Payment Innovation

Welcome to Payment Innovation Day at the FinTech Scotland Festival, where we explore the cutting edge of financial technology and its transformative impact on the future of payments. This day will be dedicated to discussions on the latest trends and innovations, including Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), digital trust, and digital identity. Experts and thought leaders from across the industry will look at how these advancements are shaping a more secure, efficient, and inclusive payment ecosystem. Join us as we navigate the future of payments, understanding the critical role of technology in building trust and enabling seamless digital transactions.​

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Agenda

8.30

Registration and Tea

9 - Opening Welcome

Edinburgh Napier University, FinTech Scotland

9.10 Payments Innovation Day

Nicola Anderson, CEO FinTech Scotland

9.25 - The Future of Payment

Jacqueline Quinn, Partner EY, Banking and Payments

9.50 - Innovation, Loyalty and Payments at Tesco Bank

Jake Bailey, Head of Innovation and Loyalty Tesco Bank

10.15 - Fireside chat with Ricky Knox (Online)

Ricky Knox, Founder Azimo, Tandem Bank, Prosper, Carbon Tricity

10.45 - Break

Tea/Networking

11.15 - Payment and Financial Inclusion

Dia Banerji, Head of Direct-2-consumer Proposition at Standard Life/ Phoenix

11.40 - Leveraging DLT to unlock Financial Innovation. (Panel)

Moderated by John Innes, Panelist: Professor Bill Buchanan, Tony Ashraf, Tim Sabanov, Nicola Anderson, Devraj Basu

12.10

Tony Ashraf, MD BlackRock, Global Head of Digital Asset Transformation

12.35 - Privacy, Custody and Regulatory Consideration in Digital Payments and Assets.

Professor Aggelos Kiayias, Chair in Cyber security and Privacy at UoE, Chief Scientist, IOHK

1.00 - Lunch & Networking

1.40 - Digital Finance: Driving Efficiency in Private Credit.

Sean Kiernan, CEO Greengage

2.05 - TBD

Professor Lei Zhang, Professor of Trustworthy Systems at University of Glasgow

2.30 - Re-imagining the Future of Finance and Payments (Online)

Saurabh Tripathi, Senior Partner at BCG, Global Leader Fl Practice

2.55 - TBD

Bill Buchanan, Professor Cryptography at ENU and Director CoE in DLT and Digital Trust

3.30 - Break

Tea/Networking

4 - Presentation from Startups in Scotland in Payments, DLT and Trust

BR-DGE, Trackgenesis, Redeem Technologies, UoE (AmirReza), Lasting Asset

4.50 - Wrap Up ( Welcome to Join for drinks)

Bill Buchanan

5 - End of day

Rivers Suite for drinks

Speakers

Saurabh Tripathi - Global Leader – FI Practice | Senior Partner

Nicola Anderson - CEO at FinTech Scotland

Jacqueline Quinn- Partner at EY | Banking & Payments Technology Consulting

Jake Bailey- Head of Innovation & Loyalty at Tesco Bank

Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE - Professor

Aggelos Kiayias - FRSE, Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy at The University of Edinburgh

Sarah Forbes - Digital Economy Specialist

Tim Sabanov - CTO at Zumo

Lei ZHANG - Professor of Trustworthy Systems

Sean Kiernan - CEO at GreenGage

Dia Banerji - Head of Direct-to-Consumer Proposition at Standard Life Assurance

Ricky Knox - Founder Tandem, Azimo, Prosper, Carbontricity

Dr. Maciej Zurawski - Entrepreneur and thought leader for Redeem Technologies

Rajesh Kumar Plamthottathil - Founder & CEO of TrackGenesis

Nanik Ramchandani - Co-Founder and CEO of LastingAsset

Thomas Gillan - CEO of BR-DGE

Tony Ashraf - Managing Director of BlackRock