Delegates and Keynote Announced for P20 Global Payments Conference

P20 has announced delegates and the keynote speakers for its inaugural conference at Lancaster House, London on 10^th October.

Jack Lew, United States Secretary of the Treasury 2013-2017 will be giving the afternoon keynote, following morning speeches from Peter Radcliffe, P20 Executive Chairman, Stephen Barclay, MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Bruce Lowthers, Conference Chairman. Alistair Lukies, the Prime Minister’s Business Ambassador for FinTech, UK Trade & Investment will also speak at the conference.

P20 Board members attending include American Express, the ATPC, Barclays, China UnionPay, Cielo, Discover, Elavon, Evertec, First Data, FIS, Incomm, Ingenico, Hogan Lovells, Holland & Knight, HM Treasury, Innovate Finance, JP Morgan Chase, MasterCard, Paysafe, TSYS, Vantiv and Visa.

In total the event will welcome 140 senior leaders representing UK and US government agencies and offices, industry advocacy groups, academia and payments industry executives from across the globe.

The conference will highlight the importance of payments to the world economy. It will also shine a light on the vital roles played by London and Atlanta and provide a long-term opportunity for a transatlantic partnership intended to promote growth of the industry globally through improved regulatory frameworks, economic development, innovation, financial inclusion and overall cooperation.

Peter Radcliffe, Chairman of P20, comments: “We are honoured to have such high calibre speakers and delegates confirmed for our inaugural conference. We welcome the unique insight each will bring to the conference as we discuss the future of payments. In particular we will look to address the improvement of regulation, innovation, cybersecurity, education and financial inclusion on a global scale.

“Ahead of our conference, I would like to thank our global sponsors; China UnionPay, FIS, Hogan Lovells, Holland and Knight, MasterCard and Visa. I especially want to thank Bruce Lowthers, President of Payments at FIS, who will Chair the conference both here and in Atlanta in 2018.”

Bruce Lowthers, P20 Conference Chairman, comments: “I am delighted to chair the inaugural conference in London and next year’s gathering in Atlanta. I’d like to thank Peter Radcliffe, Chairman of P20, for the opportunity and, together with the conference sponsors and Board members, we look forward to welcoming all of our delegates to Lancaster House for what we are sure will be a memorable and productive day for the global payments industry.”