7th Digital Financial Services Forum | Freshfields

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In co-operation with the Institute for Law and Finance at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, the 7th Digital Financial Services Forum took place on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 between 2pm and 5pm CEST in a virtual format. This year's topic was ‘Navigating PSD3 & PSR – The Future of Payments’.

This years’ edition focussed on the rapidly evolving payments landscape, driven by technological advances and the continued development of regulatory frameworks. Against the backdrop of PSD3 and PSR, the forum brought together EU policymakers and global industry players to discuss the regulatory vision, its practical implications and key market trends, as well as how innovative technologies such as agentic AI and stablecoins are shaping the payments ecosystem.

Date

Jun 9, 2026

Time

14:00 - 17:00 CEST

Location

Frankfurt am Main

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Team

Frankfurt am Main

Alexander Glos

Partner & Co-head Financial Institutions Group

Frankfurt am Main

Janina Heinz

Frankfurt am Main

Alicia Hildner

Eva Schneider

Principal Associate

Frankfurt am Main

Daniel Klingenbrunn

Principal Associate

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14.00-14.10	Welcome Janina Heinz, Partner, Freshfields
14.10-14.30	PSD3 & PSR: The EU’s New Payments Rulebook Lídia Pereira, Member of European Parliament, Shadow-rapporteur for PSD3 and PSR
14.30-15.00	Liability, Fraud, Strong Customer Authentication and Operational Realities Mathilde Bonneau, Director, International Payments Policy, Government Relations, PayPal
15.00-15.10	Break
15.10-15.40	Fireside Chat: Stablecoins Philipp Bohrn, Managing Director, Bitpanda Patrick Hansen, Senior Director, EU Strategy & Policy, Circle Moderator: Daniel Klingenbrunn, Principal Associate, Freshfields
15.40-16.10	Fireside Chat: AI in Payments Matti Salakari, Head of EU Government Relations, PayPal Amy Aixi Zhang, Lead Product Counsel, Ramp Moderator: Eva Schneider, Principal Associate, Freshfields
16.10-16.20	Break
16.20-16.50	Fireside Chat: Future of the Payments Landscape Evelyn Bueno, Global Regulatory Counsel, SumUp Patrik Pohl, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Cash Management Germany, Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank Moderator: Alicia Hildner, Counsel, Freshfields
16.50-17.00	Concluding Remarks Janina Heinz, Partner, Freshfields