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37th Annual Forum  ·  Boston · Westin Seaport

Three days with the people who run payments for a living.

The 2026 Forum wrapped on July 29 at the Westin Boston Seaport: merchant-led sessions, fraud and treasury roundtables, and the candid peer conversations that only happen in that room. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Boston.

When
July 27–29, 2026 · Mon–Wed
Where
Westin Boston Seaport District · Boston, MA
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That's a wrap

The 2026 Forum, in the books.

Slide decks from Boston are live on the individual session pages.

Dates
July 27–29, 2026
Venue
Boston Seaport · Westin
Sessions
67
CTP credits
16.4 approved
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37th
Annual Forum
67
Sessions
70
Speakers
7
Session formats
The 2026 program

Every session, every deck.

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Grand Ballroom AB Mainstage

Welcome

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM 3 concurrent sessions · choose one
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Grand Ballroom AB Mainstage

Welcome

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM 4 concurrent sessions · choose one
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM 3 concurrent sessions · choose one
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Who was on stage

Speakers doing the actual work in payments, not professional keynoters.

Every session was selected through blind review by the PaymentsEd program committee.

Abigail Dasbach
Abigail Dasbach
Payments Consultant Manager
CMSPI
Alx Block
Alx Block
VP, Payment and Risk Operations
Automattic
Ami Domadia
Ami Domadia
Senior Product Manager
Adobe
Anand Goel
Anand Goel
Optimized Payments, CEO & Founder
Optimized Payments
Annie Yang
Annie Yang
Product Director, eCommerce and Partnerships
J.P. Morgan Payments
Anthony Flattery
Anthony Flattery
Senior Payments Analyst
FOX
Bianca Carozzo
Bianca Carozzo
SVP AM & Partnership
dLocal
Bill Tull
Bill Tull
Chief Strategy & Channel Partner
Sticky.io
Bobby Wright
Bobby Wright
Director of eCommerce Payments
Zillow
Brant Peterson
Brant Peterson
Head of Enterprise Product for North America
Worldpay
Brian Cullen
Brian Cullen
Sr. Payments Strategist
Sony PlayStation
Buddy Atkins
Buddy Atkins
VP of Data Science
ScoresMatter
Callum Godwin
Callum Godwin
Chief Economist
CMSPI
Casy Kermes
Casy Kermes
Senior Director of Product and Operations
ScoresMatter
Cathy McGarry
Cathy McGarry
Director of Treasury Operations
Northwestern Medicine
Charlotte Crandall
Charlotte Crandall
Sr. Director, Revenue Operations
GoTo
Cheryl Rademacher
Cheryl Rademacher
Head of Payment Partnerships & Operations
Chewy
Chris Sanger
Chris Sanger
VP Payments & Risk
SeatGeek
Cindy Fashingbauer
Cindy Fashingbauer
Payments Performance Strategist
Stripe
David Kelts
David Kelts
mDL & Digital ID Strategist
Decipher Identity, LLC
David Newell
David Newell
VP of Growth
LastPass
Dawn Bastyr
Dawn Bastyr
Head of Payments
Eleris
Devang Gaur
Devang Gaur
Product Manager
Google
Dr. Robert Clewley
Dr. Robert Clewley
Product Lead
Pagos
Emily Lincoln
Emily Lincoln
Economics and Insights Manager
CMSPI
Erich Franken
Erich Franken
Vice President, Bill Pay & Financial Services, US Merchant Group
Visa
Erika Curtis
Erika Curtis
VP Payments Consulting
W. Capra
Fran Jones
Fran Jones
Global Opertations and Payment Strategist
Digistore24
Jake Sinsheimer
Jake Sinsheimer
Head of Agentic Commerce GTM
Stripe
James Breen
James Breen
Product Manager
Verra Mobility
Jason Harding
Jason Harding
Sr. Director, Product Management
Worldpay
Jennifer Putzbach
Jennifer Putzbach
Director of Finance Operations
Hearst
Joe Emig
Joe Emig
CRO
AltoPay
John Hierholzer
John Hierholzer
VP US Merchant Operations
Mastercard
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee
Senior Manager, Payments Reliability & Partnership Strategy
Netflix
Josh Mathers
Josh Mathers
Senior Vice President
W.Capra/Rebar Technologies
Julie Ransom
Julie Ransom
Senior Payment Operations Manager
Ancestry.com
Katie Franklin
Katie Franklin
Director of Global Treasury – Omni Payment Acceptance
Walmart
Kevin Salerno
Kevin Salerno
Billing & Payments Architect
NewFold Digital
Kristin Umana
Kristin Umana
Sr Recurring Payments Consultant
Optimized Payments
Kristy Cook
Kristy Cook
VP Payments Consulting US-LAC
American Express
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
Vice President, Head of Global Platform Partnershps
Ethoca by Mastercard
Lam Van Lund
Lam Van Lund
Director, Business Operations
Mastercard
Laura Krogh
Laura Krogh
Associate Director, Payment Operations
People Inc.
Liz Garner Divelbiss
Liz Garner Divelbiss
Director, Payments & Gift Cards
Chewy
Louis Taupin
Louis Taupin
Director of Sales
Checkout.com
Luke Derusha
Luke Derusha
Manager, Approvals Optimization
CMSPI
Marc Roth
Marc Roth
Partner
Cobalt LLP
Maria Munteanu
Maria Munteanu
Senior Manager, Payments & Fraud
Super.com
Matt Leman
Matt Leman
Head of Revenue Operations for the Americas
Nuvei
Matthew Moore
Matthew Moore
Treasury Consultant
The Ohio State University
McKennon Cecil
McKennon Cecil
Senior Manager, Payments Operations and Performance
EchoStar
Melissa Shields
Melissa Shields
Head of Payments Strategy
VGS
Mike Miller
Mike Miller
Vice President, Global Network Policy & Standards
American Express
Mirte Kraaijkamp
Mirte Kraaijkamp
Product Manager
Pagos
Mollie Markham
Mollie Markham
Industry Relations Manager
Federal Reserve Financial Services,
Ned Canning
Ned Canning
Product Leader
Macy's
Peter Jessiman
Peter Jessiman
Director of Payment Acceptance
Wendy's Company
Rajat Das
Rajat Das
Senior Director, Authorization & Access Products
Visa
Ray Watson
Ray Watson
Senior Vice President of Channel Partnerships
Revaly
Reed Luhtanen
Reed Luhtanen
Executive Director and CEO
U.S. Faster Payments Coumcil (FPC)
Scott Adams
Scott Adams
CEO/Co-Founder
Fraud Deflect
Shelli Moring
Shelli Moring
Vice President of Risk & Compliance
W. Capra
Stephanie Lew Meyers
Stephanie Lew Meyers
System Manager, Payment Card Operations, Treasury Services
CommonSpirit Health
Stephen Keefe
Stephen Keefe
Vice President of Product Management
Mastercard
Sudhee Dwivedi
Sudhee Dwivedi
Senior Implementation Engineer
Adyen
Todd Doherty
Todd Doherty
Senior Product Manager
Vindicia
Trey Jackson
Trey Jackson
Director Retention Marketing
FOX
Tyler Heun
Tyler Heun
Vice President – Digital Payments
Adyen
Wayne Best
Wayne Best
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
Visa
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