TRUSTECH brings to exhibitors and sponsors the best attendees serving their business in the payment, banking and finance fields. The digital payments market is undergoing a major transformation, driven by the rise of mobile payments, contactless technologies, digital wallets, and Open Banking, which enables secure data exchange and seamless transaction integration into the user experience.

The increasing adoption of AI and Web 3.0 by industry leaders is paving the way for more transparent, secure, and inclusive payments. However, this digital shift brings challenges related to cybersecurity and sovereignty. The emergence of quantum computing poses a potential threat to the current cryptography of crypto-assets, raising concerns about their resilience against these technological advancements.

At the same time, payment sovereignty has become a strategic priority. The European Union is pushing to make instant payments the new standard while accelerating work on the Digital Euro to strengthen the continent’s independence in this sector.

The growing digitalisation of payments is no longer just about transactions: it is reshaping the balance between innovation, regulation, and security, a key topic at the heart of discussions at TRUSTECH.

Key Figures

7,700
Attendees
104
Countries
79
% of attendees with a role in the buying process
73
% of attendees coming with an investment project
500
Pre-scheduled business meetings

Attendees Main Objectives

20% of TRUSTECH attendees are from identity, access control, governments & administration sector.

39% of visitors are decision-makers (CEO & C-level)

Portrait of Ludovic FRANCESCONI from EPI Company - Wero

Keynote Payment by EPI Company - Wero

Ludovic FRANCESCONI, Chief Member and Strategy Officer of EPI Company - Wero, delivered an exclusive keynote on Wednesday 3 December 2026 during TRUSTECH on the topic "Europe’s Payment Landscape at a Turning Point: Between Sovereignty, Technological Innovation and User Experience".

2025 Payment & Finance Conferences

Do not miss our daily conference sessions focusing on the banking and payments areas:

  • New Payment Methods: How Cryptocurrencies, Web3, and Biometrics Reinvent Transaction Security
    • Cryptocurrencies and Decentralised Payments
    • Web3 and Evolution of Financial Infrastructure
    • Biometrics and Authentication of Payments
  • Payment Sovereignty: Challenges and Impacts for the Payments Ecosystem?
    • Key Trends and Challenges in the Global Payments Landscape
    • Sovereignty: Issues and Impacts in Europe
    • Europe’s Payment: between Sovereignty, Technological Innovation and User Experience
    • Payment Sovereignty: Implications for Merchants
    • The Future of Payments Innovation
    • Agentic Commerce: How may AI Revolutionise it?
    • E-Invoicing and B2B Payments as Priority
  • Are cryptopayments going to take off at last?
    • Cryptos & Stablecoins “vs” Traditional Payments
    • What are the Available Infrastructures for them to Access the Crypto World?
    • Merchants: Challenges for Cryptopayments?
    • Cryptocurrencies / Stablecoins: EU and US Regulations’ Impacts 
    • Crypto: How to have Compliant Accounts? How to Manage a Dispute about a Transaction?
    • How the Rise of Stablecoins is Changing the Game for Cryptopayments / Payments
  • Instant Payments: What is the New Deal for Europe’s Payment Landscape?
Discover the programme
Panel of 5 speakers talking about instant payments in front of an audience during TRUSTECH

Some of the Companies you Could Have Met

Allianz France • Banco do Brasil • Bank Al-Maghrib • Banknote Corporation of America • Banque de France • Banque mondiale • BNP Paribas • Canadian Bank Note • Capgemini • Carrefour Bank • Crédit Agricole Payment Services • Crédit Mutuel • DHL • Docaposte • Entrust • European Commission • Evolis • France Titres - Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) • Giesecke+Devrient • HID • IDEMIA • Imprimerie Nationale • INGENICO • IN Groupe • Infineon • JCB • La Banque Postale • Mastercard • Microsoft • Ministère de l'Intérieur • NXP Semiconductors • Oracle • Orange • Safran • Samsung Electronics France • SNCF • Sony • Sopra Steria • STMicroelectronics • Stripe • SWIFT • Thales • TotalEnergies • U.S. Department of State • Veridos • Visa • Worldline • Zebra technologies

 

Speaking Companies you Could Have Heard

ABBL Luxembourg • AFTE • Banco de Portugal • Banque de France • Bird & Bird • BNP Paribas • Carte Bancaire (CB) • Chronodrive • Comptacrypto • Coopérative U • Crédit Agricole Payment Services • Crédit Mutuel • Crypto.com • Delubac • DGFIP • Edgar Dunn & Company • EPI Company • FingerPrint Cards • Fireblocks • LISE • Lysi • Mercatel • Payplug • Sopra Steria • Stripe • The Payment Association EU • VISA • Voltox AI • Wordline