Finance & Banking

Balkan Payment Forum 2027

Balkan Payment Forum is a high-level platform uniting the payments, fintech, and financial services ecosystem of the Balkans and Southern Europe with the global payments community. The Forum brings together central banks, regulators, authorities, financial institutions, PSPs, innovators, investors, and technology providers from 20+ countries to address the r…

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31Speakers
13Sponsors
21On the bill · sessions
37Companies · in total
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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 Consul of Republic of Lithuania in Kosovo
Bora Feri
Chief Operations Officer · MPAY Albania
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
Elton Çollaku
Chief Executive Officer · Union Financiar Tiranë
Emir Kurtic
Vice Governor · Central Bank Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fatbardha Rino
Chief Executive Officer · Jet Bank
Gijs Boudewijn
Chairman of the Board · European Payment Council (EPC)
Günce Önür
General Partner, Investor · Startup Wise Guys
Holta Zacaj
First Deputy Governor · Bank of Albania
Karolina Aleksandrova
Founder & CEO ProMoney · ProMoney
Kjeld Herreman
Founding Partner · Paylume
Konstantinos Tsimpoukas
Business Developer Manager · Mellon
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 (Brussels Office)
Matthias Timm
Operations Officer · IFC - International Finance Corporation
Merima Mahmutovic
Senior Manager, PwC Strategy, Transformation & Technology I SEE · PwC
Michael Jennings
Head of Division, Eurosystem Market Infrastructures Development and Administration · Banca d'Italia
Miodrag Dzodzo
Regional Director Balkans · Natech Banking Solutions
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Happy PayGold
Mellon GroupGold
Transaction SystemsGold
UFT (UPAY)Gold
Blue BridgeSilver
HHH HubSilver
Intrepid FoxSilver
Natech Banking SolutionsSilver
Techno XanderSilver
WallettoSilver
EastnetsExpo Partner
MPAYProgramme Partner
PigiExpo Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 21 sessions on the bill.
  • 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 to discuss regulatory changes shaping payments in 2026-2027, including PSD3, Instant Payments, Open Finance, SEPA, opportunities and challenges, and incentives for cashless a…

  • 10:05 - 10:50

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

    Discussion addressing regulatory changes for payments in 2026–2027, PSD3, Instant Payments, Open Finance impacts, SEPA benefits, challenges & opportunities for the payment industry…

  • 10:50 - 11:05

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

  • 10:50 - 11:05

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

  • 11:35 - 11:50

    Keynote: 'Changing the way Europe pays'

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 37 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

37 companies. two are betting more than once.

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
2All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
24Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Natech Banking Solutions·Transaction Systems

Speakers by seniority

52% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite723%
  • Founder / Owner310%
  • Director / Head of619%
  • Manager / Lead516%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles929%

Of 31 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Natech Banking SolutionsSp·S1V
  2. 02Transaction SystemsSp·G1V
  3. 03Bank of Albania3V
  4. 04Blue BridgeSp·S
  5. 05EastnetsSp·E
  6. 06Happy PaySp·G
  7. 07HHH HubSp·S
  8. 08Intrepid FoxSp·S
  9. 09Mellon GroupSp·G
  10. 10MPAYSp·P
  11. 11PigiSp·E
  12. 12Techno XanderSp·S
  13. 13UFT (UPAY)Sp·G
  14. 14WallettoSp·S
Sponsors by tier
gold4
31% of 13
silver6
46% of 13
expo partner2
15% of 13
programme partner1
8% of 13

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