MPE 2016 summary
Brief information
High profile speakers didn’t let us down and we were treated to some excellent, thought provoking presentations and panel sessions thorough 3 days of the conference. We continue to see more innovation in payments world everyday.
Event in numbers
- Attendees: 548
- Speakers: 108
- Sponsors: 34
- Exhibitors: 21
Summary
Roger Alexander (chair at MPE) said it right: ’Anywhere, anyplace, anytime’;
This strapline from old advertisement seems to be most appropriate for shopping in 2016 and serves also as a key takeway from this year’s MPE Conference! High profile speakers didn’t let us down and we were treated to some excellent, thought provoking presentations and panel sessions thorough 3 days of the conference. We continue to see more innovation in payments world everyday and we’re curious to find out what the next step will be.
We shall find out in 2017 at the 10th Anniversary MPE conference in Berlin.
Looking forward to see you all there!
TEAM OF EMPIRIA
testimonial
MPE is “THE” event for leaders in the Payments world, the quality of the presentations and networking is unparalleled. The best week in the calendar.
Tony Larks, Director, Marketing EMEA, ThreatMetrix
It’s my first time at MPE and you have to hand it to Empiria, the organisers. The hall is packed, the exhibition full and the seniority level impressive. Pretty much anyone who matters in European payments is here. Unless they work for Visa.
Geoffrey Barraclough, Senior Executive, Barraclough&Co.
A truly focused event with nothing but industry experts.If you consider yourself a part of the payment industry-you cannot miss MPE.
Patrick Brienen, Co-Founder & CSO, orderbird
Great event content.
Barbara Rinero, Senior TLC Researcher - Strategy & Innovation, Telecom Italia
Good program and speakers.
Johannes Kolbeinsson, CEO, Korta Payments
MPE is "THE" all-in-all gathering in the acquiring business.
Christian Bucheli, Head of Strategy, Executive Director, SIX Payment Services
On the European payments calendar this is the bet opportunity for networking, education and connecting with peers from acquiring and payments processing.
Janusz Diemko, Independent Payment Consultant, JD Consulting
Great to have the acquirer and payment industry in one place for 3 days.
Niki Cannon, Director Payments Consulting, American Express
MPE 2016 exceeded all my expectations. Networking opportunities were outstanding and the quality of presentations were superb and informative.
Nigel Dean, Marketing Director, Spire Payments
An excellent conference, with quality content and focus on every aspect of the ecosystem. Well done Empiria.
Gary Munro, Principal Consultant, Consult Hyperion
Very good, streams and sessions directly applicable to our company plans and strategy.
Johannes Kolbeinsson, CEO, Korta Payments
MPE is "THE" all-in-all gathering in the acquiring business.
Piotr Warsicki, Proxy of the management board, FACS
MPE Awards 2016 - Winners
The Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2016 attendees gathered on the second night of the event to celebrate the winners of the 2016 MPE Awards and to network during a gala dinner.
The awards committee, consisting of recognized independent consultants and dedicated press professionals, was impressed by the number of entries that came in at the end of last year and beginning of this year.
This year, a great amount of new, budding companies entered the awards contest and some of them not only made it to the finals, but eventually left behind some of the largest, well established players, impressing the awards committee…
...and the beautiful „Guiding Hand“ statuette in 2016 went home to:
PROCESSING AWARD
Goes to the payment solution provider who offers the best shopping experience for consumers via using smartphones, tablets or PDAs as a POS.
Shortlisted parties
Verifone
Creditcall
First Data OmniPay



... and the winner is

INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Goes to the acquirer, the payment services provider, the network services provider, the MNO or the payment scheme, who did set-up the best offer, programme, or system, to service international merchants.
Shortlisted parties
PAY.ON
Ethoca
ONPEX



... and the winner is

DATA INFORMATION AWARD
Goes to the organisation which has shown how data can be turned into actionable information (insight) for the customer. It is specifically targeted at increasing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns (and/or customer retention) and creating an opportunity to enhance customer loyalty.
Shortlisted parties
Card Network Solutions
Welcome Real-time
Pazien



... and the winner is

EMERGING PAYMENT AWARD
This Award will go to any of the players in the Merchant Payments Ecosystem who have created and implemented a new payment product or service; this could include electronic wallets, online banking electronic payments, mobile based payments, electronic vouchers and other online money transmission services.
Shortlisted parties
SAXO Payments
Yandex.Money
Worldline



... and the winner is

ACQUIRER AWARD
This Award will go to the outstanding Acquirer who has developed an excellent acquiring service for merchants throughout Europe.
Shortlisted parties
Credorax
Payvision
Secure Trading



... and the winner is

MOBILE PAYMENTS AWARD
Goes to the acquirer, MNO, data player, direct carrier or payment solution provider who launched the best performing initiative to increase mobile payments at several merchant segments.
Shortlisted parties
Judo Payments
CashCloud
Paycorp



... and the winner is

DATA SECURITY AWARD
Goes to the acquirer, the processor, the network services provider, the payment services provider, the payment scheme, the MNO or the solution provider, who has the best performing security system, as expressed by merchant satisfaction, fraud rates or security breaches.
Shortlisted parties
Spire Payments
Web Shield
CloudWalk



... and the winner is

MPOS AWARD
Goes to the payment solution provider who offers the best shopping experience for consumers via using smartphones, tablets or PDAs as a POS.
Shortlisted parties
Spire Payments
Paycorp
Verifone



... and the winner is

PSP AWARD
This Award will go to the PSP or Merchant Acquirer who provides the best overall service to its customer base.
Shortlisted parties
Yandex.Money
allpago
Secure Trading



... and the winner is

CHANNEL AWARD
Goes to the acquirer, the processor, the network services provider, the payment services provider, the payment scheme, the MNO or the solution provider, who was able to offer innovative or the most complete offering regarding card, mobile or online acceptance in different channels.
Shortlisted parties
Alpha Payments Cloud
Everlink
RevoPay



... and the winner is

INNOVATION AWARD
This Award will go to the winner of the Innovation Corner competition for the most innovative start-up company in Merchant Payments Ecosystem.
... and the winner is
Twisto Payments

PERSONALITY AWARD
Goes to an individual who made an exceptional contribution to the development of the card acquiring or payment acceptance business in its widest interpretation, covering merchant business, as well as processing of accepted card, online or mobile payments transactions, security, networked services, contribution to the development and the success of schemes, etc.
... and the winner is
Ron Kalifa, Deputy Chairman, WorldPay
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ECAF 2011
ECAF 2011 saw another increase in both the number of attendees and speakers as well as the topics that were discussed.
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ECAF 2010
ECAF 2010 continued in a successful build-up of partnerships between merchants, acquirers, processors and schemes who participated in the conference.
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ECAF 2009
Despite the economic crisis, even in 2009 ECAF remained the must attend event of the year for 240 card acquiring professionals.
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