Sessions Agenda | Payments 2026

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Sunday, April 26

02:05 PM

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

AI & Stablecoins: A Primer

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Lawrence T. Lau, AAP

Independent Consultant

Kevin Miyamoto

Co-Founder & COO

Identifee

Kevin Olsen AAP, AFPP, APRP, MCSE, NCP

Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions

Pidgin

03:10 PM

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

Build Better Banking [Experiences] Through Embedded Intelligence

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Paul Margarites

Head of Commercial Digital Platforms

TD Bank, N.A.

Lisa Shields

Founder & CEO

FISPAN

04:10 PM

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

Combatting Fraud and Scams in the Age of Digital Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Scott Anchin

Vice President, Operational Risk and Payments Policy

Independent Community Bankers of America

Kerry Cantley

Consultant

Mitek Systems, Inc.

Michael Timoney

VP - Secure Payments

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Jaime Zetterstrom

Vice President of Product

Somos Inc.

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

Justin Chapman

Executive Vice President, Group Head of Strategic Partnerships

Northern Trust Corporation

Elizabeth St-Onge

Managing Director, Head of GTB Product Management

TD Securities

Gilbert Verdian

Chief Executive Officer/Founder

Quant

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

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

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

Florian Wahl

Product Strategy

Akoya

11:25 AM

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

Diving Into Digital Assets: Managing Risk, Compliance and Consumer Protection

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Clinton Graham

Managing Director and Lead Client Portfolio Manager

Wellington Management

Jeffery Hunter

Partner

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Chini Reddy

Assistant General Counsel

TRM Labs

Adrian Wall

CEO

Digital Sovereignty Alliance

11:25 AM

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

Corporates & FIs: There is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Olivia Maciel, AAP, APRP

Vice President, Treasury Management Senior Product Manager

Regions Bank

Lee-Ann Perkins

Assistant Treasurer, Senior Director

Ankura Consulting Group

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

02:30 PM

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

Delivering Faster Payments Through Nested Relationships

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Omri Mor

Co-founder and CEO

Routable

Skylar Nesheim

Chief Treasury Officer

Dwolla

Nick Stanescu

Senior Vice President and Chief FedNow® Executive

Federal Reserve Financial Services

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

02:30 PM

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

Decentralized, Not Disconnected: Sharing Fraud Intelligence

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Shaffer Bond

Payments

Plaid, Inc.

Charles Ellert, PMP

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Development

Nacha

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Gloria Wan

General Manager of Confirm, Route Logic

Kinexys by JPMorgan

04:30 PM

Monday, 04:30 PM - 05:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Bank-Fintech Relationships: A Legal Perspective on Maximizing Opportunities While Managing the Risks

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Aisha Hall, AAP

Attorney

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein

Senior Counsel

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

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

Finance Manager

City of Carlsbad

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, AAP

Associate Vice President, Order to Cash

DirecTV

Mark Dixon, AAP, APRP, CTP, NCP

Senior Consultant, Nacha Consulting Services

Nacha

Kevin Miyamoto

Co-Founder & COO

Identifee

Trey Ragland

Product Development Director

Corporate America Credit Union

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

Aliya Haider

Founder & Principal

Chapter Advisory Services

Sara Hentges, APRP, AAP, NCP

Director of Member Support & Operations

Upper Midwest ACH Association

Brent Phillips, AAP, APRP, CTP

Senior Vice President, Director of ACH Operations

Cadence Bank

11:35 AM

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

Agentic Commerce Is Here - Are Disputes Soon to Follow?

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Ginny Chappell

Pay by Bank Products, New Payment Rails

J.P. Morgan

Abhay Rathi

Senior Manager Advisory Services

Ernst & Young

Margaret Weichert

Chief Product Officer

The Clearing House

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

Kelly Berge, AAP

Assistant Digital Operations & Payments Manager, Vice President

Mercantile Bank

Stacey Gross, AAP, APRP, SA, POPM, PMC-IV

Director, Product Line Manager, ACH

FIS

Amy Leslie, AAP

Global Payments & Liquidity - ACH Risk, Compliance and Industry

Wells Fargo

Christina Rice, AAP, APRP, NCP

Manager, Payments Education Special Programs

The Clearing House Payments Authority

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

Kristi Driskill

Senior Counsel

PNC Bank

Jonathon Grayson

Fidelity Information Services

Wednesday, April 29

08:00 AM

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

Accelerating Refunds: Leveraging Electronic Payments for a Better Customer Experience

Event

In-person

Track

Smarter Payments Experience

Kurt Anderson

SVP, Treasury Management Officer, Corporate & Institutional Banking

PNC Bank

Kenley Brester

Senior Treasury Manager

Lithia Motors

Kris Miller

Senior Director, Treasurer

Lithia Motors

09:05 AM

Wednesday, 09:05 AM - 09:55 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Beyond the Swipe: Unlocking Hidden Payments in the Card Ecosystem

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Sofia Freyder

VP-Product Management

American Express Company

Abhay Rathi

Senior Manager Advisory Services

Ernst & Young

Sumved Sharma

Principal

Kepler Cannon

10:10 AM

Wednesday, 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Driving Innovation with APIs

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Eralda Hasani, AAP, AFPP, CTP

Head of Domestic Payments

BNY Mellon

Sai Kailash

Product Manager, Instant Payments

Cross River Bank

Laura Sullivan

Senior Project Manager

Form3

10:10 AM

Wednesday, 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Blackout-Proof: Engineering Cross-Rail Resiliency

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Shilpoo Agrawal

SVP, Head of Enterprise Payments - Money Movement Technology

U.S. Bank

Steven Hansen

Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Paul Pereira

Chief Innovation Officer

U,S, Bank

In-Person Sessions

Sunday, April 26

Monday, April 27

Tuesday, April 28

Wednesday, April 29