We’re delighted that you have chosen to join us at the Smarter Payments Summit – a unique event, tailor-made to meet your individual requirements. We have carefully planned out your itinerary to ensure your time here is worthwhile: Connect with businesses relevant to your current and forthcoming projects in our matchmade one-to-one meetings.
And let’s not forget the networking – we’ve created a relaxed environment for you to form new partnerships, with ample opportunities to mix with peers during the buffet lunch and coffee breaks!
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6 10 Seminars
Our Partners
8 Itinerary
‘Conversion Rate Optimisation Month: Improving checkout and payment experiences to reduce cart abandonment’
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‘Mobile Payments: How mobile payments are transforming customer loyalty and personalisation’
16 Delegates
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‘Mobile Optimisation: Moving beyond responsive design for true mobile first retail experiences’
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Our Partners
Headline Sponsor
Partners & Supporters
Itinerary
08.45 - 09.15
Opening Presentation
‘The Anatomy of a Payments Leader’
Ruth Wandhofer
Meeting Room 3/4/5
09.20 - 09.55
Panel
‘Payments regulation in 2025 and beyond’
Michelle Plevey (KPMG LLP), Alan Horsfield (KPMG LLP), Dan Moore (PSR) & Megan Coulson (Truelayer)
Meeting Room 3/4/5
10.00 - 12.55
Face to Face Meetings
Quayside Suite
12.55 - 13.35
Networking Buffet Lunch Cinnamon Restaurant
13.40 - 14.15
Seminar
‘The future of merchant payments’
Paul Rodgers
Vendorcom
Meeting Room 3/4/5
14.20 - 14.40
Seminar
‘Variable recurring payments: The answer to widespread banking adaption’
Paul Foster
Go Cardless
Meeting Room 3/4/5
14.45 - 16.45
Face to Face Meetings Quayside Suite
Conversion Rate Optimisation Month: Improving checkout and payment experiences to reduce cart abandonment
Despite significant advancements in digital marketing and customer engagement, many shoppers still abandon their carts before completing a purchase. Research shows that complex checkout processes, payment friction, and lack of preferred payment methods are key reasons for lost conversions. To stay competitive, retailers must optimise the checkout experience, ensuring a fast and secure transaction process. Here’s how businesses attending the eCommerce Forum are reducing cart abandonment and improving conversion rates…
1. One-Click and Express Checkout: The Need for Speed Consumers demand speed and simplicity at checkout. Lengthy forms and multiple steps discourage shoppers, leading to abandonment. Retailers are adopting:
√ One-click checkout – Stored payment and shipping details enable returning customers to complete purchases in seconds.
√ Guest checkout options – For new customers, eliminating the mandatory account creation step improves conversions.
√ Auto-fill and predictive input
– AI-powered checkout systems automatically populate fields, reducing friction.
By streamlining the checkout process, retailers enhance user experience and increase completion rates.
2. Alternative Payment Methods: Meeting Customer Expectations
Modern shoppers expect flexible payment options tailored to their preferences. Retailers optimising conversions are integrating:
√ Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) –Services like Klarna, Clearpay, and PayPal Pay in 3 provide customers
with flexible instalment plans.
√ Digital wallets – Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal enable onetap transactions across devices.
√ Cryptocurrency payments
– Forward-thinking brands are accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum to attract tech-savvy and international shoppers.
Offering diverse payment options ensures that customers complete transactions using their preferred method, reducing abandonment rates.
3. Reducing Security Concerns with Biometric and AI Verification
A significant number of shoppers hesitate at checkout due to security concerns. Advanced biometric authentication is addressing these fears while maintaining a smooth shopping experience. Key innovations include:
√ Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication
– Mobile users can confirm purchases instantly and securely.
√ AI-powered fraud detection –Machine learning algorithms identify suspicious transactions in real time, preventing fraud while reducing unnecessary security blocks.
√ Tokenisation and encrypted payments – Sensitive payment data is replaced with secure tokens, enhancing trust.
By reinforcing security without adding friction, retailers can increase customer confidence and checkout completion rates.
4. AI-Powered Personalisation at Checkout
Retailers are leveraging AI-driven checkout enhancements to increase conversion rates and average order value (AOV). These include:
√ Dynamic pricing and discounts – AI analyses customer behaviour and offers real-time incentives to complete purchases.
√ Smart cart reminders –Automated email/SMS alerts encourage customers to return and complete their purchase.
√ Cross-selling and upselling suggestions – AI recommends relevant add-ons during checkout, increasing AOV.
Optimising checkout and payment experiences is essential for e-commerce retailers to reduce cart abandonment. By implementing one-click checkout, diverse payment options, biometric security, and AI-driven personalisation, businesses can enhance customer trust, improve UX, and maximise conversions.
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Focusing on the human behind the payments leader, based on a mix of quantitative survey data collection and qualitative in-depth merchant interviews.
Chief Curiosity Officer, Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer is an author, speaker, advisor & educator on the digital economy and the future of finance, money and society,operating at the nexus of data, identity, regulation and technology innovation.
Identified as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance 2012 by Treasury Risk Magazine, she received the ‘Women in Banking and Finance Award forAchievement’ in 2015, is a global ‘Women in Fintech Senior Leader’ of Innovate Finance and a Top 10 Global Fintech Influencer - Fintech Power 50.
Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer has been instrumental in shaping the future of finance for over two decades and continues to explore the business and societalimplications of technology innovation in light of increasingly centralised structures.
“Payments Regulation in 2025 and beyond”
Discuss the key regulatory priorities for firms and regulators - what does the future of payments regulation hold?’
A phenomenal chance to discuss points of view and receive valuable feedback from the PSR, and let us help you by providing insight into the challenges we have seen across the market in terms of regulatory compliance.
• What are key regulatory issues for the payments industry in 2025?
• What are the common regulatory pitfalls for payments firms, and how can they be avoided?
• What does the future of payments regulation look like, and what can firms to do ready themselves?
Michelle Plevey is the Director of KPMG’s payments regulatory team, providing advice to a wide variety of payment service providers including Banks, Payment Schemes, FinTechs and EMIs. Her expertise includes Strong Customer Authentication, Regulatory Authorisations and Open Banking.
Alan Horsfield is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s payments regulatory team, with experience supporting clients to respond to regulatory requirements such as PSD2, Open Banking and regulatory authorisations. His clients have included Central Banks, Payment Schemes, FinTechs and large corporates.
Dan Moore has been the PSR’s Head of Strategy, Intelligence and Engagement since 2024. He was previously the Director of Rail Strategy and Analysis at the Department for Transport (DfT) and has also worked at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), were he led various financial services projects.
Megan Coulson is the UK Public Policy Lead at TrueLayer, where she spearheads strategic engagement with policymakers and regulators to advance open banking. Prior to joining TrueLayer, Megan served as an advisor at the FCA, providing insights on the political landscape to senior leadership. She also led financial services policy at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), with experience in both London and Brussels.
13.40 - 14.15
Paul Rodgers Founder & Chair Vendorcom
MONDAY 10TH MARCH
“The Future of Merchant Payments”
Drawing from over 20 years’ experience in the merchant payments ecosystem, Paul will explore how everyday payments that support ‘buying stuff’ really matter to national and global economies. He will outline where the priorities for payments professionals lie, both in ensuring the payments agenda receives the right priority within merchants’ businesses and give some pointers on how to make sense of the innovations and solutions that compete for their attention.
• Why do merchant payments matter?
• Where should merchants be focusing?
• Will the National Payments Vision make a difference to merchants?
Paul Rodgers is Chair & Founder of merchant payments community, Vendorcom; Evangelist for the World Wide Web Consortium’s Payments Sector in Europe; Mentor at fintech Incubator Level39; former member of the UK Payment Systems Regulator Panel, the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s SCA Monitoring Forum, and the UK Finance SCA PMO Steering Group where he chaired the UK Merchant & Payment Gateway SCA Readiness & Engagement Task Force. He is passionate about the merchant payments sector and the benefits to be gained by driving innovation through collaboration. His work with Vendorcom ensures that all stakeholders in the merchant payments are connected and have access to authoritative, independent information on strategic and innovative developments, standards, regulation, and market opportunities. Paul is recognised for his broad perspective on industry matters as well as his independence, authority, and pragmatism in dealing with the increasingly complex changes faced by both merchants and solutions suppliers.
Paul Foster Director – Global Payment Partnerships
“Variable Recurring Payments: The answer to widespread open banking adoption”
Join us to find out:
• Which use cases are driving open banking adoption today
• The proven benefits of open banking for customers and businesses as found by those using it today
• What a full roll out of Variable Recurring Payments will mean for open banking adoption and the wider payments landscape
As Director of Global Payment Partnerships at GoCardless, Paul Foster and his team manage global relationships with the organisations that make payments work. His expertise was instrumental in building GoCardless’ ACH payment product, enabling the company to enter the North American market successfully. Paul sits on the UK Finance Working Group on Open Banking and holds the Chartered Banker, MCIBS qualification. The Chartered Banker Diploma is the highest level qualification awarded by the Chartered Banker Institute, recognised and supported by major financial services organisations across the globe.
Mobile Payments: How mobile payments are transforming customer loyalty and personalisation
Mobile payments have evolved beyond a simple transaction method—they are now a crucial tool for enhancing customer loyalty and personalisation in the retail and e-commerce sectors. With growing adoption of digital wallets, AI-driven payment solutions, and realtime data analytics, retailers are leveraging mobile payment technology to create tailored shopping experiences that boost engagement and retention...
1. Mobile Payments and Customer Loyalty: A New Era Traditional loyalty programs often rely on physical cards or manual point-tracking, but mobile payments seamlessly integrate with loyalty schemes, offering instant benefits to consumers. Key advancements include:
• Automated rewards accumulation – Mobile payments linked to loyalty programs allow customers to automatically earn points or cashback with every transaction.
• Frictionless redemption –Digital receipts and AI-powered apps enable customers to redeem rewards instantly at checkout, whether in-store or online.
• Subscription-based perks –Retailers are increasingly offering exclusive discounts and benefits for customers who subscribe via mobile payment platforms. These innovations encourage repeat purchases while reducing customer frustration with outdated loyalty systems.
2. AI-Powered Personalisation Through Mobile Payment Data
With mobile payments generating rich transactional data, retailers can now offer hyper-personalised shopping experiences based on individual preferences and behaviours. AI-driven analytics allow businesses to:
• Recommend relevant products based on past purchases and real-time browsing activity.
• Send targeted promotions via push notifications, offering discounts at the right time and place.
• Customise checkout experiences, dynamically adjusting payment options based on customer preferences (e.g., one-click checkout, Buy Now Pay Later).
By leveraging machine learning and predictive analytics, retailers can create seamless and highly relevant shopping journeys, increasing conversion rates.
3. The Role of Mobile Wallets in Driving Engagement
The rise of digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal is transforming how retailers approach customer retention. Mobile wallets enable:
√ Blockchain-based loyalty programs, ensuring transparency and security in rewards tracking.
Conclusion
Mobile payments are more than just a payment method—they are a gateway to personalised, rewarding shopping experiences. By integrating AI-driven recommendations, automated loyalty programs, and seamless digital wallets, UK retailers can enhance customer engagement, boost brand loyalty, and drive repeat purchases in an increasingly mobile-first economy.
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PRODUCTS
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Payouts
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Verification
Reduce friction and fraud by automating bank account ownership checks.
Data
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Payment links
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INTEGRATION OPTIONS
Developer toolkit
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Plugins
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Delegates
AXI
BBC Studios
British Airways
Bumble
Burberry
Christian Aid
Collinson
Community Fibre Limited
Coop
Decathlon UK
Dnata
easyJet
End Clothing
EQI bank
Eurotunnel
Greene King Plc
Gunner Cooke
HSBC Bank PLC
Marks & Spencer
Marsh McLennan
MOD
Molson Group
Mundipharma
National Residential Landlords Association
OVO Energy
Reach PLC
Shift Platform Limited
TalkTalk
Chief Financial Officer
Head of Finance
Payments Product Lead
Aspiring Leader Apprentice
Product Manager
Global Payments Director
Senior Income Processing Officer
Senior Product Manager, Payments
Head of Customer Finance
Payments Manager
E-commerce Operations Leader
Fraud & Payments Leader
Product Manger - Payments
Payments Product Manager
Fraud & Payments Manager
Head of Product & Payments
Global Head of Payments
Consulting Director
Payments & Innovation Portfolio Manager
Pub Finance Team Lead
Finance Operations Manager
European Head of Emerging Payments
Head of Product, Instore Checkout
Global Head of Monitoring & Treasury Payments
Manager, Treasury & Payment Operations
EMEA
Treasury Management Dep Head
Head of Group Treasury
Transactional Manager
Treasury Manager
Senior Treasury Director
Deputy Director Systems Development
Head of Product
Treasury Manager
Head of Finance
Head of Billing and Collections
Tesco Stores Limited
The Folio Society Trade Nation
Varley
Virgin Media O2
Vision Arch
Vision For All
Vodafone UK
Waystone Which White Stores Limited
Wolf & Badger
Zopa Bank Ltd
Treasury Manager
COO
CS & Payments Manager
Payments Analyst
Ecommerce Manager
Payments Specialist
Finance Director
Chief Finance Officer
Payment Solution Designer
Group Accounts Payable Manager
Senior Policy Adviser
Finance Director
Principal Product Manager
Senior Product Manager
Mobile Optimisation: Moving beyond responsive design for true mobile first retail experiences
Mobile commerce dominates the retail landscape, with more customers shopping via smartphones than ever before. While responsive design –ensuring websites adjust to different screen sizes – was once the gold standard, today’s consumers expect mobile-first experiences that prioritise speed, convenience, and seamless transactions. E-commerce brands must go beyond basic mobile optimisation to create truly engaging and efficient shopping journeys – here’s how delegates and suppliers at the eCommerce Forum are approaching the challenge…
Key benefits include:
• Offline functionality –Shoppers can browse products even with weak or no internet connection.
• Lightning-fast page loads
processes. Retailers are embracing one-click checkouts, integrating digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal to eliminate unnecessary steps.
1. Mobile-First vs. MobileFriendly: What’s the Difference? Many e-commerce retailers have historically focused on making their desktop websites mobile-friendly, meaning the same content is reformatted to fit smaller screens. However, this approach often leads to slow load times, complex navigation, and frustrating checkout processes.
– Reducing bounce rates and improving conversions.
• Push notifications – Keeping customers engaged with personalised promotions and alerts. For UK retailers looking to enhance their mobile experience without the high costs of app development PWAs are a must
3. Voice Commerce and Conversational Interfaces
A mobile-first strategy, on the other hand, means designing the shopping experience specifically for mobile users first, then adapting for desktop. This involves optimising site speed, simplifying layouts, and prioritising touch-friendly navigation.
2. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) for Seamless Shopping Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) have become a game-changer in mobile commerce. PWAs combine the best features of mobile websites and native apps, offering fast-loading, app-like experiences without requiring users to download an application.
With the rise of voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, voice commerce is becoming a vital part of the mobile-first strategy. Retailers are optimising their sites for voice search, ensuring product descriptions and FAQs are structured to match natural language queries.
Additionally, AI-powered chatbots and conversational commerce tools provide instant support, guiding users through product recommendations and checkout processes.
4. Mobile Payments and OneClick Checkouts
A key barrier to mobile conversions is complex checkout
Features like biometric authentication (fingerprint or facial recognition) enhance security while reducing friction, leading to higher conversion rates.
5. Adaptive Content and Personalisation
Mobile-first e-commerce is not just about speed and design—it’s also about delivering relevant, personalised experiences. AI-driven dynamic content adapts in realtime, showing users personalised product recommendations, offers, and search results based on their behaviour.
Retailers that move beyond responsive design to embrace mobile-first strategies will have a competitive edge. By investing in PWAs, voice commerce, frictionless payments, and AI-driven personalisation, brands can create engaging, and high-converting mobile shopping experiences – ensuring they meet the expectations of modern consumers.
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Experience a payment ecosystem designed to reduce your payment pain, and elevate your customer experience and cash flow. Access PaySuite offers a smart, simple, and secure suite of payment channels, allowing your business to accept a wide variety of payments with ease. From Direct Debit to card processing and Open Banking, we provide the solutions you need to capture every payment without the effort, cost, and risk of managing multiple providers. With everything managed by us, you’ll enjoy faster transactions, efficient streamlined operations and support when you need it. And our commitment to innovation ensures that your business stays ahead of the curve, adapting to the everevolving needs of your customers and industry.
Adyen UK
07535 350 300 / adilla.khan@adyen.com / adyen.com
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Facebook, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft.
Airwallex is a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, offering trusted solutions to manage everything from payments, treasury, and spend management to embedded finance. With our proprietary infrastructure, Airwallex takes the friction out of global payments and financial operations, empowering businesses of all sizes to unlock new opportunities and grow beyond borders. Proudly founded in Melbourne, Airwallex supports over 100,000 businesses globally and is trusted by brands such as Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more. 07787 120 145 / harry.herbert@airwallex.com / airwallex.com
As a business, we pride ourselves on making payments easy. We are a leading payments specialist in the UK, facilitating seamless fund collection and distribution between organisations and their customers. Established in 1994, allpay has consistently been at the forefront of payment aggregation, processing over £9.4 billion annually for 900+ public and private sector entities. We process over 66.4 million transactions annually, offering a comprehensive bill payment solution encompassing all major payment methods. Our commitment to innovation led us to pioneer Prepaid Cards in the Public Sector. From card design to printing and fulfilment, all aspects are handled by our dedicated team. We are proud to serve over 500 Housing Associations (HAs) and ALMOs, with over 80% of the top 200 HAs in England and nearly 60% of UK Local Authorities (LAs) choosing allpay for bill payment services. For more details, visit www.allpay.net.
Bankhawk helps large companies optimize their banking and merchant payment arrangements, delivering millions to top- and bottom-lines. Clients such as AIG, Fenwick, Axa, EY, KPMG, PwC, Selfridges, and Vodafone have benefited from Bankhawk’s expertise in reducing banking and payment costs. The true cost of banking and merchant fees is often opaque, with banks and payment providers generating record profits. However, companies can restructure their arrangements to unlock savings and drive additional profits. Founded in 2007, Bankhawk combines powerful analytics, benchmarking, and market intelligence to give companies greater control over their banking and payments. Data extraction is low-impact, requiring little resource from your teams. For merchants, Bankhawk’s card payments experts develop leading strategies to reduce costs while optimizing conversion and long-term strategy - resulting in both cost savings and revenue growth. A Bankhawk audit provides actionable insights, empowering businesses to take control of their financial efficiency.
Bottomline
About Bottomline Bottomline helps businesses transform the way they pay and get paid. A global leader in business payments and cash management, Bottomline’s secure, comprehensive solutions modernize payments for businesses and financial institutions globally. With over 30 years of experience, moving more than $10 trillion in payments annually, Bottomline is committed to driving impactful results for customers by reimagining business payments and delivering solutions that add to the bottom line. Bottomline is a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, one of the largest software private equity firms in the world, with more than $130 billion in assets under management. For more information visit www.bottomline.com. Bottomline and the Bottomline logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bottomline Technologies, Inc. 01189 258 250 / jrodgers@bottomline.com / bottomline.com/uk/solutions/ptx
Bounce is the only solution that gets your declined deals through and saves your customers experience and your revenue. In real time and without relying on customer action or on complicated sequences - our AI-powered technology works with any billing or subscription platform of your choice and wins back your deals.
Checkout.com processes payments for thousands of companies that shape the digital economy. Our global digital payments network supports over 145 currencies and delivers high-performance payment solutions across the world, processing billions of transactions annually. With flexible and scalable technology we help enterprise merchants boost acceptance rates, reduce processing costs, combat fraud, and turn payments into a major revenue driver. Checkout. com. Where the world checks out.
At Ecommpay, we’re all about making online payments smooth and seamless for businesses ready to grow. We’re not just a provider – we’re your trusted partner, here to keep your payments flowing effortlessly and help you get the most out of every transaction. We believe in financial freedom and inclusivity for all. Our payment gateway brings together direct acquiring capabilities, 100+ alternative payment methods, open banking, and Direct Debits, all through a single integration. Plus, our team of experts is always here to support you and help your business thrive. 07583 292 050 / yranson@ecommpay.com / ecommpay.com
Encoded is an independent UK payment service provider (PSP) with a flexible payment orchestration platform and gateway. Encoded understands that customers like to pay in different ways whether online, via self-service options or speaking to a real person. Encoded’s payment solutions help organisations to remain PCI DSS compliant and protect customer data while offering excellent customer experience (CX). Encoded’s card payment solutions are designed to meet your specific requirements while reducing operational costs and improving CX. Customers include - MercedesBenz, BMW, Mini, Toyota, The Wine Society, LUSH and a host of utility companies including Jersey Telecom, Shell Energy and Severn Trent Water.
GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Nearly 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use data and insights to improve payment success, reduce fraud and, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, help our customers make faster, more informed decisions. We are headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia and the United States. For more information, please visit www.gocardless.com and follow us on LinkedIn @GoCardless.
IFX Payments is a leading global foreign exchange, payment and financial technology provider, delivering advanced payment, treasury and financial management solutions.
Justt
07425 412 146 / patrick.d@justt.ai / justt.ai
Justt is the world’s first smart chargeback solution that tailors each response and improves over time. Unlike templatebased solutions, it uses AI-powered automation and domain expertise to generate dynamic arguments, customizing each response, no matter the volume or complexity. With a machine learning engine that’s continuously running A/B tests in the background, Justt is the only chargeback solution that self-improves over time—helping merchants win more disputes effortlessly.
Ordo empowers businesses with cost-effective, real-time payment AND data solutions that enhance customer experiences and make transactions smarter than ever. Using secure Open Banking technology, we enable direct payments from bank accounts across various channels, including invoices, eCommerce, call centres, and PoS. Ordo offers both Pay by Bank and Pay by Card options, increasing conversion rates by providing more choice (Average conversion rate 90%+). Our solution also includes bank account verification, smart data services and virtual accounts, streamlining pay-ins and payouts. Key benefits:
• Low cost: Fixed fee per transaction, regardless of value. Real-time payments: Instant transfers directly to your account.
• Enhanced security: No card data sharing, reducing fraud risk.
• Seamless experience: No sign-ups or downloads for customers.
• Pan-European reach: Accessible to 98% of consumers and businesses across Europe.
• Simplified reconciliation: Guaranteed payment references for automation. Ordo: The secure, efficient, and flexible payment solution for businesses of all sizes. Let’s talk!
+35 3873 480 875 / kguzek@paypal.com / paypal.com
PayPal has been revolutionising commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalised, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers. We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day. Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time. Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in over 120 markets. For more information, visit: Website: www.weareplanet.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin. com/company/planet
Simpler
07480 110 489 / dan@simpler.so / simpler.so
At Simpler, we understand the challenges merchants face when managing fragmented solutions for checkout flow, payment processing, shipping, and loyalty programmes. Having to integrate and maintain multiple systems can be a headache, leading to higher costs, inefficiencies, and, ultimately, lower conversion rates. That’s why our mission is simple: to eliminate these complexities and give merchants everything they need in one, easy-to-use platform.
Square offers a well-designed, all-in-one system for integrated orders, payments, POS and reporting. We are really focused on the restaurant vertical in particular, building tools that work together to solve big restaurant challenges, whether you’re a QSR, Full Service Restaurant, bakery, coffee shop or bar.
Stripe
afshin@stripe.com / stripe.com
Stripe is a technology company that builds payments and financial infrastructure for the internet. We provide a unified platform designed to solve the complexity of money movement and accepting payments using Stripe, companies can power growth by improving conversion rates, driving international expansion, and developing new business models. We also help companies beat fraud, send invoices, issue virtual and physical cards, get financing, manage business spend, and much more. Millions of businesses of all sizes—from startups to large enterprises—use Stripe’s software and APIs to accept payments, send payouts, and manage their businesses online. Our products power payments for retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms, and marketplaces.
Together, BICS, Route Mobile and Telesign help brands provide full customer lifecycle solutions that include global connectivity with built-in digital identity verification and fraud protection. From easy-to-deploy IoT projects to 5G global connectivity, together we connect businesses to their customers, wherever they are. Our powerful machine learning and extensive data science deliver digital identity risk recommendations that protect businesses from fraudulent activity across our entire global network. And our communication product stack, powered with conversational AI, enables two-way omnichannel customer engagement. Digital trust. Delivered globally.
TrueLayer is Europe’s leading open banking payments network. We power smarter, safer and faster online payments by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data. Businesses big and small use our products to onboard new users, accept money and make payouts in seconds, and at scale. We’re live across 21 countries and over 10 million users trust us to process their transactions. Though we’re not stopping here. We’re on a mission to change the way the world pays. And we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the full potential of payments.
02045 091 300 / sales@unlimit.com / unlimit.com
Founded in 2009, Unlimit is a global fintech company that offers a large portfolio of financial services, including payment processing, banking as a service (BaaS), and an on&off-ramp fiat solution for crypto, DeFi, and GameFi. The company’s mission is to deliver solutions that eliminate financial borders, enabling businesses to operate both locally and internationally with ease across Europe, the UK, LatAm, APAC,Africa and India. Unlimit has 500 employees across 16 offices and five continents, including Frankfurt, Singapore, São Paulo, Hong Kong, and Mexico.
Vendorcom Europe is a multi-stakeholder membership organisation that connects seekers, solvers, and shapers in the Merchant Payments Community. Vendorcom has helped shape the collaborative/competitive landscape in payments since 2003 and has established itself as Europe’s definitive forum for keeping in touch with what’s what and who’s who in merchant payments.
Volt is building the global infrastructure for real-time payments. Our payment network is the first to unite domestic account-to-account schemes to a single interoperable standard. Scaling and enterprise businesses use it to accept real-time payments, initiate payouts and manage funds. Volt is headquartered in London, has offices in Berlin, Warsaw, Kraków, Sydney and São Paulo, and enables payments in 33 markets across the UK, the EU, Brazil and Australia. 07890 248 063 / kat.marangos@volt.io
