Payments as a Global Village Fostering Regional Solutions

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1 2018 PROGRAM

2 Payments as a Global Village Fostering Regional Solutions It is a small world we are living in and globalization has made it even smaller! Global Payment Summit-Asia 2018 takes a new direction on-boarding creative initiatives starting with a special collaboration forged with PayNet Group, Malaysia s premier payment system network and central infrastructure for financial markets. Together, we will deep-dive into key developments in the payments and transaction space. GPS will focus on debate and discuss essentials on instant/faster payments, security issues, regulatory reform, easy x-border payments, efficient remittances solutions and many more aspects within our space. Today, we see technology impacting fiercely our world of payments. Better infrastructures, open-banking with API s, new customer engagement with blockchain and even the next-gen quantum technology will align developments even more. We are all looking at scale and efficiency, but also easy-of-use and a truly global access of services to enhance the user experience. Cooperation between key stakeholders in the national and global transaction space will be key to secure best-of-class developments. At GPS 2018 we blend-in the key lessons learned from global best practices. Offering you as professional the opportunity to experience proven international innovative concepts that will impact your local market(s). GPS also affords networking with top relevant international experts and stakeholders in our joint transaction space. Have a look at our detailed program including plenary and track sessions. Our program is a living document and we continuously work on offering the best content with relevant topics, the right experts as speakers and creating room for relevant debates. Additionally, we offer ample time for meaningful networking! Please feel free to join us, we would be happy to welcome your suggestions on the content as well. Please respond direct to: harry@smorenberg.nl Looking forward to meeting you in Kuala Lumpur on September 2018! Harry Smorenberg Gonzalo Santamaria CEO of Smorenberg Corporate Consultancy Vice President, Payments, Currency Research

3 08.00 Welcome Breakfast & Registration Day 1-19 Sep Welcome by Harry Smorenberg & Gonzalo Santamaria Keynote Opening: The swift changing Asian Payments Landscape (introduction to panel debate) Global Payment Challenges: Panel discussion on key global trends affecting Asia (with experts from China, Australia, Canada, Europe and ASEAN) Gerry Gaetz President and CEO Payments Canada Ottawa (moderator) Peter Schiesser Group CEO Payments Network Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Piet Mallekoote CEO Dutch Payments Association Amsterdam Leila Fourie CEO Australian Payments Network Sydney Networking Break Creation of a Seamless Instant Cross Border Funds Transfer Environment - ASEAN regional integration in instant payments - ASEAN payments gateway: a reality check - How to realise the real value of Real Time Payments - Applicability of Blockchain technology in this space The issue of security and its negative impact on remittances and payments Are current AML and Fraud Monitoring systems good enough? Can AI and Machine Learning do more? Insider fraud - are bots a viable alternative to humans? Developing Low Cost Remittances Are traditional financial institutions doing enough to develop low cost alternatives? Is this an area where new age fintech companies can make a huge difference? Can blockchain technology provide a cost effective and viable alternative? A detailed overview on PSD2 and Open Banking Are PSD2 and the Open Banking UK initiatives having the intended effect on the market at large? Have they managed to create a level playing field for fintech companies vis-a-vis banks? Karthik Jagannathan Global Payments Director Currency Research Brussels Lunch and Keynote Address Expert Panel: Essential pre-requisites for secure online payments - Key improvements in the area of customer identification techniques towards a safe payment environment - Relevance of customer identification techniques used by traditional financial institutions - How to address that fine line between security and privacy? Piet Mallekoote CEO Dutch Payments Association Amsterdam Leila Fourie CEO Australian Payments Network Sydney

4 14.45 Growing trend of Mobile Payments Are customer use-cases limited to just P2P payments? Analysis of integration with social media Can mobile also provide a secure and trusted authentication mechanism? Are large corporations at all interested in mobile payments? Networking Break The End of Cards and Wallets - New Payment Horizons The inevitable wallet consolidation How acquirers can save the cards model Can Asia cards rails compete with real-time services Use of Biometrics for identification and payments authorisation Will use of biometrics minimise fraudulent transactions? How willing are consumers to user biometrics for identification and authorisation? Is this a case of overengineering? AI & Quantum Technology: How Will This Impact Our Transaction Space? George Gesek Founder and CEO Novarion Systems Vienna Paul S. Triolo Practice Head, Geo-technology Eurasia Group Washington DC Asia Florin Awards Presentation Innovating the Way We Pay - Winners Presentations Closing Keynote Cocktail Reception

5 08.30 Welcome Reception Day 2-20 Sep Recap & Opening by Harry Smorenberg & Gonzalo Santamaria Real-Time Payments: Crossing Borders and Innovating At Scale Real Time Payments: Taking The Next Leap Forward [Keynote Address] Banker s views on achieving real-time and transforming the end-user experience Connecting domestic schemes to support regional & global financial integration Can high value and low value payments be converged over real-time rails Opening Introduction by Eddie Haddad Managing Director SWIFT (Asia Pacific) Moderator: ASEAN Payments Consultant Panelists: Leading Banks, Regulators & Payments Market Infrastructures, SWIFT The Big Shift in Fintech - More Rational Investments - The return of banks: cherry-picking sustainable Fintech solutions - Fintech investments declining? Reality check - The new driver: more collaboration for scale and reach Networking Break Financial Inclusion Remains a Top Priority What are the main impediments that prevent financial inclusion? Are new technologies really helping? What is expected from Governments and Central Banks? Innovations in correspondent banking and cross border payments Is the wave of real time payment schemes having its intended effect? What fresh innovations are we seeing? Is more standardisation required? Lunch The Asian Regulatory Update Introduction by Letitia Seglah Independent Expert European Commission London Expert Panel Discussion on - Regulatory-led innovation initiatives - Open Banking: benefits and risks - Cross-border financial innovation Fintechs & Banks - Friends with benefits Case study - 1 Case study - 2 Case study - 3 Country Specific: Payments in Indonesia Innovations in a huge domestic market Challenge of Financial Inclusion Leapfrogging via new ways of distribution Networking Break

6 16.15 Keynote Panel - ecommerce and Payments Closing Keynote End of Program