Voice of MPE
Voice of MPE is the official community podcast of Merchant Payments Ecosystem - Europeโs largest merchant payments conference held annually in Berlin. Hosted by global industry leaders and professionals, Voice of MPE brings you the hottest buzz from merchant payments and card acquiring space. At MPE, payments are anything but boring.
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93 episodes
payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Wilco Slabbekoorn | Checkout.com
Join ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป at the vibrant Marlene bar in Berlin during #mpe2025 as she talks with ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป, SVP Revenue Growth | Head of Commercial - Europe at Checkout.com.In this episode, they dive deep into the evolving world of B...
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Drivers for B2B Payments Digitalization | Voice of MPE with Charlotte AI Usta & Eric-Jan Krausch
๐๏ธ Explore today how to simplify procurement payments and seamlessly integrate them with your corporate systems. Join our host, Charlotte AI Usta, Principal at Flagship Advisory Partners and MPE Ambassador, in conversation with Eric...
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Explainable AI (XAI) | mpe miniedu podcast with Neira Jones
Welcome to the ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ โ where top industry leaders and mpe ambassadors bring you cutting-edge insights and education!In todayโs episode, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ explores the critical role of ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ (๐ซ๐๐) in the rapidly e...
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payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Giorgos Ampavis | LHV Bank
In this episode of ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป challenges LHV Bankโs CTO & Product Officer, ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐, to draw a card and dive into the big stuff:๐ฅ How AI is transforming customer journeys and financial crime ...
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Marketing masterclass for investors & merchants | Voice of mpe with Sandra Mianda & Miranda McLean
In this episode, we dive into the world of marketing with Sandra Mianda, Founder and CEO of Payprwork and ambassador of MPE, and Miranda McLean, Chief Marketing Officer at Ecommpay.Tune in for expert insights on what matters most in ...
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acquiring and merchant platforms & ecosystems | mpe miniedu podcast with Francesco Burelli
Welcome to ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ podcast โ miniedu series | mpe 2025 edition ๐๏ธIn this episode, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ, Partner at ๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐, breaks down one of the most influential trends reshaping global business: platform and eco...
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payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Matteo Gamba | Wayfair
In this episode of Payments Provocateurs, recorded at mpe in the stylish Marlene Bar, moderator ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป sits down with ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ, Head of Global Payments & Fraud at ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ.๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ:โ How digital identity cou...
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Regulatory Vigilance | Voice of mpe with Volker Schloenvoight & Eric Tak
Whoโs ready for the #regulation update? We are excited to release the third video podcast recorded live at the #mpe2025 conference in Berlin, featuring Volker Schloenvoight, Director at Edgar, Dunn & Company, and Eric Tak, Head ...
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blockchain technology | mpe miniedu podcast with Neira Jones
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ โ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.In this episode, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ demystifies blockchain technology and explains why itโs no longer optional for anyone in the payments space.With the global blockchain market expected to...
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payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Ugnฤ Buraฤienฤ | payabl.
๐๏ธ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฎIn this dynamic conversation filmed at mpe 2025 in Berlin, ๐จ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ, Global CEO at ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น., and ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป dive deep into the world of global payments, AI-powered purchases, and the ongoing ...
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mpe talks with Candice Pressinger, Sam Langsford and Andreas Melan
๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ปWelcome to The Voice of mpe!In this episode, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ (U.S. Bank Elavon Merchant Services) is joined by ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ and ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป from Ingka Group (IKEA) t...
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payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Callum Ludgate | J.P. Morgan
๐๏ธ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐: ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ big tech vs. traditional players โ 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 ind...
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Embedded Payments | Voice of mpe with Dr. Ruth Wandhoffer, Maurice Jongmans and Mathieu Altwegg!
In this episode, we dive deeper into embedded payments with our esteemed chair, Ruth Wandhรถffer, hosting an insightful discussion with Maurice Jongmans (CEO, Online Payment Platform) and Mathieu Altwegg (VP, Product & Solutions, Visa).
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Wallets unlocked! | Voice of mpe with Panagiotis Kriaris, Arnaud Crouzet and Arda Cagaptay!
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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Inclusion in the workplace | mpe talks with Simon Stokes, Joanne Dewar and Ursula Tavender
In this episode of mpe talks, ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, Chief Commercial Officer at ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ, discusses the importance of ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ with ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ from ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ and ๐จ๐ฟ๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ from ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. Together, they ...
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34:52
B2B integrated paymentsโ opportunity | mpe miniedu podcast with Charlotte Al Usta
While small and medium-sized merchants still depend on banks for business payments, banks often ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ on service quality and technical enablementโespecially when it comes to ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.So, where does ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป...
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Payment security | mpe talks with Sandra Mianda & Candice Pressinger
Fraudsters are getting smarter. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ? ๐คIn this episode of ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ sits down with ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ, a top leader in payment security, to discuss:โ
The ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐โhow AI is changing the ga...
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Building high-performing teams | mpe talks with Claire Maslen, Simon Stokes & Lynsey Verillo
Welcome back to The Voice of mpe! ๐๏ธ 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: ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ...
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Account to account payments | mpe miniedu podcast with Neira Jones
Welcome to the ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐โyour go-to source for fresh insights from top industry leaders and mpe ambassadors. In this episode, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ talks all about ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐-๐๐ผ-๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ (๐๐ฎ๐) ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, a fast-growing payment method thatโs reshaping the...
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mpe talks with Geoff Barraclough and Charlotte Al Usta
Welcome to another episode of ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐, where we bring you fresh insights from top industry leaders and payment professionals. In this session, ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต from Business of Payments is joined by ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐น ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ, Principal at Flagship A...
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24:48
Embedded Finance | mpe miniedu podcast with Neira Jones
In this episode of the mpe miniedu podcast, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ takes you on an insightful journey through the world of ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, exploring its rapid growth and massive potential in the payments landscape.๐ก Did you know embedded finance...
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A proposed approach to AI strategy | mpe miniedu podcast with Francesco Burelli
In this episode of the miniedu series, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ, partner at Arkwright Consulting, provides an insightful exploration into AI strategy for the payments industry. After discussing the role of AI across industries in the previous episode,...
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mpe talks with Daniel Kornitzer & Jodie Kelley: Exploring the future of payments
Welcome to another episode of the ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐, where we dive deep into the trends shaping the payments industry with leading experts.In this episode, Daniel Kornitzer, mpe advisory board member, and Jodie Kelley, CEO o...
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Building diverse and balanced teams | mpe talks with Claire Maslen, Emily Baum, and Simon Stokes
Welcome to the next episode of ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐! ๐คIn this engaging session, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป and ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ are joined by ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ, Partnership Director at Enfuce, to dive into one of the most crucial topics in todayโs business world โ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ...
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CBDC | mpe miniedu podcast with Andrรฉa Toucinho
๐๏ธ Welcome to the Voice of mpe - miniedu series! In this episode, Andrรฉa Toucinho, Director of Studies at PARTELYA CONSULTING and France Ambassador for the European Women Payments Network, dives into one of the hottest topics shaping th...
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