Event Highlights

Imagine a World Without Payment Cards

Imagine a world where every flight, hotel stay, or business expense had to be paid in cash - where convenience, security and corporate rewards didn’t exist. This was the reality before one visionary company introduced the first charge card, sparking an era of innovation that reshaped how businesses and individuals transact. 

For this year’s opening keynote, Matt Sloan, VP International Markets at Discover Global Network, will take you on a journey through groundbreaking innovations that helped to shape the modern payments industry, from the birth of the charge card to the first corporate card program, and explore how the spirit of innovation continues to drive transformation in payments today.

Innovating for Resilience, Inclusion and Growth

The payments industry is at a critical inflection point. Innovation is rapidly transforming how businesses and consumers transact, yet rising regulatory expectations, economic pressures, and political shifts demand a new level of agility, security and resilience.

At the Payments Innovation Day 2025, we will explore whether this year will mark a defining moment for the industry. Through insightful discussions, we will celebrate the game-changers and examine the pivotal shifts that will drive innovation in payments. Our key themes connect innovation, regulation and the broader societal impact of innovation, offering fresh perspectives on the industry’s most urgent challenges and opportunities.