Payments professionals from across Europe will gather in Helsinki for two days of intense networking and debate at the ninth annual EBAday forum, organised by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra Research.

Building on the success of last years conference in Berlin, EBAday 2014 will look beyond the practical compliance requirements of operating in a Single Euro Payments Area and deal with the critical strategic questions that banks must address if they are to prosper in the new business environment.

An influential panel of senior executives, practitioners and key stakeholders from across the payments industry will lead the discussions on the conference floor via a dynamic series of parallel streams, interactive workshops and open panel sessions.

The top-level seminar programme at EBAday is complemented by a bustling exhibition floor, showcasing the complete spectrum of payment processing services from leading banks, ACHs, technology vendors and consultancies.