International Payments Summit (IPS)

Time: 8-11 March 2010
Venue: Royal Lancaster, London, UK

IPS 2009 was voted a resounding success by the 400+ senior level payments executives who attended. The challenges created by the global financial crisis led to truly in-depth industry dialogue and more intensive networking than ever before. 110+ leading industry names came together to address such key topics as:

• What the recent global economic upheaval will mean for  payments and transaction services
• Why it is critical than banks now make choices about their payments business models
• Why the key players in transaction banking view payments as a critical business stream
• Collaboration between industry players to create value and enhance client service
• The likely impact of an increasingly onerous regulatory regime
• How operational risks in payments should be managed in a changed world
• What corporate clients really want now from their payments providers in the new financial landscape
• Why financial supply chain stability has never mattered more and how to help corporate clients optimise working capital
• Will SEPA and the Payment Services Directive open the doors to more innovative payments solutions?
• The new commercial opportunities in payments: new channels; new business models; new revenue streams

110+ International Speakers Including:

• Jean-Michel Godeffroy; Director General, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
• Marc Hollanders; Special Adviser on Financial Stability and Market Infrastructure, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
• Paul Camp; Global Head of Cash Management Financial Institutions, DEUTSCHE BANK
• Gerard Hartsink; Senior Executive Vice President of Global Transaction Serivces & Market Infrastructures, ABN AMRO BANK

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