Speaker Information

Jordan Bennett

Jordan Bennett has been with Nacha since 2016 and is Senior Director, ACH Network Risk Management. His focus is on understanding Third-Party Senders and the benefits they bring to the system as well as mitigating any risk associated with this business model. Jordan runs the Nacha Certified program, which encourages Third-Party Senders to know and understand their risk management responsibilities in the ACH Network and promotes Third-Party Senders with strong risk management practices. Jordan is also the staff liaison for Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group. The Group works with Nacha staff and key industry stakeholders to produce sound business practices, business cases for rules proposals, Board Policy Statements, tools, white papers, and other communications vehicles, and to collaborate and coordinate with payments professionals across payments channels. Prior to Nacha, Jordan worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in FedACH and Credit and Risk Management.

James Bi

James is a seasoned Marketing and Sales professional with more than 15 years of experience in the financial services and healthcare industries. James joined OrboGraph in February 2015 and currently serves as their Marketing Manager and Fraud Detection Specialist -- contributing to the strategic planning and execution of marketing, lead generation, and product development for the organization. James played a pivotal role in the development and execution of the go-to-market strategy for OrboGraph’s OrboAnywhere suite of check automation and fraud detection solutions and its underlying OrbNet AI and OrbNet Forensic AI technologies.

James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication – Advertising Concentration, from the University of Hartford, and a Master’s of Business Administration -- Marketing concentration, from Bentley University.

Nell Campbell-Drake

Nell Campbell-Drake is Vice President of Industry Relations for Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS). She has responsibility for FRFS relationship management including Nacha, Payments Associations, industry trade groups, and other business partnerships. Additional responsibilities include the FRFS speaker’s bureau, FRFS payments improvement outreach activities, and FRFS hosted industry advisory councils. Nell represents the Federal Reserve Banks on numerous payments industry groups. Before joining the Bank, she worked at Merrill Lynch Brokerage Firm in a variety of capacities.

Lisa Coffey

With over 30 years of experience in payment services operations and product development for corporate credit unions, Lisa Coffey is a true expert and advocate for the credit union industry. She was president of her own LLC Consulting Company, offering payment operation consulting services on best practices, strategic planning, product development & implementations, policy and procedure development, and consultative solution selling.

Lisa has served at the executive level for over 25 years as VP, Payment Operations, and Chief Operations Officer and is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Corporate America Credit Union. In her most recent role, she oversees payment operations, product development, and business development. Lisa currently serves on The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments Advisory Committee, NACHA’s Board of Directors, and The Payments Institute 2024 Board of Regents.

Keith Gray

Keith Gray is a Vice President with The Clearing House with responsibility for Strategic Partnerships. These partnerships are critical to the success of RTP in that many banks and credit unions will leverage RTP through a trusted technology partner. Mr. Gray works with these partners to facilitate launching and supporting their payment-related initiatives, as well as supporting banks and credit unions directly as they plan and execute their strategies to leverage RTP and other networks. During his 20–year career, Mr. Gray has worked extensively with financial institutions of all sizes, as well as financial technology companies on emerging payments initiatives, mobile solutions, and online banking applications. He worked with multiple early-stage organizations bringing new products to market. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and payments-related functions. Mr. Gray is an alumnus of Trevecca University in Nashville. Mr. Gray is an avid golfer and fly fisherman.

Stacey Gross

As the Director and Product Line Manager at FIS, Stacey is responsible for product development and strategic direction for the organization’s Enterprise Payments Commercial Americas ACH solutions, which currently supports 200+ clients.

During her 25-year career, Stacey has worked in the financial services and technology industry, where she developed her passion for payments, risk management, and delivering an exceptional client experience. Prior to joining FIS, Stacey held positions supporting Enterprise Payments Sales at Fiserv, and Payments Training and Compliance at The Clearing House. The majority of Stacey’s career has been dedicated to regional retail and commercial banking, where she oversaw ACH and Wire Operations, and led product development and strategy for the bank’s Treasury Management Payables suite product suite.

Stacey is currently a member of The Clearing House Payments Authority’s AAP/APRP Alliance and Nacha rule change sub-committee. She is a former member of Nacha’s Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Blue Ribbon Panel, Nacha’s Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) Education Task Force, and the former Co-chair of the Center for Payments Staff Development Committee.

Jorge Jimenez

Jorge Jimenez is Chairman of both Juniper Payments LLC and Global Fintech Forum LLC, which collaborate on domestic and international payments to 3500 financial institutions.

He received a master’s in business administration in 2001 from a joint program between the London School of Economics and Bocconi University of Milan. That same year, Jorge joined the operational arm of the Italian Central Bank, SIA Group, where he was the first Project Director for the new European Clearing House in support of the newly introduced Euro (STEP2) and later in charge of developing the national payment infrastructure for Central Banks in Latin America and Africa. Jorge has worked with governments and Central Banks in over 50 countries, including the Federal Reserve where he was Product Development Director for their International ACH solution.

Throughout his 20-year career in payment systems, Jorge has helped change conventional wisdom on payments by helping financial institutions capitalize on the latest payment innovations while implementing new payment infrastructures for entire countries.

He is currently advising the Office of Technical Assistance of the U.S. Treasury on foreign policy as it relates to Payment Systems, and Financial Inclusion, pursuing a PhD in Economics from UNED University in Madrid, and is the proud recipient of the 2019 Rich Oliver Leadership in Payments Award.

Scott Jones

Scott Jones is a partner on the Financial Services Team at Adams and Reese LLP and is licensed in DC, TN and MS. He works with financial institutions throughout the United States on payment systems, payments fraud, and bank operations, including treasury management services, wire transfers, ACH transactions, online banking, mobile banking, check issues, and emerging payment systems. He began his practice as a litigator and has 20 years of experience advising clients on risk-minimization and best practices for avoiding litigation. Scott regularly speaks at payments-related conferences across the United States.

Vibhor Khanna

Vibhor Khanna is a Sr manager with the NA Client Solutions team with Visa with 12+ years of experience in product, program, and team management. He is also a certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner, holding many titles over the years as a product manager, program manager, marketing manager, and management consultant for various organizations, including Charles Schwab, Ford, and GE. He holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a Master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Starr Largin

Ms. Largin currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Sales at ThreatAdvice, leveraging her extensive expertise spanning both the banking and technology sectors. With a career spanning 28 years in banking, she held senior management roles with a specialization in lending, including responsibilities such as stress testing, allowance for loan losses, and auditing. Transitioning from banking in 2010, Ms. Largin ventured into sales and product management at TriNovus, a technology firm catering to financial institutions. Co-founding Springhouse Digital, LLC in 2017, she focused on developing compliance solutions in the fintech space. Joining ThreatAdvice in 2019, she contributed significantly to the evolution of their vCISO Cybersecurity Platform. In 2023, Ms. Largin played a pivotal role in establishing the Fraud Division at ThreatAdvice, spearheading the creation of a suite of fraud solutions tailored for financial institutions.

Michael Maxey

I am a native of Mobile, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of South Alabama. I joined the Mobile Police Department in 2010 where I spent the majority of my years as a detective in the Financial Crimes unit. I also served as a task force officer for the United States Secret Service where I investigated financial crimes which rose to the level of federal prosecution. Additionally, I was an Alabama Police Officer Standards and Training certified instructor in identity theft and cyber-crimes.

In 2017 I joined the United States Postal Inspection Service and moved to St. Louis, Missouri where I spent four years investigating post office robberies, identity theft, and mail theft. In 2021 I transferred back to Mobile, Alabama where I primarily investigate mail theft, identity theft, and other fraud-related crimes.

Nanci McKenzie, AAP, APRP, JM

Nanci McKenzie is an experienced speaker and a recognized expert in the field of payment technology. She currently is an independent consultant. With over 38 years of experience in the payment technology industry, Nanci has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in payment processing, fraud prevention, and risk management.

Prior to consulting opportunities, Nanci was with Affirmative Technologies. Nanci held senior leadership positions at financial institutions and payment technology companies, where she oversaw product development, strategic planning, and deposit operations. Her experience has provided her with a deep understanding of the payment technology landscape and the challenges that financial institutions face in this rapidly evolving industry.

Nanci holds a B.S. in Business and Information Management from Seminole State College and a Juris Master's degree in Financial Regulation & Compliance from Florida State University College of Law. She is currently working toward her Master of Legal Studies from Thomas R. Kline College of Law at Drexel University in two concentrations, Financial Regulatory Compliance and Cybersecurity and Data Privacy. She is also an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and an Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP).

Kevin Miyamoto

Kevin Miyamoto is a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Identifee, responsible for all operational and administrative procedures. Prior to working at Identifee, Kevin worked at Corporate Executive Board (now part of Gartner), and spent a number of years working in multiple roles in Wells Fargo’s Payments, Virtual Solutions, and Innovations Team. Most recently, Kevin was the Business Manager in Wells Fargo’s Sponsorship Team, managing over $850B of payment volume.

Kevin received his bachelor's in communication from Denison University.

Kevin Moland

Kevin Moland is a Senior Advisory Payments Strategist at Jack Henry, where he brings to bear four decades of experience helping financial institutions and financial services providers deliver and implement payment solutions. Throughout his career Kevin has been a key player in the digital services revolution, providing product direction and design oversight for some of the nation’s premier banking and payments companies. A former Director of Product Management, Kevin is intimately familiar with designing and delivering digital solutions. In his current role, he provides strategic input on payments topics to individual Jack Henry business units while also serving customers and the industry at large by sharing his expertise and insight. He is a featured presenter at conferences and industry events and has served as an adjunct faculty member for several prominent banking schools. His informal style and keen story-telling skills make him a sought-after speaker, teacher, and host.

At Jack Henry, we strengthen connections between people and their financial institutions through technology and services that reduce barriers to financial health.

Through insight, research, and experience, Jack Henry's Payments Strategy team influences the future of payments by collaboratively building successful strategies and delivering premium solutions for its customers.

Kevin Olsen

Kevin Olsen is the Senior Vice President, Innovation & Strategy at Pidgin. Kevin, also known as the Payments Professor, has been working in the payments industry since the late 1990s. Kevin received a BS in Technical Studies from Valdosta State University.

A. Javier Pastor

Javier Pastor is a seasoned community banker with over 20 years serving in a wide variety of financial institution roles. Javier’s broad experience encompasses nearly all aspects of banking including Commercial & Consumer Lending, Audit & Compliance and most prominently Operations. During his career, he has built a reputation for operational excellence, innovative strategic thinking and working with the highest level of integrity, passion and commitment towards the bank’s clients.

Javier holds a BA in Marketing from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. He is also holding a Certified Community Banking Technology Officer (CCBTO) designation from the ICBA and served as a Technology Advisory member with the Louisiana IT Symposium, in New Orleans, LA.

Norman Robinson

Norman is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BS in Business Management and a minor in accounting. He served in the Army Reserve 1972-1979. He worked for the Richmond Federal Reserve 1973-1979, in a management training program with work in Check Collection, Staff Training, Float Analysis, and Internal Audit. He joined the Virginia ACH Association in 1979 as Executive Director, concurrently serving as Vice President of the Virginia Bankers Association. He also served as President of the Commonwealth Assoc of Financial Professions. His certifications include: Bank Management Certification, AAP, CTP. He supported the merger of associations in WV, NC & FL changing the name to EastPay. After 38 years leading the association as President & CEO of EastPay (now ePayResources) he retired in 2016 as President Emeritus.

Norman lives in Richmond, VA and is married to Joan (49 years) with four children and nine grandchildren. In retirement, Norman earned a certification as a Master Gardener and always has his hands in the dirt!

Michael J Ryan

Mike Ryan has been a leader in the unclaimed property industry for over 30 years. During his career, he has worked at Computershare, Keane, Georgeson, and JP Morgan Guaranty, and currently serves as the Unclaimed Property Liaison for MACHA. He is also the Director of Business Development at Linking Assets Inc. Mike has assisted hundreds of companies with unclaimed property compliance, returning over $1 billion dollars to the owner or their heirs.

Mike was instrumental in the development of the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO), the premier association dedicated to holders of unclaimed property and the service providers who help make holder’s jobs easier. He has served UPPO in various capacities, including president (for a record two terms of a total of four ½ years), and is the recipient of their Super Nova Award for Outstanding Service to the organization (2021).

Mike has been a founding member of multiple industry unclaimed property committees, such as The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Shareholder Services Association (SSA), and the Stock Transfer Association (STA). He has been involved with various bank industry groups, including MACHA, Nacha, Southern Financial Exchange, and UMACHA where he shares key information and has been a speaker at numerous Annual Conferences and Webinars.

Peter Tapling

Peter Tapling is an advisor, board member, and investor at the intersection of payments, risk, and emerging technologies. Prior to founding PTap Advisory, LLC, Peter acted as CCO for Spring Labs, CRO for Early Warning Services, and was founding CEO for Authentify. Peter serves as a strategic advisor and board member for several technology companies. Peter serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Faster Payments Council, the Board of Regents for The Payments Institute, as a technology advisor to the Board of Directors for ePayResources, and as a member of the Federal Reserve Scams Information Sharing work group. Peter is an Accredited Payments Risk Professional and a member of the Association for Financial Professionals.

Mike Timoney

Mike Timoney is Vice President of Secure Payments for Payments Improvement within Federal Reserve Financial Services. Mike has responsibility to understand the payments and fraud landscape and identify areas where security must be improved. Mike is responsible to design, develop, and implement key elements of the Fed’s Payment Improvement strategy for payment security including improving fraud data, researching security and fraud trends, and evaluating emerging security and fraud technologies. He identifies and contributes to opportunities for collaboration with the payments industry to improve overall payments security. Mike has had multiple roles during his career including treasury fraud, global card and comprehensive payables fraud, commercial and corporate treasury fraud, electronic payments, and program and portfolio management. Mike is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).

Abhishek Veeraghanta

Abhishek Veeraghanta is founder and CEO of Pidgin, a secure real-time payments platform built for the future of payments. Prior to starting Pidgin, he held positions at VSoft Corporation, giving him extensive expertise in the complexities of the banking industry, the payments landscape and the impact of financial technology. Veeraghanta’s expertise also includes a range of fintech deployment methods including in-house, cloud-based and hand-held solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Georgia Tech.

Bradley Wilkes

Bradley Wilkes, the CEO and co-founder of Open Payment Network, Inc. OPN^®, provides a next-generation real-time payment system for financial institutions and their customers. OPN is a founding sponsor of the U.S. Faster Payments Council. Before founding OPN, Bradley founded ProPay, Inc., a registered ISO/MSP and third-party payment processor for payment card networks and their member Financial Institutions. He’s been awarded six payment-related patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He received an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University.