16 JULY 2026 | MALAYSIA
From conversation to coordinated action
EPAA Connect is a one-day, closed-door, action-oriented forum convened by EPAA members, for EPAA members, bringing together 180–200 C-suite leaders from across the global and Asia-Pacific payments ecosystem.
Each discussion takes place in a carefully curated room, ensuring that regulators, decision-makers, infrastructure providers, and market leaders who can actually drive change are represented. The focus is not on presentations, but on alignment, practical outcomes, and clear next steps that feed directly into EPAA’s 2026–27 priorities and Working Groups.
SHAPING THE AGENDA
Priorities and questions are developed through EPAA’s Working Groups
Issues are framed by real market and regulatory dynamics
ALIGNING THE ROOM
Perspectives are challenged through senior, cross-sector discussions.
Alignment is built on what is practical and achievable to shape what progresses and what does not
DRIVING THE OUTCOMES
Outcomes are documented and prioritised, flowing into EPAA’s ongoing work.
Engagement continues beyond the Forum through EPAA programs and Working Groups
Why EPAA Connect?
EPAA Connect serves as the annual landing point for EPAA’s year-round, member-led work across seven active Working Groups, bringing regulators, banks, schemes, fintechs and infrastructure providers into curated rooms where decision-makers are present.
The Forum is designed to convert ongoing discussion into documented outcomes, agreed priorities and follow-on action that carry forward into the next year’s work.
DIRECTION NOT NOISE
MANDATE NOT MEETINGS
ACTION NOT DELAY
Who EPAA Connect is for
EPAA Connect is designed for C-suite and senior leaders from across the Asia-Pacific payments ecosystem, including regulators, policymakers and public-sector stakeholders, as well as organisations actively shaping payments infrastructure, regulation and innovation. Participation is deliberately closed-door and curated, ensuring discussions take place among peers who are directly involved in decision-making and influence.
Engage with EPAA Connect
Engagement with EPAA Connect extends beyond a single day, connecting participants and partners into EPAA’s Working Groups, priorities, and follow-on action throughout the year.