Key payment industry conferences resume face-to-face

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT

The critical fall conference season for 2021 is back in action with virtual conferences as well as a welcome return to in-person attendance, speakers, and interaction with payment industry leaders. Members of our editorial team and I will be attending or covering many of the conferences to bring you breaking news and the latest developments.

Money 2020 trade show — *courtesy Money 2020*

It’s hard to believe a year and a half has gone by without the chance to meet face-to-face with our colleagues, competitors, and customers during the height of the pandemic. We’ve all gotten used to working from home, online conferencing, distance meetings using Skype and Zoom. Conference organizers face a big challenge in managing the safety and well-being of speakers and attendees, and I’m confident they‘re up to the task.

Most importantly, the payment industry, fintechs, and many entrepreneurs and businesses have stepped up with innovations in handling business in what I like to call the “digital disruption economy.”

Despite the challenges, the return to some face-to-face conferences is very welcome. We hope to see you in person on occasion and continue to bring you the latest news about positive payment industry developments in the months ahead. In addition, we invite you to pass along announcements about key upcoming conferences to us at news@paymentsnext.com.

In the meantime, here are the conferences coming soon, starting with a virtual card-not-present event this week, followed by an important digital identity conference in London, and the big annual Money 2020 conference in Las Vegas later this month, and face-to-face again for what feels like a long time.

2021 CNP Virtual Summit (Oct 5 – 7 & Oct 12 – 14)
This virtual event series takes place over four half-days with educational programming for fraud prevention, secure payments, risk management, e-commerce, and Card Not Present® community. It features essential information and analysis of the payment issues that most affect merchants in the digital e-commerce space. Program topics include fraud prevention/fraud-security convergence as well as new themes emerging during the COVID-19 timeframe.

Keynote speakers include Sucharita Kodali, Retail Analyst with Forrester Research, and Alexander Hall, Founder of Dispute Defense Consulting. Companies presenting include Q6 Cyber, SEON, NuData Security, Mastercard, Sift, and NoFraud. Conference link

OiX Digital Identity Trust Conference (Oct 14, 2021 – London, In-person)
Everyone is talking about digital ID, focusing on solutions, technology, security, biometrics, and the wider economic benefits of digitalization. What is digital ID, and what does it mean for major stakeholders across the globe working on making it a reality – those who will come to rely on digital IDs in risk, compliance, product, marketing, and fraud? Companies are scrambling to prepare now for the significant and rapid developments, challenges, and potential benefits that are coming.

The conference brings together global experts, including UK Government representatives, focusing on what digital ID means practically and how it will impact and benefit organizations across the spectrum, as well as a clear view of how it will work, from the technical to the legal. Speakers include representatives from OiX, IATA, GAIN, ToIP, Innovate Identity, VIPPS Norway, CARIN Alliance, Etive, and IBM. Conference link.

Money 20/20 – The Heartbeat of the Fintech Ecosystem (Oct 24 – 27, 2021 – Las Vegas, In-person)
A newly evolving financial system is sending ripples across the industry. A world once dominated by behemoths has been upended by aggressive disruptors growing at SPACtacular rates. Technological breakthroughs, embedded finance, and powerful platforms are streamlining the proliferation of financial services. A new level of digitalization fueled a tremendous dependency on fintech and compressed a decade’s worth of change into a single year.

This new paradigm has ushered in the new frontier of fintech, bringing with it the opportunity to finally create the financial utopia we’ve been talking about since our inception in 2012. A long list of speakers and experts are featured at this meeting global industry conference. Presentations will cover product innovations; digital IDs; data security; implications of the tokenized, transparent, trustless future; why every company is a fintech company; industry trends such as BNPL and creative credit solutions. You can see the full list of more than 220 speakers here. For the full conference agenda and details, register at this Conference link

Other upcoming payment industry conferences

Here’s a partial list of other notable payment industry conferences ahead this year.

SIBOS 2021 (Oct 11-14 – Virtual)
The Sibos conference will examine how digital acceleration, technological innovation, change, and risk intersect with some of the most pressing topics of our time, addressing everything from AI, Big Data, CBDCs, and cybersecurity to cloud computing, ethical investing, diversity, and inclusion in banking, and more. Presenters include Citi, Standard Bank, Wells Fargo, Google, Visa, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Sberbank, and SWIFT, and IMF. Link

Fintech & InsurTech Live (Oct 12-14 – London, Virtual)
From global giants to innovative startups, the 3-day show is a virtual deep dive into the industry alongside the chance to strategically analyze issues impacting the future of FinTech & InsurTech. Speakers include Capgemini, Barclays, Marsh McLennan, Mastercard, TNEX, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, and Flywire. Link

Empire FinTech Conference (Oct 19 – New York, In-person)
Part of New York Fintech Week, the conference features demos, keynotes, live podcasts, and networking, showcasing the latest in fintech. Hear from those forging new trails in payments, blockchain, lending, wealth, insurtech, real estate, and more. It also plays host to the investors, VCs, and service providers that help accelerate startups. Link

Singapore FinTech Festival (Nov 8-12 – Singapore, Virtual)
Organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the conference will focus on the impact of Web 3.0 on financial services. It features 45 sessions covering designing, building, and ensuring sustainable financial services for Web 3.0. Presenters include Coinbase, AMTD, Kavak, Stripe, Mastercard, Ethereum Foundation, PayPal, Circle, and several leading Asian banks. Link

FIMA Live (Nov 16-17 – London, In-person)
FIMA brings together senior-level data professionals in the financial services industry. Key topics will cover leveraging new cloud capabilities, data security and governance, ESG and sustainability reporting, and data, AI, and ML tools. Speakers include HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Bank, Santana, Schroders, and BNY Mellon. Link

The Future of Fintechs (Nov 17 – London, In-person)
In addition to ongoing virtual episodes, the Nov face-to-face conference will feature presentations from innovative and influential leaders in banking and payments. Topics include the future of contactless, fraud, and financial crime, serving the digital consumer, thriving in the digital economy, and the next era of lending innovation. Link

American Banker: Digital Banking (Nov 16-18 – Virtual)
2020’s acceleration of digital trends across banking, payments, and e-commerce has propelled the industry to this pivotal moment. Now that there’s light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, what trends and tech are here to stay, what will become obsolete, and what, if anything, will return to its pre-COVID state? Link

FinTech Connect 2021: The Global FinTech Ecosystem. Connected. (Dec 1-2, Free Registration, Virtual)
Now in its 8th year, FinTech Connect returns virtually in December 2021. Join us online for two content-packed days where you can hear from and meet global leaders in digital transformation, payments, blockchain, and regtech who are driving the global financial technology industry forwards. Link

Nexus Fintech (Feb 7-8, 2022 – Miami, In-person)
Nexus is a high-end partnering event for fintech decision-makers to pitch, partner, and get deals done. The two-day program is packed with high-quality, double-opt-in, one-on-one meetings and fun networking events. Link

Got a conference to add to our list? Pass it along to our editorial team at news@paymentsnext.com.