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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