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Summary
European banks are currently navigating the complex world of instant payments, a sector that has seen rapid growth and significant regulatory attention. As interest rates rise, the implications for payment systems and their regulation become increasingly important.
This webinar will provide a deep dive into the instant payment regulations that are shaping the European financial landscape, offering a clear understanding of the rules and their impact on banking operations.
Join our panel as we explore not only the regulatory framework but also the future market developments in the instant payments sector. We will discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, including technological advancements and market competition.
Why participate?
- Gain expert insights from leading financial professionals about the evolution of instant payments in Europe.
- Understand the regulatory environment and what it means for future banking strategies.
- Learn about the potential market shifts and how banks can adapt to maintain competitiveness and efficiency in their payment operations.
- Discover the latest trends in the European payments landscape, focusing on how banks are managing the transition to instant payment systems amidst changing economic conditions.
Moderator
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sophia Furber
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Research Analyst
Sophia Furber is a research analyst in the 451 Research Fintech research and consulting group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Her coverage focuses on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Sophia is a research analyst focused on fintech and payments in the EMEA region. Sophia's professional background includes over a decade's experience in financial journalism and almost two years work as an international observer in rural Nepal with the Carter Center's Peace Process observation mission. Sophia takes pride in bringing clients, readers and stakeholders unbiased, nuanced information that helps them to make sense of complex situations.
Speaker
Gijs Boudewijn
General Manager
Gijs Boudewijn (1958) is currently General Manager at the Dutch Payments Association (DPA). He has extensive experience in domestic as well as international payments related issues.
Gijs Boudewijn (1958) is currently General Manager at the Dutch Payments Association (DPA). He has extensive experience in domestic as well as international payments related issues. Closely involved in PSD2/3 matters, open banking and the RTS of the EBA, instant payments and digital euro. He is Chair of the Legal Support Group of the European Payments Council (EPC) after serving several terms as Board member, and Vice-Chair of the Payment Expert Group of the European Banking Federation (EBF, after having served 3 terms as Chair). He is Vice-Chair of the European Card Payments Association (ECPA), and Chair of the Payments Working Group of the International Banking Federation (IBFed). Last, he is a member of the Payment Systems Market Expert Group (PSMEG) of the European Commission and co-Chair of the EPC’s SEPA Payment Account Access scheme Multi Stakeholder Group on behalf of the credit sector associations. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences on strategic and regulatory payments related issues, instant payments, new technologies and open banking.
Martin Azcue Lopez
Projects and Innovation Lead
Martin has developed his career as a Product Manager on digital banking initiatives.
Martin has developed his career as a Product Manager on digital banking initiatives. In 2021, he joined Bizum, the leading mobile payment solution in Spain, as the responsible for innovation and new projects. Bizum aims to keep growing its payment use cases after a massive adoption of its P2P solution, that today accounts with over 26M users, to become a universal payment solution (P2P, ecommerce and POS) and have an important role in the development of the interoperability between instant payment solution in Europe.
Barbara Pelliccione
Head of the Payment Systems and Services Department
Graduated in Economics and Business in 1999 at Rome University, Barbara Pelliccione started in Feb 2000 her working experience at the Italian Banking Association’s Payment Systems and Services Department where she’s still working.
Graduated in Economics and Business in 1999 at Rome University, Barbara Pelliccione started in Feb 2000 her working experience at the Italian Banking Association’s Payment Systems and Services Department where she’s still working. She began her involvement in electronic and mobile payment matters and then she had the coordination of different projects relating to the setting-up of payments message standards and interbank procedure including the migration of the legacy payments to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) schemes. Since 2015 she is a member of the Scheme Management Board (SMB) of the European Payments Council (EPC). From November 2022, head of the Payment Systems and Services Department in charge with: - monitoring and analysing the regulatory and technical evolution of the payment market; - development, innovation and product management of the cash supply chain and of all the payment instruments/schemes/infrastructures to ensure they keep meeting market needs and technological evolutions; - promotion of interbank payment initiatives in cooperation with the members and in accordance with the principles of free competition; - harmonization and integration of the payment instruments and services at European level; - collaboration at national and international levels with government agencies and departments and public institutions, economic and social organizations, institutions, and associations on banking/payment topics.
Christophe Bonte
Senior Policy Adviser for Payments and Innovation
Christophe Bonte is Senior Policy Adviser for Payments and Innovation at the European Banking Federation (EBF) which he re-joined recently after spending almost ten years advocating for globally active Swiss financial institutions.
Christophe Bonte is Senior Policy Adviser for Payments and Innovation at the European Banking Federation (EBF) which he re-joined recently after spending almost ten years advocating for globally active Swiss financial institutions. Before joining the Swiss Finance Council, Christophe led the work on financial markets and post-trade at the EBF. In his current role, he notably represents the EBF in various payments experts’ groups at the ECB, European Commission and EPC. Christophe gained experience in banking from his years in the global custody business at the Bank of New York Mellon Brussels operations centre. Prior to that, he lectured Swiss civil servants on European Affairs at the Swiss Institute for Public Administration. Christophe holds a PhD in political science from the University of Geneva.
Ivan Burillo
Public Policy Manager, Banco Santander
Ivan Burillo is currently responsible for monitoring regulatory and legislative initiatives at both national and international levels, focusing on areas related to banking such as payments, retail banking and consumer protection.
Ivan Burillo is currently responsible for monitoring regulatory and legislative initiatives at both national and international levels, focusing on areas related to banking such as payments, retail banking and consumer protection. Based in Madrid, Spain, Ivan brings extensive experience from his previous roles within Banco Santander related to Operations and Payments. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Management from IE Law School (1999-2000). His expertise spans various areas, including payment systems, card-based payments, payment accounts and other retail banking products.
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