23 September 2020 | 14.00 – 17.10
Virtual conference
14.00 – 15.30 Panel 1 – The Interchange Fee Regulation
- The EC’s Study on the application of the Interchange Fee Regulation – what’s the take on the final report?
- The EC’s decision not to review – what’s the rationale?
- What effect has IFR had on fees and costs?
- Has the cap levels successfully limited costs of card payments?
- Mechant pass-through – had lower fees been passed on to consumers?
- Has the merchants bargain power increased with IFR?
Confirmed Speakers
René Plank Deputy Head of Unit D1 – Payments Systems, DG COMP, European Commission
Mikael Conny Svensson Vice President, Public Policy, Europe, Mastercard
Trisham Chundunsing Senior Manager, Payments Public Policy EMEA, Amazon
Elie Beyrouthy Vice President, European Government Affairs, American Express
Moderator:
Audrey Zegers Managing Associate, Altius
15.45 – 17.10 Panel 2 – The changing payment landscape – competition and innovation
- How does the EU payments market look like now compared to when the first interchange fee regulation was proposed?
- What are the trends in payments? What new payment methods will we see in the future?
- Is the regulation up to speed with innovation? How do new innovative ways to pay fit in to the categorization between card-based and non-card based?
- How can the objective of increased card acceptance be achieved?
- How can we ensure that the regulation do not hamper but rather foster innovation?
- How can we make sure that consumers are enabled to make an informed choice in this changing payments landscape?
Confirmed Speakers:
Dominique Forest Case Handler, Unit D1 – Payments Systems, DG COMP, European Commission
Roeland Van der Stappen Head of Regulatory Affairs, Europe, VISA
Wilko Bolt Senior Economist, Dutch Central Bank
Andreas Hagenbring Managing Director, AirPlus
Jean Allix Special Advisor, BEUC
Moderator:
Audrey Zegers Managing Associate, Altius
