In the meantime, feel free to browse through all of the content from our 2026 event in Atlanta.
Where issuers, acquirers, merchants, processors, and networks get tactical.
Zero fluff: just the moves that drive authorization, reduce fraud, and grow profitable payment volume.
Browse every session in detail and build a working plan in minutes. Always current. Always actionable.
Meet the leaders moving payments—sharing what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next. Expect playbooks, not platitudes.
Whether it’s growth, tech, deep dives, or ideation… Filter by track to see the sessions that move your metrics.
Midday sessions designed to sharpen your perspective—and your strategy.
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Practical strategies to sharpen your pitch, shorten the sales cycle, and win more deals.
Friday, March 20
Inside the strategies powering modern banking in a payments-first world.
Friday, March 20
The evolving playbook for managing risk without slowing innovation.
Here, it’s all about disruption. Uncover how tech is transforming commerce and the customer experience.
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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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Explore the latest innovations reimagining the payments industry, with topics spanning AI, agentic commerce, stablecoin and more.
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Home to all keynote sessions, the Main Stage at TRANSACT shines a light on the heaviest of hitters in payments.
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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)
