MoneyLIVE Payments Europe

MoneyLIVE Payments Europe is one of the principal European payments-industry conferences, gathering senior payment, banking and fintech leadership for focused programming on the practical evolution of European payment infrastructure and consumer payment behaviour. It sits alongside Money20/20 Europe, European Digital Finance Conference and EWPN Annual Conference as calendar anchors for the same audiences.

What happens

The programme combines plenary sessions on the major European payments shifts with parallel tracks on retail payments, wholesale and B2B, regulation, infrastructure modernisation and emerging technologies. The exhibition floor is compact and focused on payment infrastructure providers, processors, fraud and risk vendors, and identity and KYC technology. Networking is structured around themed receptions and an after-hours programme designed to extend the conversations from main-stage content. Pitch competitions and roundtable formats give smaller players concentrated time with senior payment buyers.

Who attends

The audience reflects the senior end of European payments: payment, digital and strategy leadership from European banks, executives from card networks, processors, acquirers and payment service providers, founders and operating teams from European payments fintechs, and a meaningful regulatory contingent from European authorities. International visitors come from US, Middle Eastern and Asian payments companies actively engaged in the European market.

Dominant themes

The European payments agenda dominates: SEPA Instant Payments rollout and the practical implications of the EU Instant Payments Regulation, ISO 20022 migration across European market infrastructures, PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation, the digital euro programme, Click to Pay and tokenisation across the major networks, the modernisation of cross-border B2B payments and the practical mechanics of consumer payment innovation across European markets. AI applications in fraud and customer service, embedded finance distribution, and the regulatory environment for stablecoins under MiCA round out the programme.

Planning to attend

Venue selection varies across editions but consistently lands in major European cities with strong international connectivity. The audience density of senior payment buyers makes the event particularly effective for vendor commercial conversations. The conference language is English. International visitors should plan around the specific city logistics for the year being attended. Most after-hours value comes from structured sponsor events given the senior audience profile.

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