Thursday, 27 April 2023
12:00 BST | 1:00 CET

Beyond the Basics: Decoding the SEPA Instant Mandate and its impact on the Future of European Payments

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Why attend

Join us for an engaging and informative webinar that delves into the world of the SEPA Instant Mandate and its impact on Europe's payment ecosystem. During this session, our expert panel will discuss the innovative economic models banks are exploring to account for the lowering prices of instant transfers, including value-added services and payment flow efficiencies. They will also address the market changes introduced by the mandate, such as the acceleration of service adoption and the impact on existing SEPA Instant providers.

The webinar will explore the challenges and considerations surrounding sanction screening and the necessity for daily account list screenings and IBAN name checks. Finally, we'll examine the future of Request for Pay in Europe, discussing the potential adoption of a European CoP or R2P implementation and the lessons learned from leading markets. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of the SEPA Instant Mandate and its far-reaching implications for the European payment landscape.

The key take-aways

With the mandate effectively lowering the price of instant transfers. What ways are banks exploring new economic models to account for this? Value added services, efficiencies within the payments flow itself.

How will the levelling of the playing field impact those existing banks that already provide this service? Any obstacles still seen in its adoption?

How are those existing SEPA instant providers setting themselves up for potential increases in SEPA instant volumes?

What are some of the issues and considerations around the necessity to perform daily screening on account lists and IBAN name checks?

The webinar panel

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Zhilla Noorbakhsh, Global IT Area Lead - SEPA Payments Processing | ING NEDERLAND

Passionate Data & Digital leader with over 20 years’ experience with strong capability to set and drive strategic direction for implementation and management of value-driven initiatives across business and technology domains, building a collaborative environment to achieve the best outcome across the organisation.

Significant knowledge and experience in Financial Services, Agile delivery, distributed delivery, vendor management, people leadership and stakeholder management at all levels.

Katja Heyder, Head of User Relations | EBA CLEARING

Katja Heyder is the Head of Marketing & User Relations at EBA CLEARING. After joining the company in 2006, she was instrumental in the implementation of the STEP2 SEPA Services. She also serves as regional representative for, among others, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, she has been responsible for EBA CLEAIRNG’s German-speaking market since 2011.

Paul Horlock, Chief Payments Officer | SANTANDER UK

A business leader with significant experience across UK and global markets. With particular experience in large scale operations strategy and delivery, transformational change and integrated service management within transaction banking. Coupled with market leading expertise within the Payment industry, developing operational and product solutions for customers and institutions.

Erik Alstromer, Head of Product, Europe | FORM3

Erik is Form3's Head of Product for Europe, whilst also managing the global roadmap strategy for further expansion outside the UK/US/EMEA.

Previously, he led Form3's build-out of the US market, with rapid expansion of services and particular focus on RTP, FedNow, ACH (TCH and Fed) and Wires (CHIPS/FedWire).

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