QED Conference - Regulating EU mobile, internet and card payments

22 January 2014, 14.00-18.00, registration and welcome coffee from 13.30

Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Brussels

13.30-14.00 Welcome coffee & mingle

14.00-14.10 Introduction by moderator

14.10-14.20 Keynote speech by Paulina Dejmek-Hack, Member of the cabinet of Commissioner Barnier, DG MARKT, European Commission

14.20 – 16.00 Panel 1: Creating a single European market for payment services

Possible discussion points:

• How do we achieve a level playing field between different payment methods?
• How will the transformation of the banking business impact retail payments?
• How do we promote innovation in the area of mobile and internet payments?
• How do we create interoperability throughout the payment processes? How can we make sure that increased interoperability does not hamper innovation?
• Will the European Commission’s proposal for a revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) help to achieve a true single market for payments in Europe?

Speaker line-up

Diogo Feio Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the European Parliament’s report on Payment services in the internal market

Erik Nooteboom Head of Unit H3 - Retail financial services and Consumer policy, DG MARKT, European Commission

Jason Lane Group Executive, European Market Development, MasterCard

Luke Olbrich Senior Director, Head of EMEA Core Payments, PayPal

Jan Hillered Senior Vice President, Western Union

Greg Ohm Head of EMEA Merchant Acquiring & Emerging Payments, Citi

Moderator: John Rega Chief Correspondent, Financial Services MLex  

16.00-16.20 Coffee break

16.20 – 18.00 Panel 2: Transparency, governance and fee structures

Possible discussion points:

• Are caps on interchange fees the right way forward?
• Will caps on interchange fees lead to increased cardholder fees?
• How do we achieve a fee structure that enables a level playing field between different payment methods?
• How do we best protect consumers against fraud?
• How can we strengthen the online customer authentication process?

Speaker line-up

Alan Ainsworth Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, Barclays

Olle Ludvigsson Member of the European Parliament, Shadow Rapporteur on the European Parliament’s report on Payment services in the internal market

Ruth Milligan Senior Adviser, Payment Systems, EuroCommerce

Chris Wood Managing Director, Enterprise Development and Corporate Affairs, Barclaycard

Robert Courtneidge Global Head of Cards and Payments, Locke Lord

Moderator: John Rega Chief Correspondent, Financial Services MLex