Agenda 2024
An opportunity to interact, debate and network with South Africa’s payments leaders, with the following experts taking the stage:
9:00 am
9:05 am
Opening Address
Dave Glass (Electrum)
09:35 am
The Hallmarks of Successful Collaboration
Panellists: Jean Olivier (Shoprite Group), Richard Williams, (Investec) and Royden Volans (OM Bank)
Moderator: Mordechai Serraf (Electrum)
This panel will look at how banks can show up for their clients through the retailer channel. Learn from Shoprite and Investec what successful collaboration with their ecosystem partners looks like and red flags to avoid when entering partnerships.
This panel will delve into:
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What successful collaboration looks like and any unexpected challenges it brings to bear
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Tips and tricks for convincing senior stakeholders and your board to back collaborative initiatives
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What role collaboration has in a future of innovations
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How the right deployment models and technologies play into success
10:40 am
11:10 am
Two Sides of the Payments Coin - From Industry Body to Industry Banker
Kuben Naidoo (Investec)
Kuben Naidoo will draw on his unique experience of transitioning from public sector policy maker to private sector strategist to offer a comprehensive view on leveraging expertise across both sectors. He will shed light on what commercial bankers can do to drive industry innovation and support South African businesses and consumers beyond Vision 2025. This keynote aims to provide banks with actionable insights into how they can strategically position themselves in the evolving payments landscape.
12:00 pm
Workshop 1
Payments on the cloud: Future-Proof Your Architecture
Nilesh Dusane (Amazon Web Services) and Ben Janse van Rensburg (BankservAfrica)
Join Amazon Web Services and BankservAfrica to discuss how to future-proof your payments modernisation initiatives. With immediate payments taking centre stage, volumes growing, fraud, system uptime and scalability are top of mind, how do you leverage cloud-native technologies to innovate and scale?
Why Payments APIs Don’t Scale and How to Fix It
Gwenaël Trotel (Standard Bank) and Tracey Williams (Absa)
A session with bank decision-makers delving into how they scaled their payments APIs, and what they’re expecting is coming next.
This facilitated workshop will encourage audience discussion with the end goal of developing a checklist for an API banking strategy
Workshop 2
12:55 pm
13:55 pm
How the SARB is Getting SA Future Fit and What Payment Leaders Need to Know
Pradeep Maharaj (SARB)
Moving beyond the typical regulatory discussion Pradeep Maharaj will spark discussion about the transformative potential of next-generation payments technology in shaping the future of South Africa's payments landscape. This talk will explore why a Public Payments Utility is crucial, the benefits of a zero interchange model, and what banks, specifically product owners need to do to prepare for Vision 2025.
14:50 am
15:20 pm
Growing RoE in New Ways: Payments Strategies for Board-Level Success
Dr Daan Steenkamp (Codera Analytics) and Anton van Zyl (Electrum)
Return on equity is no longer protected by net interest income and simply reducing cost to income. Join economist, Daan Steenkamp, and Electrum’s Head of Partnerships, Anton van Zyl, as they drill into which of the many RoE models is getting the most pressure.
Participate in calculating RoE for the next generation of payments to gain organisational commitment for investing in innovative payments offerings.
There will be the opportunity to contribute to questions such as how do I pitch for investment, what does a winning strategy for the board look like, where should I be investing, and how long before I need to commit to move to 4th generation payments technology?