Kyiv | September 10, 2026, Hyatt Regency Hotel 5*
Part 1. By invitation only
10:00–12:00 | Closed strategic roundtable with the participation of IFC / World Bank Group
Ukraine's readiness and integration of European payments
The closed, high-level discussion will focus on practical steps needed to prepare Ukraine's payment ecosystem for deeper integration with the European financial market.
Part 2. The Main Summit Summit
Moderator: Julia Zhuliy, Head of PR, NovaPay
12:00–13:00 | Registration and welcome coffee
13:00 | Opening of the summit Karolina Alexandrova, Founder & CEO ProMoney
13:00–13:15 | Welcome speech representatives of state institutions of Ukraine
13:15–13:25 | Welcome speech Alyona Voloshina, Country officer IFC
13:20–13:40 | Headline Opening Keynote - Ukraine's Path to European Payments: SEPA, Integration and the Future of Cross-Border Payments
Speaker-online: Gijs Boudewijn, Chairman of the Board European Payment Council (EPC) (Netherlands)
13:40–14:00 | Keynote of the Regulator. Payment infrastructure of Ukraine on the way to Europe
Speaker: Andriy Podderyogin, Director, Department of Payment Systems and Innovative Development of the National Bank of Ukraine
14:00–14:15 | Implementation of SEPA systems in the next generation of payments in Ukraine
Speaker-online: Merima Mahmutovic, Senior Manager, PwC Strategy, Transformation & Technology SEE
14:15–15:00 | Strategic Panel Discussion. Ukraine–Europe Payment Bridge: SEPA, instant payments, and market readiness
Moderator: Alexander Karpov, Director of the EMA Association, founder of Open API Group
Invited Experts:
- ONLINE Francesco Di Salvo, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
- Oleksandr Glushchenko, Director of the AML Policy Department, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
- Sergey Naumov, President of NABU - Andriy Podderyogin, Director of the Department of Payment Systems and Innovative Development of the National Bank of Ukraine
15:00–15:15 | Speaker: Serhiy Makarenko, Head of Acquiring Privatbank
15:15–15:30 | Report Open Banking as an engine for new products: from API compliance to new sources of revenue
15:30–16:00 | Coffee Break & Networking
16:00–16:15 | Presentation of the study “CEO's pulse of the region” – a survey of leaders of the payment business in Ukraine
16:15–17:00 | Panel discussion Cards, A2A, Instant Payments: Who will win the customer's heart?
Moderator: Chris Crespo, Founder, Nordic Fintech Magazine
Invited Experts:
- ONLINE -Piotr Jan Pietrzak, New Markets Lead, European Payment Initiative (EPI)
- ONLINE -Fernando Rodriguez Ferrer, Deputy Managing Director of International Expansion BIZUM (Spain)
- ONLINE Michał Szymański- New Market Strategy Director, BLIK, Management Board Member, BLIK SK
Key topics:
- the future of card payments
- account-to-account payments as an alternative model
- instant payments and a changing competitive environment
- Banks, Fintechs, PSPs, Marketplaces and Payment Systems: Who will own the customer relationship?
- new business models in the European payment landscape
17:00–17:15 | Payments. What's next?
17:15–18:00 | Future-thinking Panel: Payments as a strategic infrastructure for the Ukrainian economy. What's next?
Moderator: Matthias Timm, Operations Officer, IFC
Invited Experts:
- Taras Kyrychenko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NOVA group
- Mykhailo Ovcharenko, Director of the IT Department for Payment Services Development, Raiffeisen Bank
- Dmytro Gamarnik, CEO of the company "Comparus" (Germany)
- Vasyl Muntyan, Project Manager, Starlink Direct to Cell at Kyivstar
- IPay Representative
Final strategic discussion on the role of payment infrastructure in the recovery of Ukraine's economy, attracting investment, business development, and European integration.
Key questions:
- Are Ukrainian banks and fintech companies ready for European competition, not just European regulation?
- What should make investors trust Ukraine's financial infrastructure during a war?
- Can payments become a practical tool for recovery capital, exports, and cross-border business?
- How can Ukraine turn its military resilience into a European story of payment innovation?
18:00–19:00 | Payment Leaders Cocktail & Networking
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