With the P19 Neujahrsevent, P19 kicked off the content-driven start to 2026, addressing key industry topics and recognizing outstanding projects and personalities shaping the future of payments and the economy through the P19 Payment Awards.
P19 Payment Festival: Future-Ready Payment Ecosystems as a Lever for Economic Strength
The P19 Payment Festival 2025 once again demonstrated how closely economic strength, trust in digital systems and innovation are interconnected. At Vienna’s Sofiensäle, leading industry representatives discussed the future of payments – and Europe’s role in shaping it.
How do we shape the future of the Digital Euro? This question was at the heart of the PaymentCircle hosted by P19 and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, on October 15, 2025.
The P19 Payment Podcast brings thought leaders, entrepreneurs and decision-makers from the worlds of payment, banking and the digital economy to the microphone. In exciting conversations with host Roland Toch, the podcast explores innovations, trends and challenges in a changing industry – in a compact, practical format with an eye to the future.
New rules, new technologies: why Europe's payment landscape is on the verge of a turning point
The transformation of payment transactions is in full swing. The zeb Payment Study 2025 shows that digital payments are on the rise, while cash is being used less and less. At the P19 Payment Circle, participants discussed how banks, businesses and consumers can actively and safely shape this transformation.
P19 Payment Award: Pioneers of modern payment transactions honoured
The winners of the P19 Payment Awards have been announced. At the P19 Neujahrsevent on Tuesday, projects, pioneers and newcomers who are strengthening Europe's payment transactions and driving the economy forward were honoured. This time, the awards went to Taxefy, Ecolytiq and Bluecode CEO Christian Pirkner.
P19 Payment Festival: The future of payment between cash and digital solutions
On Tuesday, the P19 Payment Festival 2024 took place in Vienna's Sofiensäle, once again impressing as a central platform for the most important discussions and innovations in payments. Under the motto "Payment empowers innovation," the event, organized by the P19 payment initiative, brought together top-class experts, innovators, and decision-makers to actively shape the future of payments and address pressing challenges.