MPE 2027 Celebrates 20 Years as Europe’s Largest Merchant Payments Conference, Returning to Berlin on 9–11 March

BERLIN, Germany — MPE (Merchant Payments Ecosystem), Europe’s largest and most trusted merchant payments conference, will mark its 20th anniversary when it returns to the InterContinental Berlin from 9 to 11 March 2027. Over three days, the event will bring together more than 1,600 senior payment professionals, 500+ merchants, 170+ speakers and 100+ sponsors to tackle the industry’s biggest challenges and shape the future of payments.

For two decades, MPE has served as the meeting point for merchants, acquirers, PSPs, fintechs, banks, payment innovators and regulators. Positioned as “not just a conference, but the decision-making platform for the merchant payments ecosystem,” the 2027 edition is designed to help attendees understand what matters, meet who matters and plan what happens next as merchant payments enter a new era.

With more than 8,000 meetings expected on site, MPE 2027 will focus on turning complexity into clarity — combining strategic content with curated, high-value business connections between payment providers and active payment buyers.

MPE 2027 THEMES

This year’s agenda is organised around four pillars that reflect the forces reshaping commerce and payments:

• AI, Trust & Customer Experience: agentic commerce and AI, fraud prevention and authentication, trust, identity and verification, and merchant experience and conversion.

• Infrastructure & Innovation: payment orchestration, Open Banking and real-time payments, stablecoins, and connected experiences at the point of sale.

• Commerce & Growth: cross-border commerce, digital wallets and fragmentation, customer experience, and global merchant growth.

• Strategy, Regulation & The Future: PSD3, PCI and regulatory compliance, Open Finance, payments sovereignty and geopolitics, and what’s next for merchant payments.

MPE 2027 AT A GLANCE

 All set in a five-star hotel venue in the heart of Berlin.

WHY ATTEND MPE 2027

20 years of MPE: Europe’s most trusted merchant payments conference, built on two decades of helping the industry move from complexity to clarity.

• Merchants at the centre: meet payment leaders from retail, eCommerce, travel, hospitality, mobility, gaming, digital services and many other verticals, and solve real payment challenges with peers and trusted partners.

• The deal engine: less random networking, more relevant conversations with active payment buyers — through curated meetings, executive introductions, networking formats and private discussions designed to create meaningful business opportunities.

• Awards gala dinner: an evening celebrating innovation, leadership and excellence across the merchant payments ecosystem, alongside Europe’s leading payment executives and industry pioneers, across 15 award categories.

• New for 2027 – MPE VIP Pass: an upgraded experience with premium networking, exclusive access and enhanced hospitality throughout the event.

WHAT THE INDUSTRY SAYS

“One of the best, if not the best, payments conferences globally. The venue is perfect and the organization is top-notch. Great speaker panels and unlimited networking opportunities. An absolute must for any serious merchants looking to expand their payment horizons!”

— Andrew Cullen, Global Strategic Account Manager, IXOPAY

“MPE 2026 is the only place where the theoretical future of payments meets real-world merchant execution. From the Main Stage to the workshops, the density of expertise is unmatched.”

— Katarina Turnova, Head of Payments & Fraud, Rohlik Group

“MPE is the best payment event in Europe. You’ll get a full year of vendor meetings, thought-leadership and networking in just three days. You’ll return home cleverer, better informed and with dozens of new business contacts.”

— Geoffrey Barraclough, Founder, Business of Payments

REGISTRATION & EARLY-BIRD OFFER

Registration for MPE 2027 is now open. Attendees who book before 11 November receive a 20% early-bird discount, saving EUR 770. Register at merchantpaymentsecosystem.com/event-registration.

ABOUT MPE

MPE (Merchant Payments Ecosystem) is Europe’s largest merchant payments conference. For 20 years, it has brought together merchants, acquirers, PSPs, fintechs, banks, payment innovators and regulators to solve the industry’s biggest challenges and shape the future of payments. MPE 2027 takes place at the InterContinental Berlin on 9–11 March 2027.