The purpose of Il Salone

Il Salone dei Pagamenti was launched in 2016 by ABI and ABIEventi with the aim of creating Italy’s biggest payments industry fair and a landmark event for the credit sector, institutions, businesses, the public administration, service companies, payment circuits, large-scale distribution, telcos and all interested professionals.

After eight extraordinary editions, il Salone dei Pagamenti is now a leading event at an international level, a privileged and eagerly awaited opportunity to meet up and share ground-breaking innovations, expectations, projects and future development strategies with other top stakeholders and professionals.

It is a unique showcase in which to launch new solutions and present products and services for secure, transparent and easy payments.

Thanks to its significant capacity to include and promote opportunities for interacting and debating, Il Salone dei Pagamenti has cemented a unique reputation. Today, more than ever, being able to get the market's major players involved and pooling information, discoveries and projects is a crucial step towards winning the innovation challenge. Il Salone dei Pagamenti aims to be a large arena open to all for the creation of sustainable and inclusive development opportunities that benefit the entire community.”

These are the main goals of this edition:

• Consolidation of il Salone dei Pagementi as an open innovation platform that can disseminate information, recount experiences and introduce solutions
• Development of a vibrant exhibition area to encourage networking
• Consolidation of the roll-call of participants poised to welcome and dialogue with the payment industry’s main stakeholders
• Value enhancement of the Community of Partners
• Dissemination of knowledge of new products and services, facilitated also by the quality, breadth and verticality of the content
• The central role of innovation as a tool for culture and financial education for companies, citizens and students alike

With a keen eye on the future, il Salone dei Pagamenti encourages the meeting between supply and demand to help the economical growth, spreading knowledges and change, leave room to the talented and skilled people, engaged in making payments even more safe, clear and handy.

Quality and quantity of the contents and the speakers' authority contribute to attracting a varied audience who can create a tailor-made experience, basing on personal interests and curiosities.