Airline & Travel Payments Summit London 2023: Bridging Fintech and Legacy Systems
Date: | 14-15 March, London, UK Tuesday 14 March: – Afternoon Conference – Evening Reception Wednesday 15 March: – All Day Conference – Evening Reception |
Location: | London, United Kingdom |
Delegates: | 250+ |
The Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS) 2023, held concurrently with the Loyalty Security Spring Conference, took place in the Royal College of Physicians in London, UK on the 14th and 15th of March. This was our venue for ATPS 2022, and it was a big hit with the audience. So, we returned to enjoy its historic setting with a beautiful English garden in London’s Regent’s Park.
This was the event for discussing the latest trends and best practices for Airlines and Travel Companies for accepting payments and beating the fraudsters. The theme for this year was the eternal airline and travel industry challenge of Bridging Legacy Systems with new technology advances enabled by Fintech.
Also check out our 2023 ATPS region-specific events for Asia-Pacific (ATPS APAC) and Latin America (ATPS LATAM).
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DAY ONE: ATPS 2023
Tuesday 14 March
2:30pm

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Future of Airline Payments
– Samuel Lindfield, Senior Strategy Manager, Worldpay
– Ovidiu Sandu, Head of Airline & Travel Agency Partnerships, Worldpay
– Larissa Zell, Senior Strategy Manager, Worldpay
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3:00pm – 3:45pm
AFP, Wallets & Local Payment Methods: The forms of payment that need to be on your radar, and their potential risks.
Moderator
– Paul van Alfen, Managing Director, Up In the Air
Panelists
– Matthijs Bunschoten, Senior Relationship Manager – Airlines, Worldline
– Simon Eve, Director – Travel, UK e-Commerce and Partnerships, Trustly
– Emlyn Miftari, Head of Travel Sales, Truelayer
– Sam Flynn, CEO, Hands In
– Spencer Hanlon, Global Head of Travel Payments, Nium
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4:15pm – 5:00pm
Fireside Chat: Payment Orchestration
Nuvei and Edgar Dunn & Co. are completing research and a report on payment orchestration. The highlights of this report will be shared and then the topic of orchestration will be delved into by various stakeholders in the payments and fraud value chain.
Moderator
– Alexandra Bucur, Global Head of Content Marketing, Nuvei
Panelists
– Greg Worch, Global Head of Revenue, CellPoint Digital
– Shanta Paratian, Manager, Edgar, Dunn & Co.
– Kevin White, VP Travel Industries, Mastercard
– Jacqueline Ulrich, Senior Vice President Global Commercial Partnerships, Nuvei
– Yago Casasnovas, Head of Payments, Fraud Prevention and Distribution, Air Europa
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Networking Reception Sponsored by UATP
(Note: Those not participating in the ATPS may register solely for this networking here.)
DAY TWO: ATPS 2023
Wednesday 15 March 2023
9:15am – 9:30am

9:30am – 10:30am
Fireside Chat: State of Payments and Fraud
This session will cover trends that participants need to stay ahead from the perspective of some of the best minds in airline and travel payments and fraud
Moderator
– Pascal Burg, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
Panelists
– Laurie Gablehouse, Global Head of Travel Solutions, Worldline
– Chiara Quaia, SVP Travel, Mastercard
– Benyam Hagos, COO – EMEA, Nium
– Graeme Mackey, VP Airline Business EMEA, Elavon
– Christophe Kato, Assistant Director, IATA
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Payments Track
Fraud Track in Association with LSA
11:00am – 11:30am
Payments Track
Open Banking – Why It’s Taking off for Travel Payments
– Charlotte Wise, Director Of Business Development, International Open Banking Payments, American Express
– Emily Whalley, Travel Vertical Sales Manager, BR-DGE
Fraud & LSA Track
Opening Keynote: Results of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Global State of Fraud and Identity Report
– Jason Lane-Sellers, Director Market Planning EMEA, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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11:30am – 12:00pm
Payments Track
Subscriptions: The Hottest Trend in Airline Marketing: But what about payment?
Moderator
– Paul van Alfen, Managing Director, Up In the Air
Speakers
– Doug Fry, Product Manager, Spreedly
– José Luis Vilar, Co-Founder/CPTO, Caravelo
Fraud & LSA Track
Opening Keynote: Results of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Global State of Fraud and Identity Report
– Jason Lane-Sellers, Director Market Planning EMEA, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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1:30pm – 2:00pm
Payments Track
Fireside Chat: Payment Orchestration in Action
Moderator
– Masha Cilliers, Principal Consultant, Payment Options
Speakers
– Emily Whalley, Travel Vertical Sales Manager, BR-DGE
– Keli Sandeman, Payment Strategy Manager, Virgin Atlantic
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Fraud & LSA Track
How Iberia’s Risk Prevention pivoted to a post-Covid market
– Erik Knoester, Senior Travel Risk Consultant , Cybersource
– Carmen Gavilán, Payments & Fraud Manager, Iberia
– Alfredo Garcia, Data Fraud Analyst – Payment and Fraud – Direct Sales División, Iberia
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2:00pm – 2:30pm
Payments Track
Online Travel Agency Case Study: The Challenges of Payments in France
– Bartek van de Pavert, Director Business Development Travel Enterprise, Head of Marketing, Payplug
– Frederic Pilloud, Ecommerce Director, MisterFly
Fraud & LSA Track
Fraud Case Study
– Catherine Malec, VP & General Manager, EMEA, Accertify
– Christelle Brenin, Payment Fraud Manager, Swiss Airlines (Lufthansa Group)
– Stefan Wurm, Head of Fulfillment, Audit & Fraud Prevention, Austrian Airlines (Lufthansa Group)
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Payments Track
Results of Nuvei Payments Study (2:30-2:50)
– Pascal Burg, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
– Jay Abbott, Global Head of Travel & Airlines, Nuvei
How Payments Make or Break Your Brand (2:50-3:15)
– Wendy Ward, Chief Marketing Officer, UATP (Moderator)
– Jay Abbott, Global Head of Travel & Airlines, Nuvei
– Keli Sandeman, Payment Strategy Manager, Virgin Atlantic
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Fraud & LSA Track
Stopping Account Takeovers
– Chris Staab, Co-Founder, LSA (Moderator)
– Daniel Loftus, CEO, UrbanFox
3:45pm – 4:15pm
Payments Track
Addressing Airline Payment Challenges
– Esperanza Fernandez, Director, Airline Partnerships, Mastercard
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Fraud & LSA Track
Fireside Chat: State of Chargebacks post-Pandemic
– Chris Staab, Co-Founder, LSA (Moderator)
– Harlan Hutson, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Chargebacks911
– Jean Adadevi, Payment Reconciliation Product Owner, Lufthansa Systems
4:15pm – 5:15pm
Lions´ Den
This is an exciting pitching contest where new payment and fraud-related solutions are pitched for 5 minutes. Pitchers are then questioned by the Lions (judges) for an additional 5 minutes. The judges will then crown winners for Best Product and Best Pitch.
This session is a fun way for the audience to see some of the new fintech solutions coming to market.
Ringmaster
– Michael Smith, Co-Founder, Ai Events
Judges
– Maarten Rooijers, Industry Payments Veteran & Consultant with Payments Taking Off
– Laurie Gablehouse, Global Head of Travel Solutions, Worldline
– Gilberto Torrezan, Digital Product Manager – Payments, Finnair
Pitching Companies
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