Past Speakers Europe

Susan currently heads up the Industry Standards team within Vocalink, a Mastercard company, where she brings 20+ years of cross-border payments expertise and standards knowledge to the domestic account-to-account arena. Alongside looking at instant payments, she also supports work on addressing the G20 goals of cost, speed, accessibility, and transparency for international payments. Before joining Vocalink, she worked at several global banks, including ABN Amro and ING Bank, providing products and services to other banks in both the cross-border and domestic space. During that time, she has been a member of various industry bodies, including the ISO 20022 SEG, and the EBA SEPA workgroup.

Fabrizio Dinacci is the Team Lead of the TIPS Evolution Team at the ECB. In the past, covering positions in Banca d’Italia and the European Central Bank, he has contributed to the preparation and the management of operations of TARGET2 and T2S. In 2017, he joined the TIPS team at the ECB and is actively contributing to all the major dossiers related to the instant payment solution
of the Eurosystem. Particularly involved in all the activities that led to the implementation of the pan-European reachability package that made of TIPS the backbone for the entire infrastructure for instant payments in euro.

Krzysztof Maciejewski is the Deputy Director for Strategic Development of New Markets at Polish Payment Standard (BLIK), which he joined in 2022 to co-lead international development. Previously, he worked at the National Bank of Poland (NBP) and the European Central Bank (ECB), focusing on payment system strategy and innovation. He holds a PhD in Economics from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and a master’s in European studies from the University of Hamburg. He has authored nearly 20 academic papers on the payment services market.

Giorgio Andreoli has extensive professional experience in digital financial solutions and innovative services, spanning multiple industries and executive roles. Before joining the EPC in March 2023 he has been working from Sep 2021 at the European Central Bank (ECB) on the Digital Euro project. From 2010 to 2021 he served as a Managing Director at Accenture, working on digital finance, payments, and open banking projects for Italian and European clients. Before then he worked for 15 years in the telco sector, eventually serving as Director of Strategic Marketing at Ericsson South-East Europe.

Annick Moes is Head of Industry Issues, Cooperation Initiatives and Communications at the Euro Banking Association (EBA), the largest cross-sectoral network of practitioners pursuing a pan-European vision for payments. She is responsible for the EBA’s market practices and regulatory guidance stream, which provides the European payments ecosystem with a pan-European perspective and practical support. Annick has been working in European payments for over 20 years.

Tristan has been in the transaction banking industry for over 20 years, covering the wholesale, corporate and retail spaces within that time. He has worked for tier 1 banks, mid-sized institutions and a number of fintech players. Some of his areas of specialism include inter-bank clearing, digital banking channels, financial messaging and open banking. He holds the certification in International Cash Management (ICM) from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), numerous official SWIFT and AML accreditations and is also a Prince2 practitioner. Tristan is currently an Executive Director in Payments Product Management at JP Morgan Chase & co, building the next generation of payments technology solutions.

Robert Kiszely graduated from Eotvos Lorand Science University in Computer Science. He was hired as the first Capsys employee in 1998. Over the past 26 years he has gained experience in several fields in banking and financial IT: expert consultancy, development, implementation and support of securities settlement, pension fund administration and payment systems. Robert has successfully led several domestic and international projects. As Director of Professional Services, he runs the professional support of Capsys’ international partnership programme, focusing on Immediate Payments and PSD2/ Open Banking. Robert has been recognised as one of the leading experts of Immediate Payments and PSD2/Open Banking in Hungary, having spoken at numerous conferences on these topics. Over the last three years he has led the architectural design and subsequent implementation of two major immediate payment implementations in Hungary.”

Founder & CEO of Banfico, supporting financial institutions with Open Banking and Verification of Payee solutions.

Open Banking expert who has worked at leading financial institutions in the UK – RBS, HSBC, WorldPay, Lloyds Banking Group. An active participant in various working groups on Open Banking and a speaker at various conferences. Serving as Advisor to Berlin Group’s open finance standards – EU’s most widely used API specification.

A strong advocate of Open Standards and an expert in identity & security. Come from a technical background with 20+ years of experience & is a hands-on solution architect. Graduate in Applied Mathematics.

Vitus Rotzer is the Chief Product Officer for Financial Messaging Globally at Bottomline. Vitus is leading the strategy and roll-out of our innovative product roadmap. Vitus is a versatile senior executive with strong leadership, management, and business development skills. His in depth knowledge and experience has enabled him to transition seamlessly from Chief Commercial Officer for Financial Messaging to his new role within product. He has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and software technology within leading multinational companies.

Frans C. van Beers is the Head of Product Management Payments at Betaalvereniging Nederland (Dutch Payments Association), where he has been leading payment initiatives since 2018. With over 30 years of experience in the payments industry, Frans has held various leadership roles, including managing teams for SEPA and Giraal payments. His previous roles include Senior Consultant for Retail Payments at ING and Senior Consultant at Postbank. He also served as a Policy Advisor on Payments at the NVB and was a local council member in Overbetuwe. Frans holds a BBA from Fontys Hogescholen and is based in Amsterdam.

As the Managing Principal at Capco, I lead the delivery of innovative and transformative solutions for the banking industry, leveraging my extensive expertise in corporate banking, retail banking, payment services, risk management, regulatory compliance, and business development. I have over 20 years of experience in international banking, working with diverse and cross-functional teams across Europe and Asia.

Previously, I was the Country Head / Geschäftsleiter of ICICI Bank in Germany, where I was responsible for managing all aspects of the branch operations, profitability, growth, and customer relationship. I successfully established and enhanced various business lines, such as corporate banking, retail banking instant remittances, Euro clearing, and trade finance. I also chaired and participated in several committees, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of governance and risk management.

Experienced Senior Advisor on Payments and Cash Management Services.

Principal at Quad Solutions Ltd, heading Management Consulting Services. I cover both Strategic and Product consultancy for IT Vendors, Banks and Corporates across Europe.

Providing professional advisory and training to payment fintechs and banks on strategy, products, targeting, sales approach, pricing, implementation and post-sales.

I also work as Senior Advisor with global payment infrastructures and central banks for the evolution of payments services and related regulation, standards and market practices.

Served at UniCredit Group as Head of Payments Italy, Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe for 12 years with a demonstrated history of successful product innovation.

Strong competences in SEPA, Instant and International Payments, Foreign Exchange, Liquidity Management, Pricing Models, Receivable Reconciliation, Virtual Accounts, AML, Revenue Enhancement

Strategic planner, builder as well as a tactical manager. I am passionate about supporting transformation, creating bridges between “old” and “new” technologies by using innovation, digitalization and coaching to leverage opportunities. 30+ years of experience in commercial banking including transaction services (payments, cash and liquidity management, working capital, trade/trade finance, and securities…) as well as relationship management and risk (credit, compliance and operational). Senior positions with local, regional, and global responsibilities with five major international banks in New York, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. Today I support financial institutions, fintechs, corporates and start-ups, in their quest to become more effective and efficient in today’s fast-paced and agile world.

Susana is Managing Director, Strategy & Business Development at Swift. She defines and executes
strategies for Swift to support the financial community in delivering instant and frictionless payments across the world.
In her professional trajectory with over 20 years of experience, she has developed a broad expertise in
payments, having worked for leading financial institutions such as Santander’s cross-border payments division and Citi’s credit cards business.
Beyond the financial industry, she delved into the dynamic world of technology holding leadership roles at Amazon and in the B2B software industry, where she led digital transformation and go-to-market strategies. Earlier in her career she was a management consultant at McKinsey.

Marieke Hendriks is a Product Manager specializing in Payments, Instant Payments, and Product Innovation at Rabobank. She has over 10 years of experience in various roles across the financial sector, with a focus on transaction processing and SEPA. Marieke has been with Rabobank since 2013, holding roles such as Management Trainee, Financierings specialist, and Product Manager for Online Banking. She is also actively involved in shaping the European payments landscape as a member of the European Payments Council’s SEM Working Group and the European Central Bank’s TIPS Consultative Group. She holds an MSc in Management, Economics, and Consumer Studies from Wageningen University and Research.

As Head of payments systems operations Jānis Katkovskis is seasoned expert in market infrastructures operated by Eurosystem and regional ACH solutions developed by Latvijas Banka.
During more than 20 years of experience at Latvijas Banka main focus and area of expertise have been TARGET2, TARGET2-securities, TIPS, TARGET consolidation, ISO20022, SEPA Credit transfers, SEPA Instant credit transfers, Request to Pay and Verification of Payee projects from system development and operational point of view.

I’m a natural and experienced leader. I translate strategy into action, just as I intuitively identify opportunities for development and optimization. I navigate confidently across organizational areas and cross border – from operational to strategic level.

Economist, strategist and former entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in finance and international business. Extensive industry expertise in payments, financial and professional services. Strong academic credentials in economics, business administration and computer science.

Excelled in leadership roles in both private and public sectors. Advised organisations ranging from SME’s to leading global corporations. Managed teams of highly skilled experts and gained a reputation of inspirational and visionary leadership. Speaker at numerous conferences, seminars, and workshops.

Previously co-founder in a digital agency and investor, board member and mentor in several tech startups.

Ulrich Loof is Vice President and Senior Manager in the department Transaction Management at DZ BANK AG. He is one of the founding members and deputy Chairman of Westhafen Expert Dialogue, a roundtable for experts from corporates, banks and service providers around Instant Payments. Ulrich has worked in the payment business for more than 25 years. Former companies: association for cooperative companies in Saxonia (GVS), Payments processors Equens SE & TAI AG and DZ BANK (and the former DG BANK).

Francois is Head of Payments Go-To-Market for Europe at Swift. Based in Belgium, he is mainly responsible for supporting global business product programmes including Swift gpi, ISO 20022, transaction management, SWIFT Go and Swift’s instant & frictionless strategy for the European market.

Prior to his current role, Francois was involved in a number of large payment initiatives in the European market: SWIFT transaction manager roll-out and global adoption of ISO 20022 for CBPR+, the renewal project of T2/ESMIG (the pan-European RTGS) and instant payment solutions.

Francois joined SWIFT in 2016. Prior to joining Swift, Francois held various finance & treasury roles in the telecom industry as well as being a senior Auditor at PwC.