Our Program for 2019 at Singapore

Program

Aligning Real Time Payments

– Towards Seamless Interoperability

As central banks in the region continue with cashless initiatives, further collaborations on real time cross border funds transfer could become a reality. Regulators are also driving standardisation to encourage innovation, so the prospect of regional alignment is getting stronger. This could herald the advent of a fully interoperable, standardised payments system. Pan-regional mobile payment wallets will make way for a less fragmented payment ecosystem, furthering Financial Inclusion and making us less dependent on cash. At GPS 2019, we look at the latest national developments in e-payments as well as the larger, cross-border regional platforms that are transforming the Asian payments landscape.

GPS 2019 Key Topics Include:

Regulatory Challenges in Emerging Markets (central bank panel)
eKYC and Biometric Authentication
Digital Only Banks – Creating Revenue via Data-Driven Products
QR Codes Standardization
Social Commerce Platforms
The Big Deal – How Would You Transform a Bank?
Harmonization in Cross Border Payments
Rural and Regional Banks in Indonesia – Digital Transformation
Fintech Regulation in Southeast Asia – Beyond the Sandbox
Digital Financial Inclusion – Improving Lives

Have a look at our program here. This is a living document as we will be adding on speakers and topics! If you have suggestions, please email them directly to David Roberts, Global Director of Payments, Email: droberts@currency-research.com

Feel free to check out last year’s program for reference.

GPS 2019 Program At a Glance

			Day 1 - 10 Oct 2019
08.00	Welcome & Registration
09.00	Welcome by Harry Smorenberg & Gonzalo Santamaria
09.15	Keynote Opening: "Embracing the New Digital Economy in Indonesia" Bank Indonesia
09.35	Regulatory Challenges in Emerging Markets (with central bankers from Asia)
	- Streamlining payment solutions in the midst of fragmentation - Will regulation nudge banks to innovate? - Licensing and regulating the nonbank players Md. Nazrul Islam \| Joint Director \| Bangladesh Bank
10.30	Networking Break
11.00	Open Banking - What’s the Best Way Forward? The Tango Between Market Driven Initiatives and Regulation
	- Successful cases and examples from Europe - Australian experience - Is the market and ecosystem changing faster than regulation
11.45	^A1 eKYC and Biometric Authentication	^B1 Alternative Payments in eCommerce Markets	^C1 Data Privacy and Consumer Protection
	Facial recognition gaining traction Data breaches and prevention Biometric authentication for mobile payments	Growth of digital alternative payments Enabling omni-channel retailing	Data-privacy in exploding digital economies Consumer rights
12.30	Lunch
14.00	Aligning Real Time Payments - Towards Seamless Interoperability
	- Linking up payment systems across borders - Collaborating on common standards - Step towards ASEAN Smart Cities Network initiatives
14.45	^A2 QR Codes Standardization	^B2 War of the Wallets / eMoney	^C2 Social Commerce Platforms
	Indonesia implementation Thailand QR code payment in Japan (Krungsri and BBL) Standardising QR codes for the region?	Is it a game of who has deeper pockets? How can banks integrate with wallets? What do consumers want from the wallet experience?	Chatbanking on Facebook and WhatsApp WeChat ecosystem as a case Will social mobile commerce be the future?
15.30	Networking Break
16.00	2019 Asia Florin Awards Presentation
	- Winners Presentations
16.30	Keynote Presentation: "AI and Quantum Computing - Impact in the Transaction Space"
	Paul Schulte \| Founder \| Schulte Research
17.00	Keynote Panel Digital Only Banks - Creating Revenue via Data-Driven Products
	Zennon Kapron \| Managing Director \| Kapronasia (moderator)
17.30	Cocktail Reception


08.30	Welcome & Registration
09.00	Recap & Opening by Harry Smorenberg & Gonzalo Santamaria
09.15	Harmonisation in Cross-Border Payments
	Venkatesh Saha \| Head of APAC Expansion \| TransferWise
10.15	The Big Deal - How Would You Transform a Bank?
	- API opportunity and monetisation - Working with TPP (third party providers) - How to go entirely digital?
11.00	Networking Break
11.30	^A3 Use Cases of Blockchain Implementation	^B3 Fraud and Cyber Intelligence / Device Analytics

12.15	Digital Finance Inclusion - Improving Lives Keynote by CGAP - Worldbank

13.00	Lunch
14.15	^A4 New Business Models in Remittance	^B4 Rural and Regional Banks in Indonesia - Road to Digital Transformation
	Remittance market in Asia RemTECH and innovations New business models in money services	How can rural and regional banks stay relevant? Case study in Indonesia
15.00	Networking Break
15.30	Fintech Regulation in Southeast Asia - Beyond the Sandbox (with central bankers from Asia)
	- Facilitating innovation via sandboxes and hubs - Regulating data protection and access rights - Consumer education
16.15	Fintech Pitches (10 minutes each)
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
17.15	Farewell Drinks