Conference : "Payments & Confidence"
How to boost security and fight risk
Brussels, 16 September 2003
This Conference aimed to improve information on the
security of modern payment products and systems in the Internal Market,
and to discuss the security approach to enhance public trust and
confidence in electronic payments.
The Conference was a priority action under the Fraud
Prevention Action Plan. About 400 participants were attending
representing stakeholders from different EU institutions, national
authorities and central banks, payment providers, retailers and consumer
organisations.
Commission conference and
study highlight
security issues and assess public perception
Programme    
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Conference Opening |
10h00 / 11h10 |
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Opening address by Internal Market Commissioner Frits BOLKESTEIN |
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| "The views of the European Parliament", by Mr.
Gerhard Schmid, MEP |
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| "The views of the Eurosystem", by Ms. Gertrude
Tumpel-Gugerell, European Central Bank |
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| Consumer Confidence and Expectations |
11h30 / 12h20 |
| "The expectations of the consumers", by Mrs.
Reine-Claude Mader, CLCV |
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| "Consumers' perception on e-payments and consumer
information on security in the European Union", by Mr Tony Hegarty,
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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| The Security of Card Payments |
12h20 / 13h00 |
| "The security of chip cards", by Mr. Matt Robshaw,
University of London |
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| "The migration to EMV chip cards in the EU", by Mr.
Peter Hoch, MasterCard Int Europe |
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| The Security of Remote Electronic Payments |
14h30 / 15h40 |
| "The security of card-based payments on the
Internet", by Mr. Hans van der Velde, VISA Int European Union |
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| "The security of e-banking and of fund transfers over
the Internet", by Mr. Bo Harald, NORDEA Plc |
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| "The security of mobile payments", by Mr. Tim Jones,
Simpay Ltd |
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| The Implementation of a Security Approach in the
EU |
16h00 / 16h45 |
| "The level of security and the practical
implementation of security", by Mr Tony Hegarty, Director,
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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| "The views of the retail sector on the implementation
of security", by Mr. John Simpson, British Retail Consortium |
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| Conclusions |
16h45 / 17h30 |
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Concluding speech by David BYRNE, European Commissioner for Health
and Consumer Protection |
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| Concluding speech by Gerhard HARTSINK, Chairman,
European Payment Council |
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