17 - 18 August 2005, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia
Australia’s definitive payments and transactions summit
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Day One, Wednesday 17 August 2005
Day Two, Thursday 18 August 2005
Day Three, (Masterclass) Friday 19 August 2005

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Day One, Wednesday 17 August 2005
08.30Registration and welcome coffee
 
09.00Opening remarks and welcome from the Chair
The Australian cards landscape
 
Andrew Willink, Managing Director,
Cannex

REGULATION: BUSINESS CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Keynote address
09.10Reforming the Australian payments system
Discussing the latest developments affecting your business today-and tomorrow
 
John Veale, Head of Payments Policy,
Reserve Bank of Australia

Keynote address
09.50Regulatory change and market leadership
  • Has it delivered consistency and transparency?
  • The RBA’s 2007 Review – what’s needed
  • Maintaining market leadership by adapting to change
 
Bruce Mansfield, General Manager, Visa Australia and New Zealand,
Visa International

10.30Morning tea and exhibition viewing
 
11.10Recent Prudential Developments
 
Greg Brunner, General Manager Policy Development,
APRA

11.30APCA’s perspective on the EFTPOS access regime
  • Examining what a co-regulatory environment means to
    players in the market
  • Discussing the implications on your business and new
    technology
  • Highlighting the challenges and rewards in voluntary
    regulation
 
Peter Smith, Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Payments Clearing Association

11.50Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman’s perspectives on the card industry and its regulation
 
Colin Neave, Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman,
Australia

12.10Panel Discussion Key stakeholders: regulation impacting the cards industry
  • The payments system – the state of play after the latest round of reforms
  • Discussing Eftpos access
  • Examining credit card reforms-where to now?
  • Weighing in on debit card reforms and interchange fees
 
John Veale, Head of Payments Policy,
Reserve Bank of Australia
Bruce Mansfield, General Manager, Visa Australia and New Zealand,
Visa International
Greg Brunner, General Manager Policy Development,
APRA
Peter Smith, Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Payments Clearing Association
Colin Neave, Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman,
Australia
Adrian Lovney, General Manager, Industry Association,
Credit Union Services Corporation (Australia) Limited
Delia Rickard, Deputy Executive Director, Consumer Protection and International.,
Australian Securities and Investment Commission

13.00Luncheon and exhibition viewing
 
RISK AND FRAUD: PREVENT, PROTECT, PREPARE
14.00Using insurances to improve the cards business cycle
  • Acquisition
  • Activation
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Retention
 
Sean Straney, Divisional Manager Affinity,
Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd

14.20Keynote address: Fraud risk management – mitigating risk in a high return/high risk business
  • Exposing Australia’s risk in global terms
  • Discussing the growing confidence new generations have in on-line purchases
  • Making the business case for world class risk/fraud monitoring
  • End-to-end risk management – what it means to the cards industry
 
John Geurts, Executive General Manager, Group Security,
Commonwealth Bank

15.00International keynote address Credit Card Fraud Prevention and Investigation
Lessons from the Commercial Crime Bureau's role in preventing credit card fraud in Hong Kong
 
Rose Cheuk, Superintendent of Police, Counterfeit and Support Division,
Commercial Crime Bureau, Hong Kong Police Force

15.40International case study ATM Fraud – Modus Operandi

In 2004, Oman International Bank unearthed a huge ATM Fraud in Oman in co-ordination with the Royal Oman Police and saved millions of dollars being siphoned from the country.

  • Leveraging the learnings: card business as high return/high risk
  • Discussing the credit/debit card fraud pattern
  • Examining technology advancements – helping to fight card fraud
  • Assessing the new generation ATM fraud
  • Adapting proactive solutions: precautions is better than cure
 
Amit Desai, Chief Card Centre Manager,
Oman International Bank

16.00International presentation Developing a successful card fraud management strategy
  • The fraud “playing field”
  • How do I manage “successfully”?
  • The changing face of fraud
  • Industry trend – the case for convergence to account-based fraud management
 
Steve Farrer, Director, Business Development- AML and Fraud Detection Solutions,
ACI Worldwide (Asia)

Panel discussion
16.20Afternoon tea and exhibition viewing
 
16.40Fraud, risk and other threats: What does end-to-end risk management really mean to your business?
  • How do you select the best risk card monitoring system?
  • Discussing the challenges of implementation
  • What can banks do to be more pro-active in controlling losses through fraud
  • Does better risk management equal better customer service?
  • Considering strategies to identify and manage operational risk
  • Is Eftpos stalling smart card take up in Australia?
  • How can the infrastructure of chip and PIN technology be used for future applications?
  • Considering infrastructure and the implications of migration including ATM, Eftpos, on-line banking and e-commerce
 
Bruce Cox, Regional Director Corporate Security,
American Express Australia and International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators
John Geurts, Executive General Manager, Group Security,
Commonwealth Bank
Amit Desai, Chief Card Centre Manager,
Oman International Bank
Steve Farrer, Director, Business Development- AML and Fraud Detection Solutions,
ACI Worldwide (Asia)
Mary Hoover, Director of Global Fraud Solutions,
Fair Isaac

17.30Closing remarks, speed networking, close of day one and cocktail party
 
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Day Two, Thursday 18 August 2005
REWARDING LOYALTY-ENHANCING THE CUSTOMER SPENDING EXPERIENCE
Case study
08.30Welcome coffee
 
09.00Opening remarks and welcome from the Chair:
 
Denis Orrock, Managing Director,
InfoChoice

CREATING INNOVATIVE AND DESIRABLE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
Keynote address
09.10How better value propositions will transform Australian POS credit options
  • Discussing how the Coles Myer Source MasterCard delivered the fastest growth in the Australian credit card segment in its first year
  • Assessing how consumers will ultimately decide who grows fastest
  • Weighing how new entrants will affect the POS credit opportunity In Australia
 
Skander Malcolm, Managing Director, Card Solutions,
GE Money

International keynote address
10.00The future of mobile payments – making the case for innovation
  • Making the business case for mobile payments
  • Discussing fraud and security
  • Exploring the hurdles for consumers
  • Weighing the impact on infrastructure and on card issuers
 
Nandita Bakhshi, President Mobile Commerce Division,
First Data International (USA)

10.30Morning coffee and exhibition viewing
 
11.10Innovation in small business card product and solutions
  • Discussing opportunities with small business segment in Australia
  • Assessing the consumer vs. small business customer
  • Discussing business credit vs. business debit
  • Key challenges in the growth of small business card portfolios
 
Vipin Kalra, Director, Commercial Products and Strategic Initiatives,
Visa International

ROI IN PAYMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
11.40Cards acceptance – retailers speak out
  • Discussing “Honour all Cards” rules and history to acceptance
  • Weighing the implications of the emergence of additional cards
  • Considering that scheme debit cards as unrecognisable at present, and why there is a need to identify them
  • Exploring the consequence of not being able to identify the type of product
  • Assessing bank branding American Express and Diners Cards
 
Russell Zimmerman, Chairman,
Australian Merchant Payments Forum

Panel discussion
12.10Cards, gift cards and payments from retailers' and consumers' points of view
  • Payments and cards in light of the changing landscape of cards and payment industry
  • Assessing the cards landscape and “honour all cards” rules and their impact on consumers and merchants
  • Exploring the drivers for EMV migration and upgrading Eftpos terminals for chip based smart cards
  • Discussing gift cards and opportunities for retailers
 
Skander Malcolm, Managing Director, Card Solutions,
GE Money
Russell Zimmerman, Chairman,
Australian Merchant Payments Forum
Vipin Kalra, Director, Commercial Products and Strategic Initiatives,
Visa International
Barry Palmer, Payments Systems Manager,
Caltex Australia
Terry Stephens, Group Manager-Financial Services,
Australia Post

13.00Luncheon and exhibition viewing
 
Featured presentation
14.10EMV migration and the barriers and the business case for Australia
  • Assessing security and other drivers for EMV migration globally
  • Considering the drivers for Australia and building the business case
 
Jon Andreasson, Executive Director, Australasia,
ATM Industry Association

14.40OneCard re-defining win/win for the cardholder, retailer and the community
  • Making the business case for retailers-more customers, more transactions and increased average sales
  • Discussing the value proposition for consumers – offering the greatest percentage of cash-back in the market
  • Moving forward: smart chips, contactless cards and the rise of the OneCard terminal fleet
 
Sandra O'Kelly, Managing Director,
Onecard

International case study
15.10Customer loyalty- Co-Branded Credit Cards and Affinity Cards
  • Expoloring different co-branded credit cards in the Middle East and South Asia region and in other parts of our Group.
 
B. Chandrasekhar, Regional Head of Cards, Middle East & South Asia,
Standard Chartered Bank, UK

15.40Afternoon tea and exhibition viewing
 
International case study
16.00Teen scene: Launching the “Youth Card”
  • The strategy behind the financial planning tool for teens – the untapped market
  • Assessing cultural context: current youth payment solutions and spending patterns
  • Youth lifestyle positioning with an overview of their wants and needs
  • Launching the Youth Card – and all the issues to be considered
  • Addressing the strategy behind the marketing campaign
 
Amit Desai, Chief Card Centre Manager,
Oman International Bank

Panel Discussion
16.30The end of the affair with airline rewards? Discussing program trends signaling change
  • Understanding the intricate link between card technologies, payment schemes and loyalty programmes – how they should all integrate for the “ultimate” customer experience
  • What impacts with the diluting of airline reward programs have on the whole of all reward programmes?
  • Analysing the tools of the trade: balance transfers, low introduction rates, rapid credit lines, access cheques, zero annual fees, aggressive marketing
  • Discussing the future of broad-based affinity cards and status products
  • Exploring the role of strategic relationships to offer enhanced
    consumer value
 
Sandra O'Kelly, Managing Director,
Onecard
Amit Desai, Chief Card Centre Manager,
Oman International Bank
B. Chandrasekhar, Regional Head of Cards, Middle East & South Asia,
Standard Chartered Bank, UK

17.00Closing remarks and close of conference
 
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Day Three, (Masterclass) Friday 19 August 2005
Strategies for successfully managing credit risk throughout the customer lifecycle

Masterclass Overview

The Masterclass will cover an introduction to the latest advances in managing consumer credit risk.  Successful risk management involves evaluating risk throughout the customer lifecycle.  From origination to account management, learn about the key issues affecting your customer decisions and how to better manage your customer relationships for maximum results.  Our experts will take you through the thinking and strategies that can help you improve the way you manage risk.

Benefits of Attending:

  • Develop an understanding of how applying analytics to internal and credit bureau data can improve your bottom line
  • Learn how to build stronger and more profitable customer relationships
  • Discover fraud management strategies that provide a competitive advantage
  • Explore how you can make better decisions to create efficiencies and grow revenue

Masterclass Agenda
08.30Registration and welcome coffee
 
Session 1
09.00Reducing cost by assessing risk more precisely in origination
With 80% of risk decided upon at the point of origination, it is essential for lenders to have the ability to efficiently and accurately predict the credit risk of incoming applications.  This session will outline the best practices in software, analytics, and strategy design that will improve your risk management capabilities.
 
10.30Morning Coffee
 
Session 2
11.00Unlocking the Value in Credit Bureau Data for More Accurate Risk Assessment
In this session, you’ll learn how credit bureau scores can be used to make more effective originations, account management, and acquisition decisions (subject to local market conditions). Case study results, including the impact of swap-set analyses, will be presented.
 
12.30Luncheon
 
Session 3
14.00Defending your organization from fraud
How do you detect the maximum amount of fraud with minimal customer impact?  As criminals target vulnerable areas to commit fraud, learn how to protect your institution and your customers.  This session will outline the best practices for establishing an enterprise-wide fraud management strategy that reduces fraud losses and improves profitability.
 
15.30Afternoon tea
 
16.00Working smarter in account management
What makes an account manager successful? Mastering the myriad strategy and scoring details? Something more fundamental? Mining the experiences of our clients and strategy consultants globally, Fair Isaac has distilled the key ingredients for successful account management.  In this session, you’ll learn how to establish more measurable, attainable objectives for your strategies to rapidly evolve them for increasing profitability.

Refreshments, lunch and full documentation will be provided.
 
About your Masterclass presenters:
Fair Isaac's innovations have made us one of the leading providers of financial services software and solutions. From risk management to fraud, acquisitions to collections, we understand how your business works, what the market demands and where the opportunities lie.

More than half of the world's top banks, and nearly all the top US banks and card issuers, rely on Fair Isaac technology to build healthy portfolios and manage each customer more intelligently. Fair Isaac helps lenders expand and protect their payment cards, retail banking, mortgage and small business portfolios. And today our analytics can help you extend credit to new populations, build lasting loyalty among your customers, and turn regulatory compliance initiatives into a real competitive advantage.

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