This session will be a panel discussion on the following topics:

• State of faster payments
• Benefits of faster payments
• Issues that banks run into when adopting faster payments
• Best practices

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Kevin Miyamoto, Co-Founder & COO, Identifee
Steve Douglass, CTP, Vice President, Sales and Business Development, The Clearing House
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, U.S. Faster Payments Council
Tim Mills, SVP Emerging Payments, Regions Bank

In an industry that is built on trust and tradition, today’s successful bankers must align their technology, processes, and people for high performance to compete across multiple channels in the digital and physical worlds. Determining which opportunities to seize and which to forgo is the foundation of a digital services strategy that can set your bank on a path to success. Picking one’s battles (and providers) has never been more important, especially in the area of digital services. In particular, banks must protect the payments franchise and stay attuned to consumer and business requirements. What is your bank doing to secure that coveted card-of-choice spot in digital wallets and today’s most popular apps?

Learn which technological innovations are worth your time and attention and which are simply fads driven by hyperbole as Jimmy takes you on a myth-busting journey through the latest tech trends with a humorous yet no-nonsense look at the business issues that impact us most. 

Gain strategic insight and valuable takeaways from one of the most informed and independent voices in the industry.

Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman & Co-Founder, Sawyers and Jacobs, LLC

Is Your Organization Ready for the FedNow^SM Service in 2023?

Will your organization be ready to capitalize on instant payments when the FedNow^SM Service arrives in 2023? This service will enable financial institutions and other service providers to offer innovative instant payments solutions that support a broad range of transaction types and use cases for businesses and consumers alike. Join Susan Bivens, Senior Account Executive, Federal Reserve Financial Services, to learn about FedNow^SM functionality, use case opportunities and research on U.S. instant payments demand. Plus, learn about resources available today to help your organization embrace instant payments transformation with an actionable strategy for FedNow^SM Service implementation.

Faster Payments, Crypto, Digital Transformation, Cloud - How Banks and Techs are Working Together

It has never been a more exciting and dynamic time to be in the payments industry. Banks, neobanks, fintechs and alternative providers are all working hard to make payments faster and more digital for both consumers and corporations. With real time payments, electronic transformation, digital currencies, Web 3.0, Cloud, AI and machine learning, disruption is everywhere. But with these opportunities come added risks, compliance, security and regulatory challenges. Many financial institutions are adopting “Bank / Fintech build – buy – partner” plans and working diligently to innovate together. In this session, you’ll hear from and interact with an all-star group of executive leaders in banking, card, payments, cloud and digital currencies. Join us for what is sure to be an engaging and thought-provoking conversation!

Strategically Avoiding Payment Disasters

How will you lead in a time of crisis? Can you strategically plan to avoid or mitigate a disaster? As a manager, will your team step up and perform as trained while under duress? Author David Peterson, using the spellbinding tale of two historical shipwrecks, will highlight the strategic leadership principles that will enable payment professionals to properly manage systems and people to avoid disasters … and to reduce the negative impact of a crisis. There are many lessons to be learned about how we deal with adversity, but the more important lesson is to employ strategies and tactics to specifically to avoid or mitigate the negative impact of disasters! This insightful and informative session will provide specific techniques on which payment professionals can immediately implement, whether leading a team or exhibiting “Individual Leadership”.

Each registrant will receive a complimentary eCopy of David’s book “Grounded”.  

Grounded is an encouraging, motivational book that highlights management techniques that apply to seasoned executives while providing insight and wisdom to future leaders or young entrepreneurs. It’s a business book; yet, the true stories that serves as the basis of it reads more like a novel. People who wouldn’t ordinarily be interested in a management / business book are saying that they really enjoyed reading Grounded. It is my hope that it will encourage and motivate current and future leaders to be more prepared to mitigate the negative effects of a future unknown event. And to be more thoughtful of whom they hire or with whom they associate. And maybe, to become better people.

A Survey of Competition: Deposits and Payments

Consumers and businesses continue to look for convenient and secure payment technologies, and a number of companies, some familiar and some new and strange, have popped up to offer this functionality.  For many years, the person-to-person payments market has seen companies leverage banking channels (ACH and debit/credit rails, primarily). Now, new companies, also seeking to make their mark in the payments and financial services space, are seeking bank charters to gain access to payment mechanisms, and funding sources. This session will look at current and future competitive trends, new and emerging technologies, and provide food for thought as you seek to keep up with customer demands for improved technologies.