The Future of Payments by Marc Pasquet

Today, as much as $27 billion annually is vulnerable to ‘digital disruption’ and provides the motivation for established players to develop strategies to innovate effectively and evolve existing payment models and either capitalize on the resulting opportunities or simply - survive.

• What trends and innovations are driving, disrupting and reshaping the payments industry?
• What is the future of payments and money itself in a digitally disintermediated world?
• How should payments professionals, entrepreneurs, vendors and regulators prepare?

These are some of the key questions that this exclusive educational event will explore in depth. Don’t miss this opportunity to make sense of these historic changes while gaining insight into the vast opportunities digital disruption is creating in the payments industry.

Key Benefits & Take-Aways

• Prepare for the risks and opportunities implied by emerging digital identity and security systems
• Get a comprehensive overview of electronic payments, smart cards and transaction services
• Understand emerging payment architectures, protocols, security measures and related devices
• Uncover approaches to leveraging payments innovation in partnerships, loyalty and communities
• Make sense of m-payments, NFC, ApplePay, e-wallets, Bitcoin and other emerging payment schemes
• Preview the future of money, virtual currencies and payment services in an international context
• Devise a competitive/collaborative payments strategy in line with your market positioning

Trainer

Marc Pasquet

Professor Marc Pasquet has over 30 years experience in telecommunications, electronic payments and bank information systems having worked for international companies in more than 30 countries.

A graduate of the National Graduate School of Engineering in Paris, France, Marc is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has published extensively in academic journals and books on advanced topics in electronic payment systems.

Since 2009, Marc has been a Full Professor at ENSICAEN National Graduate School of Engineering in Caen, France where he heads the Executive Master in “Electronic Payments and Secure Transactions” programme which is world-renowned for its specialized Masters and Executive Masters degrees.

Course Summary

DAY 1:

Networks and flows for interbank exchanges

• Actors & Architectures
• Initialization & Authorization
• Clearing & Settlement

Strip cards and smart cards

• History & overview
• Card usage & fabrication
• Applied security systems

DAY 2:

Tools for electronic payments

• POS & ATM
• Front & Bank End Processing
• Bank information systems

E-Commerce, e-payments & m-payments

• Pervasive computing
• Payments dematerialized
• Success factors

DAY 3:

Risk management for electronic payments

• Certifications
• PCI (PCI DSS, PCI PED)
• Electronic payment security

Electronic payment fraud

• Contactless payment frauds
• Distant payment frauds
• Legal perspectives

DAY 4:

Fight against electronic payment fraud

• Points of compromise
• Available tools to combat fraud
• Case study

New architectures for electronic payments

• Payment instruments for SEPA
• New operators
• Future payment instruments

DAY 5:

Electronic payments in international context

• Europe
• North & South America
• Africa, Asia & Middle East

The future of payments

• Emerging money alternatives
• New payment devices
• Threats & Opportunities