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                                                                                                                 May 2022

It will come as no surprise to anyone that change in the payments ecosystem is accelerating, and with that growth has come increased attention from government and regulators. EPAA has been working hard to ensure that the collective voice of our members is being heard, and that the EPAA is increasingly known as an effective advocate for the payments industry to government and regulators.  

Future Events

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   14

  June 

Let's talk CyberMobile Payment Application Risks

Summit

   12

  July

An Opportunity to talk about CBDC

Hot Topic Briefing

   19

  July

  

Creating an Wholistic System for Open Data: Starting Now - Building For The Future

Round Table

   16

  Aug

  

9th Global Payments Forum

Forum

   22

  Sept

  

APAC Fintech Forum

Forum

   26-       30

  Sept

  

EPAA @Home Singapore

In Person

Other Events

  22 &

  23

  June

  

The Future of Payments Banking & Commerce in Asia

Seamless

  6&7

  Sept

  

Identity Week

In Person

  • Biometric Mobile Payments Set to Exceed $1 Trillion by 2027. Juniper Research evaluates the transition from traditional security like PINs and passwords, to biometric authentication, in its paper, Mobile Payment Biometrics: Key Opportunities, Regional Analysis & Market Forecasts 2022-2027. It claims the use of facial and fingerprint recognition via mobiles will lead to an astonishing 365% growth in the value of related payments in the period to 2027. Solutions like Apple Pay are set to be a significant driver of this growth, as will the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) checks as part of the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) (infosecurity-magazine.com 30 May ‘22).
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Past Events

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  14

  Feb

Open Data Workshop - Introduction

Hot Topic Briefing 

  


Open Data:  Current



Open Data:  Regulations




Open Data : Innovations 




Open Data :  Solutions




Open Data: Report

  22

  Feb

APAC Fintech Payments Forum

Forum

  1

  Mar

7th IIF - EPA Global Payments Forum

Forum

  10

  Mar

Russia Ukraine Crisis

Hot Topic Briefing

  26

  Apr

8th IIF - EPA Global Payments Forum

Forum 

  27

  Apr

The Future of Account to Account Payments 

Round Table - In Person

  27

  Apr

The Future of Merchant Acquiring

Round Table - In Person

PROJECT REGULATIONS 

SPONSORED BY CORLYTICS 

 

Working Group Members: Read more 


For more information regarding EPAA Project Regulations 

To join the EPAA Project Regulations Working Group projects@emergingpaymentsasia.org 

PROJECT CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS 

SPONSORED BY PAYPAL 

 

GLOBAL PAYMENTS FORUM 
  • The 8th meeting of the Global Payments Forum was held on 26 April 2022 . The focus of that meeting was AML/CFT, and we heard from Ashish Kumar of the Financial Action Task Force Secretariat and invited lead discussants, ahead of a plenary discussion. Briefing Note. 

  • The 7th Global Payments Forum was held on 1 March 2022. The theme was: Faster Cross-Border Payments - Where do we need the speed? Is RTGS 24/7 the answer? Briefing Note

APAC FINTECH PAYMENTS FORUM 
  • The 2nd Forum was held on 22 Feb 2022 and focused on “The Different Dimensions of Access to Licensing & Regulation, Banking, Infrastructure(Payment Rails &Real Time Payments), and Customers (Data & Channels to Market)”. Summary Report Here 

  • The  first APAC Fintech Payments Forum was held on 4 August 2021. Nigel Lee moderated a robust opening session, followed by breakout rooms where a number of relevant topics were discussed. Summary report here.

FSB SUBMISSION 
Working Group Members: Read more

For more information regarding EPAA Project Cross Border Payments 

To join the EPAA Project Cross Border Payments danelle.denny@emergingpaymentsasia.org 


PROJECT MEET HER - SHE KNOWS PAYMENTS 


  • Tessa Wijaya Co-Founder and COO Xendit Indonesia set the scene for the March round table on the topic of client onboarding. Listen to Episode 1 here: 
  • Anna Maj, Senior Advisor at Truffle Capital set the scene for the April round table on the topic of coming round table on AI and Payments podcast coming soon. 

 

For more information regarding EPAA Project Meet Her - She Knows Payments 

To join the EPAA Project Meet Her - She Knows Payments

New- PROJECT OPEN DATA 

 

  • EPAA hosted an Open Data Workshop in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Financial Forum and ASEAN Bankers Association on 14 February. This workshop, brought together the full value chain related to Open Data and payments in APAC to discuss how to progress Open Data in the region to benefit all stakeholders and to strengthen the industry. 

  • The findings from the workshop were presented at the  ABAC Meeting on 17 Feb. Open Data ABAC Presentation 

  • The report from the Workshop is here. Final EPAA Open Data Workshop Report February 2022 

  • A new EPAA Open Data Working Group is being formed, with the first meeting to be held 20 April. To join the group please email danelle.denny@emergingpaymentsasia.org     

We have launched the new Open Data project for 2022.  This project has an ambitious target to influence the Finance and Economic ministers of APEC, in Thailand, November 2022. 

  

The key to success on this project will be: 

  • Industry collaboration with global fintechs, via the APAC Fintech Payments Forum. 

  • Industry partnership with APEC, ABAC, and ASEAN Bankers Association. 

  • Industry workshop at ABAC #1, (the first in person workshop for ABAC & EPA in 2 years) 

  • Hot Topic Briefing  

  • Monthly Working Group to discuss and plan 

  • APEC workshop in Thailand in Q4 2022. 

   

The time commitment required is monthly meetings during 2022. 

  

The benefits of this a project: 

  • Helping to move forward a better environment and solution for open data in APAC. 

  • Getting access to regional regulators. 

  • Collaboration with industry peers and fintech firms. 

  • Part-taking in the industry events and building profile 


For more information regarding EPAA Project Open Data 

To join the EPAA Project Open Data  projects@emergingpaymentsasia.org 

To learn what is involved when sponsoring this project please email camilla.bullock@emergingpaymentsaisa.org 

 

PROJECT DIGITAL IDENTITY 

SPONSORED BY CITI & FICO 

 

Working Group Members: Read more


For more information regarding EPAA Project Digital Identity 

To join the EPAA Project Project Digital Identity  danelle.denny@emergingpaymentsasia.org    

   

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What's On The Horizon...

   
General Payments:
Blockchain and Payments:
CBDC/Cryptocurrency/Stablecoin:
Cross Border Payments:
Cybersecurity:
Digital Identity:
Financial Inclusion:
Open Data:
Real Time Payments:
Regulations:
Sustainable /Green Fintech