Digital Payments 2024 – the future of payments

In this webinar, we delve into the present condition of the payments industry, encompassing the intricacies of the existing payments landscape, the expanding array of participants from both banks and non-banks, the continually expanding range of payment methods, interfaces, and systems, the impact of open banking, regulatory considerations, and a glimpse into the future of the payments landscape.

Why Should You Attend:

The objective of this webinar is to offer a comprehensive understanding of the current payments infrastructures while providing insights into the future direction of the payments industry.

The landscape of payments has been permanently transformed by technology, innovations, and the emergence of new players. The speed of change continues to accelerate, rendering what was once groundbreaking and novel yesterday, obsolete today.

Banks, non-banks, and even major tech companies are all competing for a dominant position in this crucial area that lies at the heart of all payment-related activities. Regulators have also entered the arena, adding to the dynamic environment.

Curious about what lies ahead? Join us and discover what the future holds in store.

• Do you understand the full range of payments now available?
• Are you aware of all the new initiatives in the local and international payments space?
• What new features in digital payments are available?
• Do you know who all the players are in the new payments world?
• What are the risk factors to all the participants in this new payments arena?
• How is regulation going to affect all the participants?
• What new initiatives are in the payments pipeline?
• Who are the competitors facing the traditional bank dominated payments world?

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Digital finance - As payments systems go digital, they are changing global finance

• Emerging markets - A digital payments revolution in India

• Fintech v Techfin - The old bank/card model is still entrenched in the rich world

• Cryptocurrencies - The promise of crypto has not lived up to its initial excitement

• Digital money - Central-bank digital currencies are talked about more than coming to fruition
• International finance - Could digital-payments systems help unseat the dollar?
• The future - There are risks but also big potential benefits from digital payments

Who Will Benefit:

• Bankers
• Credit Unions
• Payments operators
• Credit card operators
• Multinational corporations
• Commercial firms
• Import/export firms
• Money managers
• Insurance companies
• Government and central banks
• Compliance managers
• Compliance analyst/investigators
• Risk managers
• Due diligence departments or individuals
• Financial intermediaries
• Finance officers
• Staff from the commercial and retail banks
• Foreign exchange dealers and brokerage companies

Stanley Epstein
Company Director & Principal Associate, Citadel Advantage

Stanley is a Principal Associate and Director of Citadel Advantage Ltd., Since 2001 Citadel Advantage has been working with banks and financial institutions to make them safer and more profitable, through consulting and training, specifically in the key areas of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance.

Stanley has over 40 years of banking and IT experience, 33 of which were with the Standard Bank of South Africa where during the 1990s he filled an industry level role holding several key positions including that of Chairman of the PASA Risk Committee. He also represented South Africa at two sessions, in New York, of UNCITRAL (the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law).

He holds a Master Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom.) degree, both from the University of South Africa, Pretoria.

Stanley has had extensive exposure to banking practice and banking operations in a number of countries including the USA, United Kingdom, South Africa, Israel, Europe and Australia. He has also acted as advisor to a number of central banks on payment systems, oversight, policy and payments risk issues.

More recently, he spent time in the high-tech sector as a payment systems designer and consultant to a global payments software developer.

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