Highlights TRUSTECH 2025

Innovative Payments: Heralding a New Era in Transactions

In step with the shift over to increasingly digital consumer habits, payments are now faster, smoother and more secure than ever before. The show’s line-up uncovers the new financial architectures now steering the European market, spanning everything from instant transfers to the rise of cryptocurrencies.

Conference "Instant transfers: What the future holds for European payments?" - Thursday December 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pay Room
Spearheaded and chaired by Andréa TOUCINHO, Head of Studies, Prospective and Training at Partelya Consulting, this event will tackle the following issues:

• How are attitudes to instant transfers evolving in Europe?
• In what way has European legislation impacted on how this means of payment has evolved?
• What changes are we seeing in how market players (such as banks, retailers and treasurers) are tackling this angle?
• What security aspects come into play?

Speakers : Andréa Toucinho, Head of Studies, Prospective and Training, Partelya Consulting, Ananda Kautz, Head of Innovation, Payments and Digital Banking, ABBL Luxembourg, Thibault De Barsy, Managing Director, The Payments Association EU, Maria Tereza Cavaco, Head of Payment Systems Department, Banco de Portugal

Conference "Cryptocurrencies and decentralized payments"- Tuesday December 2 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Pay Room
This session centers on the emerging dynamics inherent to decentralized payments, and aims to highlight the key trends sparked by cryptocurrencies and blockchain, and how the latter are increasingly impacting on financial transactions.
How is the rise of Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins paving the way for instant, secure and intermediary-free payments?

• How does blockchain bolster transparency and traceability for transactions while mitigating the risk of fraud?
• From charge-free international payments to payments programmed via smart contracts, what concrete use cases are emerging?

Speakers: Thomas PRÉVOT, Head of Operations for France, Crypto.com, and Alexandra SOROKO, Senior Director, Growth Products & Partnerships, VISA.

Digital Identity: The Cornerstone of Trust and Security

Digital identity is becoming a major foundation for trust in an increasingly connected world. From fighting fraud and protecting data to new government uses, the experts shaping this strategic ecosystem will share their insights.

Conference "AI, deepfakes and digital identity: leading the fight against fraud and scams"- Tuesday December 2 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., ID Room
In a world rocked by digital upheaval, trust has become a topline issue, with digital identity, artificial intelligence, Web3 and blockchain all redefining our attitudes to security and transparency.

Speakers: Johanne ULLOA, Fraud and Identity Expert, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Pierre Chassigneux, CEO, B.connect

TRUSTECH 2025's Highlights

The SIDI Hub Second Anniversary

Fording the gaps between governments, experts and businesses, the SIDI Hub community embodies international cooperation in digital identity — building a ‘digital commons’ powered by open-source political and tech tools to help states roll out secure, privacy-friendly and interoperable frameworks for digital identity.

This workshop hosted by TRUSTECH has become a highlight event within an event that consolidates the show’s reputation as a leader in digital trust and innovation. For this second anniversary edition, the workshop will be exploring the progress made to date and provide a unique platform for global innovators, while unveiling a sneak-peek preview of the 2026 roadmap.

The Second Edition of the TRUSTECH Innovation Awards

Designed to shine a light on the groundbreaking solutions shaping the future of payments and identification, the prizegiving ceremony will take place on Tuesday December 2, with awards given in four overarching categories: identification, security and government angles; smart cards and the smart card industry; innovative payments and payment institutions; and Banks & Issuers.

Open to non-exhibitors, the latter is a new category for 2025, and will give banks and issuers their own space in which to showcase their innovations and new concepts within TRUSTECH’s prestigious framework.

Round Table in Partnership with Wisemedia

“Will ‘digital society’ meet its circular economy goals?” Tuesday December 2 at 4:30 p.m., ID Room

The Innovation Stage

A space exclusively for exhibitors and startups from around the world to show off their latest innovations and announce breaking news to partners, investors, customers and the media.

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