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The leading event focused on commercial cards and B2B payments in Europe
Companies throughout Europe are facing strong economic headwinds as inflation rises above 10 percent and interest rates at the ECB hit 2 percent and rising. The EIU expects a -0.4% decline in GDP in 2023, with full-year recessions next year in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK. The European economy is forecast to pick up to 1.5% growth and inflation to fall to 2.6% in 2024, according to the European Commission. Yet the underlying fundamentals in Europe are strong, with budget deficits and unemployment rates across Europe remaining stable, as business holds firm through the downturn and recovery. The long trajectory for European business is upwards and the role of payments in propelling efficiency in B2B transactions, as well as optimising working capital in that process, is essential to the success of commerce.
CPI Europe 2023 B2B Payments Summit returns for its 12th edition, a must attend conference for European commercial card and B2B payment leaders in banks, networks, fintechs and corporates across the region. The two day event is a unique gathering of leading payment minds to discuss the latest iterations and markers in the evolution of the European B2B payments ecosystem, share ideas, experiences and insights on how corporates can improve, integrate and innovate commercial payments systems for greater wins.
Explore how to drive efficiencies through the payments value chain
Topics at a glance include:
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Economic and regulatory updates
The impact of high inflation, elevated rates and lower growth on European corporates
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Technological innovation
Technological innovation in the industry from virtual cards to embedded payments and digital money
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The evolution of B2B markets
Towards PSD3: Keeping pace with the regulatory evolution of commercial payments in Europe
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Payments digitisation
Key areas of payments technologies that are evolving in corporate payment systems
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Automation for corporates
Automation for corporates
B2B payment and commercial cards experts that will lead the conversation in 2023
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Linda Weston
Managing Director, Head of Core Product, Barclaycard Payments
March 28th 2023Linda Weston, Managing Director and Head of Core Product for Barclaycard Payments, has over 20 years’ experience in the Payments industry. In her current role she is accountable for leading the product team to deliver innovative, best in class commercial issuing and acquiring products including market leading value added and payment security services. Since joining Barclaycard in 2014 Linda has spearheaded a cultural change in product management approach, lead a transformational migration programme and driven the developed of a number of critical and inventive capabilities. Prior to joining Barclaycard Linda worked at J.P. Morgan where she was instrumental in establishing a Commercial Payments issuing business across EMEA from scratch. Her early career was with NatWest where Linda held a variety of Operational and Product roles.
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Francesco Cerlienco
EMEA Head of Commercial Cards Product, Citi
March 29th 2023Francesco Cerlienco heads up the Commercial Cards Product Development and Market Management team at Citibank and is responsible for market management, product development and regulatory changes across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Francesco joined Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions business in 2008 serving in various roles, including client onboarding, implementation and business management before moving on to product management.
Prior to Citi, Francesco worked at Deutsche Bank developing IT solutions for the derivatives trading desk. He started his career at Thomson Reuters where he held a number of positions in business analysis, client training and product delivery. Francesco has a Master’s degree in Management from the London School of Economics and a degree in Political Science and Economics from Cagliari University in Italy. He also holds the Certificate in International Cash Management from the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
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Simon Jones
Independent Payments Consultant
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Will Lovell
Head of Future Technology, Bank of England
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Kate Parker
Senior Analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit
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09:15amState of the Market
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Anni Mykkänen
Senior Policy Adviser Payments & Innovation, European Banking Federation
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Rahul Daswani
Independent Payments Expert
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Stefan Windisch
Finance Treasury Operations, Roche Finanz AG, Switzerland
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Narjiss Aydoun
Head of Payments, ING, Netherlands
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Managing Director, Global Head of Commercial Cards, Global Payments Solutions, HSBC Bank
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Brian Tomkins
Managing Director, Global Head of Commercial Cards, Global Payments Solutions, HSBC Bank
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Michael Salmony
Strategic Adviser, European Third Party Providers Association (ETTPA)
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Tolga Akalin
Head of POS & Payment Systems, BTA Food and Services Group, Turkey
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David Voss
Managing Director, Head of Commercial Card EMEA at Bank of America
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Chris Holmes
Senior Vice President, KAE Consulting
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12:15pmInteractive Roundtables - Digitisation and payments transformation
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04:45pmSustainability, ESG and D&I in payments ecosystems
Chris is a Senior Vice President at KAE, a boutique strategic advisory firm. Chris joined KAE in 2007 and during this time, he has managed multiple high profile global projects across the payments space (focusing on various issuing and acquiring topics across both the commercial and consumer payments sectors), banking, FinTech, AltFi and telco industries. He also heads KAE’s FinTech practice.
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“CPI is my preferred conference because it is very focused on the payments space and brings a combination or real life situations and insights with panels and relevant players in the industry that shed light into my blind zones. The “I don’t know what I don’t know”. I always get actionable ideas and potential or actual partnerships from CPI. ”
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”Every time I attend a CPI event, I learn something new. And I have been a payments expert since the turn of the century”
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”CPI brings all the key players- Banks, Networks, Clients, Consultants, Tech Partners and Fintech under one roof, Speakers, Materials, Content and interactive sessions are a great source of learning and understanding as to what’s happening in the area of payments, Brilliant job Team CPI”
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”Tremendous show with great speakers and presentations this year. I only wish we’d had an additional night to network with all of the great attendees”
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”Timely industry content and great networking opportunities”
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“Great speakers, great content!! Very informative and invigorating!”
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“Great event for networking and benchmarking vs. peers in all respect and collegiality.”
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“The key event of the industry.”
Sponsors
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Global Partner
View profile XMastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
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Global Partner
View profile XGo to the Visa Business Solutions Knowledge Hub or click on the website link below to learn more about how our technology and innovation make digital payments a reality for consumers, businesses, banks and governments.
We have a simple and unwavering vision that can be traced back to our beginnings in 1958: To be the best way to pay and be paid for everyone, everywhere. We know that every Visa transaction is a promise. Whether it’s a street vendor in Brazil selling food to make a living or a fisherman in Rwanda paying his daughter’s school fees, we want to provide the most secure and seamless payment experience possible.
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Industry Partner
View profile XBoost Payment Solutions is the global leader in B2B payments with a technology platform that seamlessly serves the needs of today’s commercial trading partners. Our proprietary technology solutions bridge the needs of buyers and suppliers around the world, eliminating friction and delivering process efficiency, payment security, data insights and revenue optimization. Boost Intercept®, our proprietary STP platform, eliminates manual workflows with end-to-end payment and data automation. Dynamic Boost® offers flexible interchange pricing based on the needs of buyers and their suppliers.
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Industry Partner
View profile XKAE is a boutique strategic advisory firm that is a trusted partner for some of the biggest and fastest growing companies across the globe. KAE helps its clients to thrive by delivering comprehensive insight and evidence-led recommendations. KAE works across a number of industries, including payments, financial services (banking and lending, Alternative Finance, etc.), technology, travel, media, entertainment and telecommunications. It also has dedicated practices focused on FinTech, Sustainability, and Customer Experience.
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Industry Partner
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Industry Partner
U.S. Bank
U.S. Bank – As one of the world’s largest issuers of corporate cards and electronic payment systems, we offer comprehensive, customizable solutions that help you streamline, track and manage payments to optimize program performance and improve your bottom-line results. We support growth by driving efficiency and cost savings while increasing payment security and control. We can help you automate payables, simplify reconciliation, enrich supplier relationships and improve working capital.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $495 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. Recognized as a Fortune “World’s Most Admired Company” (2011-2020) and named a “2019 World’s Most Ethical Company” by Ethisphere Institute, U.S. Bank is committed to serving our customers as a trusted financial partner. We work one-on-one with you to uncover your challenges and bring ideas and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
