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Host: Alex Rolfe, Managing Director and Editor in Chief at Payments, Cards & Mobile Guests: Simon Stokes, Senior Partner, Payments & FinTech, Greenings International www.greeningsinternational.com Thijs Moser Head of Global and DACH, PaymentGenes www.paymentgenes.com Camile Laupman, Co-Founder, PaymentGenes www.paymentgenes.com Talent management & People power took centre stage at MPE2020 conference, with the launch of its first dedicated panel sessions on ‘People for Payments’. The overall feedback from MPE2020 speakers underlined the role of talent management which is becoming much more important for the entire payments ecosystem.  Competition to secure talent is intensifying, as merchants and payments companies increasingly seek to gain advantage and differentiate themselves through their ‘people talent’. This creates a challenge for many organizations, as they seek to fill key roles and to source, develop, and retain individuals with desirable skills. In this episode you will learn from seasoned payment professionals about: -  the biggest talent management challenges payment providers face in 2019/2020, -  leadership/people: What is the type of people that are needed for the future of this ecosystem, -  the challenges of bringing talent across sectors and geographies, -  the new positions needed in the merchant payments ecosystem, -  what is missing in the industry at the moment? The most difficult roles to fill-in and skillset necessary now. RECOMMENDED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR YOU: - Learn: from industry professionals – Download free videos from MPE2020 conference & webinars at https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com - Interact: JOIN MPE community on LinkedIn counting over 10.000 industry professionals (https://www.linkedin.com/company/merchant-payments-ecosystem/about) - Get the recent industry news: Subscribe here to receive digital monthly magazine „POSitivity“ the only magazine covering European merchant payments conference and industry news (https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/intelligence#positivity-magazine)

Host: Alan Moss, Head of Fintech & Payments, Bluespecs, www.bluspecs.com Guests:  Jarkko Anttiroiko, Co-founder & CEO, Enterpay,  www.enterpay.fi In this episode, Alan Moss interviewed Jarrko Anttiroiko at the MPE 2020 conference about the successful  partnership between start-up and established payment provider that started three years ago at MPE 2017 conference. Finnish Enterpay and German VR Payment entered into a successful partnership after meeting at the MPE 2017 conference in Berlin. From the stage at the MPE conference, Jarkko Anttiroiko, CEO of the Finnish fintech startup Enterpay shared his story and views on the future of B2B e-commerce with the audience. And what Jarkko Anttiroiko told sparked the curiosity and interest of the German banking group.  In this podcast Jarkko reveals his journey to this partnership. The issues that Jarkko Anttiroiko raised and Enterpay’s solution resonated well with VR Payment, who reached out to Enterpay directly after the presentation. The two parties quickly decided to explore the options for collaboration. Now the partnership between VR Payment and Enterpay is in place and the first joint product has been brought to market.Things you will learn in this episode: - The story of succesful partnership between start-up and established payment provider: key milestones in a product launch in 2019, achievements and the lessons learned - How to launch the payment innovation on European markets in cooperation with local merchants and financial services providers?  - Future trends in verifying a customer’s identity.  RECOMMENDED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR YOU: - Learn: from industry professionals – Download free videos from MPE2020 conference & webinars at https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com - Interact: JOIN MPE community on LinkedIn counting over 10.000 industry professionals (https://www.linkedin.com/company/merchant-payments-ecosystem/about) - Get the recent industry news: Subscribe here to receive digital monthly magazine „POSitivity“ the only magazine covering European merchant payments conference and industry news (https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/intelligence#positivity-magazine)

Host: Melisande Mual, publisher and MD of The Paypers (www.Paypers.com) Guests:  - Sebastian Weyer, Co-founder & CEO, Statice (www.statice.ai) & - Julian Lee, CEO & Co-Founder, Cellfie (cellfiepayment.com) In this episode, we cover the story of two innovative payments Start-ups that presented their solutions at MPE 2020 in Berlin. Melisande Mual, the host of this episode, spoke to Sebastian Weyer & Julian Lee at the MPE2020 conference in Berlin, Feb 18-20 about how they are helping their customers with data driven innovation in payments and how can merchants use data to be super relevant to customers. With a multitude of new companies entering the payment market every day, it's hard to make a startup stand out. Sebastian and Julian shared the tips that helped them differentiate their brand from the rest in the crowd. By listening to this podcast you will learn:  - How they took their companies from a concept to reality. - What advice would they give to young European entrepreneurs who are just starting out. Statice is a start-up company offering a unique data anonymization solution. Sebastian explains how his company enables businesses to stay innovative with smart synthetic data, in a privacy-compliant manner. Data-driven innovation of tomorrow starts with protecting data today. Cellfie’s unique solution turns all e-commerce transactions into card-present transactions, addressing the long-standing issues with online card not present transactions such as consumers’ friction at checkout page, CNP false declines, CNP chargebacks, etc. With Cellfie, consumers benefit from the highest level of security and reduce their potential for e-commerce fraud since no credit card data is stored on their device or in the cloud. RECOMMENDED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR YOU:  - Learn: from industry professionals – Download free videos from MPE2020 conference & webinars at https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com - Interact: JOIN MPE community on LinkedIn counting over 10.000 industry professionals (https://www.linkedin.com/company/merchant-payments-ecosystem/about) - Get the recent industry news: Subscribe here to receive digital monthly magazine „POSitivity“ the only magazine covering European merchant payments conference and industry news (https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/intelligence#positivity-magazine)

Host: Melisande Mual, publisher and MD of The Paypers (www.Paypers.com)Guest: James O'Toole, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, ID-Pal (www.id-pal.com) Welcome to VOICE OF MPE Podcast, a new podcast by the MPE/Merchant Payments Ecosystem. For those of you not familiar with MPE, MPE is the biggest event for Merchant Payments professionals in Europe. VOICE of MPE Podcast will be bringing you the interviews with MPE conference speakers and STORIES OF MERCHANT PAYMENTS LEADERS from around the world. Today we'are talking about SUCCESS STORIES OF START-UPS THAT ORIGINATED AT MPE CONFERENCES. In this episode, we cover the story of ID-Pal, an innovative Start-up that won the category: Best Start-Up at MPE 2018 Awards. ID-Pal is a SaaS solution for KYC enabling businesses to verify the identity of their customers. Using advanced mobile technologies, ID-Pal reduces the cost and risk associated with customer onboarding, whilst removing any friction from the user experience. The ID-Pal attended MPE 2018 in order to explore and validate the Payments Industry as a possible market opportunity. ID-Pal showcased its solution on the main stage in front of over 1000 C-level industry participants in  the Innovation Corner Competition. The company  was voted by the event participants and awarded as the most innovative Start-up at the MPE 2018  Awards. According to James, the event proved to be invaluable for the business, providing crucial exposure to industry leaders, access to a broad client network and instant feedback on the ID-Pal product.  By listening to this podcast you will also learn:  -  What has changed with ID-Pal since winning the Awdard?  -  What are ID-Pal key achievements so far and how winning the  MPE Awards helped the business grow?  -  And how does James see the future trends in verifying customer’s identity? RECOMMENDED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR YOU:  - Learn: from industry professionals – Download free videos from MPE2020 conference & webinars at https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com - Interact: JOIN MPE community on LinkedIn counting over 10.000 industry professionals (https://www.linkedin.com/company/merchant-payments-ecosystem/about) - Get the recent industry news: Subscribe here to receive digital monthly magazine „POSitivity“ the only magazine covering European merchant payments conference and industry news (https://www.merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/intelligence#positivity-magazine)