Betting on the Future: The Who, What, Where and How
Payments and commerce have a long and storied history – one that’s as long and as rich as mankind itself. From seashells to bitcoin, the Emporium to Amazon, the merchant banks of Babylonia to the digital banks of today, the way we pay, who we pay and how we pay has evolved to reflect the needs of business and society throughout the millennia.
But where do we go from here?
We’ve witnessed, over the last decade, a huge shift in the direction of payments, commerce and retail, shifts driven by the birth of the iPhone, apps, new technologies and inspired by the imaginations of innovators and incumbents alike eager to reimagine the future of how people and businesses exchange value.
In 2012, PYMNTs.com launched The Innovation Project – an annual confab of those innovators from across the ecosystem and around the world – to discuss the impact of these shifts, and debate their relevance to the future of payments and commerce. This year, this highly unique and high-powered forum will share their insights on where they’re placing their bets as they look ahead to the next decade.
Those who’ve embraced these new technologies to reimagine our journey so far will now tell us where – and with whom – they’re placing their bets to capitalize on what’s to come.
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Who, What, Where and How?
Banking
The future of banks, banking and the delivery of financial services
Lending
The transformation of credit and the tools that help lenders manage risk
Shopping
The reinvention of retail and the consumer retail experience
Paying
Crossing the chasm of how consumers pay today and how innovators want them to pay tomorrow
Security
The future of banks, banking and the delivery of financial services

Engagement
The role of AI technologies in making interactions between consumers and businesses easier, more personal and more rewarding

Connecting
The rise and the role of ecosystems that leverage new devices and technologies to connect consumers with each other, and the services that they value

Some Speakers You Can Expect To Hear From

Tony Fadell
One of the Creators of the iPod, iPhone, Founder and Former CEO at Nest

Al Kelly
CEO, Visa

Cathy O’Neil
Data Scientist and Author of Weapons of Math Destruction

Adm James G. Stavridis
Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

JD Vance
Author, Hillbilly Elegy

Souheil Badran
President, Alipay North America

Frank Bisignano
Chairman and CEO, First Data
