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Competitive Forces Shaping the Payments Environment: What's Next?


May 10, 2007 to May 11, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604-1413
Third Floor Conference Center

Thursday, May 10, 2007 | Friday, May 11, 2007

Thursday, May 10, 2007
     
8:30 a.m.   Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 a.m.   Introduction and Welcome

  • Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:15 a.m.   The Future of Payments: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Randall S. Kroszner, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
10:45 a.m.   Competing for Consumer and Merchant Payment Choices

Moderator
Presentation (PDF,102KB)
  • William H. McCracken, Chief Executive Officer, Synergistics Research Corporation
Speakers
Presentation (PDF,42KB)
  • Ron Borzekowski, Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Presentation (PDF,319KB)
  • Gary Charboneau, President, WGC Associates LLC
Presentation (PDF,272KB)
  • Ronald V. Congemi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Industry Relations, First Data Corporation
   
  • How do payment service providers influence consumer and merchant preferences?
  • How has consumer demand for features and functionality evolved in relation to payment instruments?
  • Can merchants reconcile cost containment with consumer insistence on being able to use any payment instrument?


12:15 p.m.   Luncheon

1:45 p.m.   Get Out Your Phone, Not Your Wallet: Mobile Payments in the U.S.

Moderator
Presentation (PDF,158KB)
  • Edward Kountz, Senior Analyst, Payments and Financial Services, JupiterResearch
Speakers
Presentation (PDF,499KB)
  • Dion Lisle, Vice President, Business Development, Obopay, Inc.
  • Niki Manby, Senior Vice President, Product Innovations, Visa USA
  • Spencer White, Director, Mobile Financial Services and Business Development, Cingular (part of the new AT&T)
   
  • What can the domestic market learn from international providers of mobile payments?
  • What partnerships are needed for mobile payments to grow to scale?
  • What are the security challenges that must be addressed for mobile payments to be successful?


3:15 p.m.   Break

3:45 p.m.   Payment Substitutes in Traditional Cash Environments

Moderator
Presentation (PDF,29KB)
  • Richard D. Porter, Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speakers
  • Norma I. Reyes, Commissioner, Department of Consumer Services, City of Chicago
Presentation (PDF,336KB)
  • Jim Turner, Vice President and Channel Manager, Intelligent Vending, USA Technologies, Inc.
Presentation (PDF,281KB)
  • Michael D. Litton, Director of Marketing and Client Applications, Giesecke & Devrient America Inc.
   
  • What are the characteristics of cash that are difficult to mimic in other payment forms?
  • What are the main factors driving the adoption of payment alternatives?
  • How have the relative costs and benefits of cash changed as a result of greater availability of payment alternatives?


5:15 p.m.   Reception

Friday, May 11, 2007
     
7:45 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.   Welcome and Introduction

  • Charles L. Evans, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    Retailers' Entry into Banking and Payments: Much Ado about Nothing?

Moderator
Presentation (PDF,79KB)
  • Tara Rice, Financial Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Speakers
Presentation (PDF,428KB)
  • Steve Worthington, Professor of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
Presentation (PDF,2.13MB)
  • Dave Martin, Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer, NCBS
  • Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TIO Networks Corporation
   
  • What factors contribute to successful retail/banking partnerships?
  • What are the pros and cons of a retail firm offering payment products to its customers?
  • Are alternative providers filling new niches or competing directly with banks for retail banking customers?


10:00 a.m.   Break

10:15 a.m.   Introduction

  • Gordon Werkema, First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    Competition in the Payments Space

  • Frank G. D'Angelo, President, Payment Solutions Group, Metavante Corporation
10:45 a.m.   Remittance Products as an Entry Point for New Customers

Moderator
Presentation (PDF,370KB)
  • Manuel Orozco, Director of Remittances and Development, Inter-American Dialogue
Speakers
  • Joseph Cachey III, Senior Vice President, AML Global Compliance, The Western Union Company
Presentation (PDF,766KB)
  • James P. Maloney, Chairman of the Board, Mitchell Bank
  • Michael A. Frias, Community Affairs Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
   
  • How does demand vary for different types of remittance platforms?
  • How do product innovation and industry consolidation affect the competitive landscape of the remittance market?
  • What are the regulatory considerations related to remittances?


12:15 p.m.   Closing Remarks

  • Sujit Chakravorti, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12:30 p.m.   Luncheon





Last updated: July 17, 2007

     
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