The Central Bank Payments Conference 2025 | Currency Research | 16 February 2025 | TBA, Paris, France

In contrast to other commercially organized payment conferences, this event focuses on payments and payment systems issues from a central bank perspective. We have developed a program complete with topics that address the most relevant concerns, challenges, and opportunities facing Central Banks and their evolving role in the payment system and market infrastructure.

In addition to the Central Bank payment leaders, Currency Research also invites the most relevant participants under the oversight of the Central Bank to ensure beneficial and productive communications that can lead to transformative approaches and initiatives for payments. As the most pertinent policy issues surrounding the Central Bank operation and oversight of the payment system are discussed, this is a conference for payment system executives, leaders, and senior experts.

Why Attend?
Insights from Experts
The Conference organizers, Currency Research, and Conference Chair, have dedicated their experience and knowledge to carefully curating this year’s program, allowing participants to stay updated on these relevant industry developments.

As an independent conference, CBPC is a balanced and comprehensive platform that draws experts, thought leaders, and professionals within the payments industry from around the world to provide their valuable, global perspectives.

2025 Speakers

Farhan Ahmad
Group Chief Executive Officer, PayNet Malaysia

Burkhard Balz
Executive Board Member, Deutsche Bundesbank

Marc Bayle de Jessé
Chief Executive Officer, CLS Group

Denis Beau
First Deputy Governor, Banque de France

Ulrich Bindseil
Director General, Market Infrastructure & Payments, European Central Bank

Pierre-Olivier Bouée
Head of Continental Europe, Financial Services Strategic Business Unit, Capgemini

David Brodsky
Head of Research, Visa Institute for Global Policy, Visa

Victoria Cleland
Executive Director for Payments, Bank of England

Eric Ducoulombier
Head of Unit, European Commission

Abdulah El Tarazi
Partner, IBM Payments Centre, IBM Consulting

Mark Evans
Global Head, Cross Border Payments, HSBC

Ahmed Faragallah
Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank

Shaun Ferrari
Chief Commercial Officer, Currency Research

Gerry Gaetz
Strategic Advisor for TCS, Currency Research Board Member & Former CEO of Payments Canada, TCS & Currency Research

Alla Gancz
Partner & UK Payments Leader, EY

Elias Ghanem
Global Head, Capgemini

Jean-Michel Godeffroy
Chair, Central Bank Payments Conference, Currency Research

Mark Gould
Chief Payments Executive, Federal Reserve Financial Services

Susan Hawkins
President & CEO, Payments Canada

Tim Hermans
Director, National Bank of Belgium

Dr. Hatice Karahan
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye

Alexandre Kech
CEO, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

Shun Kobayashi
Head of FinTech Center, Deputy Director General Payment & Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan

Erick Lacourrège
Director General Currency & Retail Payments, Banque de France

Thomas Lammer
Deputy Head, Secretariat Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

José Luis Langa
Deputy Managing Director International, Institutions & Cash, Iberpay

Inutu Lukonga
Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Mehdi Manaa
Chief Executive Officer, Buna

Ousmène Jacques Mandeng
Economic Advisor, Accenture

Wijitleka Marome
Director of Financial Technology Office, Bank of Thailand

Alan Marquard
Mastercard Fellow, Commercial & New Payment Flows, Mastercard

Angelo José Mont Alverne Duarte
Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor for Licensing and Resolution, Banco do Brasil

Sridhar Narayanan
IBM Distinguished Engineer & CTO, IBM Payments Center, IBM Consulting

Kosta Peric
Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Global Growth & Opportunity, Gates Foundation

Jan Pilbauer
Chief Executive Officer, Al Etihad Payments

Ana Maria Prieto Ariza
Head of Payment System Department, Central Bank of Colombia

Javier Pérez-Tasso
Chief Executive Officer, Swift

Naniki Ramabi
Chief Risk Officer, Payments Association of South Africa (PASA)

Anubhav Sharma
Deputy Chief, Business Development and Partnerships, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)

Gonzalo Santamaria
Vice President of Payments, Currency Research

Cédric Sarazin
Managing Director, FrenchSys

Simran Singh
AI Sandbox Technical Specialist, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Jens Seidl
Chairman/CEO, Currency Research

Bryan Sharkey
Executive Vice President of Real Time Payments, Mastercard

Paul Thomalla
Non-Executive Director, Unifits

Inge van Dijk
Director Payments & Market Infrastructures, De Nederlandsche Bank

Andras Valko
Deputy Head of the Eurosystem Centre, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Margaret Weichert
Chief Product Officer, The Clearing House