PaymentsEd

Monday, July 27, 2026

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Continental Breakfast / Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Stablecoins in the Modern Payment Ecosystem

Pre-Conference
Commonwealth C
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Fraud Fundamentals

Pre-Conference
Scott Adams, Fraud Deflect
Grand Ballroom E
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Payment Fundamentals

Pre-Conference
Matt Leman, J.P. Morgan | Stephanie Meyers, CommonSpirt
Grand Ballroom D
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Breaking Down the Cost of Payment Acceptance

Pre-Conference
Erika Curtis, W. Capra
Grand Ballroom C
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Stablecoins in the Modern Payment Ecosystem

Pre-Conference
Commonwealth C
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Fraud Fundamentals

Pre-Conference
Scott Adams, Fraud Deflect
Grand Ballroom E
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Payments Fundamentals

Pre-Conference
Matt Leman, J.P. Morgan | Stephanie Meyers, CommonSpirt
Grand Ballroom D
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Breaking Down the Cost of Payment Acceptance

Pre-Conference
Erika Curtis, W. Capra
Grand Ballroom C
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Pavilion
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Welcome

Mainstage
Grand AB
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Movement Break

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Fireside Chat - Discover Merchant Only

Fireside Chat
Nicole Molina, Discover Network
Commonwealth C
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

The Art of Selective Friction in Modern Checkout

Concurrent Session
Devang Gaur, Adobe
Grand Ballroom C
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer and Commonwealth A
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

BIC - Innovations in Dunning Strategy

Best In Class Session
Ami Domadia, Adobe
Commonwealth B
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Merchant Only Round Table - Tokenization Merchant Only

Concurrent Session
Melissa Shields, PaymentsEd
Commonwealth C
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Cost: Why You Want to Track It at the Transaction Level

Concurrent Session
Mirte Kraaijkamp, Pagos | David Beck, Instacart | Chris Sanger, SeatGeek
Grand Ballroom E
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

VAMP: One Year Later

Concurrent Session
Scott Adams, Fraud Deflect
Grand Ballroom C

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

Pavilion
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome

Mainstage
Grand AB
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote Speaker

Mainstage
Grand AB
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:15 PM

Fireside Chat - Visa Merchant Only

Fireside Chat
Commonwealth C
10:30 AM - 11:15 PM
10:30 AM - 11:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:00 AM

Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer and Commonwealth A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

BIC - Omnichannel

Best In Class Session
Commonwealth B
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Merchant Only - AI & Operations Merchant Only

Concurrent Session
Alx Block, Automattic
Commonwealth C
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

We're From Legal and We're Here to Help!

Concurrent Session
Marc Roth, Cobalt LLP
Grand Ballroom D
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Why accept Mobile Driver's License now? Digital Customer Servicing

Concurrent Session
David Kelts, Decipher Identity, LLC
Grand Ballroom C
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Pavilion
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Fireside Chat - American Express Merchant Only

Fireside Chat
Kristy Cook, American Express
Commonwealth C
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Beyond Transactions: The Strategic Partnership Between Treasury and Payments

Concurrent Session
Matt Leman, J.P. Morgan | Cathy McGarry, Northwestern Medicine
Grand Ballroom C
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Mainstage - MasterCard

Mainstage
Grand AB
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Movement Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer and Commonwealth A
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Omnichannel Unfiltered

Concurrent Session
Grand Ballroom C
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Merchant Only - Selling Payments Internally Merchant Only

Concurrent Session
Brian Cullen, Sony PlayStation
Commonwealth C
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

5 Mistakes to Avoid When You Start Selling Globally

Concurrent Session
Joe Emig, AltoPay | Fran Jones, Digistore24
Grand Ballroom E
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Leading the CX Revolution: What Merchants Need to Know About Payments Innovation

Concurrent Session
Dan Gonzalez, Federal Reserve Financial Services
Grand Ballroom D
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Movement Break

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Daily Wrap up

Mainstage
Grand AB

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

Pavillion
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

PaymentsEd Awards

Mainstage
Grand AB
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Mainstage - Visa

Mainstage
Grand AB
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Fireside Chat - MasterCard Merchant Only

Fireside Chat
Lam Van Lund, Mastercard
Commonwealth C
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a Payment Optimization Roadmap: Quick Wins to 90-Day ROI

Concurrent Session
Anand Goel, Optimized Payments
Grand Ballroom E
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The Never-Ending Story: How to Make PCI Compliance an Ongoing Success

Concurrent Session
Shelli Moring, W. Capra | Kevin Salerno, NewFold Digital
Grand Ballroom C
10:15 AM -

Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer and Commonwealth A
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

BIC - Redundancy: Failsafe at Launch

Best In Class Session
Ragni Satyadev, PayPal Braintree 
Commonwealth B