9th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum: Building a Network of financial service influencers and enthusiasts

The 9th NextGen Payments & Regtech Forum 2021 is set to launch on November 24 – 25 in Limassol, Cyprus. The event will address the need to discover the modernization and optimization of operations, by focusing on the adoption of last technologies which are necessary for the payments and the RegTech ecosystem. This exclusive event will include participants from all over the World.

The two-day, invitation-only setting will be presented by thought leaders and influencers of the industry – Ruta Merkeviciute (Director, Financial Service and Capital Markets Supervision at Bank of Lithuania), Shubhanga Prasad (Director – Strategy, Product & Tech at OakNorth Bank), Dheeraj Jaggi (Director – OpenBanking & API Technology at NatWest Group), Dr. Michael Salmony (Executive Adviser to BoD at equensWorldline SE, Advisory European Commission, EPC, ERPB) and many more. They will moderate discussions concerning the Future of Payments, Customer Experience Trends in Payments, Financial Crime and other interesting topics related to the field of Financial Services.

Insights and Discussions with Promising Leaders and Influencers

The keynotes and interactive panel discussions of 9th NextGen Payments & Regtech Forum 2021 will tackle important financial industry challenges as well as explore current trends. Delegates will get the unique chance to hear high-caliber expert insights on topics such as:

• Crypto-Enabled Payments and the Future of the Payments Industry by Chris Aruliah, Chief Product Officer, BCB Group.
  The Future of Payments: Digitizing Identity by Dr. Michael Salmony, Executive Adviser to BoD at equensWorldline SE, Advisory European Commission, EPC, ERPB.
• Alternative Payment Methods & Online Shopping by Panagiotis Kriaris, Head Of Business Development at Unzer.
• Payments and Credit: The Review of the EU Consumer Credit Directive by Elie Beyrouthy, Chair of the Executive Board at European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF); Vice President, European Government Affairs at American Express.
• Financial Crime by Christos Christou, Group Chief Compliance Officer at LuLu International Exchange and Jessica Ramos, Head Of Regulatory & Oversight Affairs at EBA Clearing.
• Fraud Prevention with AI and ML and many more.
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  Furthermore, the Forum will perform three interactive panel discussions and brainstorming sessions, in order to give the opportunity to every attendee to participate and make questions regarding to their own challenges and thoughts.

Our speakers come from different fields such as fintech, regtech, banking and others:

DISTINGUISHED KEYNOTES

• Ruta Merkeviciute, Director, Financial Service and Capital Markets Supervision at Bank of Lithuania, Co-chairperson of the Standing Committee on Payment Services (SCPS) at European Banking Authority, Alternate Board Member at European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
• Dr. Michael Salmony, Executive Adviser to BoD at equensWorldline SE, Advisory European Commission, EPC, ERPB.
• Elie Beyrouthy, Chair of the Executive Board at European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF); Vice President, European Government Affairs at American Express.

INDUSTRY EXPERTS

• ​Chris Aruliah, Chief Product Officer, BCB Group.
• Georgios Kolovos, Global Head of Product Partnerships at PayPal.
• Shubhanga Prasad, Director – Strategy, Product & Tech at OakNorth Bank.
• Siri Børsum, Global VP Finance Vertical Eco-development & Partnerships at Huawei Consumer Business Group.
• Panagiotis Kriaris, Head Of Business Development at Unzer.
• Dheeraj Jaggi, Director – OpenBanking & API Technology at NatWest Group.
• Marius Nedelcu, Chief Marketing Officer at TransferGo.
• Dr. Justine Scerri Herrera, Partner at MK Fintech Partners Ltd.
• Christos Christou, Group Chief Compliance Officer at LuLu International Exchange.
• Jessica Ramos, Head of Regulatory & Oversight Affairs at EBA Clearing.
• Michael C. G. Charalambides, CEO at EcommBX.
• Gregory Dellas, Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer at EcommBX.

As Jack Ma said: “We appreciate yesterday, but we are looking for a better tomorrow”.

For more information and the full agenda contact the 9thNextGen Payments & RegTech Forum 2021 team by visiting the event website: https://www.qubevents.com/npf-cyprus