Why the E-ID is important, what effects instant payments will have, how Bitcoin is developing and what the Swiss Stable Coin can achieve.
Developments and technologies relating to money and payments have changed a lot in recent years – and the main upheavals are still to come.
The Swiss Payment Forum In its 13th edition, it takes an in-depth look at the relevant developments that shape the financial industry.
Focus topic: Decentralized IDs and the future of the customer journey
The focus at this year’s Swiss Payment Forum: improving the customer journey through the use of decentralized identities (IDs). While the customer journey has been intensively researched in recent years, onboarding new customers, particularly for online purchases, remains a key challenge. Decentralized IDs could make a decisive contribution to optimizing the process and significantly reducing the abandonment rate.
The current practice of digital onboarding is often complicated and too repetitive for many users, which leads to abandoned purchases at the beginning of the customer journey. A secure and efficient electronic identity (E-ID) could change this. The onboarding process would be significantly simplified, the acceptance of digital services would be increased and the digital transformation in Switzerland would be further advanced.
After the failure of the E-ID law in the 2021 referendum, the National Council and the Council of States took decisive steps towards introducing the E-ID in 2024. There is little time left until the planned introduction in 2026 to ensure seamless integration into existing systems. At the Swiss Payment Forum 2024, the topic will be examined from different perspectives. Both the opportunities and the risks are discussed.
A look at the other program items
November 18th and 19th, 2024 are two days full of exciting keynotes, practice-oriented insights and intensive discussions about current developments in payment transactions. These include the following developments:
Cashless in retail: The latest findings
The current retailer survey 2024 highlights the trends and challenges of cashless payment transactions in Switzerland and shows how the retail trade can benefit from more transparency.
Instant Payments & Digital Commerce
How can the opportunities offered by instant payouts in digital commerce be optimally exploited? And what role do the synergies between financial service providers and traders play?
Regulations and innovations in Europe
What do the PSD3/PSR, the Digital Euro and the European Payments Initiative bring? We take a look at the key developments and their impact on payment transactions in Switzerland.
Bitcoin & Blockchain – Revolution or Hype?
Clearly and to the point analyzed Rino Borini the role of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in payments and explains what companies need to know.
Swiss Stable Coin: A step into the digital future
Pascal Bruderer presents the concept of the Swiss Stable Coin and shows how this digital franc could help shape the future of the Swiss economy.
Die Perspektive des Corporate Treasury
How large companies transform their payment transactions efficiently and what role innovations play in this.
Innovationspanel
Inspiration and suggestions from pioneering solutions and their creators: Companies such as Leaseteq, Climada and Starfish present their innovative approaches in the area of payment transactions and FinTech.
Agenda, speakers and tickets
All information about two tightly packed congress days on November 18th and 19th, 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Zurich can be found here:
Over the years, the Swiss Payment Forum has created a permanent place for itself in the agenda of the relevant specialist conferences – the congress will be held for the 13th time in 2024
The specialist conference creates the opportunity to get up to speed on the really relevant developments in payment transactions in two days. Discussions and networking included.
