The 2022 U.S. Fintech Symposium: Full Schedule

9:00am EDT

The Fintech CEO Panel Discussion

The CEO of a fintech company must address numerous issues to be successful such as:
- How do we scale the company?
- When should we raise capital?
- How do we stay compliant with regulations?
- What companies should we partner with?
During this panel discussion, the CEOs of four fintech companies will share some of the lessons they learned while funding, growing and operating their companies.

Speakers

Atif Siddiqi

Founder & CEO, Branch

Atif Siddiqi is the founder and CEO of Branch, which helps businesses accelerate payments and empower working Americans. Businesses turn to Branch for a more cost-effective, faster way to pay workers. Workers and independent contractors that sign up with Branch can receive a zero-fee... Read More →

John Paul Barraza

CEO Americas, SYSTRAN

John Paul (JP) Barraza, CIO of SYSTRAN Group globally, CEO of SYSTRAN Americas, leads the company’s global technical operations, including overseeing SYSTRAN technologies’ SaaS and Private Hosted offerings in addition to on-premises / private cloud implementations and integrations... Read More →

Jamie Walker

CEO, Elavon, Inc.

Jamie Walker has been with Elavon since 2001 and served as chief executive officer since 2017. He is responsible for Elavon’s global acquiring business, operating with more than 4,000 employees in the United States, Canada and throughout Europe.Since joining Elavon, Walker’s leadership... Read More →

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Tuesday May 3, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
General Session Ballroom

Panel Discussion

3:55pm EDT

Fintech Partnerships Panel Discussion

Can partnering in the fintech industry be a revenue multiplier? Is there a strategic benefit for financial institutions to partner with fintech solutions providers? How can fintech partnerships be structured? This panel discussion with discuss the dynamic state of partnering in the fintech and financial services industry!

Speakers

Joshua Greenfield

Strategic Partnerships - Fintech, Akamai Technologies

Joshua Greenfield has worked in Technology for over 20 years working with some of the largest Payment Providers, Banks, and Brokerage houses in the development and deployment of payment systems and cybersecurity. Before joining Akamai, Joshua worked at AT&T where he led various teams... Read More →

Atif Siddiqi

Founder & CEO, Branch

Karen Bailey

Global Head FSI Partner Strategy, Microsoft

Karen Bailey leads Microsoft’s Global Financial Services Partner Ecosystem Strategy with responsibilities for ensuring that Microsoft has a robust ecosystem of partners that provide solutions to all sectors of FSI including Banking, Capital Markets, and Insurance.Karen brings over... Read More →

Scot Lenoir

Chairman, Evolve Bank & Trust

With over 30 years in banking and financial services, Scot Lenoir is a passionate and seasoned financial services expert forging the way of fintech. His expertise ranges from payments, Banking as a Service (“BaaS”), financial technology and many more facets of the ever-changing... Read More →

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Tuesday May 3, 2022 3:55pm - 4:45pm EDT
General Session Ballroom

Panel Discussion

8:40am EDT

The State of Payments Panel Discussion

Speakers

Jamie Walker

CEO, Elavon, Inc.

John MacIlwaine

Co-Founder & CEO, Highnote

John MacIlwaine is the CEO and Co-Founder of Highnote. Highnote is the world’s most modern card platform, purpose-built to grow customer loyalty, engagement, and revenue through embedded card issuance experiences. With an all-in-one platform and a fully integrated issuer processor... Read More →

Sankat Patel

SVP - Head of Strategic Alliances, Fifth Third Bank

Sankat Patel is Senior Vice President & Director of Strategic Alliances - Treasury Management at Fifth Third Bank.His background includes more than twenty years of experience in Treasury Management, supporting a wide variety of industries. Sankat has lead Fifth Third Bank - National/Large... Read More →

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Wednesday May 4, 2022 8:40am - 9:30am EDT
General Session Ballroom

Panel Discussion

1:15pm EDT

Digital Engagement Banking Powered By Fintech Partnerships

Financial Institutions are continually turning to FinTechs for collaboration when bring new offerings to the market. In this session, Capco, Backbase, Jumio and FinXact will talk about the challenges and achievements around integrating partnership solutions holistically for clients across the financial services spectrum including credit unions, regional banks and global financial institutions.

Key Panel Discussion Takeaways:

How to build a best of breed digital solution for your customer engagement
Learn that partnering more than just engineering; make sure your business is along for the ride
Understand how and where a fintech and a strategic partner can help realize your business goals by citing real world examples from the panel.

Speakers

Ryan Halstead

Vice President, North America, Jumio

Ryan Halstead, Vice President of North America Sales for Jumio, has been around since the infancy of Jumio and digital identity. He oversees the company’s growth at scale and furthers its leading position in the digital transformation of identity and the fight against fraud. With... Read More →

Ryan Victor

Chief Revenue Officer, Finxact

Ryan Victor has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He began his career as a sales leader selling full service financial products for boutique investment firms in NYC. Prior to joining Finxact, Mr. Victor worked with technology providers such as Apple Inc... Read More →

Jeff Marshall

Technical Director, Backbase

Jeff joined Backbase in 2018 and he leads the technical teams - Solution Architects, Backend Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and System Engineers. In his role, he provides Technical leadership and oversight on Backbase projects in the US. Jeff has 25 years of experience in... Read More →

Matthew Markham

Partner, Capco

Matthew Markham is a Partner with Capco’s Digital Engineering Practice. He has over 20 years of experience in architecting; implementing and deploying large complex computing systems for clients. He helps clients integrate and/or build leading edge technology solutions in their... Read More →

Wednesday May 4, 2022 1:15pm - 2:05pm EDT
General Session Ballroom

Panel Discussion

3:15pm EDT

The Fintech Risk Management Panel Discussion

Speakers

Trupti Natu

Head of Merchant & InStore Product Analytics, Block, Inc.

Trupti is the Head of Merchant & InStore Product Analytics at Block, Inc. Previously, she was the founding member and Head of Uber Eats Risk & Disbursement Risk. With her background in various growth and risk roles she is uniquely positioned to have a holistic view about the FinTech... Read More →

Gracie Ortiz

COO, DataSeers

Gracie Ortiz is the ChiefSeer (COO) at DataSeers. She has over fifteen years of sales management and twelve years of program management experience. In addition, Gracie has an additional nine years working in global markets to implement sales and program management. Gracie has a diverse... Read More →

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Wednesday May 4, 2022 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
General Session Ballroom

Panel Discussion