Making payments a profit centre

Organized on 09 Dec 2025 / 09:00 AM PDT / 12:00 PM EDT / 06:00 PM CET

Alexandra Rusu

27 Nov 2025 / 5 Min Read

Payments are shifting fast – and the merchants winning today are the ones using payments to drive revenue, not just reduce friction.

The Paypers and Ecommpay recently hosted a power-packed session on how leading e-commerce brands are reshaping their payments strategy to boost growth, cut costs, and elevate the customer journey.

We shared exclusive findings from Ecommpay’s new white paper, real lessons from top retailers across travel, subscription, fashion, and streaming, and the practical steps any business can take to turn payments into a profit centre.

Expect data-backed insights, expert analysis, a clear roadmap – plus an exclusive infographic breaking down the six steps to payments profitability.

Agenda

How leading merchants turn payments into a profit driver – with active C-suite support
The simple fixes: revenue recovery, routing optimisation, payment method strategy and fee efficiency
The long game: building a high-performing payments function through structure, talent, automation and outsourcing
Using data – including AI and LLM insights – to cut fraud, reduce costs and improve authorisation
Practical steps to transform payments from a cost centre into a long-term growth engine

Presenters

James Wood

Eris Intelligence, Moderator

Faheem Bakshi

Payments Lead at Kinguin

Roy Blokker

Head of Strategic Sales & Alliances at Ecommpay

Adam Sherlock

Fraud & Payment Manager at Fitflop

Micheál Egan

Head of Payment Operations, Retail inMotion

Keywords:

payments merchants payments strategy profitability revenue

Countries:

World

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