PowerCARD
USERS MEETING
2019
ENABLE
THE FUTURE NOW
Wednesday 13th
08.00 – 20.00 | Registration |
20.00 – 23.30 | Welcome Reception |
Thursday 14th #MORNING
09.00 – 09.30 | Conference Opening
As per its tradition, the Users Meeting will be initiated by Mr. Mohamed Horani, setting the tone for our gathering with a welcoming note and an overview of the most notable corporate updates from these past couple of years. |
09.30 – 10.00 | PowerCARD Users Club
The President of the PowerCARD User Club, will introduce this latter and the initiatives undertaken in its context, showcasing the structural efforts made and clarifying the objectives and overall vision of the entity. An introduction of the platform adopted by the User Club in the spirit of maintaining and evolving client/partner relationships, with the underlying hope of creating a multi-channel communication outlet to foster a PowerCARD sense of community. Garry Ceaplen – Head of cards, ABK Mohamed Abaddi – General Secreteary of the PowerCARD User Club, HPS |
10.00 – 10.30 | PowerCARD Today
An overview of what PowerCARD has become today, enumerating the different changes enacted at the wake of this gathering’s 2017 Edition, along with the different product enhancements and ensuing achievements during these last two years. Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili – CEO, HPS |
10.30 – 11.30 | HPS Payment UX and networking |
11.30 – 12.30 | New trends in the payment arena
Understanding the crucial nature of our Industry’s volatility, experts and seasoned analysts will be decorticating the present payment trends, analyzing the trends and their effects on all actors of our ecosystem. Liz Lumley – Director of Fintech and Content, VC Innovations & FinTECHTalents Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili – CEO, HPS Jeroen Holscher – Head of Global Payments Practice, CapGemini |
12.30 – 14.00 | Networking lunch |
Thursday 14th #AFTERNOON
14.00 – 15.00 | Preparing for a mobile-first payments landscape
Mobile Payment, driven by the new age of Digitalization, has seen exponential growth and has been met with matching regulation and infrastructure upgrades. This session hopes to bring about the understanding of the overall technology and implications-of-use as a first layer, and as a second layer the analysis of the attractiveness of Mobile Payment through the exploration of relevant case studies. Archie Hesse – CEO, GHIPSS Jemimma Kelly – Journalist, Financial Times Maha Kohen – DG, Damane Cash BMCE |
15.00 – 16.00 | Exploring current opportunities and challenges: regional focus
Taking HPS’ own structure as case study, this session aims to clarify the different opportunities and challenges that arise in our Industry under the influence of geo-economic factors. Through its presence in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Americas, and Africa, this will be HPS’ view and understanding of the opportunities and challenges tied to the global payments landscape. Sebastien Slim – Regional Director Europe & Americas, HPS Solutions Samir Younes – Regional Director Morocco & Africa, HPS Solutions Nabil Ibenbrahim – Deputy Managing Director, HPS Solutions |
16.00 – 17.00 | HPS Payment UX and networking |
17.00 – 18.00 | Unifying your business with PowerCARD
In an industry that values efficiency like no other, delivering payment services becomes governed by the “more for less” specification. It is in those lines that this session reviews PowerCARD as a Single Technology Platform, assessing the perks and implications of the technology through notable case studies. Nicolas Revol – Head of Payments IBFS, Société Générale Callum Gibson – Global Head of Cards, Payments and Lending offers, DXC Loubna sassoui – Responsable Projet Marketing, BPCE Jeb Million – Chief Technology Officer, American Express Middle East |
19.30 – 23.30 | Gala Dinner |
Friday 15th #MORNING
09.00 – 09.30 | Opening |
09.30 – 10.30 | Embracing the Open Banking Era with APIs
With the industry finding itself being driven to open access, market players are now forced to consider the challenges Open Banking brings forth and to learn how to embrace the change to maximize opportunities. This session will delve into these challenges and discuss the most effective way to capitalize on this present era of Open Banking: APIs. Pierre-Olivier Saint Joanis – Partner Operations Manager, HPS Solutions Bootcamp Winners – Bassite & MPS Khevin Seebah – CEO, ICPS |
10.30 – 11.30 | HPS Payment UX and networking |
11.30 – 12.30 | Being Digital Today
Digitalization, since its introduction to the Payments Industry, has completely reshaped and transformed the ecosystem whether in terms of players, channels, or means. A wave that has yet to break, digitalization ushers in a great age of opportunities and challenges that this session will be thoroughly exploring. Mohamed Asri – Microfinance Director, HPS Processing Jean-Philippe Joliveau – Senior Product Manager, SIA Tumelo Ramugondo – Transactional Banking Executive, FNB |
12.30 – 14.00 | Networking lunch |
Friday 15th #AFTERNOON
14.00 – 15.00 | Security and regulation in a 24/7 world
At the wake of the tectonic shift that occurred in the industry, caused by the birth of new technologies and regulations, Security has become of even greater cruciality. This session will discuss the efforts of adapting Security to the transformations of Payments, and to the new regulations (GDPR, PSD2 …). Anas Drihany – General Director, PCA Colonel Major El Mostafa Rabii – Director, maCERT Eric Caprioli – Founder, Caprioli |
15.00 – 15.30 | Guest-Star
Rachid Yazami – Research Diretor at CNRS & France Founder and President of KVI Group |
15.30 – 16.30 | PowerCARD Next Releases
As the ending tone of our journey, this session will uncover future projections relating to HPS and its Product Roadmap, giving a detailed preview of what will be the future of PowerCARD. Philippe Vigand – Managing Director, HPS Solutions Gael Migliorini – Solution Architect, HPS Solutions |
16.30 – 18.00 | HPS Payment UX and networking |
Saturday 16 #MORNING
09.00 – 14.00 | Private meeting with HPS team
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09.00 – 11.00 | API Training Session
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