Swiss Payment Forum - November 18 and 19, 2024 in ZuricH
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THIS WAS THE AGENDA OF 2023
Conference Day 1 - November 13
08:40
How the Rise of PayTech is Reshaping the Payments Landscape
The EY Global Paytech report was developed through in-depth analysis of the PayTech landscape and from dialogue with global industry leaders. The seven forces are regarded as having significant influence over today’s payments landscape are: open banking, real-time payments, cross-border payments, BNPL, digital wallets and super apps, embedded payments and CBDCs and digital currencies.
+ How the seven forces identified in EY’s PayTech report are changing the industry
+ How the regulators, networks, banks, PSPs and merchants responding to the changing environment
+ How will the future of payments evolve as innovation continues to drive change

Alla Gancz Payments Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
09:20
Instant Payments as Standard – Optional Becomes Mandatory
Lars Goerke van den Berg
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11:10
Payments – Between Innovation and Security
Santosh Ritter Country Manager, Visa Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Maike Hornung Crypto Business Lead, Visa Europe
11:50
Metaverse & Crypto Payments as a Door Opener for the Future
Sascha Münger Head Competence Center Crypto Related Products & Metaverse, Worldline
12:30
New Technologies Fueling New Use Cases: The Digitalisation of Customer Relationships and the Role of Payment Transactions
Jacqueline Good-Ziltener Senior Business Development Consultant, Worldline
14:10
How to Prepare for the new European Legislative Landscape?
Daniele Astarita ACI Worldwide
14:50
Mastercard: Innovations for a Changing World – Solutions for the Financial Industry
Dr. Daniela Massaro Country Managerin Mastercard Switzerland and Liechtenstein
16:40
It takes a village to raise a payment and an ecosystem to innovate
Mick Fennell Business Line Director, Payments, temenos
17:20
KEYNOTE
How Artificial Intelligence will Revolutionise the World of Work and Payment Forever
+ How AI will change all areas of working life
+ How repetitive tasks will be completely taken over by AI
+ Opportunities & challenges for payment and other industries

18:05
Apéro riche
Following the official programme, Vereon invites all participants and speakers to an apéro riche. Take advantage of this opportunity to make and strengthen valuable contacts in a pleasant atmosphere.

Conference day 2 - November 14
08:40
Open Finance, Embedded Finance – New Chances Ahead. Will We Master Them?
+ The Federal Council is exerting pressure: Open Finance must go faster
+ More and more third-party providers want to integrate financial services into their customer journey: Embedded Finance, a huge growth market
+ What opportunities and challenges do we face?
+ What are our competitors doing abroad? What can we learn from this?

Rino Borini Scarossa
09:20
Stablecoins as Drivers for New/Innovative Business Models - Success Examples from the Bitcoin Lightning Network
Gregor von Bergen Head of Payments and digital Assets Switzerland, Capco
11:10
The Payments Trifecta: Classical Payment Means, Instant Payments, and CBDCs – Who will Actually Move the Needle and Reshape the Payment Landscape, or Will it Be AI Racing for Impact?
Fabian Meyer CORE
11:50
User-Centricity: How TWINT Creates Added Value in Payments
Adrian Reto Plattner Chief Sales Officer und Thomas Graf Chief Product Officer, TWINT
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12:30
Evolution of In-Car Payments
+ Why we are convinced that in-car payments will become an everyday part of our lives
+ How Mercedes pay turned the car into a payment device
+ What makes native in-car payments convenient and secure?

Isabell Katzenbach Mercedes pay
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14:00
Banking of the Future: Via Chat Supported by Generative AI
Kurt Schmid Managing Director Digital Banking, Netcetera
14:10
Sustainable Finance: Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities for Financial Companies

Angela McClellan Director Sustainable Finance, PwC
Centi - Stablecoins and the Future of Payment
Bernhard Müller General Manager / Chairman of the Board, Centi AG
PAY WITH CHARLIE – Payment Acceptance via QR Code for Europe
Nicole Groß ZIIB Payment systems
Introduction of carbon pricing via transaction fees
Roman Odermatt Founder, PayGreen