Agenda
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8:30am
Coffee & Breakfast
9:00am
Opening Remarks
9:10am
How the Hill Is Thinking About Banking and Fintech
With AI, Digital Assets, Open Banking, Faster payments, the payments is changing rapidly. This panel will explore how policymakers view the successes and pain points of the accelerated innovation.
9:30am
Fireside Chat on Open Banking and the implications for consumers and the industry.
9:50am
Helping Small Businesses
The payments industry helps SMBs get, grow, and manage their business. Often, the payments industry serves as a trusted advisor to help SMBs. SMBs are cost-conscious, so the payments industry focuses on providing value. This panel will explore how SMBs and payments work together.
10:20am
Digital Assets
The GENIUS law is being implemented. The payments industry is incorporating digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, into the modern payments system. This panel will discuss how digital assets will change payments.
10:55am
Identity, Fraud, and Scams in a Digital World
Stopping frauds and scams is a top priority for the payments industry. Fraudsters are seeking to steal your identity and your money. Fraudsters are developing new approaches to their craft, making flexibility and adaptability in risk processes all the more important. This panel will explore the latest trends in identity theft, fraud, and scams, and how industry is protecting consumers.
11:30am
The View From the Regulators
This session will discuss the staff of federal regulators' agenda for payments and fintech with respect to GENIUS law implementation, fraud and scams, AI, Open Banking, and more.
12:00pm
A View from the Hill
How do financial services and fintech fit into the overall agenda on Capitol Hill?
12:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm
The View of AI From the Hill
1:30pm
Policy Talk
Fireside chat with Jodie Kelley, CEO
2:00pm
Faster Payments
The private and public sector are working on faster payments. This panel will discuss how faster payments are shaping how consumers pay.
2:25pm
Artificial Intelligence
This panel will discuss how the payments industry is using AI to make payments faster, stronger and more secure. From fighting fraud to making it easier to shop, AI is changing payments.
2:25pm
Agentic Commerce and the Next Regulatory Frontier for Payments
Advances in AI are creating the possibility of a future in which intelligent agents can facilitate or execute transactions on behalf of consumers and businesses. During this panel, members of ETA’s AI Agentic Taskforce will examine the legal, regulatory, and policy questions raised by agentic commerce, including authorization, authentication, liability, and consumer protection, and explore potential frameworks for fostering innovation while preserving trust and accountability in payments.
3:30pm
A View From the States
State policymakers are thinking about a number of issues facing the payments industry, including fintech, digital assets, privacy and more. The speakers will share their views on the state policy landscape.