TheEmerging Payments Association for Central Eastern Europe (EPA CEE) is commercial membership association of financial services professionals, with a mandated set of deliverables to drive change, help connect the eco-system, encourage innovation and profitable business growth. EPA CEE’s comprehensive programme of activities for its members, include a digital library of specialised content (research on industry, webinars, podcasts etc), training, targeted events, conferences, award ceremonies, critical industry projects and lobbying activities. The program will be shaped by the input we receive from the membership and our independent board. We plan on on-boarding key stakeholders from 13 different countries together to discuss and address key issues impacting the industry and work together on resolving them. In addition, by becoming a member of the EPA CEE you will also receive access to some of the services provided by EPA UK. EPA CEE is a unique association in that it benefits from 13 years of experience of its principal, the EPA UK, delivering a thriving community of more than 100 payments professionals whose goals are to strengthen and expand the payments industry to benefit all stakeholders, and is founded and run by professionals with over 40 years of experience in financial services, particularly in the payments space looking to recreate such a community in Central and Eastern Europe.