BALTIC
PAYMENT FORUM

2026

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March 3

Vilnus, Lithuania

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Payment Innovations 2026

Welcome to the Baltic Payment Forum, where innovation meets insight in the dynamic world of payments and fintech.

Join us for a day of thought-provoking discussions, visionary keynotes, and immersive sessions exploring the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the payments landscape. Engage with industry leaders, connect with peers, and discover cutting-edge solutions that are shaping the future of digital finance.

Why Attend
Baltic Payment Forum 2026?

Exclusive Access to C-Level Decision Makers

Connect with a truly elite audience — 80% of our delegates are C-level executives and senior decision-makers from banks, fintechs, and regulatory bodies across 30+ countries and 3 continents

100% Payments-Focused

Baltic Payment Forum is laser-focused on payments. Expect in-depth discussions, practical case studies, and real-world insights dedicated entirely to the payment ecosystem — from infrastructure to innovation. Get 360 Payment market overview.

Regulatory Insights and Innovations

Stay ahead with exclusive updates from key regulators and trend-setters. Our stellar speaker lineup features industry-shaping voices who provide direct, first-hand perspectives on trends, compliance, and  frameworks impacting the payments industry.

Program & Opportunities

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Registration

ONLINE TICKET
+ VAT/1 delegate
Group price 3 persons or more - 20% discount
STANDARD OFFLINE TICKET

$350

+ VAT/1 delegate
TEAM 3+ persons OFFLINE TICKET

$300

+ VAT/1 delegate

Keynote speakers

Januš Kizenevič

Vice-Minister Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

Dome Scaffidi

• Bank of England – Standard Advisory Panel Member • DS Payments Ltd UK CEO & Founder

Evaldas Ruzgys

Member of the Board Bank of Lithuania

Menno Broos

Project Lead Digital Euro De Nederlandsche Bank

Marine Krasovska

Head of Fintech Supervision Department Bank of Latvia

Bo Knoblauch

Director, Business Development Executive, Visa Direct – The Nordics and The Baltics (Denmark)

Tobias Tenner

Head of Digital Finance Association of German Banks (Germany)

Aleksejus Loskutovas

Co-founder and CEO at HHHub (Lithuania)

Piotr Jan Pietrzak

New Markets Lead, European Payment Initiative (EPI)

Chris Crespo

Founding Partner Nordic Fintech Magazine (Denmark)

Mikael Nørgaard

Digital Payments and E-commerce Solutions Lead VISA (Denmark)

Jose Luis Langa

Deputy Managing Director, International, Institutions & Cash Iberpay (Spain)

Ionut Horatau

Head of Payments and Payment Instruments Oversight Division National Bank of Romania

Bernardo Weaver

CEO of Weaver Advisory (USA)

Heike Strasser

Principal SME Payments Clearing and Settlement UNIFITS (Austria)

Yuliia Zhulii

Head of PR at NovaPay | Communications Expert & Lecturer

Greta Ranonyte

Head of Fintech Hub LT

Sharlote Leikuma

Sr Business Development Manager at DECTA

Priyanka Lehmann

Principal Product Manager at payabl.

Olena Tsysar

Partner of 4Service Group Holding, expert in strategic development of the sector

Dmitri Gamarnik

CEO & Founder of Comparus GmbH (Germany)

Reinis Znotins

Executive Director Latvian Blockchain Association (LBAA)

Clare Pearson

Panel Member of Payment System Regulator UK, Strategic Advisor Finexer - Open banking platform, Founder Pearson Booth Consulting (UK)

Alex Novozhenov

CEO & Co-Founder Nodu

Simon McFeely

Managing Director of Finvisor Fintech Partners (International) & Mentor at Financial Conduct Authority (UK)

Judith Crawford

Director of Policy and Operations at Electronic Money Association (UK)

Gabriela Mrozek

Community Manager, “FinTech Poland”

Katharina Luschnik

Vice President Sales, Open Finance – Mastercard

Taras Gorkun

Deputy CEO and Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Bank Credit Dnipro

Marcin Petrykowski

Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Strategy & Technology Committee at JSC Universal Bank

Mick Fennell

Business Line Director - Payments, Temenos

Konrad Stolarski

Board Member at European Payment Institutions Federation, Partner at ftl

Michal Szymanski

New Market Strategy Director, BLIK and Management Board Member, BLIK SK

Ruta Kairyte

Commercial Director for Northern Europe at Tribe Payments

Adela Cristea

Founder Ascent Group & Co-Founder Design Thinkers Academy EE

Justinas Radzevičius

Chief Information Security Officer, Copla

Daniil Archipov

Co-Founder and CEO, Recomply.ai

Egle Zelionka

CAMS, CGSS, MLRO & Sanctions Compliance Officer, TransferGo

Alexander Grachev

Customer Experience Director, Board member NovaPay

Renats Lokomets

Strategic Partner, Venture Faculty

Event agenda

March 2 

15:00

CX in Payments: Experience Session

Case Study “Building Trust in Fintech: Communicating Complex Financial Products Simply”

The speaker(s)

Yuliia Zhulii

Head of PR at NovaPay | Communications Expert & Lecturer

15:25

CX in Payments: Experience Session

From Friction to Loyalty: How to Turn Every Payment Step into a Measurable CX Win

The speaker(s)

Olena Tsysar

Partner of 4Service Group Holding, expert in strategic development of the sector

15:50

CX in Payments: Experience Session

Keynote : From Design Thinking to Futures Thinking: Designing CX for what comes next

The speaker(s)

Adela Cristea

Founder Ascent Group & Co-Founder Design Thinkers Academy EE

16:20

16:50

CX in Payments: Workshop

From Support to Trusted Brand: How NovaPay Built a Human-Centered CX in Payments

The speaker(s)

Alexander Grachev

Customer Experience Director, Board member NovaPay

17:10

CX in Payments: Panel Discussion

Case study real-life case of CX transformation and measurable business impact

17:45

!NEW Speed Dating Networking

Meet your potential partners here

19:00

Networking

Welcome Drink and Networking (location Radisson Terrace lounge with charming view to Vilnius evening lights)

March 3 

9:00

Opening

Opening of the Forum by Organizer, Karolina Aleksandrova, Founder & CEO ProMoney

The speaker(s)

Karolina Aleksandrova

Founder & CEO ProMoney

9:05

Opening

Opening Speech

The speaker(s)

Januš Kizenevič

Vice-Minister Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

9:20

KeyNote Presentation

Keynote The Future of Payments. Agentic Commerce: Enabling AI Agents to Pay Securely and Easy Way

The speaker(s)

Mikael Nørgaard

Digital Payments and E-commerce Solutions Lead VISA (Denmark)

9:35

Open Panel Discussion 1

What’s Next in Payment Regulation?

The moderator

Dome Scaffidi,

• Bank of England – Standard Advisory Panel Member • DS Payments Ltd UK CEO & Founder

The speaker(s)

Evaldas Ruzgys

Member of the Board Bank of Lithuania

Marine Krasovska

Head of Fintech Supervision Department Bank of Latvia

Menno Broos

Project Lead Digital Euro De Nederlandsche Bank

Clare Pearson

Panel Member of Payment System Regulator UK, Strategic Advisor Finexer - Open banking platform, Founder Pearson Booth Consulting (UK)

10:20

KeyNote Presentation

Scaling EMIs for Success – Now is the time for ‘Big Boy’ pants

The speaker(s)

Mick Fennell

Business Line Director - Payments, Temenos

10:40

KeyNote Presentation

Keynote: Regulatory developments and how they impact the Fintech sector across the EU and globally

The speaker(s)

Judith Crawford

Director of Policy and Operations at Electronic Money Association (UK)

10:55

KeyNote Presentation

Keynote: From knowing Wero to using Wero

The speaker(s)

Piotr Jan Pietrzak

New Markets Lead, European Payment Initiative (EPI)

11:10

11:35

Open Panel Discussion 2

Hear how banks and PSPs are leveraging regulatory change to deliver value, speed, and differentiation in an instant-first world.

The moderator

Ruta Kairyte,

Commercial Director for Northern Europe at Tribe Payments

The speaker(s)

Ionut Horatau

Head of Payments and Payment Instruments Oversight Division National Bank of Romania

Simon McFeely

Managing Director of Finvisor Fintech Partners (International) & Mentor at Financial Conduct Authority (UK)

Egle Zelionka

CAMS, CGSS, MLRO & Sanctions Compliance Officer, TransferGo

Konrad Stolarski

Board Member at European Payment Institutions Federation, Partner at ftl

12:15

KeyNote Presentation

BLIK Mobile Payments for Everyone

The speaker(s)

Michal Szymanski

New Market Strategy Director, BLIK and Management Board Member, BLIK SK

12:30

KeyNote Presentation

Why agentic commerce fails without unified payments data

The speaker(s)

Priyanka Lehmann

Principal Product Manager at payabl.

12:45

Open Panel Discussion 3

Top thinkers discuss what the next wave of innovation means for business models, technology, and consumer expectations.

The moderator

Gabriela Mrozek,

Community Manager, “FinTech Poland”

The speaker(s)

Bo Knoblauch

Director, Business Development Executive, Visa Direct – The Nordics and The Baltics (Denmark)

Jose Luis Langa

Deputy Managing Director, International, Institutions & Cash Iberpay (Spain)

Taras Gorkun

Deputy CEO and Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Bank Credit Dnipro

Marcin Petrykowski

Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Strategy & Technology Committee at JSC Universal Bank

14:25

Open Panel Discussion 4

The Power of Partnerships – Banks, Fintechs & Platforms Collaborating at Scale

The moderator

Greta Ranonyte,

Head of Fintech Hub LT

The speaker(s)

Tobias Tenner

Head of Digital Finance Association of German Banks (Germany)

Heike Strasser

Principal SME Payments Clearing and Settlement UNIFITS (Austria)

Aleksejus Loskutovas

Co-founder and CEO at HHHub (Lithuania)

Dmitri Gamarnik

CEO & Founder of Comparus GmbH (Germany)

Katharina Luschnik

Vice President Sales, Open Finance – Mastercard

15:05

KeyNote Presentation

Keynote: Next Line of Defense. Building Resilence – Compliance challenges and best practices

The speaker(s)

Justinas Radzevičius

Chief Information Security Officer, Copla

15:20

Fireside chat

Next-gen payment rails — bridging technology and compliance.

The moderator

Reinis Znotins,

Executive Director Latvian Blockchain Association (LBAA)

The speaker(s)

Alex Novozhenov

CEO & Co-Founder Nodu

Daniil Archipov

Co-Founder and CEO, Recomply.ai

Renats Lokomets

Strategic Partner, Venture Faculty

16:15

!New! Interview with Investor

!New! Interview with Investor. An exclusive dialogue with a top-tier investor about the future of fintech and funding in Europe. Smart money, bold ideas, and strategic vision — all in one inspiring closing session.

The speaker(s)

Chris Crespo

Founding Partner Nordic Fintech Magazine (Denmark)

Bernardo Weaver

CEO of Weaver Advisory (USA)

16:40

Networking

Networking with glass of sparkling wine. Unwind, connect, and reflect on key insights with fellow executives in a relaxed setting.

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