Bank of Israel Payments Conference:
“A Look at the Future World of Payments”
Monday, June 20, 2022
International Convention Center, Jerusalem
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Exhibit of products from the world of payments, with the collaboration of the Fintech.il
community
Participation of senior regulatory and governance officials from the financial world
Panel on digital currencies (CBDC) with the participation of international experts in the area
Guests from central banks around the world
Bank of Israel Payments Conference:
“A Look at the Future World of Payments”
Within the framework of adjusting the Israeli market to the world of payments and encouraging competition and innovation in the financial system, the Bank of Israel is promoting financial infrastructures and digital means of payment in the Israeli economy.
Come hear and discover the future world of payments in Israel’s economy!
Monday, June 20, 2022
08:00-15:30
Speakers
Governor
and Chairman of the Executive Board
Sveriges Riksbank
Deputy Governor,
Bank of Israel
Head of the Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Israel
Supervisor of Banks,
Bank of Israel
Director of the Information Technology Department (CIO) Bank of Israel
Director of the Communication, Government and Community Relations department,
Bank of Israel
Chairwoman of the Israeli Securities Authorities
Director General of Israel's Capital Market Insurance and Saving Authority
Accountant General,
Ministry of Finance
Digital Media,
Bank of Israel
General Manager,
Uber
Co-Head of Wix Payments
General Manager of Fiverr Business &
Head of Payments Strategy
Mastercard Country Manager, Israel
Founder & President, Access Israel
Partner Regulazia Consulting Group
Head of the Technology and Innovation Division, Banking Supervision Department,
Bank of Israel
Head of Blockchain center at the Chamber of Information Technology of Israel and a Innovation manager at FintechIL
Global fintech & Crypto advisor to Banks, Fintechs and Web3 companies
Head of Technology and Innovation Division in the Banking Supervision Department,
Bank of Israel
Advisor to the Director, Payment & settlement Systems Department, BOI
Head of Fintech and Principal Adviser,
Bank of Finland
Head of CBDC and
,Protocols
Visa
Head of Eurocenter BIS Innovation Hub
Global Managing Director - Blockchain and Multiparty Systems - Digital Assets, Custody & CBDC Lead, Accenture
Head of the Monetary Division in the Research Department Bank of Israel.
CBDC Project Manager,
Bank of Israel
Head Of System Engineering Unit & CTO
Bank Of Israel
BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Bank for International Settlement
Registration Fee
Parking
Parking lot on site cost 50 ILS per day
WAZE
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Program
Conference moderator: Ms. Nurit Felter-Eitan, Head of Communications, Public Affairs & Community Relations Department
09:00-09:40 Session I - Opening Session
The evolution of payment technology
Opening remarks
Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Amir Yaron
The new world of payments – the central bank’s role
The central bank’s role and experience in enabling a modern payment system.
One on one conversation Amir Yaron, Governor, BOI with Stefan Ingves, Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank.
09:40-11:20 Session II—Regulation and governance session
The world of payments in Israel – a road map
The Bank of Israel’s vision and targets, where the world has progressed and the situation in Israel.
Oded Salomy, Director of Payment Systems and Settlement, Bank of Israel
Changing the rules of the game: The open banking reform
Promoting technological innovation and open banking as a tool for consumers and businesses
Yair Avidan, Supervisor of Banks, Bank of Israel
10:15-10:40 Break
How do we start a revolution?
The roles of the government and the regulator in advancing innovation in the world of payments – as regulators, as policy makers, or as market participants?
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Financial infrastructure for advancing competition, Anat Guetta, Chair of the Israel Securities Authority
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On fintech, insuretech, and the Israeli economy from the capital market's point of view, Moshe Bareket, Capital Market Authority Commissioner
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Accelerating innovations in the government payment systems, Yaheli Rothenberg, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
Moderator: Amiram Barkat, Digital Media, Bank of Israel
11:20-11:30 Break for parallel sessions
11:30-12:20 Parallel sessions—The payment industry
I
Booking.com, Uber, Wix, and Fiverr offer payment and financial services abroad. When will this happen in Israel?
Booking.com, Uber, Wix, and Fiverr offer payment and financial services abroad. When will this happen in Israel?
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Fireside Chat* - Oded Salomy, Director, Payment Systems and Settlement Department, BOI with Daniel Marovitz, Senior Vice President of Fintech at Booking.com
*Recorded at the Money 20/20 conference held in Amsterdam on June 7, 2022
Panel participants:
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Amit Sagiv, Co-Head of Wix Payments
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Gony Noy, General Manager, Uber
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Shani Malbin, General Manager of Fiverr Business & Head of Payments Strategy
Moderator: Steve Lev, Payment system oversight, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, BOI
II
Challenges in making payments and financial innovation accessible to the Israeli public
Do all segments of Israeli society benefit from financial innovation in the world of payments? Who is left behind? Why is it so difficult to penetrate the Israeli public?
Panel participants:
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Omer Unger, Mastercard, Country Manager Israel
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Yuval Wagner, Founder & President, Access Israel
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Dr. Sami Miaari, Tel-Aviv University
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Roma Dizengof, Regulatzia consulting group
Moderator: Ilanit Madmoni, Head of the Innovation Unit in the Banking Supervision Department
III
The payments world of tomorrow?
How will methods of payment look in the future world—a guide to the perplexed
Metaverse, devices, blockchain, and DAO – from theory to actuality—where is the payment world headed?
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Dr. Milly Perry, Head of Blockchain center at the Chamber of Information Technology of Israel and a Board member at the Fintech community CityTLV
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Nir Kouris, Web3/ NFT/ Metaverse Evangelist. Founder of Coin Nations and Fintech Nations Summits.
Neobanks
The story of Starling Bank – a leading Neobank in the UK
Sam Everington, CEO of Enginering, Starling Bank’s Software.
Sam Everington, CEO, Engine by Starling.
One-on- one conversation with Dani Hahiashvili, Head of the Technology and Innovation Division in the Banking Supervision Department, BOI
Moderator: Shiry Hadash, Advisor to the Director, Payment & settlement Systems Department, BOI
12:20-12:45 Break
12:45-14:25 Session IV—Digital currencies of Central Banks
Opening remarks
Andrew Abir, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
International panel on CBDC
Where is the world headed in terms of digital currencies
Panel Participants:
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Aleksi Grym, Head of Fintech and Principal Adviser, Bank of Finland
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Cathering Gu*, Global CBDC Product Lead, Visa
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Raphael Auer*, Head of Eurocenter BIS Innovation Hub
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John Velissarios, Global Managing Director - Blockchain and Multiparty Systems - Digital Assets, Custody & CBDC Lead, Accenture
Moderator: Dr. Sigal Ribon, Head of the Monetary Division, Research Department and a member of the digital shekel steering committee at the Bank of Israel
*virtual
The Digital Shekel project
Why is the BOI planning a digital shekel if it has not yet decided to issue one?
Yoav Soffer, Head of the Digital Shekel project
A peek at the "Secret Trials" – Technological research on a Bank of Israel digital shekel.
Presentation of technological trials
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Lior Georgi, Information Technology Department Director, Bank of Israel
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Tomer Mizrhai, CTO, Bank of Israel
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Daniel Eidan, BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Bank for International Settlement
14:25-14:30 Concluding remarks
14:30-15:30 Lunch
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