Power Payment Summit: Ukraine–Europe Bridge

Closed strategic roundtable with the participation of IFC / World Bank Group

Ukraine's readiness and integration of European payments

The closed, high-level discussion will focus on practical steps needed to prepare Ukraine's payment ecosystem for deeper integration with the European financial market.

Registration and welcome coffee

Summit opening

openingKarolina Alexandrova, Founder & CEO ProMoney

Welcoming speech from representatives of state institutions of Ukraine

Welcome speech Javier Suarez, Manager for Country Advisory and Economics for Europe, IFC, WBG

Headline Opening Keynote

Ukraine's Path to European Payments: SEPA, Integration and the Future of Cross-Border Payments

Speaker-online: Gijs Boudewijn, Chairman of the Board European Payment Council (EPC) (Netherlands)

Keynote of the Regulator

Payment infrastructure of Ukraine on the way to Europe

Speaker: Andriy Podderyogin, Director Department of Payment Systems and Innovative Development of the National Bank of Ukraine

Implementation of SEPA systems in the next generation of payments in Ukraine

Speaker - online: Merima Mahmutovic, Senior Manager PwC Strategy, Transformation & Technology SEE

Strategic Panel Discussion

Ukraine–Europe Payment Bridge: SEPA, instant payments and market readiness

Moderator: Alexander Karpov, Director of the EMA Association,founder of Open API Group

Invited Experts:

• - ONLINE Francesco Di Salvo, Senior Financial Sector Specialist World Bank
• - Oleksandr Glushchenko, Director of the AML Policy Department, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
• - Sergey Naumov, President of NABU
• - Andriy Podderyogin, DirectorDepartment of Payment Systems and Innovative Development of the National Bank of Ukraine

Transparent Network: Consortium of Ukrainian Banks — Embodiment of the Model of European Instant Payment Leaders

Co-Speakers: Kyrylo Cherednichenko— Co-coordinator of the Transparent Network, online; Vitaly Abaev— Representative of the Transparent Network Consortium

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Speaker: Serhiy Makarenko, Head of Acquiring Privatbank

Coffee Break & Networking

Presentation of the study

“CEO's pulse of the region” – a survey of leaders of the payment business in Ukraine<

Panel discussion

Payment Innovations. Cards, A2A, Instant Payments: Who will win the customer's heart?

Moderator: Chris Crespo, Founder, Nordic Fintech Magazine

Invited Experts:

• - ONLINE - Piotr Jan Pietrzak, New Markets Lead, European Payment Initiative (EPI)
• - ONLINE - Fernando Rodriguez Ferrer, Deputy Managing Director of International Expansion BIZUM (Spain)
• - ONLINE Michał Szymański - New Market Strategy Director, BLIK, Management Board Member, BLIK SK

Key topics:

• - the future of card payments;
• - account-to-account payments as an alternative model;
• - instant payments and changing competition;
• - banks, fintechs, PSPs, marketplaces and payment schemes: who owns the client relationship?
• - new business models in the European payment landscape.

Co-branded cards as a tool for business growth

Speaker: Natalia Rybalko, Chief Product Officer FINPAY

Future-thinking Panel:

Payments as a strategic infrastructure for the Ukrainian economy. What's next?

Moderator: Matthias Timm, Operations Officer, IFC

Invited Experts:

• - Taras Kyrychenko,Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NOVA group
• - Mykhailo Ovcharenko,Director of the IT Department for Payment Services Development, Raiffeisen Bank
• - Dmytro Gamarnik,CEO company "Comparus" (Germany)
• - Vasyl Muntyan,Project Manager Starlink Direct to Cell at Kyivstar
• - Daumantas Dvilinskas, CEO & Co-Founder TransferGo

Final strategic discussion on the role of payment infrastructure in the recovery of Ukraine's economy, attracting investment, business development, and European integration.

Key questions:

• - Are Ukrainian banks and fintech companies ready for European competition, not just European regulation?
• - What should make investors trust Ukraine's financial infrastructure during a war?
• - Can payments become a practical tool for recovery capital, exports, and cross-border business?
• - How can Ukraine turn its military resilience into a European story of payment innovation?

Payment Leaders Cocktail & Networking