Beyond APIs: The Strategic Value of Data Out in Open Finance

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Glenn Stanzione

Vice President, Sr. Manager - Open Banking

PNC Bank

Florian Wahl

Product Strategy

Akoya

11:25 AM

Monday, 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Stablecoins at the Crossroads: Innovation, Regulation, and the Role of Financial Institutions

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

Nick Elledge

Co-Founder & COO

Stablecore

Barry Goldbrenner

Senior Counsel, Digital Assets & FinTech Banking

Cross River Bank

Ian Moloney

Chief Policy Officer

American Fintech Council

Keith Vander Leest

US General Manager

BVNK

11:25 AM

Monday, 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Making the Case for Pay by Bank: One-time v. Recurring Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Sumner Francisco

BNY Mellon

Vice President, Product Management

R. Andrew Gomez

Senior Advisor

Paylume

Ross McFerrin

Vice President, Enterprise Growth

Trustly

02:30 PM

Monday, 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Benchmarking Open Banking Reforms Around the World

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Legal Considerations in Payments

02:30 PM

Monday, 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Ripped From The Headlines! Hot Takes On Hot Topics In Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Peter Tapling, AFPP, APRP

Managing Director

PTap Advisory, LLC

02:30 PM

Monday, 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Optimizing Payment Choice to Drive Customer Satisfaction

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

EdaBeth Brown, AAP

Associate Vice President, Order to Cash

DirecTV

Andrew Stache

SVP, Global Treasury Management

Wells Fargo

In-Person Sessions

Sunday, April 26

Monday, April 27