The Economic Times Cards and Payment Summit 2019
Event Name : The Economic Times Cards and Payment Summit 2019
Event Date : 6th June 2019
Event Place : Sahara Star, Mumbai
The Economic Times Cards and Payment Summit 2019 to be held on June 6 at Sahara Star, Mumbai
By highlighting the latest and greatest in the field of payment innovations, the summit will offer insights on how to make the most of these technological advances
Payment channels are evolving at a rapid rate across the globe, andthe sector has witnessed new entrants in form of providers, new platforms and new payment tools being launched very frequently. The growth in usage of the digital technology/ smart cards can be witnessed in new sectors as well such as Healthcare, Public utilities & Infrastructure, Smart Cards for Government benefits, grocery stores, Food Joints, and more.
Favorable regulations and polices have also boosted the sector to gain momentum. From the development that India has witnessed in the last few years, it is evident the transformation is actively shaping up in the C2C domain and B2C, C2B AND G2C have not been left behind with technology partnerships mushrooming across banks, enterprises, and start-ups. Convenience and ease of use has enabled the growth in the sector.
The Economic Times Cards & Payments Summit unfurls a world of innovation that will transform how we transact.This day-long summitwill see industry experts and veterans deliberate on the action points required to take this sector to the next level with discussions on the emergence of new sectors and technologies that will help to go cashless, security issues, products for millennials, sector-specific findings and more.
Deepak Kothari, Co-founder& COO, ftcashopines that, “Payments innovation is happening across the board in the Indian market. UPI 2.0 provides a platform on which several new products/use cases have been developed and will be developed in times to come. Given the size of the market, margins and competitiveness businesses are forced to think out of the box and design for the market. Fintech in India is in an exciting phase and products developed for Bharat will be exported to the world.”
Manish Bhatia, Director & CTO, Amazon PaymentsIndiasays that, “India has seen an explosion in payments innovation in the last 5 years, but we are just getting started. India is a mixed economy and changing citizens habit is an adoptive long-term challenge and should not be treated as a technical problem. To support a mixed economy, we will need an Ala Carte of Payment Methods, and fine tune them as our customers mature through an individualized digital journey.”
This world-class platform which will also offer one-to-one meetings with solution providers and will discuss key challenges being faced, advancements in the sector and the opportunities. The summit will also offer:
- Inclusive session that will enable and engage the audience through an interesting and thought-provoking group discussion to discuss the key issues in the industry and bring out their relevant solutions
- Case studies to understand business models that’s transforming businesses
- Live Survey during the summit that will provide immediate feedback from the attending audience on varied issues.
- It will also explore an opportunity with “Student Chair”& “Open Chair Forum” wherein a selected/nominated student and/or an attendee will get an opportunity to share the platform with visionaries and share their thoughts with the forum
Esteemed speakers include Kaku Nakhate, President and Country Head (India), Bank of America N.A.; ButchiBabu Burra, Senior Domain Expert (IT), IDRBT; K Ramachandran, Senior Advisor- Payment Systems & Banking Technology, Indian Banks Association; Sanjeev Moghe, Executive Vice President & Head, Cards & Payments, Axis Bank; Rohit Rozario – Director, Regional Head of Business Management – Asia Pacific, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC Hong Kong; Manish Bhatia , Director & CTO, Amazon Payments India; Anuj Rathi, VP – Products, Swiggy; Arjun Chowdhry, Head of Credit Cards & Unsecured Lending, Citibank N.A; Ganesh Ananthanarayanan, Chief Operating Officer, Airtel Payments Bank; Praveena Rai, Chief Operating Officer, NPCI; Sajith Sivanandan, Managing Director and Business Head – Payments and Next Billion User Initiatives, Google India; Satish Kumar Gupta, MD & CEO, Paytm Payments Bank; Sudipta Roy, Head – Unsecured Assets, ICICI Bank; Deepak Kothari, Co-Founder & COO, ftcash; Harish Mohan,Head of Core Banking IT & Data, India, Danske Bank; Kaushik Roy, VP & Country Leader – South Asia, ACI Worldwide; Jeremy Wilmot, Group President, ACI Worldwide, INC; Philip Heasley, President and CEO, ACI Worldwide, INC; Arvind Ronta, VP and Head of Products, India and South Asia, VISA; Murali Nair, VP and Head of Business Development, VISA ; Kaushal Sarda, CEO, Kuliza
India’s payments sector is laying greater emphasis on providing improved services to customers and upgrading legacy technology infrastructures to enhance the overall experience, and The Economic Times Cards and Payment Summit brought together experts from the industry so that they can have a continued dialogue to discuss the latest trends and service offerings that would help boost the sector further.
About Times Strategic Solutions Limited
Times Strategic Solutions Ltd., functional under the brand name ET Edge, is an Economic Times initiative founded to empower multiple industries and segments by sharing critical business knowledge through strategic conferences and summits. Encompassing the Indian business vista, ET Edge strives to bring together visionaries and key leaders on its knowledge platforms to create social and business ecology conducive to the positive changes required by the industry. The main aim of this initiative is to channel global business intelligence through summits and conferences in overarching lectures, hands-on workshops, panels, roundtables and case studies.