Agenda
Welcome from the CPI team and chair
Moderated by
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
March 4th 2025-
08.50amWelcome from the CPI team and chair
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09.25amPanel Discussion: Regulatory outlook for EU payments and impact on commercial cards and payments. EU payments package
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10.05amView from Bank of England: National payment vision
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02.10pmPanel discussion: Commercial payments as working capital optimisation tools
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Insight from The Economist: Economic trends, post-election and geopolitical challenges shaping Europe and beyond
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Daniel Ridler
Senior analyst Economist Intelligence Unit
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Daniel Ridler
Senior analyst Economist Intelligence Unit
Dan is a senior analyst in the Europe team based in London, where he specialises in forecasting economic and political developments in Russia and Ukraine. He has over a decade of experience in roles from politics to finance, and has principally worked on economies across the former Soviet Union, the Balkans and wider Europe.
He has a particular interest in emerging economies and the challenges of democratisation, as well as the interplay between politics and markets.
He holds a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics, a BScEcon in Politics from Cardiff University and a graduate diploma in Economics from the University of London.
State of the Industry: B2B payments
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Lucy Demery
Senior vice president Visa Commercial Solutions Europe
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Lucy Demery
Senior vice president Visa Commercial Solutions Europe
Lucy is senior vice president of Visa Commercial Solutions Europe. She is responsible for establishing and executing the strategy for Visa’s Europe commercial business, working closely with issuers, acquirers, technology partners and emerging providers to provide innovative solutions.
Prior to joining Visa, Lucy was a managing director at Barclays responsible for Fintech banking in Europe. Prior to Barclays, Lucy worked as global head of fintech banking at Standard Chartered in London, and previously in New York at J.P. Morgan. Lucy has deep experience advancing strategic payments and fintech innovation. She’s led banking, sales, digital solutioning and partnerships teams to deliver strong commercial results across corporate finance, transaction banking, treasury management and financial markets.
March 4th 2025
Panel Discussion: Regulatory outlook for EU payments and impact on commercial cards and payments. EU payments package
Regulation, such as PSD3, CRD 6, mandate for instant payment, flexible interchange and DORA, continues to shape the payment landscape. This panel will address how new regulations are influencing the industry and payment innovations and ask how UK regulators will adopt, adapt, or diverge from PSD3. It will address implications for issuers and distinctions between B2B and consumer payment ecosystems and focus on whether the industry is effectively influencing regulatory bodies in Brussels to create practical, business-aligned policies.
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Adam Scarrott
Director, issuing & acceptance UK Finance
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Adam Scarrott
Director, issuing & acceptance UK Finance
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Max Savoie
Partner Sidley Austin LLP
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Max Savoie
Partner Sidley Austin LLP
Max Savoie is a partner in Sidley’s Chambers- and Legal 500-ranked payments and fintech practice. He supports firms across the sector with product launches, commercial partnerships, business expansion, and regulatory implementation projects. He advises on a range of payments and fintech regulation, including:-Regulatory authorization and other requirements applicable to payment service providers and payment systems.-Rules on account-to-account payments, cards, virtual payment instruments and digital wallets, merchant acquiring, money remittance, and open banking.-Anti-money laundering, KYC, and “travel” rules.-Regulation of crypto assets and digital token services.-Conduct of business, data security, governance, operational resilience, outsourcing, regulatory capital, safeguarding, and reporting requirements.-Regulatory rules relating to corporate and restructuring transactions involving financial institutions.-Regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.Max’s key client relationships include international payment systems and infrastructure providers, card issuers, merchant acquirers, payment processors, money transmitters, online marketplaces, technical service providers, and providers of digital wallets, open banking services, and other alternative payment methods. He has advised on numerous cross-border transactions, strategic partnerships, and regulatory implementation projects for many of the largest providers in the market.Max also advises on contentious and regulatory engagement matters. He has guided a number of firms through internal and external investigations. He has also worked with several international firms and trade associations in discussions with EU and UK policymakers and regulators. Max is an active member of the Payment Association’s regulatory working group and co-editor of one of the leading practitioner’s texts in his field, “Payment Services: Law and Practice” (Elgar, 2022).
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Jane Watt
Payment industry engagement lead NatWest
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Jane Watt
Payment industry engagement lead NatWest
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Joerg Richter
Senior payments expert Deutsche Bundesbank
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Joerg Richter
Senior payments expert Deutsche Bundesbank
Joerg Richter, Senior Payments Expert, Deutsche Bundesbank Joerg Richter is a senior payments expert in Deutsche Bundesbank’s Directorate General Payments and Settlement Systems. He has over 18 years of experience in the dynamic payments industry. Previously, he held the position of Marketing and Stakeholder Relations Manager at
Worldline, where he oversaw marketing strategies, contributed to the work of international industry bodies like NACHA or EBA, and played a pivotal role in shaping global industry events.
Moderated by
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
March 4th 2025-
08.50amWelcome from the CPI team and chair
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09.25amPanel Discussion: Regulatory outlook for EU payments and impact on commercial cards and payments. EU payments package
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10.05amView from Bank of England: National payment vision
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02.10pmPanel discussion: Commercial payments as working capital optimisation tools
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View from Bank of England: National payment vision
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Ali Moussavi
Head of payments strategy unit Bank of England
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Ali Moussavi
Head of payments strategy unit Bank of England
Ali Moussavi is Head of the Bank of England’s Payments Strategy Unit. The Unit reports to the Bank’s Governors and is tasked with coordination of cross-cutting and strategic issues relating to the Bank’s work on innovation in money, payments and settlement
Prior to that, Ali worked in the Governor’s Office in the Bank, covering a range of policy and strategy issues, including financial stability, the Bank’s international work, and the regulation and supervision of the banking system.
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Dan Moore
Head of strategy, analysis & engagement Payment Systems Regulator
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Dan Moore
Head of strategy, analysis & engagement Payment Systems Regulator
Dan joined the PSR in January 2024 as its head of strategy and intelligence.
Prior to this, he was the director of rail strategy and analysis at the Department for Transport (DfT), having previously worked at the Competition and Markets Authority – where, amongst other things, he led projects into various aspects of financial services.
At the DfT, Dan led a broad range of strategy, analysis, and innovation projects across rail – delivering positive outcomes at a time of massive change and challenge – particularly as rail responded to Brexit and the Covid pandemic. This ranged from leading delivery of major rail funding decisions, through to rail regulatory strategy and supporting international rail.
March 4th 2025
Moderated by
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
March 4th 2025-
08.50amWelcome from the CPI team and chair
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09.25amPanel Discussion: Regulatory outlook for EU payments and impact on commercial cards and payments. EU payments package
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10.05amView from Bank of England: National payment vision
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02.10pmPanel discussion: Commercial payments as working capital optimisation tools
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Networking break - sponsored by Inlogik
Panel Discussion: Expanding payment solutions in B2B: BNPL, open banking, and merchant lending
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), Pay by bank or request to pay and merchant lending are expanding beyond consumer markets into B2B applications, with major players entering new geographies like the UK. Payment providers are integrating merchant lending into their offerings. This panel will explore the intersection of BNPL, merchant lending, open banking, pay by bank and card acquiring processes, focusing on how these solutions support liquidity for midsize merchants.
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William Lovell
Head of future technology Bank of England
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William Lovell
Head of future technology Bank of England
I am a technology advisor on CBDC, data and payments. With over 25 years at the Bank of England, I have held a variety of roles in technology from application developer and test manager through to heading up the strategy and architecture function. I am currently working on the design of CBDC and the use of artificial intelligence across the bank.
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Nassos Pavlidis
Former director of transaction banking solutions Alpha Bank
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Nassos Pavlidis
Former director of transaction banking solutions Alpha Bank
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Jonathan Vaux
Head of propositions & partnerships Thredd
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Jonathan Vaux
Head of propositions & partnerships Thredd
Jonathan Vaux has over 30 years experience in the payments industry and now helps Thredd’s clients identify how to use best practices from innovators and disruptors to develop their own innovative products and services. An Innovation and Payments enthusiast and evangelist, Jonathan has extensive experience in card payments, both issuing and acquiring, and has worked with fintechs, banks, merchants, acquirers across the world.
Prior to joining Thredd, Jonathan was GM for i2c in Europe and has run his own consulting business, Outside In-novation, helping clients gain a deeper understanding of how new technologies will impact their current business and influence their customers’ evolving needs and expectations.
He was Executive Director, Innovation Partnerships for Visa in Europe and built and launched Visa’s London Innovation Centre to help revitalise and reposition Visa within London’s thriving fintech environment.
Jonathan has held a number of roles at Visa and American Express, including Commercial Director of V.me, Head of Processing, Head of Alternative Payments, and Head of Commercial Solutions.
Jonathan holds a Law degree from University College London, and a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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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.
Panel discussion: Revamping the use of virtual cards and unlocking the value
Hear the current use of virtual cards in B2B and travel, and speculate as to what is the next big innovation. Explore workflows for pre-approvals of expenditures, particularly in T&E contexts and understand how virtual cards can enable pre-approved transactions tied to specific use cases (e.g., travel bookings, distributed low value purchasing) demonstrates the practical evolution of payment systems.
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Sergio Ortega
Global cash management discipline leader BBVA
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Sergio Ortega
Global cash management discipline leader BBVA
Sergio Ortega is responsible for BBVA pivot commercial cards solution development enabling local, regional and global enterprises to homogeneously manage the expenses made with commercial cards in BBVA footprint (Europe & LAC). Sergio has more than 15 years of experience in payments systems, first in BBVA Spain (consumer issuing, acquiring and innovation) and since 2012 in global positions focused on commercial cards. He is leading BBVA pivot commercial card solution business line development from scratch following design thinking & agile methodologies, coordinating cross-functional local, global, business & IT teams. Sergio has a Master Degree in Computer Science from Deusto University (Spain) and Aalborg University (Denmark). He also has an Executive MBA from Esade Business School (Spain).
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Souad Khashouf
SVP, head of T&E product management & PDS - commercial cards Europe & UK Citi
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Souad Khashouf
SVP, head of T&E product management & PDS - commercial cards Europe & UK Citi
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Anant Bhandarkar
Head of commercial cards NatWest Group
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Anant Bhandarkar
Head of commercial cards NatWest Group
Anant is the head of the commercial cards business for NWG and is responsible for the P&L, strategy, proposition, and end-to-end customer journey.
Anant has over 20 years of extensive experience in product development, product management, commercialisation, pricing, and innovation in the UK and abroad.March 4th 2025 -
Michael Wirth
Senior director, payments CWT
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Michael Wirth
Senior director, payments CWT
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Kasper Guul Laursen
SVP sales & partnerships Cardlay
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Kasper Guul Laursen
SVP sales & partnerships Cardlay
Kasper Guul Laursen is the SVP Sales and Partnerships of the Danish fintech scale-up Cardlay. With presence in Europe and US, Cardlay has disrupted the fintech industry by enabling both regional issuers and some of the worlds largest financial institutions and technology corporations to launch new digital innovative solution catering for both SMEs and global entreprises. Cardlay’s modular spend management platform enables banks, tech companies, fleet and mobility providers to launch digital corporate payment solutions seamlessly on top of
existing offerings, allowing companies to streamline ways of working with full control. As SVP Sales and Partnerships at Cardlay, Kasper has served in this role since beginning of 2022 driving the strategy of creating a global network integration and distribution model towards banks, mobility, tech and system integrators. Prior to joining Cardlay, he has served in various leading commercial roles at global B2B software companies.March 4th 2025
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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.
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Roundtables: Industry-specific payment challenges
The roundtables will focus on the key areas of payments challenges and technologies that are evolving in the following vertical themes. It will also address some growth and work stream opportunities: Delegates please choose 1.
- Retail led by Linda Weston, Head of commercial cards product, Lloyds Banking Group
- Insurance led by Alessandro Figueroa, Head of B2B partnerships & emerging segments, Visa Europe
- Healthcare led by Frank Martien, Founder, Windward Strategy
- Travel led by Brian Tomkins, Managing director, global head of commercial cards, global payments solutions, HSBC
- Manufacturing/Trade led by Duygu Tasdelen-Stavropoulos, Head of EMEA commercial card, Bank of America
- Education led by David Harrison, Founder, PaySav
- Public and Government led by Simon Wright Lakin, senior account manager, Mastercard
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Alessandro Figueroa
Head of B2B partnerships & emerging segments Visa EuropeX
Alessandro Figueroa
Head of B2B partnerships & emerging segments Visa EuropeWith 17 years of experience in payments and strategy, Alessandro Figueroa is a recognized industry expert. In his current role as ‘Head of B2B Partnerships & Emerging Segments’, at Visa, Alessandro plays a crucial role in shaping the direction of the European business, accelerating innovation, and ensuring clients are provided with the best value the B2B payments ecosystem has to offer. Prior to joining Visa, Alessandro worked as a Strategy consultant and played key roles in Proposition Development and Digital Transformation within the banking industry.
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards product Lloyds Banking Group
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards product Lloyds Banking Group
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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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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
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Simon Wright Lakin
Senior account manager Mastercard
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Simon Wright Lakin
Senior account manager Mastercard
Simon operates in the European team, with a focus on working with a wide range of partners to support the digitalisation of government flows and other public sector services. Areas of focus could include the disbursement of funds to citizens and businesses, the payments of fees to governments, and optimising procurement expenditure. In addition supporting governments with Tourism, SME and Cyber security strategies. Simon has a long career within Mastercard, working in operational, product and business development positions, across multiple markets and geographies.
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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.
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
Lunch and networking
Panel discussion: Commercial payments as working capital optimisation tools
This panel will delve into evolving business models, such as buyer-funded solutions versus merchant-funded models and working capital options built into account-to-account (A2A) payments. Key questions will include what pricing structures corporations are willing to accept for extended payment terms and how are costs balanced between buyers and merchants. Cards lending solution vs invoice financial solution.
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards product Lloyds Banking Group
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Linda Weston
Head of commercial cards product Lloyds Banking Group
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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
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Clive Cornelius
Head of large and middle market (LMM) Visa Commercial Solutions
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Clive Cornelius
Head of large and middle market (LMM) Visa Commercial Solutions
Clive joined Visa in 2018 to lead the travel segment for Visa commercial solutions in Europe, owning all travel-related issuer products. He is now head of Large & Middle Market segment across Europe responsible for Travel and B2B payment products, go to market & Pan European sales. Prior to Visa, he has more than 15 years of experience in the business travel industry, including 8 years at Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) where he was responsible for CWT’s card product portfolio, managing the relationships with the banks and networks that clients use, and delivering card products and services to ensure a smooth payment process for travel booked via CWT.
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Mandar Sapre
B2B product head - UK and Europe Citi
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Mandar Sapre
B2B product head - UK and Europe Citi
Mandar leads the Citibank Commercial Cards B2B team focused on providing efficient and streamlined B2B payment solutions in the eCommerce and Supplier Payments segments. Mandar has over 20 years of experience in working in the financial services focused on payment solutions working across Technology, Operations, Cash Management and Commercial Cards. Mandar did his undergraduate studies in Engineering and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, India.
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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’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
March 4th 2025-
08.50amWelcome from the CPI team and chair
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09.25amPanel Discussion: Regulatory outlook for EU payments and impact on commercial cards and payments. EU payments package
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10.05amView from Bank of England: National payment vision
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02.10pmPanel discussion: Commercial payments as working capital optimisation tools
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Cards in transition: navigating the future of embedded payments
Commercial cards historically aimed to displace cash and cheques, especially in Europe and the U.S., but their role has evolved significantly. Modern innovations such as virtual cards, tokenisation, and straight-through processing enable higher-value transactions. This panel will explore how commercial cards can remain relevant in an era dominated by alternative payment systems like open banking, CBDCs, and domestic payment infrastructures.
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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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Wendy Hompes
Global head of product management cards, wholesale banking TS – PCM ING
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Wendy Hompes
Global head of product management cards, wholesale banking TS – PCM ING
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Jill Selff
Head of SMB Visa Europe
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Jill Selff
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.
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Joanne Modugno
Head of partnerships & alliances Inlogik
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Joanne Modugno
Head of partnerships & alliances Inlogik
March 4th 2025
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 4th 2025
Presentation: AI financial data analytics
Tips and tricks for financial data analysis—what to use AI (LLMs) for and what not to use it for. Includes real examples of prompts, queries, and results.
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Jan Hauser
CEO UK Applifting
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Jan Hauser
CEO UK Applifting
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Networking break - sponsored by Discover
Innovation Showcases - Shaping the future of payment innovations
This session will shine a spotlight on emerging fintech companies driving innovation in the intersections of business process automation and commercial payments. It will also include a competition where participants can present their innovative solutions, with the audience voting to determine the winners.
Part 1: Innovation Showcases
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Eric-Jan Krausch
Founder & CEO 1CP
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Eric-Jan Krausch
Founder & CEO 1CP
Eric is a B2B entrepreneur and digital pioneer with 15+ years of experience in building innovative software solutions. Currently, he’s CEO of 1-CP (1-Click-Procurement), an enterprise SaaS start-up he bootstrapped with his co-founder Alabbas. 1-CP is the “Corporate PayPal,” streamlining B2B purchasing by integrating corporate profile, payment, reporting, and expense tools into B2C merchant channels – enabling seamless, direct employee purchases without complicated processes or costly intermediaries. With a focus on the business travel space, Eric’s on a mission to bring B2C convenience to the world of B2B transactions.
Previously, Eric founded and successfully exited Acomodeo, a leading serviced apartment platform. Having raised over €10M in funding, he scaled Acomodeo to become the exclusive supplier for 40+ global corporations and forged partnerships with industry giants like SAP Concur, Amadeus, and Booking.com.
Eric also brings experience in media, telecom, and consulting, including interim CTO/CPO roles in hospitality, payment, and enterprise companies. He holds degrees in Digital Innovation Management / Music Business (Mannheim) and a Master in Digital Pioneering (Friedrichshafen/Cambridge University).
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Nicolas Ancot
Founder Ultoneo
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Nicolas Ancot
Founder Ultoneo
Nicolas spent his career working in the payments industry, including nearly 15 years as Vice President at Visa. In 2014, he founded the fintech named Ultroneo with some partners with the vision of optimising the checkout process in the retail by bringing together the fiscal and the payment aspects under a single company. Ultroneo is currently active across all of Italy and counts about 15.000 customers, including chains such as Starbucks, Illy, Iper supermarkets and others. In 2023 Sistemi, a leading Italian software house, acquired a 25% stake in the company. The payments platform, launched in 2022, had an 800% growth in 2024. Nicolas is a Belgian national living in Italy and has a Global Executive MBA of SDA Bocconi.
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Jón Egilsson
Head of strategic partnerships Monerium
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Jón Egilsson
Head of strategic partnerships Monerium
Jon co-founded Monerium, the first company to issue regulated fiat currency on blockchains. Jon holds a Ph.D. in economics and an M.Sc. in engineering. He served as chair of the supervisory board of the Icelandic Central Bank and was an adjunct professor, teaching financial engineering and finance, as well as an MBA lecturer. His research is the most read in the Journal of Applied Economics, and his IEEE cover article was featured in “The Best Writing on Mathematics 2017.” Jon was also a visiting scholar at Columbia University. He currently resides in the U.K. and is an executive member of King’s College London.
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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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Part 2: Interactive voting and Innovation Awards
Innovation awards announcement voted by the CPI audience.
Reception & networking
Welcome from the Chair – recap of day 1
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 5th 2025
Discover Global Network payments state of the union
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Laura Shelton
Global director of commercial payments products Discover Global Network
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Laura Shelton
Global director of commercial payments products Discover Global Network
Laura has more than 10 years of experience in commercial payments and more than 20 years in the business travel industry. A seasoned product manager and leader, Laura is currently the global Director of Commercial Payments Products for Discover Global Network supporting a product portfolio including Corporate Cards, Travel Accounts, Virtual Cards and MIS Reporting for both Corporate and SME segments. Successfully leading cross-functional teams in product development and collaboratively launching products on a global scale, innovation and market insight are at the core of Laura’s approach. Passionate about staying ahead of emerging trends to drive product strategy, Laura is driven by identifying new opportunities, translating insights, and breaking down complex products into simplified solutions, all with a focus on new product ideation and strategy.Laura holds a Master of Arts degree from New Mexico State University in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication and is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
March 5th 2025
What is on corporates’ wishlists? New look commercial payments in B2B and B2C markets
Including and understanding the customer perspective is vital for shaping future industry needs. This panel will feature corporate payment experts sharing their expectations, challenges, and desired solutions. Is the card here to stay? This discussion will focus on enhancing services, improving data insights, and aligning with corporate needs.
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Erwan Le Grand
European head of commercialisation & account management – corporate cards HSBC
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Erwan Le Grand
European head of commercialisation & account management – corporate cards HSBC
Erwan is a seasoned commercial card expert with over 20 years’ experience in customer centric and leadership roles. He is passionate about delivering customer success and is highly skilled in building and leading diverse teams that drive exceptional business growth. With a strong focus on sales and revenue generation, Erwan has a proven track record of developing strategies that enhance customer operations and optimise working capital. Currently, he leads a team of regional commercial card advisors at HSBC spearheading consultations and delivery of complex card projects that leverage innovative card-based solutions.
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David Cox
Payments strategy lead Virgin Media
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David Cox
Payments strategy lead Virgin Media
David has worked in payments for over 40 years, initially in banking, then retail and now in the telecoms sector. Never at any time has the payments world been so exciting and innovative. Whilst the current payments industry can be challenging, he relishes getting involved in new technology and payment methods which can excite customers and increase revenue or reduce costs for a business.
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Benjamin Orgill
Benjamin Orgill Interim head of payment services OVO Energy
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Benjamin Orgill
Benjamin Orgill Interim head of payment services OVO Energy
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Ashley Bowling
Vice president, corporate solutions business development, Europe Mastercard
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Ashley Bowling
Vice president, 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 5th 2025
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.
Panel discussion: Boosting supplier and acquirer collaboration
This session delves into the critical need for a balanced B2B payment ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders. Experts from schemes, suppliers and top acquirers will discuss strategies to enhance acceptance, strengthen collaboration, and deliver value across the payment transaction chain.
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Karim Bennaziz Houmane
Global head of commercial cards sales BNP Paribas
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Karim Bennaziz Houmane
Global head of 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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Rene Stynen
SVP, business development, EMEA Boost
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Rene Stynen
SVP, business development, EMEA Boost
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.
March 5th 2025
Moderated by
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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 4th 2025 March 5th 2025
C-suite discussion: Changing dynamics in T&E and corporate cards
Corporate travel spending has largely recovered post-COVID, but travel habits have shifted to less frequent, longer trips. The integration of expense management services with payment solutions presents new opportunities and this high-level discussion will explore how virtual cards, digital wallets, and one-stop-shop solutions are transforming corporate card usage, enhancing user experiences, managing unmanaged spend and simplifying end-to-end processes.
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Mads Krumhardt
CEO AirPlus International
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Mads Krumhardt
CEO AirPlus International
Mads Krumhard Enggren, who holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School, has 28 years of experience in the banking and credit card industry. After joining SEB Kort in 2009, Mads has held various positions in top management, sales and product development. In 2018, he was appointed CEO of SEB Kort after seven years as Head of Corporate Segment, where he led sales activities and product development for corporate clients. Mads joined AirPlus International GmbH as CEO in August 2024 following the acquisition of AirPlus International GmbH by SEB Kort.
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Marcos Gelfi
VP, head of global commercial products & cardholder services Discover
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Marcos Gelfi
VP, head of global commercial products & cardholder services Discover
Marcos has more than 25 years’ experience leading and managing Commercial Payment Solutions, Product Development and Business Development. He also has great international experience having worked in Global and Regional positions in the US, Brazil, Spain, and the UK.
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Jill Docherty
Payments and fintech expert
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Jill Docherty
Payments and fintech expert
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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 4th 2025 March 5th 2025
Networking break - sponsored by Dataflexnet
Panel discussion: Embedded finance in action – proof points
Embedded finance has experienced significant changes globally and in Europe, however profitability remains a challenge with many players scaling back operations. This panel will focus on innovative approaches and successes to showcase credible use cases.
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Paul Staples
Independent board advisor for embedded finance
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Paul Staples
Independent board advisor for embedded finance
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Conrad Ford
Chief product strategy officer Allica Bank
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Conrad Ford
Chief product strategy officer Allica Bank
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Jan Heylen
Director, B2B partnerships Mastercard
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Jan Heylen
Director, B2B partnerships Mastercard
Jan Heylen is based in Belgium, specialized in Commercial Cards and working for Mastercard for more than 5 years.In his role as a Director B2B Partnerships Europe, he is building an ecosystem of Virtual Card Payment solutions that are embedded into ERP, P2P and SCF Platforms and made accessible for Corporates. Virtual Cards make it possible to buy and pay in a very secure and more efficient & automated way, they ease the reconciliation process and optimize working capital for both Buyers & Suppliers. Mastercard is offering its Platform Partners scalability and access to its network of Banks via a one-to-many approach.
March 5th 2025
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.
Roundtables
The roundtables focus on the key areas of payments technologies that are evolving in commercial payment systems in Europe and the discussions will focus on their implementation and execution in a commercial and corporate context: Delegates please choose 1.
- Virtual cards led by Murat Dogruer, Product director, JP Morgan Chase
- Embedded finance led by Greg Toussaint, director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
- Corporate travel led by Tatjana Schoen, Director of corporate solutions commercialisation, Mastercard
- Rebate management led by Frank Martien, Founder, Windward Strategy
- Reducing payment fraud led by David Harrison, Founder, PaySavi
- Digital money and crypto led by Simon Jones, Independent payments Consultant
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Murat Dogruer
Head of international virtual card J.P. Morgan
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Murat Dogruer
Head of international virtual card J.P. Morgan
Murat Dogruer is a seasoned product director with over two decades of experience in the financial services industry, currently leading the virtual card product offering at J.P. Morgan Payments in Dublin. With a robust career spanning 13 years at J.P. Morgan, Murat has been instrumental in driving product development and market expansion, particularly in the realm of distributed and virtual card solutions. His leadership has been pivotal in enhancing processing infrastructure and governance models, catering to clients across the European Economic Area, the US, and Canada.Before his tenure at J.P. Morgan, Murat honed his expertise at American Express, where he spent 12 years in various strategic roles. As Director of Global Product Management, he managed commercial card T&E products on a global scale, and as Director of E-Commerce Merchant Partnerships, he spearheaded initiatives that launched innovative online shopping solutions for middle-market corporate clients.Murat’s academic credentials include an MBA in Corporate Strategy & Marketing from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University. He also holds a certificate in Artificial Intelligence from MIT Sloan School of Management, underscoring his commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology in business strategy. Murat’s career is marked by a passion for innovation and a dedication to delivering exceptional value to clients.
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12.30pmRoundtables
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Tatjana Schoen
Director of corporate solutions commercialisation Mastercard
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Tatjana Schoen
Director of corporate solutions commercialisation Mastercard
Tatjana Schoen is the Product Commercialisation lead for Europe at Mastercard. She is responsible for formulating and optimizing the go-to-market market strategy for Corporate Solutions, articulating the value proposition to Issuers, Partners and their customers. Tatjana has vast experience in Commercial Cards and has been working on the issuing side for the past 15 years, covering various roles in product and relationship management.
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12.30pmRoundtables
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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.
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
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David Harrison
Founder PaySavi
David has over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry and was previously with a major UK Commercial Card issuer before being asked to join Visa Europe. He held a series of senior leadership positions including Head of Commercial Card Products, Head of Government Services, Head of European Market Development and Regulatory Workstream leader. David established PaySavi in 2018 to develop payment optimisation solutions for scheme, issuer, fintech and business association clients in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific. PaySavi is also an approved supplier of Payment Consultancy Services to UK Government organisations. Since 2021, David has been working with Hi55, a new platform financing the payroll of any employer, whilst paying their staff sooner, and is currently Head of Cards & Payments.
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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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12.30pmRoundtables
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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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12.30pmRoundtables
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Lunch
Panel Discussion: Maximising the value of payments data in B2B transactions
Data utilisation in B2B payments is underdeveloped compared to the consumer sector. This panel will examine how issuers and acquirers can leverage data for procurement intelligence, finance optimisation, and benchmarking. Topics will include anonymisation of data, delivering actionable insights to procurement managers, and using data to measure CO2 impact or support sustainability goals.
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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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Heather Xiao
Founder and CEO Horizon ZeroX
Heather Xiao
Founder and CEO Horizon ZeroHeather is the founder and CEO of Horizon Zero, a smart data research and consulting company helping UK and international businesses to strategise and connect with open ‘X’ data sharing ecosystem, create new business models, products and services offerings.
Prior to this, Heather served as Product and Operations Director for Open Banking (OBL/OBIE) and a member of its Exco. She also served as UK and Europe regional lead in API Banking at Standard Charted bank, and led open ‘X’ , digital banking initiatives at other world leading businesses in financial services, government, aviation and consulting in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Heather is a frequent speaker in open banking, open finance and smart data subjects at UK and international conferences. She absolutely believes progressing open, secure data sharing will transform to our lives, and is passionate in contributing and collaborating in this thriving digital innovation ecosystem
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Lydie Charpin
Senior vice president, corporate travel and B2B commercial card product strategy and offering Mastercard
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Lydie Charpin
Senior vice president, corporate travel and B2B commercial card product strategy and offering Mastercard
Lydie Charpin is SVP at Mastercard responsible for Corporate Travel and B2B Commercial Card product strategy and offering. She joined Mastercard in 2022 to expand T&E, Procurement, Fleet commercial card solutions for large enterprise working closely with T&E and B2B partners, corporates and financial institutions. She is striving for innovation to reshape the future of corporate travel, spend management and B2B Account Payable flows. Lydie brings to this position +15 years of experience in the travel and spend management industry.
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Jan Hauser
CEO UK Applifting
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Jan Hauser
CEO UK Applifting
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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 5th 2025
Combatting fraud in an evolving payment ecosystem
Fraudsters are adapting to virtual and digital payment systems, including the widespread use of virtual cards. This panel will explore the evolving nature of fraud and the technologies—such as AI—that can help mitigate it. Gain insights into analysing fraud patterns, proactive detection, and potential tools for fraud management.
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Lee Gordon
Global head of fraud risk management Citi
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Lee Gordon
Global head of fraud risk management Citi
Lee Gordon is the Global Head of Fraud for Commercial Cards and has been with Citi since 2010.
Prior to joining Citi, Lee spent over 23 years working in all aspects of Cards and Retail Banking – from both inside and outside of the industry. Lee has held senior positions at HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander within the industry as well as Actimize, FICO and Finsphere in the vendor space. Lee has worked in Fraud Management for the last 30 years and has held leadership positions on all of the major Association and Industry fraud-related forums over the years and has been credited with innovating in several areas now held as industry standards.
Lee holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) industry accreditation, was born in London and lives in the South East of the UK with his wife and 2 boys.
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Jonathan Williams
Payment technical specialist Payment Systems Regulator
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Jonathan Williams
Payment technical specialist Payment Systems Regulator
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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.
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