Why Should Merchants Attend MPE?

Why It Matters

For merchants and payments vendors, MPE provides critical, up-to-date intelligence and relationship-building opportunities that directly inform fraud strategies, platform decisions, and commercial partnerships—helping firms stay competitive in a fast-evolving payments landscape.

Summary

Attendees say MPE offers a focused, relationship-driven conference experience where merchants can hold one-on-one meetings, visit an optimal number of exhibitor booths, and catch up on industry developments over three days. Participants highlighted the value of face-to-face interactions with vendors, relaxed networking with recurring contacts, and substantive sessions—examples cited include fraud prevention, merchant-of-record issues, and marketplace operations. First-time and returning attendees described keynotes followed by ample discussion time as especially useful for learning practical trends and solutions. Overall, MPE is portrayed as a compact but influential event for payments professionals in Europe.

Original Description

Why do hundreds of merchants attend the Merchants Payments Ecosystem (MPE) every year?

At MPE 2024 in Berlin, we spoke directly with merchants from across industries to find out what makes this conference such an important event in the payments calendar.

Featuring perspectives from companies including Kilo Health, Volkswagen, and REMA 1000, this video explores why merchants continue to invest their time in attending MPE.

Topics covered include:

• Merchant networking opportunities

• One-to-one meetings with payment providers

• Emerging payments technologies

• Fraud prevention strategies

• Embedded finance trends

• Industry insights and thought leadership

• Merchant payment challenges

• Building valuable business partnerships

One of the biggest attractions of MPE is the opportunity for merchants to engage directly with payment service providers, fintech companies, and industry experts. These face-to-face conversations often lead to meaningful partnerships, new ideas, and practical solutions to real business challenges.

Attendees also highlighted the conference's more intimate atmosphere compared to larger industry events. The smaller format creates opportunities for deeper discussions, stronger networking, and more personalized interactions.

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