Agenda - 2021 | Virtual Connect


11.15 am – 11.50 am   Registration & Networking

11.50 am – 12.00 pm  Welcome Address

12.00 pm – 01.00 pm   Opening Panel Discussion

Theme: The Rupee Revolution – Can CBDC be a Game Changer in India?

  • Ms. Geetika Raheja, Director - Payments transformation, PwC India (MODERATOR)
  • Mr. Amit Saxena, CTO, Reserve Bank of India, Innovation HUB
  • Mr. Neeraj Chandra, Head - Operations & Technology, India, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
  • Mr. Vaibhav Joshi, Chief Digital Officer, Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.

01.05 pm – 02.15 pm   Panel Discussion

Theme: A world without Borders! Ushering in the new era of Cross-Border Payments

  • Mr. Dhaval Jarivala, Associate Director, PwC India (MODERATOR)
  • Mr. Anubhav Sharma, Head International Business - Partnership, BD & Marketing, NPCI International Payments Ltd.
  • Mr. Dharmesh C Desai, EVP & Head- NRI Business & Global Remittances, IndusInd Bank Ltd.
  • Ms. Nivedita Aggarwal, Head - NRI, IRD and GCC, Axis Bank Ltd.
  • Mr. Chitti Babu, Global Head - Strategy, Growth & Partnerships, Buckzy
  • Mr. Vijay Anand, Head - Digital Payments & Payments Processing, APAC & MEA, Mastercard
  • Mr. Gaurav Yadava, Country Director - India & South Asia, Western Union
  • Mr. Naushad Contractor, CEO, Fable Fintech

02.15 pm – 02.40 pm   Lunch & Networking Break

02.40 pm – 03.40 pm   Panel Discussion

Theme: Democratizing Payments – Greater participation by Non-Banks in the Digital Payments Ecosystem

  • Ms. Aarushi Jain, Associate Director, PwC India (MODERATOR)
  • Mr. Amit Purohit, VP & Head - Digital Business, Aditya Birla Sunlife Asset Management Co. Ltd.
  • Ms. Arundhoti Banerjee – COO, Zaggle
  • Mr. Manav Minocha, Senior Vice President, Digital Payments Product Head, IndusInd Bank Ltd.
  • Mr. Deep Agrawal, Head – Payments, PhonePe

03.45 pm – 04.55 pm   Panel Discussion

Theme: The changing issuance landscape – how do the cards stack up?

  • Mr. Bharat Melag, Head - Consumer Solutions, India & South Asia, Visa (MODERATOR)
  • Ms. Nilufer Mullanfiroze, Country Head – Deposits, Bancassurance, Unsecured Lending & Cards, Federal Bank Ltd.
  • Mr. Ravi Joshi, Product Head - Debit Cards, Prepaid Cards & Marketing, IDBI Bank Ltd.
  • Ms. Anjit Anand, Head: Cards, Mobility & MAB, DCB Bank Ltd.
  • Mr. Sanket Zaware, Head - Digital Banking Dept., Saraswat Co-Operative Bank Ltd.
  • Mr. Ramesh Vijayakumar, VP & Head - Digital Banking, Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (now DBIL)

04.55 pm – 05.10 pm   Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

05.10 pm – 06.10 pm  Fireside Chat

Theme: Winds of change – The evolving business models of payment companies and future proofing technologies

  • Mr. Zubin Tafti, Director - Payments Transformation, PwC India (MODERATOR)
  • Mr. Malek Mroueh, VP & Regional Head, Asia, Middle East & Africa, TSYS, a Global Payments Company
  • Mr. Saurabh Dalmia, EVP & Head of Cash Management, Bank of Baroda
  • Mr. Lohit Gupta, Head - Partnerships, Grofers
  • Mr. Rajesh Londhe, Co-Founder & Head – Payments, PayPhi
  • Mr. Sunit Vakharia, Head - Consumer Banking Technology India, DBS Bank Ltd.
  • Ms. Neha Gupta, Product & Business Head - Issuance (Stored Value Account, Gift Cards), Amazon Pay

06.15 pm onwards   Payments Industry Leadership Awards





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