Emerging Payments Academy – Future of European Payments

Start:21 Feb 18 09:00 AM (Event is over)
End:21 Feb 18 05:00 PM
Location:Emerging Payments Academy, 3rd Floor, Colechurch House, 1 London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX, UK

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Opportunities and threats for FinTechs & established players 

2018 is set to be a watershed year in European payments that will transform the industry landscape, creating opportunities and threats for both FinTechs as well as established players. This course explores the key topics to enable you to understand the trends shaping the industry, take advantage of the opportunities for your business, and defend against threats. The focus will be practical; how to leverage this knowledge to build successful products and strategies. We examine the changing UK and EURO payments ecosystems including existing and emerging payment schemes, UK Open Banking and the PSD2, Overlay services, as well as Cross-Border payments. The course is interactive and participants are encouraged to share their experiences.

Wednesday 21 February 2018 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT
Mid‐morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch are provided

Emerging Payments Academy, 3rd Floor, Colechurch House, 1 London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX, United Kingdom
Tel: 02073789890

Members £525 + VAT / Non‐Members £700 + VAT
Group booking and multiple‐course booking discounts are available.

Trainer: Nat Scheer, Lipis Advisors
Nat is an experienced consultant, specializing in electronic payments. He supports banks, corporates, IT suppliers and market infrastructures with research, business and strategy projects related to interbank payments. Nat understands both business and technical requirements and is a subject matter expert in payment systems and markets, including bulk and real-time electronic payments processing, cross-border payments, payments fraud, mobile payments, and payment systems growth and monetization strategies, with deep experience in the UK and Eurozone.

Who should attend?
• Anyone with a need to understand European payment schemes and technology so they can:
• Understand the trends to create successful payments strategies
• Leverage technology to build innovate products and services
• Examples include Payments IT professionals, Business Development, Internationalization teams and Product development

Course content
• GBP and EURO clearings – Bulk clearings, UK Bacs, SEPA SCT & SDD, Real-time clearings, Faster Payments, SCTinst
• Overview of Open banking initiatives and technology – UK Open Banking, PSD2 (PISP & AISP), APIs, Use cases
• X-border payments GBP to EUR – Models for X-border, Passporting your business, Correspondent banking, Third party providers
• VAS and Overlay services – Mobile payments, mPOS / eCom, ID services, Account information services

What will you gain?
• Fundamental understanding of the European payments system from a business and technical level
• Recognize threats and opportunities to your business arising from the trends in the market
• The tools needed to leverage this fundamental knowledge to build innovative products and services