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THE PAYMENTS AGENDA, BUILT FOR ACTION

Where issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors, and networks get tactical.
Zero fluff: just the moves that drive authorization, reduce fraud, and grow profitable payment volume.

Education at TRANSACT

Full Agenda

Browse every session in detail and build a working plan in minutes. Always current. Always actionable.

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Speakers

Meet the leaders moving payments—sharing what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next. Expect playbooks, not platitudes.

TRACKS

Whether it’s growth, tech, deep dives, or ideation… Filter by track to see the sessions that move your metrics.

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING

LUNCH & LEARNs

Midday sessions designed to sharpen your perspective—and your strategy.

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SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING

SALES WORKSHOP

Friday, March 20

Practical strategies to sharpen your pitch, shorten the sales cycle, and win more deals.

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Merchant Industry

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DEEP DIVES

Banking

Friday, March 20

Inside the strategies powering modern banking in a payments-first world.

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Security, Risk & Compliance

Friday, March 20

The evolving playbook for managing risk without slowing innovation.

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LEARNING ZONES

TECH ZONE

Here, it’s all about disruption. Uncover how tech is transforming commerce and the customer experience.

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Mastercard logo

GROWTH ZONE

Want to amp up your sales and revenue? Visit the Growth Zone, where successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and top closers focus on growth.

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Elavon by U.S Bank logo

IDEA ZONE

Explore the latest innovations reimagining the payments industry, with topics spanning AI, agentic commerce, stablecoin and more.

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Elavon by U.S Bank logo

MAIN STAGE

Home to all keynote sessions, the Main Stage at TRANSACT shines a light on the heaviest of hitters in payments.

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2026 REVIEWERS

Thanks to our subject matter experts in the industry for their time reviewing our speaker submissions.

Abhi Vijayakumar Binsu, Sr. Product Manager – Data Products, Visa
Adrienne Gray, SVP, Payments Risk & Compliance, Commercial Bank of California
Andrew Gordon, Executive Relationship Manager – Digital Acceptance, Discover Network
Brian Abernethy, Founder & Principal, Utopaya
Christopher Mascaro, Chief Risk Officer, North
Craig Ross, VP Channel Partnerships & Market Development (Paze), Early Warning
Deana Rich, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Infinicept
Diane Driscoll, Sales Support Specialist, PayTech Women
Domenic Cirone , VP Acquirer Solutions Midigator, Equifax
Donna Embry, CEO, E-Squared Systems
Garima Shah, Co-Founder & President, Biller Genie
Ivan Szabo, Director of Web Marketing, NMI

Jenn Reichenbacher, Chief Marketing Officer, Stax Payments
Luziane Cavalcanti, Head of Payment Operations, Cargas
Maanas Godugunur, Senior Director – Market Strategy, LexisNexis
Melissa Sutherland, VP of Risk & Strategy, EverC
Nigel Jewell, Director of Product Solutions, NMI
O.B. Rawls, Executive Director/Partner, Wellesly Hills Financial
Priyank Desai, Head of Engineering, Amazon
Ryan Aumann, Quality Assurance Representative II, Maverick
Saman Dian, Vice President, CashNet Solutions, Inc.
Stephen Aschettino, Partner, Steptoe
Tor Opedal, SVP & GM – Payments, Olo
Tracy Neidens, Integrated Payments Specialist, Paya (formerly Sage Payments)