Sessions Agenda | Payments 2026

Monday, June 08

10:30 AM

Monday, 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM (0 hours 20 minutes)

Welcome to Remote Connect!

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Keynotes

Ashley Mustico, AAP, AFPP, APRP

Senior Director, Education & Accreditation

Nacha

10:50 AM

Monday, 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM (1 hour)

Creating a Limitless Culture

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Keynotes

Ben Whiting

Magician and Culture Expert

12:10 PM

Monday, 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Cover Your Assets: An ODFI’s Guide to ACH Origination Agreements

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

Scott Jones

Partner

Adams & Reese, LLP

12:10 PM

Monday, 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

From Outdated to Elegant: How to Modernize Payments Without Ripping Out the Core

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Practical Strategies

Chris Banks

Senior Sales Executive

Finzly

Marcie Haitema

Vice President

First National Bank of Pennsylvania

Michael McCall

TM Product Manager

First National Bank of Pennsylvania

01:10 PM

Monday, 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Reimagining ACH: Innovation Within a Trusted Rail

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

Cammeo Braulio

Citibank N.A.

Nimit Khare

NAM Head of Domestic Payments

Citi

01:10 PM

Monday, 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Corporates and FIs: There Is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Payments in Practice

Smarter Faster Payments Zone

See L Lor

SVP, ACH Operations Group Manager

U.S. Bank

Olivia Maciel, AAP, APRP

Senior Director, ACH Education and Corporate Outreach

Nacha

Lee-Ann Perkins

Assistant Treasurer, Senior Director

Ankura Consulting Group

02:10 PM

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

First-Party Fraud: A Victimless Crime?

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Jordan Bennett, AAP, APRP

Senior Director, Network Risk Management

Nacha

Chad Frank, AAP, APRP, CCBIA

Executive Vice President, Risk & Compliance

PaymentsFirst, Inc.

Steven Gray

Enterprise Payments Segment Risk Officer

Huntington National Bank

03:10 PM

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

Impactful Training Strategies: Educating Originators on Rules, Risks, and Readiness

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

Debbie Barr, AAP, AFPP, CTP

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Rules

Nacha

Joseph Casali, AAP, AFPP, APRP, NCP

Executive Vice President

NEACH

Lawrence Lau, AAP

SVP, Director of Payments, Digital & Product Management

West Coast Community Bank

William Mills, AAP, APRP

VP, Deposit and ACH Operations

Premier Banks

Tuesday, June 09

11:00 AM

Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (1 hour)

Opening Keynote with Scott Dikkers

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Keynotes

Scott Dikkers

Founder of The Onion

12:30 PM

Tuesday, 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Third-Party Sender ACH Risk Management Program

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Casey Demma, AAP, AFPP, APRP

Manager, Advisory Services

EPCOR

01:30 PM

Tuesday, 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Account Validation Made Easy with Phixius by Nacha

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Payments in Practice

Charles Ellert, PMP

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Development

Nacha

Leah Huey, AAP

Director of ACH Network Development

Nacha

01:30 PM

Tuesday, 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

The Instant Edge: Real World Strategies for Payments Success

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Faster Payments Experience

Amy Faley

Manager of ACH and Share Draft Operations

Veridian Credit Union

Matthew Freeman

Senior Vice President, Digital Payments

Navy Federal Credit Union

Saman Kazmi

Marketing Associate

Alacriti

Mark Majeske

SVP Faster Payments

Alacriti

02:30 PM

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

Decentralized, Not Disconnected: Sharing Fraud Intelligence

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Disruptive Ideas & Technologies

Charles Ellert, PMP

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Development

Nacha

Ivy Gupta

Lead Product Counsel, Payments

Plaid Inc.

Matthew Luzadder

Managing Partner Chicago Office

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Gloria Wan

General Manager, Kinexys Liink

Kinexys by JPMorgan

02:30 PM

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

How’s It Going? The Rule Change Impact to Auditors, PAs, Originators, and FIs

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

Richard Leary

President & CEO

PaymentsFirst, Inc.

03:30 PM

Tuesday, 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Surfing the Risk Wave: Modern ACH Tools, Teams, and Tactics

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Practical Strategies

Kellie Henson

Product Marketing Manager

Affirmative Technologies

Caitlyn Mullins-Smith, AAP, APRP, NCP

Vice President & Director

NEACH Payments Group

Kimberly Roberson, AFPP, APRP

VP of Product

Affirmative Technologies

03:30 PM

Tuesday, 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Beyond Banking: Applying Fraud Prevention Best Practices from the Financial Sector to Other Industries

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Payments in Practice

Steve Lenderman, CFE

Head of Fraud Prevention

isolved

Wednesday, June 10

12:30 PM

Wednesday, 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Nacha’s Risk Management Portal: Communications. Compliance. Convenience.

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Jeanette A. Fox, AAP

Associate Managing Director, Risk Investigations & ACH Network Risk

Nacha

12:30 PM

Wednesday, 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

Audit Ready: Meeting Regulatory Expectations Across Payments Channels

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Compliance & Regulatory

Angelica Larranaga, AAP

Director, Payments Education

ePayResources

Crissy Terry, AAP, NCP

Vice President, Payments Consulting

ePayResoucres

01:30 PM

Wednesday, 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

What's New With IAT?

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

Debbie Barr, AAP, AFPP, CTP

Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Rules

Nacha

Amy Morris

Senior Director, ACH Network Rules

Nacha

02:30 PM

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

Inside the Hill: A Payments Update

Event

Remote Connect

Track

ACH

William D. Sullivan

Associate Managing Director, Government & Industry Relations

Nacha

02:30 PM

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

Evolving Threats, Smarter Thieves: The New Reality of Payments Fraud

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Practical Strategies

Angelica Larranaga, AAP

Director, Payments Education

ePayResources

Crissy Terry, AAP, NCP

Vice President, Payments Consulting

ePayResoucres

03:30 PM

Wednesday, 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM (0 hours 50 minutes)

ABCs of ACH and AML: Navigating AML Schemes and Fraud Monitoring

Event

Remote Connect

Track

Cybersecurity & Risk

Alaina Ackley, AAP, APRP, CAMS

Director, Audit

PaymentsFirst, Inc.

Lori Gorkowski

Chief Payments Officer

Educators Credit Union

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