Background: 

The UK Supreme Court ruling in July: banks must make any APP payment requested by the account owner provide the instructions are clear.

Why Conformation of Payee domestically and internationally becomes vital and what we should be asking the banks.

This webinar will have a panel discussion format focusing on four questions which our panel of experts will answer.

Agenda:

11:00 - Chairman's introduction, John Bertrand

11:05 - Do you know what the UK Supreme Ruling is?

11:10 - Are you experiencing mis-directed or scammed payments?

11:15 - Did you know International Payments do not check name?

11:20 - Has your Bank given any information to you on the ruling?

11:25 - Audience Q&A

11:45 - Session close

Chairman:

John Bertrand is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in banking and technology at Citibank, FISglobal and SAP. John using his background in real time transactions embraced the paradigm shift to everything crypto/digital and the need for safety and protection in this world. The focus needs to be delivering cyber offerings with cyber/digital fraud prevention, supported by real time banking and payments technologies. He's expertise covers a wide range of investible assets over a number of financial and security authorities jurisdictions including UK and USA.

With Digital Policy Party (DPA) John created the first EU Directive on international payments. In addition with DPA/FISglobal/VocaLink John showed 75% Faster Payment Fraud can be stopped immediately and many mule networks identified.

At SAP by focusing on real time transactions he enabled annual revenue targets to be achieved across the UK Financial Services Group by using Value Engineering.

With FISglobal, John managed major banks creating over $200 million in contracts. Including a venture with a major Building Society to revamp the mortgage portfolio.

At Citibank, John worked in New York and London, across four out of five of Citi's major banking areas and represented Citi at the Federal Reserve and Bank of England. John led Citibank into becoming one of the first banks to offer live foreign exchange Internet trading.

John is a Director of three FinTech - On Demand Payments Technologies Ltd, ValU Innovations Plc and Cyber Benab Ltd - aimed at providing safe and secure real time movement of assets in cyber/digital with fraud protection within the systems used.

At The Worshipful Company of Information Technology John is a Liveryman and sits on the Security Panel. Author of four books and enjoys rugby.