Merchant Payments Ecosystem

Voice of MPE

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Voice of MPE is the official community podcast of Merchant Payments Ecosystem - Europe’s largest merchant payments conference held annually in Berlin. Hosted by global industry leaders and professionals, Voice of MPE brings you the hottest buzz from merchant payments and card acquiring space. At MPE, payments are anything but boring.

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Jun 24, 2026

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Conference outcomes - Strategic discussions 28.02.2024

-   What are the key themes and outcomes discussed at the mpe 2023? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Peter O'Halloran / Fiserv Christopher Purdie / Receiptable, Matteo Gamba / Wayfair, Christophe Bourbier / Thunes, and Laura McCracken / Accenture in a discussion hosted by excellent David Birch / Consult Hyperion, analyzing the mpe 2023 conference outcomes.  Join us at THE EUROPEAN #1 MERCHANT PA...

Creating seamless consumer experience 21.02.2024

-   How should payment companies react, and what to adopt?  -   How do POS terminals work in fields?  -   Do you think SCA is good enough? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Davide Messina / Mastercard, Paul Pike / Intelligent Venue Solutions, Terrie Smith / DIGISEQ Limited, and Sumit Arora / Ant Group in a discussion hosted by excellent Geoff Barraclough / Business of Payments, discussing how evolving...

New frontier for payments - Social commerce 13.02.2024

-   Do you believe that it’s really the democratization of commerce? -   What is the biggest challenge and when it comes to the social commerce? -   How do you support social commerce in terms of the ecosystem, like the marketplace payments and creator payments? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Matthias Moll / Amazon Pay, Filip Juric / Stripe, Eugene Palcheuski / Tap2Pay, and Franziska Petersen / Met...

The power of data 08.02.2024

-   Do we need a different approach in our industry in terms of the way we approach abuses and KYC and fraud and ID and checks? -   What is the role of the schemes in our industry?  mpe 2023 conference speakers: Hubert O’Donoghue / AIB Merchant Services, Steven Renwick / Tiroles, Mateusz Jakitowicz / Blue Media/Autopay and Marco Conte / Congrify in a discussion hosted by excellent Janusz Diemko /...

The next stage for payments: Digital currencies/CBDC 31.01.2024

-   Isn’t the actual money we use today already digital? -   Latest developments and design considerations -   Collaboration between public and private Institutions -   Does digital money equal real money? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Jerome Ajdenbaum / IDEMIA, David Birch / Consult Hyperion, Luka Planinc / GOCRYPTO, Daniel McLean / ECB and Andrew Saks / The People's SCE in a discussion host...

Wallets, Apps, Loyalty & Payments 24.01.2024

-   Smart wallets vs super apps -   Are they a potential way to deal with fragmentation and complexity of payment methods? -   What are the challenges of deploying wallets and embedded finance solutions? -   How do you see the evolution of retailer apps around issues such as loyalty, customization, financing options, privacy concerns, etc.? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Octavian Puzderca / Masterc...

Staying ahead of fraudsters 17.01.2024

-   How will quantum computing disrupt fraud detection? -   What are the key tools, techniques, technologies, and principles that merchants and their service providers need to think about when they’re trying to tackle fraud? -    How can new technologies impact existing or even the oldest channels, and will we see more fraud coming through those? -    What is the next big thing in fraud prevention...

Unlocking Global Markets 09.01.2024

-       How do the traditional market players seek an edge in cross-border payments?  mpe 2023 conference speakers: Chris Jameson / Bank of America, Maximilian Fuchs / CMSPI, Timo Pauget / CMSPI, Kym Lukins / Worldline, and Anirudh Narla / Hopper in a discussion hosted by excellent Chris Jones / PSE Consulting, discussing marketplaces and payment methods unlocking the expansion beyond borders.  Jo...

SCA "Work-in-progress" 03.01.2024

-   How do fraudsters bypass SCA?  -   What alternatives on the merchant site and acquirer site exist to overcome the shortage of some card holders and some issuers? -    Are merchants always allowed actually to leverage and take advantage of exemptions? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Neil Smith / Nethone, Marco Conte / Congrify, Paul Rodgers / Vendorcom, Andrew Wastell / AIB Merchant Services, and...

Effective risk management strategies 27.12.2023

-   How do you build the minimum risk environment? -   What are the considerations for making sure you have an effective risk management fraud prevention strategy in place but still upholding that customer experience? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Brittany Allen / Sift, Catherine Malec / Accertify, Sarah Torrens / RIU Hotels & Resorts, and Emilio Rocchi / LexisNexis Risk Solutions in a discuss...

FUTURE OF ACQUIRING 18.12.2023

-   What are merchants demanding from their acquirers? -   Does control allow us to provide a better service? -   Why is it worth being part of a partner network? -   Would regulation and the scheme regulation help with customer service? -   Will open banking take market share from cards in the foreseeable future? speakers: Ralf Gladis / Computop Paygate GmbH and David Rintel / TrustPay in a discu...

Local payment methods beyond cards 13.12.2023

-       Why do local APMs matter? -       Where have you seen local and non-card payment types work very well? -       What are the sort of pain points that you have come across? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Eelco Dettingmeijer / Nuvei, Théo Blochet / Stripe, Andrzej Tomaszewski / GetResponse, Magdalena Kubisa / BLIK, and Yuriy Kostenko / Flagship Advisory Partners in a discussion hosted by excel...

People for payments 06.12.2023

-       How do we think about attracting talent?  -       What’s the change in thinking that we need to see?  -       The ability of companies to source, hire, develop and retain key staff has become a critical business issue. mpe 2023 conference speakers: Louise Garratt-Murch / APEXX Global, Morten Laufer / PCN, Paul Rodgers / Vendorcom, Estelle Brack / KiraliT, and Candice Pressinger / Elavon Me...

Standards working towards better payments 29.11.2023

-       Where do we see the evolution needing to lead us? -       Should standards be a market maker? -       Why is there such deviation and diversity across standards? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Gary Munro / Consult Hyperion, Jeremy King / PCI Security Standards Council, Matthias Hönisch / National Association of German Cooperative Banks, and Santiago Cabeza / nexo standards in a discussion h...

Payments of tomorrow - The METAVERSE 21.11.2023

- Are we heading to a reality where value will be completely tokenized - no current accounts anymore? - Does the payment network have any role in the Metaverse? - Is the fraud challenge already sorted, or is there still an element of exposure and risk? - Which protocols will win in the Metaverse? Is it going to be a multi-protocol environment? - What are the challenges around privacy and security...

Retail Reinvented 15.11.2023

-       Will the growth come from the bottom, not the top? -       How easy is it to integrate the new and the old? -       How could the change in the retail checkout process reinvigorate and drive people back into the store? -       Do you expect to see the use of SoftPOS to complete an e-commerce transaction? -       What is the most significant change in technology or payment solution that mer...

Digital identity & payments ecosystem 07.11.2023

-       Are there other ways to drive adoption? -       What percentage of the reduction of false positives or manual reviews can a merchant achieve by switching from rule-based to a digital identity vendor? -       Is digital identity still relevant for fraud prevention? -       How do you decide, as a merchant, which fraud tool to use? -       Is there a difference between a rule-based approach...

Innovations in technology and experience reshaping the payments business 31.10.2023

-       Who is leading the innovation game? -       What technology and experience are reshaping the payments business? -       How do you directly influence the user experience? -       What do you see as being the most exciting innovation over the next five years? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Keren Aviasaf / Worx Payments, Pavel Kaminsky / 7Security GmbH, Nabil De Marco / Amazon Pay Europe, Dav...

Open banking as an enabler 25.10.2023

-       Will open payments / open banking payments continue to grow, and why? -       What is the customer adoption challenge in 2023? -       How do you basically convince a customer to leave the card in the pocket and use a different payment method? mpe 2023 conference speakers: Daniel van Delft / Currence, Katharina Luschnik / Aiia, Brian Hanrahan/ Nuapay, and Michalis Michaelides / BPC Banking...

Payment orchestration 17.10.2023

-       What drives payment orchestration? -       What are the payment optimization strategies for better acceptance rates? -       Integration best practices -       Is payment orchestration getting crowded, or does it still have room to grow? -       What would you like to see about the payment orchestration in 3 years?   mpe 2023 conference speakers: Anirudh Narla / Hopper, Adam Vissing / IXOP...

Embedded payments: SaaS strategy guide 11.10.2023

-       Are embedded payments from Mars and software from Venus?  -       Integrated vs. semi-integrated payments -       What will drive the merchant adoption of specific technology deep?  -       Does the payments industry need to become more developer-friendly to fully realize the benefits of embedded payments from a SaaS platform perspective? -       Is MPoC a game changer to the industry?   M...

New frontier for payments - E-cars & E-mobility 03.10.2023

-       How will charging stations and connected cars help drive the payment revolution?   -       Fingerprint payments and innovations specific for e-mobility, should other verticals be inspired?   -       How will connected cars help drive the payment revolution?    -       How are the car brands working with chip vendors and the security ecosystem to ensure that level of protection?   -       W...

Regulations debate 27.09.2023

- What’s it that PSD3 needs to deliver to facilitate accounts-to-account transactions and payments adoption across the merchant ecosystem? - Is strong customer authentification really achieving its role? - What challenges is PSD3 likely to create, and how can you get ahead of them? MPE 2023 conference speakers: Matthias Terlau / GÖRG, Ghela Boskovich / FDATA, Paul Rodgers / Vendorcom, Andrew Edem...

Working towards an OPEN ecosystem 20.09.2023

- What is the future of open banking?    Can we expect a near-future explosion in its growth?   - How are merchants integrating open banking into their tech stack?   - How do you bring trust to consumers?   - Card versus open banking…an un/even fight?    MPE 2023 conference speakers: Matteo Gamba / Wayfair, Marius Galdikas / ConnectPay, UAB, Richard Hall / Barclaycard, Andréa Toucinho / PARTELYA C...

New frontier for payments - Gaming & Gambling 13.09.2023

- Gaming and gambling, are they the same? Do they face the same challenges? - How can we prevent fraud without impacting the gaming experience? - What can be done to ensure open banking is safe for gaming and gambling? MPE 2023 conference speakers: Brittany Allen / Sift, Stephen Winyard / Salt Edge, Arman Aygen / EMVCo, and Christian Reinheimer / LeoVegas Group in a discussion hosted by great Clai...

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