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Balkan Payment Forum 2026

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Balkan Payment Forum 2026 ran on May 14, 2026 at Rogner Hotel in Tirana, Albania. It is a Finance & Banking conference that expected about 200 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 25 speakers and 13 sessions. The next edition, Balkan Payment Forum 2027, is May 25, 2027 in Tirana.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified May 5, 2026

Held under the Honorary Patronage of IFC, the Balkan Payment Forum 2026 convenes 200+ senior leaders from 20 countries - including regulators, central banks, fintech founders, payment providers, and investors - to define the future of payments across the Balkans region.

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25Speakers
0Sponsors
13Sessions
21Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Balkan, in alphabetical order.

Bashkim Zeqiri
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Pysera Kosovo; Founder of Paysera Macedonia; Head of Consulate and Honorary Counsul of Republic of Lithuania in Kosovo
Daniela Malaj
Managing Director · HAPPY, member of Balfin Group
Dardan Fusha
Deputy Governor for Banking Operations · Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
Delina Ibrahimaj
Minister · Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Albania
Deniz Deralla
Director of Supervision Department Bank of Albania, Member of the Supervisory Board Financial Supervision Authority
Elton Çollaku
Chief Executive Officer · Union Financiar Tiranë
Fatbardha Rino
Chief Executive Officer · Jet Bank (Albania)
Gijs Boudewijn
Chairman of the Board · European Payment Council (EPC) (Netherlands)
Günce Önür
General Partner, Investor · Startup Wise Guys (Turkey/Estonia)
Holta Zacaj
First Deputy Governor · Bank of Albania
Karolina Aleksandrova
Founder & CEO · ProMoney
Kjeld Herreman
Founding Partner · Paylume (Belgium)
Ledia Bregu
MBA, CID Director of Payment Systems, Accounting and Finance Department · Bank of Albania
Linda Shomo
Co-Founder of Balkan Fintech Association, Founder & CEO · EasyPay
Matija Laco
Senior Economist and Manager of the Western Balkans Payments Modernization Project · World Bank (Belgium)
Matthias Timm
Operations Officer · IFC - International Finance Corporation (Austria)
Merima Mahmutovic
Senior Manager, PwC Strategy, Transformation & Technology I SEE · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Michael Jennings
Head of Division, Eurosystem Market Infrastructures Development and Administration · Banca d'Italia (Italy)
Miodrag Dzodzo
Regional Director Balkans · Natech Banking Solutions
Panos Chalkias
CEO for Central & South East Europe · Transaction Systems
Piotr Jan Pietrzak
New Markets Lead · European Payment Initiative (EPI)
Prasad Khambalikar
Regional Director, Europe - Banking and Financial Services · Oracle (UK)

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • 09:15 - 09:20

    Opening of the Forum

    Welcome word by Organizer – Karolina Aleksandrova, Founder & CEO ProMoney, Government, Authorities, Guests and Partners

  • 09:20 - 09:35

    Opening address by Minister Delina Ibrahimaj, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Albania

  • 09:35 - 09:50

    Keynote speech

  • 09:50 - 10:05

    Keynote presentation: The TIPS Clone initiative to develop a regional IP system for the Western Balkans

    The TIPS Clone initiative to develop a regional IP system for the Western Balkans.

  • 10:05 - 10:50

    Opening Panel Discussion: Regulatory Outlook for the Balkan Region “Regulatory Priorities for Payments, Innovation and Financial Integrity”

    Panel on regulatory changes shaping payments in 2026–2027, discussing PSD3, Instant Payments, Open Finance, SEPA, payment industry challenges and opportunities, and regulatory ince…

  • 10:50 - 11:05

    Keynote presentation: The Future of Payments in Europe: Instant, Open, Cashless

    Keynote about the future of payments in Europe focusing on instant, open, and cashless transactions.

  • 11:35 - 11:50

    Keynote: Changing the way Europe pays

    Keynote on changing the way Europe pays.

  • 11:50 - 12:10

    Fireside Chat

  • 12:10 - 12:50

    Panel Discussion: Digital Payments Transformation: What Will Drive Growth?

    Panel on bank–fintech collaboration, mobile/instant payments, embedded finance, and TIPS-like instant payment systems.

Quick answers

When is Balkan Payment Forum 2026?
Balkan Payment Forum 2026 ran on May 14, 2026 at Rogner Hotel in Tirana, Albania. The next edition, Balkan Payment Forum 2027, is May 25, 2027 in Tirana.
Where is Balkan Payment Forum 2026 held?
Balkan Payment Forum 2026 was held at Rogner Hotel in Tirana, Albania.
Who is speaking at Balkan Payment Forum 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 25 speakers, including Bashkim Zeqiri (Founder and Chairman of the Board, Pysera Kosovo; Founder of Paysera Macedonia; Head of Consulate and Honorary Counsul of Republic of Lithuania in Kosovo), Daniela Malaj (Managing Director, HAPPY, member of Balfin Group) and Dardan Fusha (Deputy Governor for Banking Operations, Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo).
Company intelligence

An audience of 21 companies, parsed from the program.

21 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
21Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

60% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite624%
  • Founder / Owner312%
  • Director / Head of624%
  • Manager / Lead312%
  • Advisor / Investor14%
  • Other roles624%

Of 25 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Bank of Albania2
2Albania1
3Banca d'Italia (Italy)1
4Bosnia and Herzegovina1
5Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo1
6EasyPay1
7European Payment Council (EPC) (Netherlands)1
8European Payment Initiative (EPI)1
9HAPPY, member of Balfin Group1
10IFC - International Finance Corporation (Austria)1
11Jet Bank (Albania)1
12Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Albania1
13Natech Banking Solutions1
14Oracle (UK)1
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.

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