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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Payment Solutions for E-commerce
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DESCRIPTION:For all forms of e-commerce\, access to competitive payment sol
 utions is a critical facilitator.\n\nPayment systems are rapidly evolving\
 , expending the possibilities for consumers as well as corporate buyers to
  pay for goods and services bought online. At the same time\, in many deve
 loping countries\, cash-on-delivery remains the preferred option for domes
 tic B2C and C2C e-commerce.\n\nThe realm of payments is linked to the broa
 der financial services and banking context. E-Commerce and its users would
  greatly benefit from an environment where payments can be made easily and
  confidently\, using effective solutions involving both bank and non-bank 
 players that are applicable to all regions and countries\, and universal c
 onnectivity and interoperability.\n\nImportant features of an ideal paymen
 ts environment would include fair and non-trade-distorting interchange fee
 s and consistent\, flexible\, tailored and proportional &quot\;know-your-c
 ustomer&quot\; (KYC) requirements that recognize different socioeconomic c
 ontexts and relative levels of development.\n\nThe session will explore th
 e current situation of the payment systems for e-commerce\, emphasize what
  it is currently done today to address the barriers and challenges and wha
 t should be done in order to achieve significant progress in the next year
 s.\n\nModerator: Mr. Nick Ashton-Hart\, Advisor in Digital Trade Policy\, 
 UNCTAD\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nMr Harish Natarajan\, Senior Payment Systems Spec
 ialist\, World Bank (remotely)\nMr. Sven Callebaut\, Lead Consultant\, eTr
 ade Ready Assessments\, UNCTAD\nMr. Usman Ahmed\, Head\, Global Public Pol
 icy\, PayPal\nMr. Gustavo Bako\, Senior Manager\, Payments and Fraud\, GoE
 uro\nMr. Francesco Pasti\, Senior Services Analyst for the Mobile Money Pr
 ogramme\nMr. John Mbindyo\, CEO\, ImpalaPay\, Kenya\nMr. Dulith Herath\, F
 ounder\, Kapruka\nMr. Fred Baumhardt\, Chief Executive Officer\, Curve Gro
 up\n\n\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;For all forms of e-commerce\, access to competitive
  payment solutions is a critical facilitator.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Pa
 yment systems are rapidly evolving\, expending the possibilities for consu
 mers as well as corporate buyers to pay for goods and services bought onli
 ne. At the same time\, in many developing countries\, cash-on-delivery rem
 ains the preferred option for domestic B2C and C2C e-commerce.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 \n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The realm of payments is linked to the broader financial se
 rvices and banking context. E-Commerce and its users would greatly benefit
  from an environment where payments can be made easily and confidently\, u
 sing effective solutions involving both bank and non-bank players that are
  applicable to all regions and countries\, and universal connectivity and 
 interoperability.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Important features of an ideal
  payments environment would include fair and non-trade-distorting intercha
 nge fees and consistent\, flexible\, tailored and proportional &quot\;know
 -your-customer&quot\; (KYC) requirements that recognize different socioeco
 nomic contexts and relative levels of development.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&g
 t\;The session will explore the current situation of the payment systems f
 or e-commerce\, emphasize what it is currently done today to address the b
 arriers and challenges and what should be done in order to achieve signifi
 cant progress in the next years.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator: &lt\
 ;strong&gt\;Mr. Nick Ashton-Hart&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Advisor in Digital Tra
 de Policy\, UNCTAD&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\
 ;ul&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr Harish Natarajan&lt\;/strong&gt\;
 \, Senior Payment Systems Specialist\, World Bank (remotely)&lt\;/li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Sven Callebaut&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Lead Co
 nsultant\, eTrade Ready Assessments\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt
 \;strong&gt\;Mr. Usman Ahmed&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Head\, Global Public Polic
 y\, PayPal&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Gustavo Bako&lt\;
 /strong&gt\;\, Senior Manager\, Payments and Fraud\, GoEuro&lt\;/li&gt\;\n
 &lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Francesco Pasti&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Senior 
 Services Analyst for the Mobile Money Programme&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;
 &lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. John Mbindyo&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, CEO\, ImpalaPay\, Keny
 a&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Dulith Herath&lt\;/strong&
 gt\;\, Founder\, Kapruka&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mr. Fre
 d Baumhardt&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Chief Executive Officer\, Curve Group&lt\;/
 li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView me
 eting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/25869
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