PaymentsEd

2025 Annual Forum Agenda

Our Mainstage sessions will be presented by Adyen, dLocal, Ethoca, Mastercard, Optimized Payments, Visa, and WorldPay.
Session details will be posted soon.
*Please note the agenda is subject to change

9:00 – 9:50 a.m.Merchant Only Sessions
101 – Payment Fundamentals
201 – Payment Fundamentals
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.Merchant Only Sessions
101 – Fraud Prevention
201 – Fraud Prevention
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.Power Hour
Bring your questions and your expertise to our Power Hour, where attendees connect on the most pressing topics in payments and fraud prevention over table breakouts.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.LUNCH
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.Welcome & Announcements
1:15 – 2:00 p.m.Mainstage 1
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.Mainstage 2
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.BREAK
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions (1)
1. Can AI fix what's wrong in payments, or make things worse? (BetterBuyDesign, LLC)
2. The Next Generation of Payments and Fraud Optimization: Enhanced Data Sharing Throughout the Payments Value Chain (Glenbrook Partners)
3. Debit Optimization for Digital Merchants – PINless, Tokens, and Performance (CMSPI)

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.BREAK
3:45 – 4:15 p.m.Best in Class (BIC) - Unlocking Customer Lifetime Value: Pay by Bank + Loyalty Hold the Keys to Success (Trustly and Adyen)
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions (2)

1. Building a High-Performance Payments Team: Key Strategies for Success (J.P. Morgan & Josh w/MAG)
2. Building Trust Through Identity: Strengthening Payment Fraud Prevention (Sift)
3. In-App Purchase Fundamentals (Warner Bros. Discovery)
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.BREAK
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.Reception & Product Showcase

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.BREAKFAST
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.Welcome & Announcements
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.Keynote Speaker Paul Rabil
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions (3)
1. Network costs: what really makes a difference? (Stripe)

2. Survey and Update on CNP Auto Renewal Laws and Regulations (Cobalt LLP)

3. The Growth Hack: Optimizing Payments for Retention and Acquisition (Doordash)
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.Best in Class (BIC) – Next-Gen Dispute Management: AI and Automation in Action (PayPal)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.BREAK
11:45 – 12:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions (4)
1. The Fed, a Merchant, and a Bank Step into the World of the FedNow Service (Federal Reserve Financial Services)

2. The Digital Divide: Growing Costs in Card-Not-Present (CMSPI)

3. Fraud Deflect - What goes up must go down... Yes, this applies to chargebacks too (Fraud Deflect)
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.LUNCH
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions (5)
1. Network Tokens: Myth vs. Reality (IXOPAY)

2. From Swipe to Tap to Wallets: Navigating the Dawn of the Cardless Era (VGS)

3. 3DS Data Only: Optimize Approvals and Minimize False Declines Without the Friction (Worldpay)
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.BREAK
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.Mainstage 3
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.Mainstage 4
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions (6)
1. Bridging the Gap: PSP and Issuer Collaboration for Payment Success (Checkout.com)

2. Hypothesizing, Experimenting, Testing and Iterating in Payments (Pagos)

3. The Hidden Payment Problems Fraud Teams can solve (FlexPay)
4:15 – 4:45 p.m.Mainstage 5 – Economic Update (Visa)
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.Wrap Up

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.BREAKFAST
8:45 – 9:15 a.m.Mainstage 6
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions (7)
1. Risk, Disputes, and Identity – how data can bridge the gap (Verifi)

2. Embracing the Cloud: How Technologies Are Shaping the Future of Payments (Gr4vy)

3. The Instant Economy (Modern Treasury)
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.BREAK
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.Best in Class (BIC) – TBD
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.Mainstage 7
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.Merchant Panel Session – The Future of AI