11th International PLUS-Forum PAYMENTS 2021 to be held on 26-27 April 2021. The strategic mission of the event in 2021 is to jointly discuss burning topics of the development of financial technologies, payment industry, retail banking and retail trade. The Forum will analyze the current state of the market and its development prospects in the post-COVID realities, as well as the challenges business faces today.

Session title: Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Payments

Session description:
1. Covid-19 pandemic and Economic Outlook
2. Consumer Payments market overview – Russia in a global context
3. Key trends in the payment landscape: a). Move away from cash to accelerate b). Fintech to bridge unbanked gap and transform financial products c). Growing concerns about the security of payments e). Digital commerce

Session date: 26 April 2021

Speaker name: Lilija Vladykina, Senior Analyst