09:00 - 10:30 Exhibition
Registration & Breakfast
10:30 - 10:40 Room 1
Welcome by the EBA
10:40 - 11:20 Room 1
CEO Roundtable: The Future of Banking and Payments

In this strategic roundtable, two industry leaders will share insights on how innovation, technology and collaboration are reshaping the payments landscape. The discussion will explore how financial institutions, fintechs, and technology providers can co-create ecosystems that are agile, inclusive, and future-ready. From tackling interoperability challenges to fostering trust in partnerships, the session will highlight real-world examples and forward-looking strategies that enable sustainable growth through collaboration.

Gayathri Vasudev

Gayathri Vasudev

JP Morgan

Marc Recker

Marc Recker

Deutsche Bank

12:00 - 13:30 Exhibition
Lunch & Networking

As from October 2025 PSPs in the Eurozone will be required to offer their customers the facility to send instant payments. Short deadlines must be met amid many other ongoing regulation and compliance projects.  Back-office readiness, risk and security enhancements are key to that effect. Are we on track? Which challenges remain?

Anna-Fleur Felissent

Anna-Fleur Felissent

Societe Generale

Arantza Yague

Arantza Yague

HSBC Bank plc

Craig Ramsey

Craig Ramsey

ACI Worldwide

Katja Heyder

Katja Heyder

EBA CLEARING

13:30 - 14:15 Room 2

The development of a Digital Euro has emerged as a potentially transformative force with far-reaching impact across finance and beyond. What are the future requirements for these new forms of digital money? What are the recommendations for PSPs? What are the benefits of digital money?

Bruno Mellado

Bruno Mellado

BNP Paribas

Daniel McLean

Daniel McLean

European Central Bank

Nils Beier

Nils Beier

Accenture.

Petia Niederläender

Petia Niederläender

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Ville Sointu

Ville Sointu

Nordea Bank

As financial crime evolves, so must payments security.  What are fresh strategies to combat all sorts of fraud?  Which approach is best suited to stem off bourgeoning authorised push payment fraud?

Damien Dugauquier

Damien Dugauquier

iPiD

Deepa Sinha

Deepa Sinha

BAFT

Monika Jacob-Schnitzius

Monika Jacob-Schnitzius

Deutsche Bank

Olivier Jolyon

Olivier Jolyon

EBA CLEARING

How can corporates and SMEs use real-time data to improve their liquidity and working capital management?  In which way can automation of cashflow processes help? What else has to be done to bring liquidity management close to real-time? When will Treasury as a Service (TaaS) become a reality?

Alexandre Eclapier

Alexandre Eclapier

J.P. Morgan Payments

Wim Grosemans

Wim Grosemans

BNP Paribas

15:15 - 15:45 Exhibition
Coffee Break & Networking

In October 2024, the Financial Stability Board released an updated progress report on the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments. What are the implications? Where is most and where is least progress being made?

Ainsley Ward

Ainsley Ward

CGI

Karyna Hutarovich

Karyna Hutarovich

Deutsche Bank

Katja Lehr

Katja Lehr

J.P. Morgan Payments

​​Marianne Demarchi​

​​Marianne Demarchi​

Swift

Sara Amara

Sara Amara

HSBC

There is much talk about AI’s role in banking and payments. Which imminent challenges and opportunities does it really present? Which business cases are there for AI-powered solutions?

Emmanuel Braviere

Emmanuel Braviere

Microsoft

Isabel Schmidt

Isabel Schmidt

BNY

Oliver St Clair-Stannard

Oliver St Clair-Stannard

RedCompass Labs

Sébastien Racinais

Sébastien Racinais

Crédit Agricole CIB

Vittorio Carlei

Vittorio Carlei

Be Shaping the Future

Good regulation acts as an accelerator, not inhibitor, to becoming more resilient and successful in the future.  How will projects such as the IPR, PSR, PSD3, FIDA, eIDAS or others influence the market conditions for banks and other PSPs? How much collaboration versus how much competition among PSPs can be expected as outcome?

Giorgio Andreoli

Giorgio Andreoli

European Payments Council (EPC)

Jenny Winther

Jenny Winther

Handelsbanken

Nuno Epifânio

Nuno Epifânio

European Commission

Thomas Egner

Thomas Egner

Euro Banking Association

Fintechs are now a critical pillar of modern banking, from a cautious start. How will the relationship between banks and fintechs evolve in 2025 and beyond? What partnership challenges need to be overcome to achieve a strategic partnership delivering successful outcomes for all stakeholders, e.g. accessing new customer demographics or overhauling legacy systems? What
unexpected benefits accrue from strategic partnerships?

Alistair Brown

Alistair Brown

EPAM

Gilbert Verdian

Gilbert Verdian

Quant

Teresa Connors

Teresa Connors

Payment Matters

17:30 - 19:00 Exhibition
Drinks Reception & Networking

Explore how one cloud-native connection is helping banks unlock growth across currencies, schemes and markets — while staying compliant and in control. 

María Ávila

María Ávila

  

Demis Estabridis

Demis Estabridis

Gini GmbH

Tom Orzikowski

Tom Orzikowski

Gini GmbH

  

Liliana Fratini Passi

Liliana Fratini Passi

CBI

15:15 - 15:30 Fintalk Stage

How banks and their ICT providers can turn compliance into a strategic opportunity : use case and customer journey.

Belema Parker

Belema Parker

Inovatic

  

Stanley Wachs

Stanley Wachs

Switzerland & Africa Dandelion Payments