Insights Podcast

New crypto regulations: are you caught by them and what should you be doing about it? What’s on the horizon?This podcast, moderated by Project lead Alison Donnelly, explores the U.K.'s current and future stance on crypto regulation and its potential divergence with the EU/eurozone. The team covers important themes such as AML rules and registration, UK government proposals for broader regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins, and BoE proposals for a UK CBDC.Speakers: Alison Donnelly, Director, fscomMax Savoie, Partner, Sidley AustinMitch Trehan, Head of UK Compliance, Banking CircleSteven Marshall, Chief Product and Network Officer, Crown Agents BankFind out more about The Payments Association via our website www.thepaymentsassociation.org or follow us on social media. LinkedIn Twitter

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the mobility of goods and services, capital and people have raised the importance of cross-border payments.  With the Bank of England estimating the value of cross-border payments increasing from almost $150 trillion in 2017 to over $250 trillion by 2027, Kevin McAdam, Head of Product Strategy at Omnio Global discusses what’s in store.  Join Kevin and special guests; Lisa Grahame, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Global Processing Services, Vikesh Patel, Head of Americas and UK Region at SWIFT, David Lambert, Co-Founder and Commercial Director at Transact365 and Richard Arundel, Chief Evangelist and Co-founder at Currencycloud as they discuss trends which have increased the demand and what this means for payments professionals in the future.  Find out more about The Payments Association via our website www.thepaymentsassociation.org or follow us on social media. LinkedIn Twitter

Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) and the power to safely connect authorised payment providers to their bank are making the game of open banking fairer.  Join Huw Davies, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Ozone Financial Technology, and guests, as they investigate how VRPs could be the silver bullet that truly unlocks the potential of open banking for payments and the Competition and Markets Authority’s consultation on whether VRP should be a mandatory part of their roadmap.  Special guest panellists include: Jan Van Vonno, Director of Research and Thought Leadership at Tink  Brian Hanrahan, Chief Commercial Officer at Sentenial Monica Eaton-Cardone, Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911 Find out more about The Payments Association via our website www.thepaymentsassociation.org or follow us on social media. LinkedIn Twitter

In the inaugural episode of The Payments Association Insight Podcast, we cover the changing landscape of Fintech after the 2021 governmental Kalifa Review.  After the publication of the long-awaited Kalifa Review from HM Treasury, we discuss the future of the Fintech industry in the UK, the possibility of (somewhat welcome) regulation to the sector and the opportunities to battle the epidemic of fraud and financial crime in the UK.  Jane Jee, CEO, Kompli-Global and Leader of Project Financial Crime is joined by guests Phil Creed, Director of Financial Crime, fscom and Member of Project Financial Crime, Joshua Bower-Saul, CEO of Cybertonica & Steve Elliot, Managing Director of LexisNexis Risk Solutions (UK & Ireland). Find out more about The Payments Association via our website www.thepaymentsassociation.org or follow us on social media. LinkedIn Twitter