About
Digital wallets have won.

Across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, consumers are increasingly choosing wallets, instant payments and account-based experiences over traditional payment instruments. What began as a domestic payments story is rapidly becoming a global one.

Yet a fundamental challenge remains.

Most wallets today are incredibly powerful within their home markets but have limited utility beyond them. As consumers become increasingly global, merchants sell across borders, and digital commerce continues to expand, the next opportunity is no longer wallet adoption, it is wallet connectivity.

How can wallets evolve from domestic payment tools into global financial instruments? What role will payment networks, banks and interoperable infrastructures play in unlocking new cross-border use cases? And how can the industry create new opportunities for consumers, merchants and financial institutions without rebuilding the systems that already work?

Join EPI Money and TerraPay for a strategic discussion on the future of wallet ecosystems, the rise of new payment networks, and the growing importance of interoperability in a world where billions of consumers already transact digitally. EPI Money’s Wero is creating a unified account-to-account payment experience across Europe. Similarly, TerraPay's Xend extends interoperability globally by connecting digital wallets, banks and merchants across markets, enabling trusted local payment experiences to work seamlessly across borders.

Attendees will gain insights into the trends shaping the next generation of payments, the emerging role of wallets in global commerce, and the opportunities that arise when previously disconnected financial ecosystems begin to interact seamlessly.

The next decade of payments may not be about building more wallets. It may be about connecting the billions that already exist.
When
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Bucharest (GMT +3:00)
Agenda
  • Why wallets are becoming the primary financial endpoint globally
  • The next growth opportunity for wallets
  • The emergence of wallet networks
  • How interoperability creates value
  • How networks like Wero and TerraPay's Xend are extending trusted domestic payment experiences into global interoperable ecosystems.
Presenters
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Ani Sane
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer at Terrapay
Trailblazing business development in digital payments Aniruddha Sane, a seasoned entrepreneur, is a founding member of TerraPay. With over 20 years of experience in global business development for electronic payments and services, Ani, as he is more popularly known, also holds the position of Chief Business Development Officer at the company, playing a critical role in establishing TerraPay as a leader in global money movement.
Ani made his entrepreneurial debut in 2015 by co-founding Rêv Worldwide, a leading payment products and service provider. Before Rêv, Ani was Director of Sales at Fidelity Information Services (FIS), where he oversaw the financial payment products and services business in the Indian market.
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Ludovic Francesconi
Chief Member and Strategy Officer at EPI Company
As Chief Member and Strategy Officer at EPI Company, Ludovic Francesconi focuses on member relationship management, business development in core markets, expansion into new markets, as well as market intelligence and innovation. Over the past 2.5 years in this role, he has contributed to strategic initiatives that support the organisation’s growth objectives.
Ludovic brings more than a decade of experience in product and marketing, innovation, payments, and business development. He is passionate about developing impactful strategies that enhance user experiences and support the continued evolution of digital payments across retail and e-commerce.
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Joy Macknight
Financial Journalist (Moderator)
Joy Macknight is an award-winning freelance financial journalist and editor who has covered the global financial services industry for over 20 years. Most recently, she was editor of The Banker, a Financial Times publication. Previously, she was features editor at Profit & Loss, editorial director at Treasury Today and editor at gtnews. She also worked as staff writer on Banking Technology and IBM Computer Today, as well as a freelancer on Computer Weekly. 
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