Agenda
March 10th-11th 2026 | London
Registration and Networking Breakfast
WELCOME ADDRESS
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years of global experience in payments and digital infrastructure. As a fintech co-founder, advisor and product leader, he works with payment networks, banks, issuers, fintechs, tech platforms and investors in EMEA, US and APAC. Since establishing PaySavi in 2018, David has led product builds and launches, trained client teams and contributed to projects across commercial and consumer cards, Open Banking, regulatory readiness and financial data integration.
He also supports fintechs to go from funding to launch, supporting investors with due diligence and post-investment scale, and advising on strategy, regulation, and tech architecture.
Recognised as an industry expert, he is regularly invited to speak with business associations, end users and institutions like the Bank of England and UK Parliament.
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08.50am -09.00amWELCOME ADDRESS
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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Presentation: European & global economic outlook
How global and European macro trends are shaping corporate spend, liquidity, FX exposure, and business confidence as economic context for forces influencing payment volumes, investment decisions and risk appetite.
Presentation: Geopolitics & threat intelligence
Insight into the latest threat actor behaviours and practical strategies for strengthening operational resilience. How geopolitical instability, cyber-aggression and supply-chain risk are reshaping threats to payment infrastructure.
Regulatory Discussion: Preparing for PSD3, Dora & UK regulatory evolution
Regulatory leaders outline the forthcoming PSD3 framework, Dora timelines, and the UK’s National Payments Vision and UK regulatory convergence- what’s coming and what it means. How these changes will influence client relationships authentication, risk controls, onboarding processes and cross-border operations for B2B payment providers. What issuers must prepare for now.
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Monica Monaco
Owner & managing director TrustEUAffairs
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Monica Monaco
Owner & managing director TrustEUAffairs
Based in Brussels since 2003, Monica is the owner and managing director of TrustEuAffairs. TrustEuAffairs advises its clients since 2013 on Eu legislative relevant initiatives, with a focus on payment systems and digital payments, including crypto assets.
Monica has previously been Senior Manager for EU Relations and Regulatory Affairs in the Legal Department of Visa for more than ten years, being responsible for the relations with the European Institutions as well as with various national regulators.
Monica holds a Master’s Degree in Economics, European Law oriented, from L.U.I.S.S.- Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy.March 10th 2026 -
Robert Courtneidge
Policy advisor The Payments Association
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Robert Courtneidge
Policy advisor The Payments Association
Robert Courtneidge is a pre-eminent payments expert and solicitor with over 30 years of experience across the cards and payment systems landscape. Formerly the CEO of an electronic money issuer and General Counsel for Citibank, he offers a unique 360-degree perspective on the industry, ranging from high-level corporate strategy to intricate regulatory compliance. Robert has been recognised by Chambers UK (Band 1) as an extremely prominent figure in payment law, particularly for his expertise in e-money, and has worked closely with HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England. A frequent global spokesperson, he provides strategic guidance on the evolution of the European payments industry, specifically regarding the Payment Services Directive, blockchain, stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and Central Bank Digital Currencies. As a Co-founder and policy advisor of The Payments Association, Robert remains at the forefront of the sector, having been ranked No. 1 in the Payments Power 10 and serving as a judge for both the PAY360 and The Card & Payment Awards for over 15 years.
March 10th 2026 March 11th 2026-
02.25pm -03.00pmStablecoins & tokenised settlement for B2B commerce
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Moderated by
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David Harrison.
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison.
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years of global experience in payments and digital infrastructure. As a fintech co-founder, advisor and product leader, he works with payment networks, banks, issuers, fintechs, tech platforms and investors in EMEA, US and APAC. Since establishing PaySavi in 2018, David has led product builds and launches, trained client teams and contributed to projects across commercial and consumer cards, Open Banking, regulatory readiness and financial data integration.
He also supports fintechs to go from funding to launch, supporting investors with due diligence and post-investment scale, and advising on strategy, regulation, and tech architecture.
Recognised as an industry expert, he is regularly invited to speak with business associations, end users and institutions like the Bank of England and UK Parliament.
March 10th 2026 March 11th 2026-
02.25pm -03.00pmStablecoins & tokenised settlement for B2B commerce
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NETWORKING BREAK
Leadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
A forward-looking discussion on future talent, culture, governance, AI capability-building, and program delivery operating models to capture B2B payment growth. What to insource versus what to outsource when building a winning payments proposition?
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Robin Boudsocq
Global payables and ecommerce head Citi Commercial cards
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Robin Boudsocq
Global payables and ecommerce head Citi Commercial cards
Robin is in charge of product strategy, partnerships, and commercialization, for Citi’s B2B Payments offering. He joined Citi at the start of 2020, as part of the Commercial Cards Division within Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions.
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11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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Duygu Tasdelen-Stavropoulos
Head of EMEA commercial card Bank of America
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Duygu Tasdelen-Stavropoulos
Head of EMEA commercial card Bank of America
Duygu Tasdelen-Stavropoulos brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, including more than a decade in the Payments industry. Her career spans Turkey, Greece, and the UK, where she has worked with leading institutions such as Ernst & Young, Citibank, Barclays, and Bank of America.In her current role as Head of Commercial Card for EMEA at Bank of America, Duygu focuses on advancing commercial payment solutions, with an emphasis on improving B2B payments through strategic partnerships. Her work supports the expansion of product offerings and enhances customer experiences across diverse markets.Outside of her professional responsibilities, Duygu is a mother of two and values maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Based between the UK and Greece, she manages the challenges of an international role while prioritizing family life.
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11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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Brian Tomkins
Managing director, global head of commercial cards, global payments solutions HSBC
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Brian Tomkins
Managing director, global head of commercial cards, global payments solutions HSBC
Brian Tomkins is managing director, global head of commercial cards for HSBC’s Global payments solutions business. He leads the business, strategy, product development, and commercialisation for the full suite of Card products and solutions and has been with HSBC for 10 years. Prior to joining HSBC, Brian spent 15 years at Citi, where he held various senior roles in Europe and the U.S.
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11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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Tulsi Narayan
Executive vice president of commercial and new payment flow business Mastercard
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Tulsi Narayan
Executive vice president of commercial and new payment flow business Mastercard
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11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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Moderated by
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Greg Toussaint
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
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Greg Toussaint
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
Greg Toussaint is a director in the Paris office with Greg 15 years of consulting experience with EDC in business strategy for clients in Asia, Europe, North and South America. Grégoire has worked in EDC London’s, Sydney’s and Paris’ offices and developed global perspectives on payments.
Within EDC, Greg leads EDC’s B2B payments practice and has developed specific expertise in retail and travel payments, working for all actors in the payments value chain (e.g. central banks, issuers, acquirers, payment schemes, merchants and payment providers). Outside of work, Greg plays the saxophone and loves baking cakes.
March 10th 2026-
11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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ROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
Select one of the following roundtable discussions to attend
- Security and fraud led by David Harrison, Founder, PaySavi
- Embedded payment led by Greg Toussaint, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
- Travel booking automation through AI led by Patrick Diemer, senior adviser, Arthur D. Little
- Virtual card in B2B led by Louis Wapler, Manager, Edgar, Dunn & Company
- Expense management with AI led by Simon Jones, Independent payments Consultant
- Rebate management led by Allan Reynolds, Partner, Windward Strategy
- Working capital led by Juan Perez Ornosa, VP, trade and working capital, Citi
- Harnessing regulation to win clients and deliver growth
- Data intelligence, spend visibility & the next generation of level 3 data
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Juan Perez Ornosa
VP trade and working capital Citi
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Juan Perez Ornosa
VP trade and working capital Citi
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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Patrick Diemer.
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
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Patrick Diemer.
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
Patrick is senior advisor at Arthur Dr. Little managing consulting firm. He also active as business angel, board member and investor in travel & payment start-ups. Patrick was CEO at Lufthansa AirPlus where he headed their global expansion strategy and developed AirPlus into one of the leading commercial card issuers. Earlier he led Visa Germany, and was SVP consumer marketing at Commerzbank. In his career he worked in the USA, UK and Germany, several times in start/scale-ups. He holds a Master of economics degree of Hamburg University. 2017 Patrick was named one of the ‘25 most influential’ by Business travel news. Currently Patrick volunteers for VDR, the German business travel association. He leads their task force ‘restart business travel’.
March 10th 2026-
12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years of global experience in payments and digital infrastructure. As a fintech co-founder, advisor and product leader, he works with payment networks, banks, issuers, fintechs, tech platforms and investors in EMEA, US and APAC. Since establishing PaySavi in 2018, David has led product builds and launches, trained client teams and contributed to projects across commercial and consumer cards, Open Banking, regulatory readiness and financial data integration.
He also supports fintechs to go from funding to launch, supporting investors with due diligence and post-investment scale, and advising on strategy, regulation, and tech architecture.
Recognised as an industry expert, he is regularly invited to speak with business associations, end users and institutions like the Bank of England and UK Parliament.
March 10th 2026-
08.50am -09.00amWELCOME ADDRESS
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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Simon Jones
Independent payments Consultant
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Simon Jones
Independent payments Consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 10th 2026-
12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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08.50am -09.00amWelcome Address / Day 1 Recap
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Allan Reynolds
Senior strategy consultant Windward Strategy
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Allan Reynolds
Senior strategy consultant Windward Strategy
Allan joined First Annapolis in 2010 working in Commercial Payments as well as the firm’s Amsterdam office. After broadening his professional experiences through roles in brand management and e-commerce, Allan joined Windward in early 2025 to focus on e-commerce and payments convergence.
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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Louis Wapler.
Manager Edgar, Dunn & Company
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Louis Wapler.
Manager Edgar, Dunn & Company
Louis is a Manager at the Edgar, Dunn & Company Paris office. He has joined the firm in March 2021 and has graduated with an MBA from ESCP Business school in 2020. Prior to joining EDC, Louis has combined 7 years of experience in the banking and aviation industries. Louis enjoys witnessing the modernisation of payments and payment related processes in B2B ecosystems that drive the ongoing change of the financial institutions landscape. When Louis is not supporting clients in various markets to solve payment problems, he will play competitive golf and plan surfing trips.
March 10th 2026-
12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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Greg Toussaint.
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
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Greg Toussaint.
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
Greg Toussaint is a director in the Paris office with Greg 15 years of consulting experience with EDC in business strategy for clients in Asia, Europe, North and South America. Grégoire has worked in EDC London’s, Sydney’s and Paris’ offices and developed global perspectives on payments.
Within EDC, Greg leads EDC’s B2B payments practice and has developed specific expertise in retail and travel payments, working for all actors in the payments value chain (e.g. central banks, issuers, acquirers, payment schemes, merchants and payment providers). Outside of work, Greg plays the saxophone and loves baking cakes.
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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LUNCH & NETWORKING
Panel Discussion: E-invoicing mandates across Europe and implications for B2B Payments
As e-invoicing becomes mandatory across Europe, this session explains what corporates and issuers must change in AP/AR processes. Will e-invoicing displace Level 3 data or unlock richer analytics and automation across procurement workflows? Impact on supplier onboarding, reconciliation, AP automation. What issuers, acquirers & buyers must change now.
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Johanna Waara
Founder & SVP, corporate solutions lead Europe Mastercard
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Johanna Waara
Founder & SVP, corporate solutions lead Europe Mastercard
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Alice Monro
SMB propositions director Visa
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Alice Monro
SMB propositions director Visa
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Moderated by
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Louis Wapler
Manager Edgar, Dunn & Company
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Louis Wapler
Manager Edgar, Dunn & Company
Louis is a Manager at the Edgar, Dunn & Company Paris office. He has joined the firm in March 2021 and has graduated with an MBA from ESCP Business school in 2020. Prior to joining EDC, Louis has combined 7 years of experience in the banking and aviation industries. Louis enjoys witnessing the modernisation of payments and payment related processes in B2B ecosystems that drive the ongoing change of the financial institutions landscape. When Louis is not supporting clients in various markets to solve payment problems, he will play competitive golf and plan surfing trips.
March 10th 2026
Panel Discussion: B2B merchant acceptance: Europe's biggest bottleneck
Examining why European suppliers resist cards. US vs EU maturity. Acquirer role & gaps in tech. How AI & automation reduce acceptance friction Suppliers, acquirers, issuers and networks discuss the practical blockers to card acceptance across Europe—including economics, integration friction, sector-specific behaviours and market norms. Real supplier case studies reveal what actually changes adoption decisions.
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Karim Bennaziz Houmane
Head of global commercial cards sales BNP Paribas
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Karim Bennaziz Houmane
Head of global commercial cards sales BNP Paribas
Appointed in September 2018 Global Head of Commercial Cards Sales at BNP Paribas, leading the Sales and Account Management team in Europe.Prior to this role, Karim was Vice President the Global Clients Group team in Europe at American Express He started his career at American Express in 1992 straight after graduation where he held several roles in Marketing and Key Account Management in Germany, in the UK and in France. Karim holds a Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA) from the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He also holds a Specialised Master in “Consulting & Coaching for Change” from HEC Paris and Saïd Business School, Oxford University.Karim is currently being trained to a Professional Coach. He is actively engaged in change management, diversity & inclusion topics.
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Rebecca Hopkinson
Vice president, corporate solutions Mastercard
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Rebecca Hopkinson
Vice president, corporate solutions Mastercard
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Rene Stynen
SVP, EMEA Boost Payment Solutions
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Rene Stynen
SVP, EMEA Boost Payment Solutions
Rene Stynen joined Boost Payment Solutions in 2006 to help build its business in EMEA, APAC and LAC, and currently serves as Head of business development for EMEA. Rene has 30 years of experience in commercial payments this year, starting out initially with Diners Club International, and prior to Boost having served in various roles at Citibank, as Head of large market & public sector products at Mastercard Europe, and as senior consultant at Paytech Group.
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Frank Martien
Founder Windward Strategy
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Frank Martien
Founder Windward Strategy
Strategy consulting and M&A advisory for payments has been Frank’s career since 1996 when he joined the boutique firm First Annapolis Consulting, Inc. (“FA”) where he focused on card strategy, launch, and optimization for networks, national & regional financial institutions, technology companies, and private equity firms in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Latin America. Following the acquisition of FA in 2017, Frank continued as a Managing Director within Accenture Strategy on the payments team. Windward Strategy, Inc. was founded by him in 2020 to provide strategy consulting with a focus on B2B payments.
March 10th 2026
Data intelligence, spend visibility & the next generation of level 3 data
Level 3 data has long been costly, fragmented and under-utilised — but new approaches are reshaping what’s possible. We will explore emerging methods for capturing invoice-level and item-level detail without relying on legacy scheme rails, and how AI now unlocks deeper enrichment, categorisation and policy intelligence. How real-time spend visibility, automated data layering and intelligent compliance controls are redefining procurement, reconciliation and corporate payment strategy.
NETWORKING BREAK
Case Study: Agentic AI & autonomous commerce
Leading innovators showcase real-world case studies demonstrating how agentic AI is reshaping payment operations—from intelligent transaction initiation to fully automated approval routing, reconciliation, fraud checks, and virtual card issuance. Addressing the governance frameworks, compliance safeguards and operational boundaries required to deploy autonomous commerce responsibly within regulated financial environments.
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Ian Cheng
Enterprise digital strategy leader Jaguar Land Rover
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Ian Cheng
Enterprise digital strategy leader Jaguar Land Rover
Ian Cheng is a visionary business executive with the proven track record of driving innovation and profitable growth at Fortune 500 companies across automotive, luxury retail, supply chain, semiconductors, and financial services sectors.
Currently serving as the enterprise digital strategy leader at Jaguar Land Rover, Ian is spearheading the AI, Data, Cloud, and Technology strategies, and transformation initiatives in partnership with the C-suite. By aligning technology with the company’s modernist design philosophy, Ian is driving desirability and emotional engagement with global clients. He is instrumental in shaping the company’s digital vision and priorities, overseeing a global innovation portfolio of AI, Web3, automation, connectivity, and electrification initiatives. By prioritising actionable execution and managing the end-to-end process, Ian ensures these initiatives deliver tangible business outcomes and a sustainable competitive advantage.
A passionate advocate for using technology to build a more connected and sustainable future, Ian graduated from London Business School in MBA with Distinctions, and Harvard University in Computer Science, Data Analytics.
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03.30pm -04.00pmCase Study: Agentic AI & autonomous commerce
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Patrick Diemer
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
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Patrick Diemer
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
Patrick is senior advisor at Arthur Dr. Little managing consulting firm. He also active as business angel, board member and investor in travel & payment start-ups. Patrick was CEO at Lufthansa AirPlus where he headed their global expansion strategy and developed AirPlus into one of the leading commercial card issuers. Earlier he led Visa Germany, and was SVP consumer marketing at Commerzbank. In his career he worked in the USA, UK and Germany, several times in start/scale-ups. He holds a Master of economics degree of Hamburg University. 2017 Patrick was named one of the ‘25 most influential’ by Business travel news. Currently Patrick volunteers for VDR, the German business travel association. He leads their task force ‘restart business travel’.
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03.30pm -04.00pmCase Study: Agentic AI & autonomous commerce
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04.30pm -05.10pmInnovation Showcases: Shaping the future of payment innovations
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Virtual cards - adoption acceleration, controls & fraud trends
Experts review the state of virtual cards in AP and mobile provisioning of virtual cards for infrequent users / contractors, including new fraud typologies and the role of intelligent controls, tokenisation and automation. The session showcases the newest use cases emerging through AI-enabled workflows.
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Arati Kurien
Director, global head of commercial cards product management HSBC
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Arati Kurien
Director, global head of commercial cards product management HSBC
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04.00pm -04.30pmVirtual cards - adoption acceleration, controls & fraud trends
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Innovation Showcases: Shaping the future of payment innovations
This session will spotlight emerging fintech companies driving innovation in the commercial payments space. It will also include a competition where participants can present their innovative solutions, with the audience voting to determine the winner.
16:30-17:00 Innovation Showcases:
Moderator: Patrick Diemer, senior adviser, Arthur D. Little
17:10 INNOVATION AWARD
Innovation Awards announcement voted by the CPI audience
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Patrick Diemer
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
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Patrick Diemer
Chairman, European business travel association and senior advisor Arthur D. Little
Patrick is senior advisor at Arthur Dr. Little managing consulting firm. He also active as business angel, board member and investor in travel & payment start-ups. Patrick was CEO at Lufthansa AirPlus where he headed their global expansion strategy and developed AirPlus into one of the leading commercial card issuers. Earlier he led Visa Germany, and was SVP consumer marketing at Commerzbank. In his career he worked in the USA, UK and Germany, several times in start/scale-ups. He holds a Master of economics degree of Hamburg University. 2017 Patrick was named one of the ‘25 most influential’ by Business travel news. Currently Patrick volunteers for VDR, the German business travel association. He leads their task force ‘restart business travel’.
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03.30pm -04.00pmCase Study: Agentic AI & autonomous commerce
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04.30pm -05.10pmInnovation Showcases: Shaping the future of payment innovations
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RECEPTION & NETWORKING
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Welcome Address / Day 1 Recap
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Simon Jones
Independent payments Consultant
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Simon Jones
Independent payments Consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
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12.00pm -12.30pmROUNDTABLES: BREAKOUTS
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08.50am -09.00amWelcome Address / Day 1 Recap
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Presentation: Payments State of the Union
Voice of the buyer discussion: Corporate perspectives on commercial payments
Corporates will share insights into what buyers truly need from issuers, networks and fintechs. They discuss challenges, change-management, desired capabilities and the practical realities of implementing B2B payment innovation.
Supplier Panel: Why we accept (or reject) card payments
For the first time, a panel of major European suppliers explains the real economics, operational burdens and perceived risks behind their acceptance decisions. What would make card-based B2B payments more attractive in their sectors. Working capital, embedded lending & the new merchant economy.
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Erwan Le Grand
European head of commercialisation HSBC
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Erwan Le Grand
European head of commercialisation HSBC
Erwan is a commercial card expert with over 20 years’ experience in customer centric and leadership roles. Passionate building and leading diverse teams that drive exceptional business growth and delivers customer success.
With a strong focus on sales and revenue generation, he develops commercialisation strategies and leads a team of regional advisors for HSBC, spearheading Corporate Card consultations that leverage innovative card-based solutions to deliver working capital and process optimisation.March 11th 2026-
10.00am -10.45amSupplier Panel: Why we accept (or reject) card payments
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NETWORKING BREAK
Panel Discussion: Fintech–bank collaboration: models that work best
Banks, fintech founders and networks explore what successful collaboration really looks like—covering integration models, risk frameworks, partnership mechanics and lessons from failed engagements.
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Nesrin Rachid
Senior customer journey expert tribe payments / commercial cards ING
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Nesrin Rachid
Senior customer journey expert tribe payments / commercial cards ING
Nesrin has over 20 years extensive experience in the payments industry in commercial, strategic and product roles. Together with her teams she delivered multi-million euro’s results across markets. She is as passionate about people as about payments. Leading teams, clients and partners to results and growth. With her ‘can do’ mentality she has driven and adopted many strategic innovations based on client needs and centricity.
Nesrin joined ING Commercial Cards in 2011 where the business grew double digits year on year. Rolling out different solutions into many markets in Europe in different currencies establishing ING as a large European issuer.
Prior to ING Bank, Nesrin held several global relationship and business development roles within American Express.
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11.15am -12.00pmPanel Discussion: Fintech–bank collaboration: models that work best
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Sophie Wadsworth
VP of business services BNY Treasure Services
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Sophie Wadsworth
VP of business services BNY Treasure Services
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11.15am -12.00pmPanel Discussion: Fintech–bank collaboration: models that work best
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Moderator
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Simon Jones.
Independent payments Consultant
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Simon Jones.
Independent payments Consultant
Simon has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury and transaction banking across both developed and emerging markets. Simon was previously Chief Customer Officer at ClearBank and lead the client management, product & marketing teams at the UK’s first cloud based infrastructure clearing bank.
Prior to joining ClearBank in 2019, Simon spent over 20 years at JPMorgan. During his time at the bank, he was responsible for treasury solutions in EMEA, supporting clients around the world. He was also Head of Corporate Sales in EMEA from 2012 to 2015 and Asia Regional Executive for Treasury Services from 2006 to 2010, based in Hong Kong.
Simon is actively involved in UK FinTech as a Mentor for TechStars Accelerator programme.
March 11th 2026-
11.15am -12.00pmPanel Discussion: Fintech–bank collaboration: models that work best
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Panel Discussion: T&E transformation- the next wave of AI & virtual cards
Travel payment leaders discuss how agentic AI, advanced virtual card controls and enriched data are reshaping travel booking, compliance and hotel/airline payment flows. Addressing fraud trends and supplier-side evolution.
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards Lloyds Banking Group
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards Lloyds Banking Group
Linda Weston is an accomplished payments executive with more than 25 years of experience in the Payments Industry. She is currently leading the strategic business and cultural transformation of the commercial cards division at Lloyds. Recognised for her authentic leadership style, Linda has a strong history of formulating and implementing effective strategic plans that support sustained growth and scalability. Her leadership has consistently resulted in exceptional outcomes for customers and teams alike, demonstrated throughout her distinguished career at Barclaycard Payments, J.P. Morgan, and NatWest.
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Ashley Bowling
VP, corporate solutions business development, Europe Mastercard
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Ashley Bowling
VP, corporate solutions business development, Europe Mastercard
Ashley Bowling is Vice President of the Corporate Solutions Business Development, Europe at Mastercard. He is based in London and leads a team of Payments and B2B Acceptance Specialists across Europe who work with strategic issuers and technology partners to support new commercial growth opportunities. Ashley has over 20 years’ experience in the Commercial Payments industry having worked across the T&E, B2B, and Cross Border Payments segments. Before joining Mastercard Ashley spent several years American Express where he held roles in business development, relationship management, product management & strategy. Ashley’ s early career also included leadership roles in Internet Technology and ERP Systems sales.
March 11th 2026
Moderated by
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Greg Toussaint
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
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Greg Toussaint
Director Edgar, Dunn & Company
Greg Toussaint is a director in the Paris office with Greg 15 years of consulting experience with EDC in business strategy for clients in Asia, Europe, North and South America. Grégoire has worked in EDC London’s, Sydney’s and Paris’ offices and developed global perspectives on payments.
Within EDC, Greg leads EDC’s B2B payments practice and has developed specific expertise in retail and travel payments, working for all actors in the payments value chain (e.g. central banks, issuers, acquirers, payment schemes, merchants and payment providers). Outside of work, Greg plays the saxophone and loves baking cakes.
March 10th 2026-
11.20am -12.00pmLeadership Panel: Building the payments organisation of 2030
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LUNCH & NETWORKING
Panel Discussion: SME & mid-market payments in Europe: adoption, accounting platforms & open banking
Focus on why SME card adoption has stalled—and how e-invoicing, accounting integrations and open-banking-enabled payments are redefining the competitive landscape. Banks, fintechs and platforms share latest approaches to regain relevance with small business customers.
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Marek Liszewski
Head of product - cards & spend management Allica Bank
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Marek Liszewski
Head of product - cards & spend management Allica Bank
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Manish Kumar
Head of payment acceptance Starling Bank
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Manish Kumar
Head of payment acceptance Starling Bank
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Jill Selff
Vice president, head of SMB Visa Europe
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Jill Selff
Vice president, head of SMB Visa Europe
Jill leads Visa’s European SMB team, working closely with banks, fintechs, ISVs etc to bring innovative solutions to Europe’s small businesses. Jill has been at Visa for 8 years, working in product strategy and sales across commercial payments. Before joining Visa, Jill worked in corporate strategy the insurance and banking sectors.
March 11th 2026
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Allan Reynolds.
Senior strategy consultant Windward Strategy
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Allan Reynolds.
Senior strategy consultant Windward Strategy
Allan joined First Annapolis in 2010 working in Commercial Payments as well as the firm’s Amsterdam office. After broadening his professional experiences through roles in brand management and e-commerce, Allan joined Windward in early 2025 to focus on e-commerce and payments convergence.
March 11th 2026
Stablecoins & tokenised settlement for B2B commerce
Institutional payments experts explore how blockchain rails, stablecoins and tokenised cash are beginning to reshape settlement processes. Assessment of the use cases emerging in the US and Europe, the regulatory guardrails, and how card schemes and banks may integrate these rails.
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Robert Courtneidge
Policy advisor The Payments Association
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Robert Courtneidge
Policy advisor The Payments Association
Robert Courtneidge is a pre-eminent payments expert and solicitor with over 30 years of experience across the cards and payment systems landscape. Formerly the CEO of an electronic money issuer and General Counsel for Citibank, he offers a unique 360-degree perspective on the industry, ranging from high-level corporate strategy to intricate regulatory compliance. Robert has been recognised by Chambers UK (Band 1) as an extremely prominent figure in payment law, particularly for his expertise in e-money, and has worked closely with HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England. A frequent global spokesperson, he provides strategic guidance on the evolution of the European payments industry, specifically regarding the Payment Services Directive, blockchain, stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and Central Bank Digital Currencies. As a Co-founder and policy advisor of The Payments Association, Robert remains at the forefront of the sector, having been ranked No. 1 in the Payments Power 10 and serving as a judge for both the PAY360 and The Card & Payment Awards for over 15 years.
March 10th 2026 March 11th 2026-
02.25pm -03.00pmStablecoins & tokenised settlement for B2B commerce
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David Harrison.
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison.
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years of global experience in payments and digital infrastructure. As a fintech co-founder, advisor and product leader, he works with payment networks, banks, issuers, fintechs, tech platforms and investors in EMEA, US and APAC. Since establishing PaySavi in 2018, David has led product builds and launches, trained client teams and contributed to projects across commercial and consumer cards, Open Banking, regulatory readiness and financial data integration.
He also supports fintechs to go from funding to launch, supporting investors with due diligence and post-investment scale, and advising on strategy, regulation, and tech architecture.
Recognised as an industry expert, he is regularly invited to speak with business associations, end users and institutions like the Bank of England and UK Parliament.
March 10th 2026 March 11th 2026-
02.25pm -03.00pmStablecoins & tokenised settlement for B2B commerce
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