Focusing on the human behind the payments leader, based on a mix of quantitative survey data collection and qualitative in-depth merchant interviews
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Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer has been instrumental in shaping the future of finance and money during her impressive career over more than 22 years. She operates at the nexus of technology, identity, finance and regulation and advises and speaks to international audiences on the evolution of the digital economy.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, author and recognised global authority on banking, technology and regulation she is a very influential female leader in the Fintech space, promoting the understanding, development and deployment of new business models and technologies for our digital future across payments, financial markets and processes. She advises firms and sits on various boards as non-executive director.
Discuss the key regulatory priorities for firms and regulators – what does the future of payments regulation hold?’ A phenomenal chance to discuss points of view and receive valuable feedback from the PSR, and let us help you by providing insight into the challenges we have seen across the market in terms of regulatory compliance.
Michelle Plevey BIO:
Michelle is the Director of KPMG’s payments regulatory team, providing advice to a wide variety of payment service providers including Banks, Payment Schemes, FinTechs and EMIs. Her expertise includes Strong Customer Authentication, Regulatory Authorisations and Open Banking.
Alan Horsfield BIO:
A Payments Risk and Regulation consultant with experience helping organisations to understand and achieve compliance with payments regulatory requirements. Alan has advised large global Banks, Corporates and fast-growing Fintechs across issues such as SCA, Open Banking, Merchant Acquiring Authorisation and CHAPs compliance.
Dan Moore BIO:
Dan has been the PSR’s Head of Strategy, Intelligence and Engagement since 2024. He was previously the Director of Rail Strategy and Analysis at the Department for Transport (DfT) and has also worked at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), were he led various financial services projects.
Drawing from over 20 years’ experience in the merchant payments ecosystem, Paul will explore how everyday payments that support ‘buying stuff’ really matter to national and global economies. He will outline where the priorities for payments professionals lie, both in ensuring the payments agenda receives the right priority within merchants’ businesses and give some pointers on how to make sense of the innovations and solutions that compete for their attention.
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Paul is Chair & Founder of merchant payments community, Vendorcom; Evangelist for the World Wide Web Consortium’s Payments Sector in Europe; Mentor at fintech Incubator Level39; former member of the UK Payment Systems Regulator Panel, the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s SCA Monitoring Forum, and the UK Finance SCA PMO Steering Group where he chaired the UK Merchant & Payment Gateway SCA Readiness & Engagement Task Force.
He is passionate about the merchant payments sector and the benefits to be gained by driving innovation through collaboration. His work with Vendorcom ensures that all stakeholders in the merchant payments are connected and have access to authoritative, independent information on strategic and innovative developments, standards, regulation, and market opportunities. Paul is recognised for his broad perspective on industry matters as well as his independence, authority, and pragmatism in dealing with the increasingly complex changes faced by both merchants and solutions suppliers.
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As Director of Global Payment Partnerships at GoCardless, Paul and his team manage global relationships with the organisations that make payments work. His expertise was instrumental in building GoCardless’ ACH payment product, enabling the company to enter the North American market successfully. Paul sits on the UK Finance Working Group on Open Banking and holds the Chartered Banker, MCIBS qualification. The Chartered Banker Diploma is the highest level qualification awarded by the Chartered Banker Institute, recognised and supported by major financial services organisations across the globe.
The presentation will discuss these developments and illustrate crypto, regulation, greater customer demands, and risk awareness will alter the industry landscape in the next three years.
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Eliot Heilpern is currently CEO and founder of the Banking and Payments Advisory Group entitled Parthenon Communications. The Company provides advice and solutions on International Payments to the Corporate, FI, and Fintech sectors.
Eliot is a seasoned executive and multi-disciplinary business leader; well experienced at the intersection of payments, relationship banking, risk, partnerships, supporting technologies, and industry regulation.
His professional background is: Senior Banker with regards to Client Relationships and Revenue Generation. Currently, he is an International Payments Consultant to the Payments and Fintech Industry. He maintains a strong understanding of the Financial Eco-System, having spent more than 25 years in the industry in the UK and overseas. His core areas of expertise are: Corporate and FI Banking, Correspondent Banking, Relationship Management, Global Transaction Services, and Cash Management; including supporting KYC and Due Diligence.
Eliot was former UK CEO of a UN/UNICEF affiliated international organisation, and has held various senior positions with several key international banks, and financial entities in the UK, and abroad overseeing; international retail, wholesale and corporate banking, and cards.
