Dear Subscriber,

In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter, we present a special Money 20/20 EU bumper edition, featuring all of our highlights from Amsterdam.

You’ll find essential insights and revelations from WeChat Pay, Klarna, Visa, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Square, Ripple and more. Enjoy!

Headline News

WeChat Pay at Money 20/20: connecting payments and culture “We continue to shape the future of payments and commerce, bringing the new age of smart retail,” Ashley Guo, Regional Director of WeChat Pay, Tencent Holdings, told the audience under The Big Top.

Events & Awards

Klarna at Money 20/20: Banks are obsessed with themselves Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski spoke to a packed crowd under The Big Top at Money 20/20 EU, Amsterdam, today, taking the opportunity to open fire on the banks.

Steve Wozniak at Money 20/20: 5 key takeaways Wozniak sat down for a discussion with Feedzai CEO Nuno Sebastio, which covered topics as varied as blockchain, AI, the early days of Apple and Star Wars.

Mythbusting Point-of-Sale: Square at Money 20/20 “We’re going to shatter a lot of conventional knowledge”, Mary Kay Bowman, Head of Payments, Square, said in her presentation at the Ringside stage this morning.

Visa Europe CEO apologizes for service disruption, confirms hardware failure Charlotte Hogg, CEO, Visa Europe, apologized for Friday night’s major service disruption and explained its source in a keynote speech at Money 20/20 EU that revealed Visa’s plans for huge fintech investment in Europe.

Ripple at Money 20/20: “We are a payments company” Firm commits $50m to crypto and blockchain R&D to back global research initiative for leading universities.

The Payments Race: Card and cash emerge victorious The Money 20/20 EU Payments Race came to a close today, with card and cash drawing for the top spot on the leader board.