Exploring the Complexities of the Payments Ecosystem, by Spreedly
Member Event
17 Dec, 2025
12:00pm ET
Virtual
Building on the evolution of digital payments discussed in Part 1 and the agile, orchestrated workflows introduced in Part 2, Part 3 looks ahead to the future of global commerce.
In this final session, Andy McHale, Senior Director of Product at Spreedly, explores how merchants can prepare for emerging payment experiences by adopting an open and secure payments platform. He explains how changing consumer expectations, embedded payment experiences, network innovations, and a rapidly expanding ecosystem of payment services shape what it means to build a flexible, scalable, and future-ready payments stack.
In this session, we’ll cover:
- The Rise of Open Payments
- Embedded Payments Experiences
- Global Expansion & Time-to-Market Demands
- Routing & Optimization Across a Fragmented Landscape
- Vaulting, Network Tokenization & Lifecycle Management
- Fraud & Risk Management as a Business Enabler
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of an open payments platform in simplifying global connectivity, reducing complexity, and supporting emerging technologies
- Implement routing and optimization strategies that improve cost efficiency, authorization rates, and customer experience
- Leverage vaulting and network tokenization to support lifecycle management and adapt to new card-network capabilities
- Design embedded payments experiences that reduce friction and increase customer retention
- Integrate fraud and risk tools as proactive enablers that balance protection with seamless user experiences
- Align your payments maturity journey—building, orchestrating, optimizing, and future-proofing your stack—to support long-term global growth
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