The global payments landscape is in a state of dynamic transformation. Market changes have already begun, bringing enormous advantages – and more than a few new challenges: the world of payments is expected to look very different in the new decade from how it does today. Regulation will play a vital role in shaping these developments.

Over the past year, the payments industry has been evolving and expanding, with digital payment services and transaction volumes growing across the globe. The competitive landscape is being redefined by the entry of non-traditional providers, the evolution of new solutions provided by financial institutions and the development of strategic alliances that cross traditional sectoral boundaries. Over and beyond this transformation, there will also be major convergence around: products and solutions linked to payments; technology platforms and clearing capabilities that will be increasingly global in nature and reach; and of the operation of global securities and currency markets. In addition, we are likely to see integration of regulatory regimes that today are still often fragmented. 

Banks, in particular, will need to move fast if they are to take advantage of the opportunities on offer in the global payments business, or risk losing out to more agile competitors. Industry incumbents are endeavouring to respond to multiple new trends and drivers by revolutionising their organisations and infrastructure in order to support new service offerings and identify new revenue streams. These include investment in cloud computing and other digital technologies to address fluid customer preferences and mitigate risk and regulatory obligations. At the same time traditional financial institutions are investing time and resources in addressing challenging areas such as cross-border payments, an improved end-to-end payment experience, multipayment integration, business-to-business (B2B) payments and collaboration with Fintech players and other market entrants, as strategies and playbooks for partnering continue to evolve. 

But what are the implications that these trends may have, collectively, for traditional and newcomer payments companies over the next year? And what new strategies and actions are being taken in response? 

Join us at the Payment Systems Regulation and Innovation Summit, taking place on June 4th in Central London, and hear first-hand from regulators, banks, payment providers and FinTech companies on their strategies and on the opportunities available for all players within the payment ecosystem.

With keynote addresses from UK and European regulators, the Summit will focus on offering practical ways for incumbent and new organisations to concentrate on harnessing the benefits of digitisation for a more effective and transparent use of technology and data and a more streamlined approach to traditional business models.

During the course of this content-packed one-day event you will benefit from hearing the insights of our exceptional speaker panel, which includes regulators, financial institutions, traditional and innovative payment providers and FinTech companies. The focus will be on the developing regulatory environment and the development of standards, the latest developments within incumbent and new organisations, the processes and technology around an aligned payments strategy and customer experience; the planning, budgeting and building of a physical and digital infrastructure; and finally, the driving of greater processing simplification and improved customer engagement.

Through an unparalleled panel of speakers you will gain an in-depth understanding of:

• How to make the pan-European instant payment system a reality
• The UK regulatory challenge
• The Bank of England RTGS Renewal Programme 
• How to support innovation and greater competition by delivering a resilient, robust architecture 
• Digital transformation: understanding the challenge from a technical, cultural and regulatory standpoint
• Open Banking in UK and in the world: the next chapter in the evolution
• Ways to reduce the risk of fraud with the next generation of payments security
• Payments, privacy, data access and regulatory considerations
• The growing role of non-traditional payment means 
• Payment Tech and the evolution of the payment landscape: how to capitalise on innovation