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CITY AM

City AM publishes the latest news and sharpest views from the City of London and the rest of the UK.

From its newsroom in the heart of the Square Mile, supported by a team based in Manchester, City AM publishes across a growing network of print and digital assets, including its flagship newspaper, website, app, magazine and social channels. 

All of these products and platforms have undergone an exhilarating re-brand for our 20th year, one which speaks to the ambition that we have as well as the legacy of the brand.

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AllConfsBot

AllConfsBot is a convenient event calendar that makes it easy to find, organize and attend any event.

Our bot helps:

  • Find many interesting events all-in-one place;
  • Stay informed with up to date event notifications;
  • Get exclusive discounts and chances to win tickets;
  • Plan your schedule using Google and Apple calendars.
  • Community administrators can integrate our telegram bot with events calendar into their groups or channels.

AllConfsBot also provides an opportunity for companies to cooperate with event organizers on beneficial and individual terms.

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EMA

The Electronic Money Association (EMA) is the trade body representing the interests of e-money issuers and innovative payment service providers globally for over 20 years. The EMA acts as a forum for industry, enabling the sharing of know-how and the development of good practice. It represents its members in discussions with governments, EU policymakers, consumer bodies and other parties.

Our membership includes large e-commerce businesses, fintech service providers, a large number of prepaid card issuers, crypto currency businesses, AIS/PIS providers, acquirers, bill payment providers, corporate incentive providers, mobile payment specialists, and business to business services.

We have offices in Brussels and London. The EMA also has local branches in 5 European countries: Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, and the Netherlands.

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GDF

Global Digital Finance (GDF) is a global non-profit association of member firms offering an open innovation platform for advocating and accelerating the adoption of best practices for digital assets.

GDF’s mission is to “To promote and underpin the greater adoption of market standards for the use of crypto and digital assets, through the development of best practices and governance standards in a shared engagement forum with industry, policymakers, and regulators."

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Innovate Finance

Innovate Finance is the independent industry body for UK FinTech.

Its mission is to accelerate the UK’s leading role in the financial services sector by directly supporting the next generation of technology-led innovators to create a more inclusive, more democratic and more effective financial services sector that works better for everyone.

Innovate Finance’s membership and partnership community ranges from seed stage startups to scale up and high growth FinTechs; from multinational financial institutions to big tech firms; and from investors to global FinTech hubs. Innovate Finance supports its members and the wider financial innovation ecosystem by promoting policy and regulation that allows innovation to thrive, encouraging talent, diversity and skills into the sector, facilitating the scaling journey, fostering business opportunity, partnerships and domestic and international growth, and driving capital into UK FinTech.

By bringing together and connecting the most forward-thinking participants in financial services, Innovate Finance is helping create a financial services sector that is more transparent, more sustainable and more inclusive.

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The Payments Association

The Payments Association is the largest community in payments. Founded in the UK in 2008, the association now operates communities in the UK, EU and Asia, helping almost 300 companies enhance their commercial interests, solve societal problems such as financialexclusion and evaluate new opportunities for innovation in payments.

Our purpose is to empower the most influential community in payments, where the connections, collaboration and learning shape an industry that works for all.

We operate as an independent representative for the industry and its interests, and drive collaboration within the payments sector in order to bring about meaningful change and innovation.  We work closely with industry stakeholders such as the Bank of England, the FCA, HM Treasury, the Payment Systems Regulator, Pay.UK, UK Finance and Innovate Finance.

Through our comprehensive programme of activities for members and with guidance from an independent Advisory Board of leading payments CEOs, we facilitate the connections and build the bridges that join the ecosystem together and make it stronger.

These activities include a programme of monthly digital and face-to-face events including our annual conference PAY360 and awards dinner, CEO round tables and training activities.
We run seven stakeholder working groups: ESG, Inclusion, Regulator, Financial Crime, Cross-Border, Digital Currencies and Open Banking.  The volunteers within these groups represent the collective view of The Payments Association members at industry-critical moments and work together to drive innovation in these areas. We also conduct exclusive industry research which is made available to our members through our Insights knowledge base.

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PAY360 2026 returns on 25–26 March at ExCeL London.

Join us at Europe’s largest and most influential payments event, uniting the global payments ecosystem for two days of insight, innovation, and collaboration.

6,000+ attendees from across fintech, banking, payments & technology

200+ industry-leading speakers

150+ exhibitors featuring breakthrough products and services

Engagement with regulators, policymakers, global banks & high growth fintechs

AI-powered matchmaking connecting buyers, innovators & strategic partners

60% in the room VIP and above

PAY360 2026 is your opportunity to discover the technologies, partnerships, and strategies shaping the future of payments. Equip your business with the insights and solutions needed to thrive in a fast-changing landscape.

Get your tickets today: https://pay360event.com/

Use the following discount code to obtain a 20% discount: C&F20

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The Paypers

Your go-to source for fintech market insights
The Paypers covers the latest global news and analyses on payments, ecommerce, fintech, and the digital economy.

The Paypers is a global hub for real-time news, expert insights and interviews, and in-depth analyses and resources across payments, fintech, and the digital economy. We deliver reports, webinars, and commentary on key topics like regulation, innovation, cross-border payments, digital identity, and more – developed together with industry experts and leaders. Our coverage spans payments infrastructure, ecommerce, Open Banking, Embedded Finance, B2B payments, BaaS, crypto, and fraud and financial crime prevention. Read our daily updates on trends, developments, product launches, funding, partnerships, and global market shifts.