Change in payments market is tremendous; technology innovation and regulatory framework are reshaping the payment market in Europe: SEPA, e-payments, interchange fee, technology standardizations and migration to EMV, are the topics to be discussed in every payment department of financial institutions and merchants.

With a closer glance at the merchant side of the payment industry – so far overlooked but that has now become as strategic as never: the “European Forum on Merchant Business in Payments” puts together global merchants, banks, card schemes, processors and others providing the different parties of the acquiring value chain with a unique opportunities to interchange opinions and views on the business.

Chairman, European Association of Payment Service Providers for Merchants,

Programme Director E-Commerce, HSBC Global Transaction Banking

Secretary General, Eurocommerce

Head of eCommerce, Proposition Development, Royal Bank of Scotland

Market Infrastructure Division, European Central Bank

Vice President, Payment System Integrity, MasterCard

Chair Standards and E&M Expert Groups, European Payment Council

GM and Head of Interbank Infrastructure and Payment System Strategy, DnB NOR,

Head of Point of Interaction, Barclaycard

Senior Manager, Innovation and Acceptance, Visa Europe

• Get an insight on the industry trends from leading organizations
• Analyze the cross-border opportunities and the macro elements shaping the market
• Discuss solutions around the interchange fee and its crucial role
• Hear the retailers’ needs and solutions and meet the main stakeholders involved
• Learn about innovative solutions for a cashless society and understand how to overcome the related challenges
• Understand the crucial role of IT development and integration  

President, Vice Presidents, Directors, General Managers, Head or Managers of:
SEPA card projects, Merchant service, Strategy, Payments, POS deployment, Card Acquiring, Interbank Infrastructure, Payments System Strategy, E-Commerce, IT Security, Fraud, Risk management & compliance, PCI DSS Audit, Business Development, Business & Financial Analysts, Architects & Consultants.