April 24-26, Lisbon

Actuary next-gen credit risk monitoring conference

Actuary event covering Credit Risk assessment, monitoring and mitigation, from a merchant, acquirer and scheme perspective.

09:15

Keynote: The Flybe case

When it comes to assessing, mitigating and monitoring credit risk for airlines, Worldpay has a longtrack record going back to the last century. How did they deal with the recent insolvency of their customer Flybe? What was the sequence of events? How did they leverage Actuary to protect themselves against any losses?

09:45

Panel: introducing the Actuary Customer Advisory Board

The early adopters of Actuary have joined the Customer Advisory Board to help the travel payments ecosystem with the challenges faced by payment providers when dealing with deferred delivery merchants like airlines and travel agencies.
Moderator:
Paul van Alfen ( Strategic Advisor | Actuary )

10:15

Credit Risk: the scheme perspective

Mastercard has adopted Actuary as their (scheme agnostic) T&E Risk Monitor, in order to support both acquirers and merchants in addressing deferred delivery risk. How does Mastercard as a card scheme balance the needs of all 4 parties involved?

10:45

Networking break

11:15

Airline & Travel Payment Trends and the impact on Credit Risk

A Consultant’s view on the latest travel payment and fintech trends, with a special focus on exposure reduction and risk mitigation.

11:30

Airline Payments and Credit Risk fireside chat

A journey through the Airline Payments Handbook with the author.

11:45

Actuary platform update and roadmap

Overview of the current version of the Actuary platform for Airlines, OTA’s and Cruise Lines, and an update on upcoming new functionality.

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Credit Risk scoring 101

Assessing an Airline’s financial situation and outlook is a complicated task requiring an in-depth understanding for their business model but also macro-economic factors. Both Ishka and Tiralis have specialized in advising banks, lease companies and acquirers on this topic.

14:00

Panel: Travel Intermediary background and use case

Monitoring Credit Risk for OTA’s requires a significant different approach, compared to direct sales. An introduction to B2B payments and the impact on the OTA as retailer / Merchant of Record.
Moderator:
Paul van Alfen ( Strategic Advisor | Actuary )

14:30

Networking break

15:00

Operational update

An update from the Actuary Customer Success team for T&E Risk Monitor.

15:15

Panel: Customer Protection and Acquirer Credit Risk mitigation

The role of the merchant/acquirer collateral and the options currently available in the market. How do customer protection schemes like ATOL in the UK operate and how does this help acquirers and merchants?
Moderator:
Paul van Alfen ( Strategic Advisor | Actuary )

16:30

Transfer to Belem

17:00

Afternoon activity

Jeronimo Monastery
Praça do Império 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal

20:00

Dinner

Pateo Alfacinha
Rua do Guarda Joias #44, 1300-294 Lisboa

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