Sessions Agenda | Payments 2026

All times listed are Pacific.

If you would like to search for a speaker, please use the site search icon located on the top right of the website.

Tuesday, April 28

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

Principal

Altitude Consulting

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)

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, AAP, APRP, NCP

Senior Director of 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)

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

11:35 AM

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

Using AI to Unlock Treasury Services and Instant Payments

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Sheenam Khosla

EVP, Division Manager, Enterprise Commercial Products

Zions Bancorporation

Greg Lloyd

SVP Sales; Banking & Capital Markets

Endava

Kevin Miyamoto

Co-Founder & COO

Identifee

Matt Ribbens, CTP, MBA

Senior Director, Treasury Product Management

First Citizens 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

Jim Filice

Vice President, Head of Money Movement, North America

Visa Inc.

Pankaj Gupta

Founder & CEO

Checkbook Inc.

Jason Gwizdala

CO-Founder & CEO

Immediate

Gundeep Singh Malik, CFA

Product Lead – B2C Payments

J. P. Morgan

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

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

Amy Burr

SVP, Head of Product, Market Insights & Customer Experience

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Jamie Henry

Senior Director, Payment Services

Walmart Stores, Inc.

Michel Jacobs

Chief Strategy Officer

CSI

Sam Patterson

VP, Payments Operations

First Internet Bank

04:10 PM

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

Streamlining Receivables Processes with AI and ML

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Sam Fahmy

CEO

Ripcord

Matthew Greenfield

Receivables Digital Strategy and Execution

JPMorgan Chase

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

Internal Fraud Program Manager

SoFi Bank, N.A.

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

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

Wednesday, April 29

08:00 AM

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

How AI Is Transforming Compliance and Oversight

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Marsha Jones, NCP

President

Third Party Payment Processors Association

George McKee

President & CEO

Profituity, LLC

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

08:00 AM

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

Implementing Nacha's Fraud Monitoring Rule

Event

In-person

Track

ACH

Brant Gibson

Director, EFT Services

West Virginia State Treasurer's Office

Gregory Rettinger, AAP

Vice President, Global Treasury Management

U.S. Bank

08:00 AM

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

Modern Commercial Banking, Powered by Partnership

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Jon Dobson

Co-Founder

PayRecs

Jill Feiler

Chief Operating Officer

ZSuite Technologies, Inc.

Anthony Pili

Chief Innovation Officer

Orange Bank Trust

Debbie Smart, AFPP, CTP, NCP

Senior Product Marketer

Q2 Software, Inc.

08:00 AM

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

Leveling the Rails: Building a Liability Framework for Pay by Bank

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Matthew R. Friend

New Payment Rails

JP Morgan Chase

Jennifer Lucas

Partner – US Lead for Payments Consulting

Ernst & Young

08:00 AM

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

Embedded Finance Meets Real-Time Liquidity: Reshaping Payments Infrastructure

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Shalu Attri

Director, Product Partnerships

Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC

Divyesh Juvariwala

Director, Partnerships

PayPal

Hannah Nasseri

Executive Director, Senior Lead Business Growth Strategy Consultant

Wells Fargo

08:00 AM

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

Open Banking at a Crossroads: Legal Realities and Regulatory Futures

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Adam Maarec

Attorney at Law

McGlinchey Stafford

Joshua Orenstein

Head of Consumer Legal, Product & Regulatory

Stripe, Inc.

Elyse Whitehead

Lead Litigation & Employment Counsel

Plaid Inc.

08:00 AM

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

Maximizing Your ISO 20022 Investment Through Use of Enhanced Data

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Peter Kaihani, CTP

Solutions Consultant

Truist Financial Corporation

Cynthia MacGeagh

Treasury Manager

Clayton Homes

09:05 AM

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

Examining How FIs Rate Their Ability to Thrive and Compete

Event

In-person

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

Gareth Lodge

Principal Analyst

Celent

09:05 AM

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

What Financial Institutions Must Know About Digital and Instant Government Payments

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Daniel Gonzalez

Vice President - Director, National Account Program

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Marshall Henry

Program Manager

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

Justin Jackson

SVP, Head of Enterprise Payment Solutions

Fiserv

09:05 AM

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

Strengthening Cyber Hygiene Through Human-Centered Strategies

Event

In-person

Track

Practical Strategies

Collin Connors

CISC, CRC, CCFC Cyber & Crypto Security Consultant

ERMProtect Cybersecurity Solutions

Dr. Monte Ward, AAP, MCS, CISSP, CERP, CRCM

EVP, Bank Operations

Prime Meridian Bank

09:05 AM

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

Scalable Cloud Transformation with AI-Driven Intelligence

Event

In-person

Track

AI-Driven Innovations and Strategies

Matthew Freeman

Senior Vice President, Digital Payments

Navy Federal Credit Union

Jigar Gohel

Master Principal Payments Architect

Oracle Corporation

09:05 AM

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

How Alternative Payment Rails Are Leveraging Innovation to Stay Ahead

Event

In-person

Track

Faster Payments Experience

John Dougherty

Senior Director, Head of Account Management

Visa Inc.

Divyesh Juvariwala

Director, Partnerships

PayPal

Jessica Negron

Director, Partnerships

PayPal Inc.

Gundeep Singh Malik, CFA

Product Lead – B2C Payments

J. P. Morgan

09:05 AM

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

Recent Developments in Electronic Payments Law

Event

In-person

Track

Legal Considerations in Payments

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

09:05 AM

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

Headless Onramps and Apple Pay Are Redefining Zero-Click Crypto

Event

In-person

Track

Stablecoin Strategies

Vijith Reddy Bheemireddi

Manager, Developer Services

Coinbase

09:05 AM

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

Beyond the SDN List – Software, Sanctions and Shifting Priorities

Event

In-person

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Legal Considerations in Payments

Mena Enaohwo

Executive Director, Global Compliance and BSA Officer

CSG Forte

Kristine Pirnia

Partner

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

10:10 AM

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

The Path for Stablecoins: From Acceptance to Adoption and Industry Aspirations

Event

In-person

Track

Payments in Practice

Chris Colson

Program Director

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Adrian Wall

Chief Executive Officer

Digital Sovereignty Alliance

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

Tuesday, April 28

Wednesday, April 29