Payments Beats · 2025-07-15 · 13 min
In this episode of the Voice of MPE , the official podcast of Merchant Payments Ecosystem , host Faheem Bakshi, Payments Lead at Kinguin , leads a forward-looking conversation on the evolving world of instant payments and their growing impact on merchants, consumers, and payment infrastructure worldwide. Mangala Martinus, Managing Director at Payments Consulting Network & Merchant Advisory , brings insights from the Australian market, where innovations like PayTo and QR code adoption are helping merchants reduce card costs while giving consumers more control. Fabian Mansfeld, Chief Acceptance Strategy Officer at EPI Company , shares how the company is building a unified European solution for instant payments by integrating platforms like iDEAL and Payconiq. Together, they explore the challenges of interoperability, consumer protection, and the next frontier of scalable, secure, and accessible payments in Europe and beyond.
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