Voice of MPE

𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗔 & 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻

Welcome to The Voice of mpe!In this episode, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 (U.S. Bank Elavon Merchant Services) is joined by 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 and 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻 from Ingka Group (IKEA) to explore 11 years of impactful partnership in global payments.

🌐 What does it take to make international payments seamless for a global retail giant? 
From managing scheme relationships to adopting local payment methods, this episode uncovers how IKEA’s payment team stays ahead of customer expectations—backed by strategic support from Elavon.

🎯 Topics include:
– Challenges of international payments & expansion– The role of data analytics in payment strategy– Embracing local payment providers beyond card schemes– Payment innovation beyond Europe– B2B support, funding, and risk management

💬 “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳—𝘶𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦.”

👉 Tune in for real-world insights from a partnership that’s redefining payments.

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🎙️ 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀: 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟭

big tech vs. traditional players – Who will own the future of payments?

In this inaugural episode, filmed live at mpe 2025 in Berlin, we dive straight into one of the hottest debates in the industry with 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 and 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 from JP Morgan.

💬 "I don’t think the answer is one or the other. It’s a dual-sided approach."

Topics covered: 
・ The strategic position of JP Morgan in the global fintech ecosystem
・ Why partnerships—not rivalry—could define the next era
・ How scaling fintechs are supported locally and globally
・ What banks must do to stay relevant as Big Tech moves in

🔊 Get ready for bold insights and unscripted clarity.
🎬 Tune in, subscribe, and join the movement.

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In this episode, we dive deeper into embedded payments with our esteemed chair, Ruth Wandhöffer, hosting an insightful discussion with Maurice Jongmans (CEO, Online Payment Platform) and Mathieu Altwegg (VP, Product & Solutions, Visa).

Tune in to explore the future of embedded payments in this special episode recorded live at the mpe 2025 conference.

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Digital Wallets from A to Z with Panagiotis Kriaris / Unzer, Arnaud Crouzet / Consult Hyperion, and Arda Cagaptay. Dive into the always-evolving topic with top experts from the merchant payments community!

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In this episode of mpe talks, 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀, Chief Commercial Officer at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, discusses the importance of 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 with 𝗝𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿 from 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗼 and 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 from 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. Together, they explore how creating an inclusive work environment benefits both individuals and organizations.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
・𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: How understanding individual needs helps foster a more inclusive environment, benefiting everyone.
・The 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in empowering employees to challenge ideas, take risks, and make mistakes without fear.
・𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 as an accelerator for inclusion.
・The importance of creating environments where all individuals feel 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 and supported, no matter their background or challenges.

Jo and Ursula emphasize that 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, and it begins with 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 that encourages empathy and compassion for all employees.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

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While small and medium-sized merchants still depend on banks for business payments, banks often 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 on service quality and technical enablement—especially when it comes to 𝗖𝗙𝗢 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

So, where does 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 fit into the B2B landscape? 🤔

In this episode of 𝗺𝗽𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱𝘂, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝘁𝗮 (Principal @ Flagship Advisory Partners) explores:
✅ How the CFO software market is evolving across 𝟳 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 
✅ Why 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 is an untapped goldmine
✅ The f𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗙𝗢 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 & 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 as the next fintech battleground

💡 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄!

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Fraudsters are getting smarter. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽? 🤔

In this episode of 𝗺𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 sits down with 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, a top leader in payment security, to discuss:

✅ The 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀—how AI is changing the game for both attackers and defenders
✅ Why 𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 are a growing fraud target
✅ How 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 can predict and prevent fraud before it happens

💡 Don't miss these insights from one of the best in the field. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀!

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Welcome back to The Voice of mpe! 🎙️ In this talk series, we bring you fresh insights from top leaders and payments professionals. This is the fourth in a five-part series, and today, we're tackling a crucial topic: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 

🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
🔹 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

Joining us for this insightful discussion:
✨ 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 – Head of Digital Sales, Visa
✨ 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀 – Chief Commercial Officer, The Connexus Group
✨ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗻 – Independent Consultant in Payments & Mobile Payments

From creating a culture of trust to embracing failure as a learning tool, this conversation dives deep into what it means to build and sustain a thriving team.

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Welcome to the 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀—your go-to source for fresh insights from top industry leaders and mpe ambassadors. In this episode, 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 talks all about 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 (𝗔𝟮𝗔) 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, a fast-growing payment method that’s reshaping the landscape of global e-commerce.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? A2A payments are expected to account for 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! This shift is more than just a trend; it’s a fundamental change in the payments ecosystem.

In today’s episode, Neira breaks down:
・ The 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝟮𝗔 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 and why they’re so important
・ How 𝗔𝟮𝗔 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀
・The key 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝟮𝗔’𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵
・𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 to integrate A2A payments into your strategy for 2025

By acting now, you’ll be at the forefront of this transformation, ready to capitalise on the opportunities—and challenges—A2A payments bring.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

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Welcome to another episode of 𝗺𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀, where we bring you fresh insights from top industry leaders and payment professionals. In this session, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 from Business of Payments is joined by 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝘁𝗮, Principal at Flagship Advisory Partners. Together, they explore the dynamic intersection of software, embedded payments, and the future of the payments industry.

In this conversation, they delve into:
・The 𝗨𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 leading the way in integrated payments and software convergence
・Key differences between 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀
・The challenges and opportunities around 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀, and 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
・The rise of 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 as a distribution channel
・The future role of 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 in payment processing

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