• THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL PAYMENTS

New developments and trends on the market: from the post-COVID “back to normal” to the new geopolitical environment: how and where will tomorrow's payments be? What will be the impact of the upcoming new regulations?

Keywords: world outlook, M&A, innovation trends, growth, COVID-19, PSD2, SEPA, regulations

 

  • OPENTECH AND NEW BUSINESS MODEL

An Italian and European look at recent technological innovations and new ways of partnering for banks, companies and fintech, to create new business paradigms in the financial sector

Keywords: Fintech, RegTech, OpenTech, Open Banking, SaaS, IaaS, Open Innovation

 

  • TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY

The growing role of government, public administration, banks and private companies in promoting digital and social responsibility as a lever for inclusion and sustainability

Keywords: PNRR, digitalisation, smart cities, ESG, sustainability, inclusion

 

  • THE INTEGRATED DIGITAL STORE

Increasing the digital dimension of stores: integration of checkout software and payments to facilitate store management, personalised customer experience, full multi-channel capability between physical store, e-commerce site and apps...

Keywords: ECR & software, user experience, omni-channelling, loyalty, Pin on Glass, Android POS, merchant VAS, multi- acceptance, cashless

 

  • THE EVOLUTION OF E-COMMERCE

The online experience encompassing continuous innovations in payment solutions (cards, wallets, instalment payment solutions) and remote distribution channels (virtual shops, marketplaces, all-in-one apps and ecosystems)

Keywords: e-commerce, connected commerce, Buy Now Pay Later, sharing economy, APIs, SDKs

 

  • DIGITAL EURO AND DIGITAL ASSETS

The blockchain’s evolution from a “speculative niche” of cryptocurrencies to a systemic enabler between public and private spheres.
Central banks, big corporations and a look at the metaverse and the NFTs – what are the new crypto frontiers?

Keywords: CBDC, Euro digital blockchain, cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, NFT, metaverse

 

  • SECURITY CHALLENGES

Facing the new cyber security and data protection challenges in order to protect consumers and businesses in an increasingly complex external environment

Keywords: Cyber security, GDPR, Privacy, digital onboarding, digital KYC, Machine Learning, fraud prevention systems, phishing

 

  • FUTURE CONSUMERS: NEW GENERATIONS

Millennials, Centennials, Generation Z & Generation Alpha: payment needs and opportunities for increasingly connected generations

Keywords: social media, hyper-connectivity, financial education, gamification, digital natives, new Italians