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Event

EU Payment Revolution 2026: Toward the Age of Digital Wallets

March 18, 2026 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Aula Pio XI | Università Cattolica of Milan, Largo Gemelli 1

DUAL MODE

Presentation of the workshop

The workshop investigates the main transformations in the world of payments, between regulatory evolutions and new digital infrastructures (Digital Euro, identity wallet), with the aim of understanding how markets, players and services will change.

Key themes:

  • European digital identity & wallets: what scenarios?
  • Wallets in the convergence of identity, payments and digital assets
  • A2A Wallet and Instant Payment
  • Digital Euro: state of the art and European roadmap
  • Open banking and FIDA are still alive?

Agenda of the day

Federico Rajola
Full Professor of Business Organization and Director Cetif
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Opening remarks.
Paolo Gatelli
Senior Research Manager
Cetif
Beyond the Wall(et): defending Europe's digital payments realm
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Alessandro Agnoletti
Digital Euro Expert
European Central Bank
Digital Euro: moving towards technical readiness
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Giancarlo Esposito
Managing Director Head of Payments, Cash Management
Intesa Sanpaolo
Instant Payments: what has really changed since October 9 and what will change in the future
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Marco Siracusano
Chief Executive Officer
PostePay
PostePay ecosystem
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Roberto Amisano
Global Head of Issuing and Acquiring
UniCredit
Challenges and opportunities: UniCredit's multi-market approach
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Matteo Valenti
Chief Product Officer
ATM
ATMs: evolution and role of the domestic circuit
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Andrea Pennacchia
Head of Banking & Public Administration Solutions
NEXI
Cashless Europe: From Instant Payments to the Digital Euro
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Maurice Lisi
Head of Digital Business
BPER Bank
La nuova architettura del settore bancario: cinque forze che stanno riscrivendo il futuro
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Alessandro Zaccherini
Responsable des ventes et de l'innovation dans le domaine des paiements
BFF Banking Group
The evolution of the payments ecosystem in Europe
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Proceedings of the event

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