The Top Payments Conferences in 2025 You Can't Afford To Miss

The pace at which the payments world is changing, with new technology, regulations, and strategies renewing the way businesses and consumers transact, calls for keeping up as a matter of growth and competitiveness. That’s why the right payments conferences are so important. These events go beyond networking—they’re where the sharpest minds in the industry come together to share ideas, spotlight innovations, and tackle the big shifts shaping the future of payments, including the move from closed to open payment systems.

From Closed to Open

Open payments platforms mark a new frontier in the world of payments, where merchants can connect to multiple providers without being bound by a system that is closed. Closed setups usually translate to costly integrations, poor adaptability, and obscure operations. In contrast, open payments platforms utilize modern APIs to scale new providers, expand internationally, and keep businesses nimble amidst dynamic changes in market demand. This shift will not only improve customer experiences and operational processes but also position the merchants for long-term growth.

Central to these advancements are payments conferences, pivotal gatherings where industry leaders, merchants, and technology providers converge to dissect trends, exchange insights, and sculpt the future of payments. As we navigate this evolving landscape, here's our curated list of the most open and influential payments conferences of 2025, where Spreedly will be engaging with key players in the open payments ecosystem.

The 2025 Payments Conference Calendar Lineup

January to March

Payments MAGnified 2025 - February 10-13 in National Harbor, MD‍

You won't want to miss this in-depth view of the latest advances in payments technology and strategy. An energetic conference filled with engaging keynotes from industry leaders to dynamic panel discussions to interactive workshops. For Solution Providers: Please note you must be a MAG member to attend MAG events.

Women in Payments US 2025 - February 12-13 in McLean, VA‍

Women in Payments celebrates the contribution of women in the field of payments through keynote speakers, leadership panels, and mentorship sessions on diversity and inclusion in fintech and payments.

Identity and Payments Summit 2025 - February 24-26 in San Diego, CA‍

This summit centers on building safe and frictionless customer experiences. Participants discuss, among other things, biometric authentication, the rise of digital IDs, and how these new technologies in the future will be important to cut down fraud.

NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum 2025 - March 6 in Zurich, Switzerland‍

This forum is ideal for anybody looking for the crossroads between payments and regulatory technology. It looks at state-of-the-art developments in the world of compliance, payments orchestration, and how technology generally is enabling fresh ways of continuously dealing with ever-changing regulatory frameworks.

Fintech Meetup 2025 - March 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV‍

Considered one of the largest fintech events, the edition of 2025 promises great networking opportunities, more in-depth analysis on payments orchestration, and expert vision on scaling fintech solutions at a global level. Spreedly will be speaking at this event, we would welcome the opportunity to connect at the conference! 

MRC North America 2025 - March 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV‍

A Spreedly favorite, MRC Vegas is the leading event where merchants, payment providers, and fraud prevention professionals will come together to drive innovation and tackle fraud in a constantly changing payments landscape. Spreedly will be speaking at this event, we would welcome the opportunity to connect at the conference! 

MoneyLive Summit 2025 - March 10-11 in London, UK‍

The European version of MoneyLive integrates the latest developments in real-time settlement, cross-border solutions, and collaboration opportunities from end to end in the field of fintech.

Merchant Payment Ecosystem 2025 - March 18-20 in Berlin, Germany‍

MPE is the meeting point in Europe where payment innovation leaders meet, the sessions focus on the strategies of payment acceptance, cross-border issues in practice, and the shifting customer expectations of tomorrow.

Pay360 2025 - March 25-26 in London, UK‍

Pay360 brings together insight into leading payment technology developments, from fraud prevention to enhancing the customer experience. This is the event for professionals who are serious about driving innovation in payments.

April to June

ETA Transact 2025 - April 2-4 in Las Vegas, NV‍

ETA Transact brings together professionals in payments from the fields of fintech, banking, and retail to discuss and share experience on state-of-the-art developments within the field of payment acceptance, contactless technology, and APIs for payment.

Women in Payments EU 2025 - April 9-10 in London, UK

This event celebrates women's achievements in payments across Europe through insightful leadership panels, valued networking opportunities, and deep discussions of how women are driving and will be driving innovation and the future of the payment industry. 

MRC LATAM 2025 - April 14-15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil‍

This event covers fraud prevention strategies, regulatory hurdles, and payment innovations curated specifically for the LATAM market.

NACHA Smarter Faster Payments 2025 - April 27-30 in New Orleans, LA‍

The conference also covers discussions on the latest about ACH and faster payments, mainly focusing on real-time payment rails, fraud mitigation strategies, and how to keep ahead of regulatory requirements.

MRC Barcelona 2025 - April 28-30 in Barcelona, Spain‍

MRC Barcelona serves especially European merchants regarding fraud prevention, best practices in making payments, and how to guide the change in regulations within the European market.

Payments Leaders Summit Spring 2025 - April 29-30 in London, UK‍

This is the key event for UK payment professionals looking for the latest information about current regulatory updates, developing stories in open banking, and strategic innovations at the forefront of the industry.

Marketplace Risk Management 2025 - May 12-14 in San Francisco, CA‍

This event is aimed at e-commerce merchants and marketplaces, going into detail about the challenges of payments, fraud, and global expansion. Herein, it will be highlighted how payment orchestration together with advanced fraud prevention can mitigate risks while driving growth.

ePay Summit 2025 - May 21 in London, UK‍

This single European gathering brings together thought leadership from professionals in the field of payments, with sessions on real-time, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies really is an event that offers something to keep up-to-date on the rapidly changing industry landscape.

Women in Payments LATAM 2025 (link coming soon) - May 28-29 in Miami, FL‍

This event celebrates women driving innovation in the Latin American payments market: from inspiring leadership to great mentorship possibilities, to meaningful discussions of how to promote diversity and inclusion across the sector.

M2020 EU 2025 - June 3-5 in Amsterdam, Netherlands‍

Money20/20 Europe is a flagship event where the future of payments innovation will converge. The attendees of this conference will dabble in the latest and greatest things in digital wallets, explore practical use cases for blockchain, and dive into complexities in cross-border transactions.

MAG Payments Summit 2025 - June 9-11 in London, UK‍

From how to optimize interchange fees, prevent fraud, and increase customer loyalty, this summit covers it all. For Solution Providers: Please note you must be a MAG member to attend MAG events.

Payments Leaders Summit USA 2025 - June 23-24 in Florida (TBA)‍

The U.S. Summit brings together the most senior-level executive professionals in payments to explore innovative solutions tailored to a rapidly changing market. Key areas of focus will be centered around payment orchestration, alternative payment methods, and methodologies with a large focus on enhancing customer experiences.

July to September

PaymentsEd 2025 - July 28-30 in Anaheim, CA‍

The event goes deep into the insights of payment operations, which range from chargebacks management to interchange fee optimization.

MPC 2025 (Money, Payments, Connections) - August 13-15 in Atlanta, GA

MPC covers the exciting world of mobile payments and digital wallets, looking ahead at the freshest innovations that shape the future in the sphere of payments.

MAG Payments Conference 2025 - September 8-11 in San Antonio, TX

This conference is organized to empower merchants by equipping them with innovative strategies for making payments. The most sophisticated solutions boast fraud prevention, improvement of authorization rates, and enhancement of customer satisfaction. For Solution Providers: Please note you must be a MAG member to attend MAG events.

Payments Leaders Summit EU 2025 - September 15-16 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

This summit is one of the major gatherings for European continent payments professionals, especially with discussions of regulatory changes, industry innovations, and opportunities for collaboration within the evolving European payment landscape.

MoneyLive North America 2025 - September 15-16 in Chicago, IL

Bringing together regional trends, emerging technologies, and actionable strategies, this is an event focused on driving payments innovation throughout North America to help improve financial services' customer experience.

Sibos 2025 - September 29-October 2 in Frankfurt, Germany
Sibos is one of the most prominent events in global finance and payments, gathering thousands of professionals in discussions about the newest topics on banking, payments, and cross-border solutions.

Marketplace Risk Management NYC 2025 - September TBD in New York City, NY

Marketplace Risk Management, in its New York edition, touches on the peculiar difficulties that have to be confronted in marketplaces. The main issues to be looked at during this conference are: How to manage compliance, deploy fraud prevention strategies, and how to reach an optimized payment strategy on a global level.

October to December

Payments Leaders Summit UK Fall 2025 - October 21-22 in London, UK

Returning this fall, this UK-focused event puts the spotlight on how payment leaders can get out in front of market trends while maintaining compliance and driving innovation in the payments industry.

M2020 USA 2025 - October 26-29 in Las Vegas, NV

The U.S. edition of Money20/20 represents one of the leading events in the sphere of payments innovation in North America, embracing open banking, embedded finance, and the further evolution of digital payments infrastructure.

Meet Spreedly and Explore Open Payments at These Events

The future of payments is open. Joining the top payments conferences of 2025 alone isn't about being informed; it's about networking with industry power players, sharing ideas, and exploring how open payments could transform your business. Spreedly will be at many of these key events ready to share insights, discuss strategies, and showcase how our platform empowers businesses to unlock flexibility and growth.

Let's connect at one of these conferences to explore how open payments can help you drive innovation, expand globally, and optimize your payment strategies. Together we can shape the future of payments.

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