MARCH 28-30, 2023
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BERLIN
EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE OF PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE!
MPE 2023 will bring together 1,300+ individuals, and the companies redefining the Merchant Payments Ecosystem on March 28-30, in the InterContinental hotel Berlin.
Experience the proven & highly valued combination of networking opportunities, a carefully curated program in the electrifying MPE atmosphere!
Uniquely focused on merchant payments, the 16th annual MPE connects 350+ BIG Merchants with 1000+ Acquirers, PSPs, and POS SW & HW vendors, established companies, as well as start-ups from 40+ countries.
Expect three days of world-class content delivered by 160+ TOP industry Leaders & Influencers and 90+ solution providers showcasing cutting-edge payments & POS solutions.
100% PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE FOCUS || 83% EUROPEAN FOCUS
MPE 2023 provides a one-stop-shop for the ENTIRE MERCHANT PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM.
- New payment platforms & marketplaces
- Frictionless Services Payment optimization
- Innovations in technology and experience reshaping the payments business
- How to help merchants to survive the recession
- Payment optimization & facilitation
- Embedded payments: SaaS strategy guide
- Evolution of distribution models: from bank-centric to software partners (ISVs, SaaS, VARs)
- Mergers & Acquisitions in 2023
- The transition from PSD2 to PSD3
- Digital Euro the impact on the Merchant Payments Ecosystem
- PSD2 / SCA review, analysis and lessons learned
- AI, BNPL & Crypto-assets regulations - Updates, agreements, social responsibility & customer protection
- Visa's Compelling Evidence 3.0: What new Visa requirements mean for merchants
- PCI standards and compliance (PCI DSS v4.0, PCI MPoC)
- AML requirements and best practices
- Regulatory and legacy system constraints hampering innovations deployment
- Future Open banking, Open finance & Open Economy
- Is Open Banking falling behind? Challenges & trends
- Open banking as a catalyst for instant payments
- Open banking innovations: A2A payments for POS, Variable recurring payments (VRPs) & Request to pay (RTP)
- Personal Financial Management, B2C Payments, B2B payments & Recurring Payments
- The best practice: Initiation, Collection & Payouts
- Data economy in Embedded finance - Leveraging the data to improve the customer experience
- Machine learning and data validation. Which solutions helping?
- ISO 20022 - Richer, structured, meaningful data enabling new client experiences while improving compliance and efficiency
- GDPR Compliance
- Smart wallets vs super apps
- Evolution of retailer apps (loyalty, smart, personalisation
- European digital wallet - what, when & how?
- Technology behind wallets & apps; the potential of QR in payments
- Verifiable credentials, digital identity & personalised services implications for the Merchant Payments Ecosystem
- FIDO and other protocols to eliminate friction
- Identity theft, fake accounts, and synthetic IDs
- Biometric & AI-driven ID verification for payments
- Shift to digital - new tech & infrastructure for omni commerce
- SoftPOS & retailer smart apps - Optimizing engagement across channels (incentives, ratings, loyalty, VAS & personalisation)
- Cashierless shopping: more scanning devices, more loyalty, more data points
- Digital receipts as an enabler
- Video games companies generating more money than movies and music combined, what's the potential for payments? Challenges faced by video game merchants and vendors. Specialist digital-first acquirers servicing online gaming
- How will E-cars & e-mobility help drive the payment revolution? Fingerprint payments and innovations specific for e-mobility, should other verticals be inspired?
- Payment strategies for explosive growth in social commerce
- Industry-specific fraud trends and case studies
- Focus on servicing crypto; high margins and profit are attractive, but how do you get the risk right?
- CBDC / Digital Euro & Stablecoins
- Implication for payments in web3.0
- What's behind the rise of Crypto debit cards?
- Latest trends and innovations for "merchant payments" fraud prevention
- The use of AI & ML for fraud prevention is more persuasive than ever
- How will quantum computing disrupt fraud detection?
- Tokenisation, Secure Remote Commerce (SCR), 3DS
- Effective Risk management strategies - How do you build the minimum risk environment?
- KPI benchmarking across different verticals
- Friendly fraud, manual review & chargeback best practices
- Crypto Fraud for all Seasons: Cyclical fraud patterns specific to crypto and NFTs.
- How implementation has unfolded across Europe; best practices, common errors
- SCA lessons learned since introduction
- How do Fraudsters bypass SCA?
- Exemptions
- Metaverse & Augmented reality - the next frontier for payments
- Elements of the metaverse: Web3, Defi, Crypto, Digital Currency, CBDC, etc.
- How can Merchant Payments Ecosystem interact with Metaverse Web3?
- Digital identity in Metaverse / Virtual reality
- The potential of Climate-neutral payments & sustainability
- Protecting our environment means protecting employees, business friends and their families. Can payment technology deliver meaningful climate action?
- Who is leading the sustainable payments charge?
- Marketplaces & payment methods unlocking the expansion beyond borders
- Optimising FX for cross-border payments
- Cross-border payments on Blockchain
- Focus on the Emerging Markets & growth factors
- Why do local APMs matter?
- Shifting consumer behaviour and new payment methods
- Subscription economy & micropayments
- Technology and Talent are two critical investment factors that will enable financial services and fintech companies to achieve consistent and scalable growth. Payments have become a global career opportunity, and competition for talent within the sector is escalating. The ability of companies to source, hire, develop and retain key staff has become a critical business issue. We will also discuss the critical requirement to attract diverse leadership teams.
- How will commercial payments look like in 2025
- Innovations around B2B payments
- Digital transformation: Success stories
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Connect and network with payment professionals from top global merchants
Benchmark and learn from other merchants from various verticals in workshops and topical tables. Get involved in group chats / Q&A sessions with industry experts and get answers to your burning questions.
- Focused workshop sessions on merchants‘ key pain points as identified by the merchants' community: How to obtain new customers, increase conversion and grow the business? What to do to lower costs and optimise payment operations? Effective risk & fraud management strategies. How to improve the lifetime value of a customer? These and other crucial subjects for merchant payments operations will be covered in the MERCHANT HOSTED PROGRAM WORKSHOPS
Merchants please claim your free ticket here: mpe@merchantpaymentsecosystem.com. Subject to approval.
Thank you for inviting me to be part of this wonderful event. By far the friendliest and most professional one I have attended.
Gihan A.M. Hyde
Founder & CEO
CommUnique
Very well organized conference. In fact, I think MPE is the best European payments event around.
Ron van Wezel
Senior analyst
Aite-Novartica Group
It has been my first MPE. The organization was perfect and I had very interesting contacts. Conferences were very interesting although I could see as much because I was in very fruitful 121 meetings.
Jerome Dutel
Director Business Development Europe Omni Channel
ACI Worldwide
Great place to learn globally about the latest trends in the Payment ecosystem
Sarah Torrens
Head of Online Payments
Riu Hotels
The hot topics in the industry were aptly covered in the conference. There was a lot to learn and the networking opportunities were great. I will definitely return next year!
Jihan Rezwan
Sr. Customer Solutions Manager
Amazon Web Services
The MPE Advisory Board is carefully built from top experts in CNP, POS and merchant payment acceptance area.
Budapester Strasse 2
10785 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 26020
berlin@ihg.com
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 18:00
berlin.intercontinental.com
InterContinental Berlin Hotel is the event venue. The discount code for reservations via email (berha.reservations@ihg.com) and phone (+493026021287) is MPE2023 - since the hotel is nearly full, rooms are provided based on availability!
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*Please beware of companies who contact exhibitors offering to sell an event attendee list as they are unlikely to have the rights or accurate information to make these lists available. Our database of visitors is confidential information and is not sold or made available to third parties (other than small extracts made available to exhibitors in connection with matchmaking/lead generation services) and our visitor and exhibitor lists are protected by copyright which prevents unauthorised copying.
We can confirm that should you receive such an email, it is a scam and, as a reputable, global company, we do not share our database for any reason.
Please beware of hotel booking companies who contact exhibitors claiming to be either a preferred supplier or, in some cases, working for our event, demand up front payment, charge substantial penalties for changes and cancellation and may not even make a reservation with the unapproved hotel. You should always read the small print.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at mpe@empiriagroup.eu with any questions or to report unauthorized activities.
The conference will start on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 (Day 1) with Check-in from 7:30 AM - location will be clearly marked and visible. You may collect your conference badge at the registration desk. No tickets are needed, just present yourself. The MPE 2023 Program begins on March 28, at 9:00 AM (CEST) AM (CEST). Please check out https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/agenda for the official program.
The event will approximately end at 3:00 PM (CEST) on the March 30.
As all workshop rooms have a limited capacity, you will access the workshops on First come first served basis.
Admission to the Awards Ceremony & Dinner - (evening program of Conference Day two) is charged 150 EUR/ticket. If you would like to attend the Awards, we recommend buying your admission to the Awards Dinner in advance (register on our website).
You can find the conference programme on our website and in the event app.
Brella is the MPE conference official App. It will enable you to get in touch with other participants, preschedule your on-site meetings, create your agenda, and many more.
Create a Brella account before joining the event (https://next.brella.io/)
Joining the MPE 2023 on Brella requires a join code. Use the join code and join link you will receive two weeks prior the event.
If you have not received the link (please also check the spam folder), you can request it by sending an e-mail to mpe@merchantpaymentsecosystem.com.
Signing in to Brella for the First Time
Resolving Log-in Issues
Joining an event on Brella
How Brella meeting works
Your schedule & availability
Brella FAQ for attendees
Alternatively, watch this YouTube video to get the useful information: How to use your invite code to join a Brella event, join a Brella event, How to interact and engage on Brella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBQEScjvWes
On-site app support will be provided to all participants. In case you have any questions in advance, please contact our team directly: mpe@merchantpaymentsecosystem.com
1. Three-day program running in tracks with over 160 TOP speakers
2. Workshops
3. Access to the Conference App
4. Access to the Recorded Program
5. Buffet style menu served during morning & afternoon coffee breaks & lunch & 1st night dinner
6. Five-star Networking with 1300+senior level participants
The Awards Ceremony & Dinner
The evening program of Conference Day Two, starts at 8:00 pm.
The Participation at the Awards Dinner, including a three-course fine-dining menu and drinks is not a part of the standard conference pass. The admission to the Awards is charged 150 EUR/ticket due to high demand and limited capacity. If you would like to attend the Awards, we recommend buying your admission to the Awards Dinner in advance (register on our website).
All conference delegates are invited to join the following networking events:
Uncover the Newest & Hottest Start-ups
Day one, track 4, is dedicated to the most innovative start-ups demoing their solutions to get a chance to present in front of the MPE participants at the main stage in the Innovation Corner competition, Session 1 on Day 2.
Join Women in Payments @ EWPN Breakfast
Special Networking opportunity for Women attending the MPE. Join the discussion with EWPN Members & Ambassadors during Networking Breakfast on Day 2, at 8:00 - 9:00 am.
5K RUN
For Sport funs 5K RUN @ MPE2023. Energize your 2nd Conference Day with an exhilarating run, or casual stroll, with industry peers and friends. When? Day 2, 7:00 am, in front of the conference hotel.
Workshops
Exchange best practice & expand your knowledge in hands on Workshops during day 2 & 3
The conference will be held in English. There will be no translation into German.
You can call one of the common numbers e.g. +49 30 202020 or +49 30 443322 and ask for a taxi to Intercontinental Hotel Berlin (Budapester Strasse. 2, Berlin). You can also use apps like MyTaxi or Uber. If you need further assistance, the staff at the reception desk is happy to assist you.
Yes, MPE offers several charging stations on site.
Yes, you will get the access code to Wi-Fi at the registration
The dress code is business casual.
All recorded presentations from the conference will be available on-demand in the conference app the following day.
Copies of the presentations will be shared with MPE 2023 participants shortly after the event.
