Merchant-only peer networking to identify, collaborate on, and affect solutions to payments industry challenges for Business/Tech merchant professionals. Intended for business and technology teams to unite and discuss hot topics that impact all sides of payments such as SRC, magstripe retirement, tokenization, and fraud and security, among others.
Chinmay Gupta is an enthusiastic technology leader & strategist with diverse experience in development & implementation of enterprise applications (web + mobile), system integrations & rollout of emerging technologies to solve business challenges in Retail. He oversaw development and launch of Cumberland Farms’ SmartPayTM App (US) and EG Club App (Australia). He currently spearheads Application development & BI teams at EG America. His high-performing team comprises of world-class enterprise & full stack developers and BI professionals that deliver transformative digital solutions at start-up speeds. Most recently his team developed & launched Curbside pickup on SmartPayTM App in just 2 weeks & as a result Cumberland Farms was the first c-store retailer in the US to have launched a homegrown Curbside digital offering.
Wes currently leads Walmart’s Transactional Systems that provide core technology to enable global market and partner teams in creating wonderful omni-channel customer experiences with speed and leverage. He is a 20-year Walmart technology veteran and has led teams in Merchandising, Store Systems, Ecommerce, and Point of Sale and Payment development for all Walmart markets. Wes has a degree in Information and Operations Management from Texas A&M.
Beth Costa is a payments industry veteran with experience as both a payments consultant and an industry practitioner. She is a Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Payments Practice, and prior to joining Oliver Wyman; Beth served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at MCX, a mobile commerce and payments company owned by major U.S. retailers. Beth specializes in providing a holistic payments view, evaluating opportunities and challenges from every angle – whether merchant or corporate, issuer, processor, network, or the consumer experience. She is an expert in payments and digital commerce solutions, including credit, debit, prepaid, ACH, e-commerce, m-commerce, loyalty and rewards. Beth holds an M.S. in Statistics and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, both from Carnegie Mellon University.