Events & Education
Industry Engagements
Representatives from the Federal Reserve attend live and virtual events throughout the year to discuss trends, timely topics and continued advancements in the payment system. See below for upcoming engagements, organized by month. To request a speaker at your event, please review and complete this form.
Visit the Industry Events page to view key conferences where we’ll attend with an exhibit booth, onsite event and/or speaker(s). It’s also easy to stay informed by signing up for timely email communications. For additional ways to reach us, find a contact here.
October 2026
Money20/20 (Off-site)
FRFS representatives look forward to engaging with fintechs, credit unions, banks and other industry players in sessions and at our booth #20061. Amy Burr, chief product and relationship officer and Bernadette Ksepka, senior vice president and deputy head of product management, will spotlight how modernized, data-driven payment systems are reshaping speed, security and customer outcomes across the global payments ecosystem. Throughout exhibit hall hours, be sure to stop by our booth to see organizations demonstrate innovative instant payment solutions they are delivering using the FedNow® Service.
EPCOR Payments University (Off-site)
Amanda Compton, payments strategies industry consultant, will present on the Federal Reserve’s fraud mitigation offerings and tips.
Fraud School (Off-site)
Amanda Compton, payments strategies industry consultant, will present on the Modern Fraud Threat Environment.
2026 ALTA ONE (Off-site)
Tim Boike, vice president of industry relations outreach and engagement and Maria Akers, senior payments specialist, will be speaking on a panel discussion, The Always-On Advantage: Accelerating Real Estate with Instant Payments.
ABA Annual Convention (Off-site)
ABA Annual Convention gathers leaders from banks of all sizes to address key challenges and opportunities. Join Mike Timoney, vice president of payments system improvement, on a panel Modern Fraud Trends and Operational Readiness: A Frontline Focused Conversation: examining real-world scam scenarios and explore how financial institutions are responding in the moment they believe a customer may be at risk.
FFIEC Payment System Risk Class (Off-site)
Blake McDaniel, AVP, FedNow product management, will be speaking on the panel FedNow Adoption and Risks: exploring industry adoption, use cases, product roadmap, risks and controls both at the network level and FI level, liquidity management, and what should be top of mind for examiners.
Momentum 2026 (Off-site)
Stephanie Miracle, FedNow product director, will be on a payments and risk panel sharing her perspective on key topics impacting credit unions today.
FedNow Current State of Affairs (Off-site)
Mollie Markham, manager of industry relations and engagement, will be giving a virtual presentation on instant and faster payments plus the FedNow Service.
Fraud Prevention USA Summit (Off-site)
Mike Timoney, vice president of payments system improvement, will be on a panel The New Fraud Frontier: Synthetic Identities, Agentic AI, and the Collapse of the Onboarding Perimeter, discussing how synthetic identities evolved from isolated incidents to industrialized, AI-assisted mule rings, and what that means for onboarding architecture.
AML and Fraud Conference (Off-site)
Mike Timoney, vice president of payments system improvement, will be on a panel Follow the money or lose it: Building a bank-to-bank framework for faster tracing and freezes. Explore how banks can strengthen their ability to follow the money from origin to recovery through faster tracing, improved collaboration and coordinated freeze actions to reduce losses and improve recovery outcomes.
Lend360 (Off-site)
Mollie Markham, manager of industry relations and engagement, will be participating in a Fireside Chat, Instant Payments, Instant Lending: Transforming Credit in Seconds: a discussion that highlights real-world examples and quantifies benefits like higher conversion, lower operational costs, and better risk posture, further showcasing how instant payments can innovate and modernize lending.
Finastra Innovating Finance Together Summit (Off-site)
Dan Gonzalez, vice president and head of national accounts, will be on a panel, Driving Value in Payments Through Technology: a forward-looking discussion on the investments, priorities, and strategic decisions that will define the next generation of payments leaders.
2026 Americas Fall Summit (Off-site)
Ryan Evans, director of secure payments, will be on a panel, Synthetic Identity Fraud: What It Is and How to Stop It, a discussion on how the industry can strengthen defenses against synthetic identity fraud, including adopting a consistent definition to improve detection and model training, leveraging information sharing to identify synthetic identities, and applying evolving technologies to tailor mitigation techniques.
B3 Forum (Off-site)
Erik Van Bramer, senior vice president and head of customer and industry relations, will discuss current regulations as they pertain to AI, tokenization, and stablecoins.
National ATM Council (NAC) Conference (Off-site)
Christine Chan, senior manager, Shaun O’Brien, lead analyst, will present Federal Reserve Financial Services’ Update on Cash Trends including Cash Diary, a historical view of cash and the Fed’s cash distribution role, along with an update on cash trends and insights from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice.
Intergraf Currency + Identity (Off-site)
Kathleen Young, EVP, FedCash® Services, will present Approach to the Next Generation of Banknotes, a discussion of how Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) serves as the critical hub connecting the “Five A’s” of cash (affordability, accessibility, acceptability, availability, and authenticity) amid an evolving payment landscape, and how FRFS is prioritizing its role in supporting the next denomination in the Catalyst note family.
Stronger Together: Strategies for Cyber and Fraud Resilience (Off-site)
Bonni Brodsky, director, payments system improvement, will discuss developments and trends in payment fraud, along with resources FRFS provides; and using generative AI in fraud tracking and detection, including broader AI fraud trends and news.
November 2026
AFP 2026 (Off-site)
Representatives from Federal Reserve Financial Services will be discussing payments industry topics on Sunday, Nov. 8 through Wednesday, Nov. 11.