20 March 2019 Stamford Bridge, London
The Forum is organised by SBC Events and PaymentExpert.com
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Forum Agenda 10:40
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Seeking to harmonise digital protocols, the EU will introduce new PSD2 (Payment Services Directive) measures (inbound September 2019) on financial transactions, running alongside its 2018 GDPR policies on consumer data protections. If the UK is outside the EU by this time, where does that leave the market? And will credit card interchange rates begin to climb outside of European rules?
Samuel Barrett, Director of Gaming & Payment Specialist, Trustly
10:50 – 11:30
Approach with caution: interpreting the US Wire Act! 2018’s repeal of federal PASPA laws, has led to the US market becoming betting’s clear and present opportunity for growth. However, whilst PASPA has been rescinded, online betting and its financial stakeholders are still anchored to the legacy mandate of 1961 Interstate Wire Act.
Furthermore, individual European governments are reviewing whether to implement tougher credit ‘source-of-fund’ checks on consumer interactions with online betting services (UK, Belgium, Spain & Ireland). How will increased compliance demands impact betting’s value chain and operational structures - as betting operators seek to expand effectively in new markets, will an ‘active presence’ be needed in each member-state to fulfil compliance procedures?
As new and established US gambling stakeholders search for a level of uniformity on sports wagering regulatory policy, how should Wire Act provisions be interpreted? Furthermore, at a transactional point are payment incumbents willing to roll-the-dice on loose/ varied Wire Act definitions, playing the game of chicken with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
SPEAKERS
Charmaine Hogan, Former International Business Development, Bet365 & European Commission Matthew Harrod, VP Europe, Processing.com Richard Leather, Chief Content Officer, ComplianceOnline
SPEAKERS
Chris Smart, SVP Global Gambling & FX Sectors, Emerchantpay Bryan Blake, CEO, Hexopay Richard Hogg, SVP Gaming, Miomni USA, Miomni
MODERATOR
James Myles, Analyst, Eta Delta 11:30 – 12:10
Is mobile the only way in Africa? Do betting incumbents understand the core drivers, motivations and trends of African consumers, who choose mobile platforms as their preferred banking options ignoring standard norms? For fast growth African markets, are legacy payment processing structures of any value, or should incumbents simply focus on mobile transactions?
12:50 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:40
The operator view of the payment industry SPEAKERS
Isabelle Delisle, Head of Group Payments, Pinnacle António Veríssimo, VP of Payments, Risk and Fraud, Addison Global / MoPlay Ciaran Carr, Payments Manager, Paddy Power Betfair
Furthermore, as African mobile payment networks expand, are betting incumbents simply open to increased fraud… How should betting operators function payment ID and Verification processes for Africa’s diverse range of consumers?
MODERATOR
Vasilije Lekovic, Director of Gaming Accounts, Trustly
SPEAKERS
Max Wilkie, Payment Services Director, Sportpesa Manish Ganatra, Payment Director, Black Op Gaming Simon Burrell, Director, Bettor Football
Identity crisis - How is the industry meeting tighter AMLD rules?
Brexit fall out - Are Interchange rates and PSD3 the least of our worries?
2018 saw the industry marred by a number of high coverage compliance failures. The record penalties sanctioned by the UKGC point towards a failure by bookmakers and gambling operators to interact appropriately with their customers, and follow UK credit procedures.
As the UK proceeds with its Post-Brexit transition, 2019 will see the European Union continue to emphasises its agenda on improving digital consumer standards and protections.
Furthermore, in 2019 government stakeholders have called for operators to ‘get to know their players’ – or face further disciplinary consequences.
MODERATOR
Anton Kaszubowski, Founder, Greenlaw Limited
12:10 – 12:50
14:40 – 15:10
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Forum Agenda
Evening Agenda
Set against a tougher operating backdrop and increased public scrutiny, is betting being forced to rethink and reshape its legacy operating structures on marketing, player management, customer service, enterprise scale and strategies to engage safely and appropriately with modern consumers. SPEAKERS
Ali Hawa, Director of Risk & Compliance, Mansion.com Steven Armstrong, Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer, William Hill Neil Tyson, Director, Rightway Compliance MODERATOR
Warren Russell, CEO, W2 Global Data 17:30 - 19:00 15:10 – 15:40
Payments and problem gambling - where lies the duty of care?
Meetings / Networking / Exhibition Networking Drinks in Exhibition Area + Frankie’s Bar
How engaged with the issue of problem gambling does the payments side of the business have to be? In fact, where can it be most effective? Is affordability a reliable marker of problem gambling behaviour? Where does GDPR sit amongst the safeguards? There are already calls to limit credit card usage with gambling sites - would that make a difference? Might other payment methods also be affected? SPEAKERS
Marc Wood, Global Gaming Sales Director, Pay360 Stephen Quinn, Member of the Executive Board, Akce Alexandra Breinig, Global Key Account ManageriGaming, Hipay MODERATOR
James Fleming, Head of Betting & Gaming, EML Payments
19:00 - 21:30
Dinner for Payment Industry at Top London Restaurant
15:50 - 16:10
Networking Break
16:10 – 16:45
Operators vs Payment facilitators: Billing innovations This panel explore new ways of cooperation between operators and payment facilitators which aims to help operators to operate, extend and manage payment volumes. And what impact can this have on the industry visions and standards from a business and technical perspective? During the panel tips and tricks on operations from a billing and payments perspective will be shared and discussed with the audience. SPEAKERS
Nick Izmaylov, Managing Partner, Parimatch Sergey Kot, Head of Business Development, Parimatch
21:30 - 02:00
Official Party at Namco Funscape @ County Hall (Sponsored by Hipay)
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Speaker Preview
Isabelle Delisle
Max Wilkie
AntĂłnio VerĂssimo
Ali Hawa
Head of Group Payments, Pinnacle
Payment Services Director, Sportpesa
VP of Payments, Risk and Fraud, Addison Global / MoPlay
Director of Risk & Compliance, Mansion.com
Manish Ganatra
Richard Leather
Ciaran Carr
Charmaine Hogan
Payment Director, Black Op Gaming
Chief Content Officer, ComplianceOnline
Payments Manager, Paddy Power Betfair
Former International Business Development, Bet365 & European Commission
Marcus Brennan
Nick Izmaylov
Sergey Kot
Samuel Barrett
CEO, BetBright
Managing Partner, Parimatch
Head of Business Development, Parimatch
Gaming Director & Payment Specialist, Trustly
Vasilije Lekovic
Marc Wood
Laurent Reysbosch
Chris Smart
Director of Gaming Accounts, Trustly
Global Gaming Sales Director, Pay360
Senior Vice President Igaming, Hipay
SVP Global Gambling & FX Sectors, Emerchantpay
Matthew Harrod
Richard Hogg
Warren Russell
Steven Armstrong
VP Europe, Processing.com
SVP Gaming, Miomni USA, Miomni
CEO, W2 Global Data
Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer, William Hill
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Attendee Preview
1XBET
Betano
Betsson Group
Betway
Black Op Gaming
Checkout.com
Ecommpay
Danske Spil
GVC Holdings
Inpay
Kindred Group
MoPlay
Nederlandse Loterij
Novibet
Olimp Bookmakers
OlyBet
Paddy Power Betfair
Pay360
Parimatch
Pinnacle
Processing.com
Safecharge
SKS365
Sky Betting & Gaming
Sportnation.bet
SportPesa
Stoiximan
Trustly
Vbet
Veikkaus
William Hill
Worldpay
W2 Global Data
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Why attend
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Access to the PaymentExpert Forum on Wednesday 20 March
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Access to the Compliance & Global conferences on Thursday 21 March
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Full access to the Betting on Football conference & exhibition, with more than 200 speakers across 40 sessions and 40 exhibitors
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World class hospitality, including lunch, refreshments, networking drinks and networking parties
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Each evening there will be networking drinks and parties at top London venues, and as a delegate, you can continue networking and doing business all day
Markets
Network and do business with 2,000 senior executives from industries such as sports, football, sports betting, affiliates and sports media, legal and regulation, finance etc.
What people say about the forum
“The PaymentExpert Forum is a welcome addition to the industry as SBC always deliver quality focused events with great conference content. The Forum will no question deliver a strong debate among stakeholders in the payment industry.” Marc Wood, Global Gaming Sales Director, Pay360
“Trustly are a keen supporter of SBC events, and the PaymentExpert Forum is a great addition to their portfolio. We are really looking forward to participate and speak at the event.” Samuel Barrett, Director of Gaming & Payment Specialist, Trustly
“Many of us have been asking for a dedicated payment industry event for some time. I am glad to see that SBC have finally delivered on their promise to bring this to life for the betting and gaming industry via their new PaymentExpert Forum.” Laurent Reysbosch, Senior Vice President Igaming, Hipay
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Full Event Schedule Tuesday - 19 March 2019 16:00 - 20:00
Pre-registration at Frankie’s Bar @ Stamford Bridge
18:00 - 00:00
Networking Drinks & Food at Frankie’s Bar @ Stamford Bridge
Wednesday - 20 March 2019 (PaymentExpert Forum) 8:30
Registration Open
9:00 - 19:00
Exhibition Open
10:45 - 10:50
Keynote at PaymentExpert Forum
10:50 - 11:30
Approach with caution: interpreting the US Wire Act!
11:30 - 12:10
Is mobile the only way in Africa?
12:10 - 12:50
Brexit Divorce Proceedings - Are Interchange rates and PSD3 the least of our worries?
12:50 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00- 14:40
The Operator View of the Payment Industry
14:40 - 15:10
Identity crisis - How is the industry meeting tighter AMLD rules?
15:10 - 15:50
Payments and problem gambling - where lies the duty of care?
15:50 - 16:10
Networking Break
16:10 - 16:45
Operators vs Payment facilitators: Billing innovations
16:45 - 19:00
Meetings / Exhibition / Networking Drinks
19:00 - 21:30
Dinner for Payment Industry at Top London Restaurant
21:30 - 02:00
Official Party at Namco Funscape @ County Hall
Thursday - 21 March 2019 (Betting on Football - Day 2) 09:00 - 17:30
Exhibition Open
10:00 - 17:30
Global Markets Track (Conference Room 1)
10:00 - 17:00
The Science of Compliance Track (Conference Room 2)
16:30 - 17:30
Stadium Tours of Stamford Bridge
17:00 - 20:00
Networking Drinks at Frankie’s Bar
20:30 - 02:00
Closing Party at Mahiki Kensington
NB: Thursday 21 March is the second day of the Betting on Football conference which the PaymentExpert Forum is part of. All PaymentExpert Forum delegates have full access to Betting on Football, including relevant conference tracks like “Global Markets” that profiles new and emerging markets, as well as the “Science of Compliance” track that is managed by our compliance partner GamblingCompliance..
More info about Betting on Football at www.bofcon.com
If you need any further details please contact: Andy McCarron, Managing Director, SBC, andy@sbcgaming.com, +44 (0) 778 231 1768 Rasmus Sojmark, Founder / CEO, SBC, ras@sbcgaming.com, +44 (0) 789 049 5353
The Forum is organised by SBC Events and PaymentExpert.com