
Southern Europe Payments Forum 2025
Instant payments, from pilot to production
Designed for Bank payments leads, challenger bank founders and payments infrastructure vendors.
About this event
A one-day forum in Milan on the rollout of instant payments across Southern Europe, with bank payments leads and challenger founders comparing notes on what's slowing adoption down and what's finally unblocking it.
Agenda
Registration & coffee
Instant payments adoption across Southern Europe
Dr. Chiara Bianchi
Building a payments challenger from Milan, not London
Marco Esposito
Closing panel & networking
Dr. Chiara Bianchi, Marco Esposito
Speakers
Dr. Chiara Bianchi
Head of Payments Innovation, Intesa Sanpaolo
Oversees instant payments strategy for one of Italy's largest banking groups.
Instant payments adoption across Southern Europe · 40 min
Marco Esposito
CEO, PagoSnap
Founded PagoSnap to bring instant account-to-account payments to Italian SMEs.
Building a payments challenger from Milan, not London · 30 min
Venue & logistics
MiCo – Milano Convention Centre
Piazzale Carlo Magno 1, Milan, Italy
Parking. Underground car park at the venue, paid, entrance on Piazzale Carlo Magno.
Accessibility. Step-free access throughout; accessible restrooms on the ground floor.
