Electronic Money Association Announces 2025 Conference Driving the Future of Payments

Brussels, Belgium - January 25, 2025: The Electronic Money Association (EMA) is thrilled to announce “Innovate, Compete, Succeed: The Future of Digital Payments”, a landmark conference bringing together global leaders, regulators, and innovators from across the fintech and payments landscape. This exclusive event will take place on Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Renaissance Marriott Hotel in Brussels.

Speaker Line-Up

This conference will feature senior executives and policymakers from some of the world’s most prominent organisations, including:

• Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director General, DG FISMA, European Commission
• Barbara O’Beirne, CEO, Stripe Technology Europe
• William Olgiati, General Manager, Payment Acceptance & Experience, Amazon EU/UK
• Pietro Candela, General Manager, Alipay+ Europe, Ant International
• Arun Tharmarajah, Head of European Banking & Payments, Wise
• Evelien Witlox, Digital Euro Programme Manager, European Central Bank
• Côme Prost-Boucle, Country Manager France, Coinbase
• Kasia Said Nagy, Head of Financial Crime Operations, Revolut Bank Europe
• Fabrice Borsello, Chief Risk Officer, PayPal Europe
• Jack Wilson, VP Policy & Research, TrueLayer

Attendees will also hear from other high-level executives from Kraken, Meta, Monerium, GoCardless, the European Payments Council, and other key organisations.

Key Highlights of the Conference Agenda:

The event will include four-panel discussions exploring critical issues:

• The future of payments: Examining how e-commerce trends, distributed infrastructure, and geopolitical factors are reshaping payments.
• Crypto and e-money innovation: Assessing the coexistence and competition between stablecoins, CBDCs, e-money, and traditional payments.
• Combating fraud in payments: Exploring the evolution of fraud, data-sharing strategies, liability allocation, and the role of digital ID in preventing financial crime.
• Open banking and data access: Discussing the opportunities and challenges of open banking schemes, API functionality, and the future of data-enriched payments in fostering competition and resilience.

Thaer Sabri, CEO of EMA, highlighted the significance of the conference: “As the payments industry undergoes rapid transformation, this conference provides an important platform to explore the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. We are excited to bring together experts and decision-makers for these critical discussions.”

About the EMA

The Electronic Money Association represents Europe’s leading e-money and payment institutions. Through advocacy, collaboration, and thought leadership, EMA drives innovation, supports regulatory development, and empowers its members to innovate, compete, and succeed in the ever-evolving payments landscape.