Finance & Banking

EPCOR Paymentspalooza 2026

Paymentspalooza is the ultimate fusion of payments professionals, industry experts, and innovative solution providers. The conference offers networking opportunities and multiple education tracks focused on recent and upcoming advancements in payments. Attendees can expect to hear from industry leaders sharing insights on important topics impacting the payme…

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41Speakers
0Sponsors
93On the bill · sessions
22Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at EPCOR, in alphabetical order.
Amanda Compton
Payments Strategies Industry Consultant · Federal Reserve Financial Services
Amy Donaghue
Director, Advisory Services – Risk & Third-Party Services · EPCOR
Amy Donaghue, AAP, APRP, NCP
Director, Advisory Services – Risk & Third-Party Services · EPCOR
Brandie Thacker
President & CEO · EPCOR
Brandie Thacker, AAP, CAE
President & CEO · EPCOR
Christy Lillie
Co-Founder · Northbridge Advisory Group
Dan Gonzalez
Vice President and Head of National Account · Federal Reserve Financial Services
Debbie Barr
Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Rules, Process & Communication · Nacha
Debbie Barr, AAP, AFPP, CTP
Associate Managing Director, ACH Network Rules, Process & Communication · Nacha
Deepak Gupta
Chief Product and Delivery Officer · Volante Technologies
Diana Kern
Client Learning Strategist · SHAZAM
Gilles Ubaghs
Executive Advisor · Datos Insights
James Carrick
EPCOR
Jane Hennessy
Senior Payments and Banking Consultant · finzly
Jessica Washington
Assistant Vice President · Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Kevin Miyamoto
Co-founder & COO · Identifee
Kirsten Lemke
Executive Vice President of Sales North America · Fincom
Kristina Wickersham
Industry Lead · Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Kris Varma
Head of Community Banks · Visa Direct
Lali Shaffer
Director, Payments Forum · Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Lance Wagner
Assistant Vice President · Federal Reserve Financial Services
Lindsay Tarpley
Praxis Sports
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Agenda

Selected from 93 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 AM

    Breakout Session: 2026 Faster Payments Outlook: Trends, Adoption and What’s Next

    The 2026 U.S. Instant Payments Adoption Quantitative Study, a collaboration between the U.S. Faster Payments Council and Federal Reserve Financial Services, provides an in-depth lo…

  • 1:00 PM

    Opening Comments

  • 11:00 AM

    General Session: The Future of Payments: Fast Money, Smart Defense

    Payments are becoming increasingly instant, intelligent and programmable, but fraud is accelerating just as fast. As real-time payments and stablecoins remove friction and eliminat…

  • 1:15 PM

    General Session: Payments Industry Update: A Fireside Chat

    We’re kicking off with all the news and information you need to successfully navigate the ever-changing world of payments. Join us for a candid conversation with payments industry …

  • 12:30 PM

    First Time Attendee Briefing

  • 2:30 PM

    Breakout Session: Funds Transfers Gone Wrong: A Review of Recent Legal Cases Regarding ACH, Wire Transfers and Instant Payments

    This session examines how courts allocate liability for funds transfer fraud, account takeover, business email compromise and situations where your client may be involved in the fr…

  • 2:30 PM

    Breakout Session: Get Your Originators Compliant - and Keep Them That Way

    ODFIs are responsible for their Originators’ compliance with the ACH Rules, but you probably struggle with knowing how to get information about new Rules to your Originators and en…

  • 2:30 PM

    Breakout Session: Payments & Liquidity Management: What Community Institutions Need to Know Now

    For community banks and credit unions, instant payments represent a fundamental change in balance sheet behavior, liquidity structuring, intraday funding needs and client expectati…

  • 2:30 PM

    Breakout Session: Scaling Compliance Across Modern Payment Rails

    As payment volumes continue to grow across ACH, wire and instant payment networks, financial institutions face increasing pressure to maintain compliance while supporting faster tr…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 22 companies, parsed from the program.

22 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
22Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite717%
  • Founder / Owner25%
  • VP-level717%
  • Director / Head of1332%
  • Manager / Lead12%
  • Engineer · IC37%
  • Advisor / Investor512%
  • Other roles37%

Of 41 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01EPCOR11V
  2. 02Datos Insights3V
  3. 03Federal Reserve Financial Services3V
  4. 04Nacha3V
  5. 05DeNovo Treasury2V
  6. 06Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta2V
  7. 07PTap Advisory2V
  8. 08Adams & Reese1V
  9. 09Alacriti1V
  10. 10Federal Reserve Bank of Boston1V
  11. 11Fincom1V
  12. 12finzly1V
  13. 13Identifee1V
  14. 14JPMorganChase1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.