Track: Global Financial Management

SEPA: Flattening the Payments Landscape

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room: 518

Starting this year European banks can offer SEPA payment services to their customers. Corporates located around the globe need to prepare now to take advantage of the standardization of European payment infrastructures, in order to maximize efficiencies for their payment and collection activities. Explore what you need to know in this informative session.

Speakers:

• Peter Jameson
  Director, Global Transaction Services EMEA
  Citi

Objectives

• Understand SEPA and its impact on the European payments landscape
• Appreciate what corporates need to consider over the coming years as the market migrates to SEPA
• Learn what corporates in Europe are doing and planning in response to the arrival of SEPA
• Have a clear view of the steps required to move to SEPA and the benefits that this will deliver for their organization

Pre-Requisites

• Involvement in payment, collection, and treasury activities

Take-Aways

• SEPA article

CPA Field of Study: FIN