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.
Episodes
117 episodes
MPE talks with Sandra Mianda & Sandra Alzetta
In this episode, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, Founder & CEO, Paypr.work ๐, hosts ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ, VP, Global Head of Payments & Customer Service at Spotify, who shares her perspective on managing global payments for over ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, balancing ๐น...
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MPE talks with Daniel Kornitzer & Alain Delcourt & Hagay Elyakim
In this episode, we unpack one of the hottest topics in global fintech today: payment optimisation for merchants expanding into emerging markets.Your host, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, Head of global partnerships at EBANX, is joined by two industr...
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35:20
MPE talks with Candice Pressinger & Chen Zamir
๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฑ% ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ โ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.In this episode of ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐, we dive deep into the $600B issue that quietly drains merchant revenue โ and why itโs often more expensive than fraud itself....
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MPE Talks with Geoffrey Barraclough & Robert Bueninck
In this episode, ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต, publisher of Business of Payments, sits down with ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ธ, CEO of Unzer, one of Germanyโs most dynamic merchant service providers. Together, they explore the rise of ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ โ a world where...
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MPE Awards video series - Data, risk & trust with Neira Jones and Sunil Jhamb/Celeris
๐ Trust starts with data โ hereโs how they build it! From losing in 2023 to winning twice in a row โ Celerisโ story will inspire you. Sunil reveals how they built an award-winning company with zero salespeople!Join Neira Jones and ...
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MPE talks with Andrรฉa Toucinho & Teresa Mesquita
In this new episode of MPE Talks, ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ต๐ผ sits down with ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ, COO at SIBS, to explore the innovation powering the Portuguese payments ecosystem โ from ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐๐ฌโ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ to ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ through init...
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MPE Awards video series - VOICES OF INFLUENCE with Niera Jones, Kamil Hanรกฤek & Lenny Leeman
What did winning the MPE Award mean for you? What was happening in your company at the time of winning? How has your market position evolved? Welcome to this episode of the MPE 2025 Awards Winners Series, where we pair and sh...
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16:51
mpe talks with Alla Gancz & Panagiotis Kriaris
In this episode, ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ (ThoughtWorks) and ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ share how genetic AI is reshaping the future of commerce:โข Hyper-personalised shopping experiencesโข Invisible, seamless transactionsโข Autonomous fraud detection and c...
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mpe talks with Vera Anichkina and Faheem Bakshi
Payments are no longer just infrastructureโtheyโre a powerful growth driver. ๐In this episode, we bring together leaders from ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ and ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐ป to explore:โ How orchestration and open banking are transforming merchant strate...
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17:19
Stablecoin payments | mpe miniedu podcast with Neira Jones
Welcome to the new miniedu episode, where ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ unpacks the world of ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:โข What stablecoins are and how they workโข Their transformative impact on ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ and cross-border transactionsโข Strategic opport...
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The Innovation Engine - Innovation is in their DNA - Paynt & Securely group | Neira Jones, Rob Neely & Stewartย Sime
Welcome to this special episode of the MPE 2025 Awards Winners Series, where we pair and showcase not one, but two MPE 2025 award winners to discuss what matters in merchant payments. With Neira Jones, the amazing MPE Awards Chair a...
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22:53
The evolution of a "shop"
How do you keep payments running during blackouts, war, and global disruption?How do merchants balance seamless UX with fighting fraud?And whatโs the real future of softPOS, omnichannel, and cashless economies?In this session, p...
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31:52
Redefining merchant payments
Payments arenโt just about processing transactions anymore. Theyโre about strategy, resilience, and growth.In this panel, youโll hear:โข Why SMEs crave one-stop simplicity while enterprises canโt escape modularityโข How partnershi...
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39:47
The Power of Payments - MPE Awards 2025 winners series with Neira Jones, Melinda Roylett & Petri Ahti
How we pay is changing - from the merchant to the bank!In this series we pair and showcase not one, but two MPE 2025 Award Winners to discuss what matters in merchant payments. Neira Jones is hosting Melinda Roylett, Managing Director at...
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18:21
mpe 2025 expert panel
AI is saving payment teams timeโฆItโs helping retailers deliver personalisation at scaleโฆAnd itโs enabling cybercriminals to write malicious code in 3 seconds.Yes, that happened. And itโs just one moment in this jaw-dropping pane...
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mpe 2025 opening discussion
What happens when the worldโs payment leaders gather on one stageโwith no script and everything on the line?They talk about:๐น AIโs role in fraud detection, customer support, and beyond๐น Small vs large vs medium language mod...
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Project Nemo | Voice of MPE with Angela Yore & Project Nemo
With 23% of society living with a disability, how can we foster a more inclusive workforce and build truly accessible environments? In this episode, we explore the importance of designing inclusive products and services that support people with...
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17:59
Tokenization & Security | Voice of MPE with Candice Pressinger, Chirag Thakrar & Adam Davies
Tokenization & SecurityWhat additional benefits does it bring to merchants? What should businesses consider when implementing tokenization?Learn about the tokenization chain and gain two key insights for merchants looking to ...
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16:32
Open Banking | Voice of MPE with Francesco Burelli, Panagotis Kriaris and Katharina Luschnik
Is open banking living up to the hype?Especially in Europe, is the future still as bright as once expected?In this episode, we explore where open banking really stands today, cutting through the buzzwords and promises to understand t...
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16:05
Instant Payments | Voice of MPE with Faheem Bakshi, Mangala Martinus & Fabian Mansfeld
๐๏ธ Instant Payments UncoveredWhat do users really want from instant payments? And are providers truly meeting those needs? In this episode, we peel back the layers on user expectations, practical benefits, and the real-world impac...
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14:23
Corporate Athlete with Bram Vreugdenhil & Guido Vermeent
How can pushing boundaries in sports inspire us to do the same in business? Discover how engaging in sports can sharpen our resilience, boost our performance, and foster values that directly translate into a more dynamic and balanced work envir...
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Payments compliance outlook 2025 | Voice of MPE with Jimmie Franklin & Arie van den Bergen
Regulations are always a broad and evolving topic, especially in todayโs landscape. Join us as we dive into a timely discussion between Jimmie Franklin, Senior Journalist at Vixio Payments Compliance, and Arie van den Bergen, Lawyer at Finnick ...
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payments provocateurs with Laura McCracken & Nikogiannis Karantzis | ISX Financial
In this exclusive interview, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป meets with ๐ก๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐, CEO of ๐๐ฆ๐ซ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น, for a dynamic and forward-looking discussion.Whatโs inside:โช Persistent customer pain points in paymentsโช AI in paymentsโbeyond...
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What's Keeping Merchants Up at Night | Voice of MPE with Victor Bacre, Moritz Konigsbuscher & Sam Langsford
Merchants talk to merchants about common pain points in payment processes. What are the essential elements from a payments perspective for the Ingka Group to ensure everything runs smoothly?Victor Bacre and Moritz Kรถnigsbuscher, both from F...
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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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