14.00 – 14.30 Registration and welcome coffee
14.30 – 14.40 Opening remarks by Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
14.40 – 14.55 Keynote speech by Helmut Wacket Head of Market Integration Division, Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments, ECB – European Central Bank
14.55 – 16.15 Panel 1: Regulating EU payments – state of play and priorities going forward
Philippe Pellé Deputy Head of Unit, D3 – Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission
15.05 – 15.15 Introductory speech by Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard
15.15 – 16.15 Panel Discussion
Possible discussion points
- PSD2 – where do we stand?
- How will the PSD2 work in practice?
- PSD2 TPP regime
- PSD2 security framework
- SEPA – what is the experience so far?
- Are innovative institutions able to build on the SEPA framework?
- The anti-terrorist financing action plan and AML – what is the state of play?
- What is the cumulative impact of all the regulatory changes?
Speakers include:
Philippe Pell Deputy Head of Unit, D3 – Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission
Dr Dirk Haubrich Head of Consumer Protection, Financial Innovation & Payments, European Banking Authority
Georg Schardt Managing Director, Sofort
Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard
Farid Aliyev Senior Financial Services Officer, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation
Moderator:
Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16.15 – 16.40 Refreshments & networking
16.40 – 18.00 Panel 2: The changing payment landscape – how technology is changing the industry
16.40 – 16.50 Introductory speech by Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament
16.50 – 17.00 Introductory speech by Tatjana Christians Head of Legal, Barclaycard Germany
17.00 – 18.00 Panel discussion
Possible discussion points
- How will FinTechs change the payments of the future?
- What role will BigTechs such as Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon play in the future payment landscape?
- What role will Bitcoin play when it grows up?
- Will blockchain technology be a game changer for the payment industry?
- What will the result be of the interplay between technological and regulatory change?
- Does the current regulatory framework leave enough room for innovation?
Speakers include:
Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament
J.D. Peteris Zilgalvis Head of Unit F3 – Start-ups and Innovation, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Tatjana Christians Head of Legal, Barclaycard Germany
Maurice Crowley Director of the Banking & Payments team, BPFI
Farid Aliyev Senior Financial Services Officer, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation
Moderator:
Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
