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Momentum Matters: 
The fast track to growth for B2B acquirers

Momentum Matters is Mastercard’s flagship event bringing acquirers together to accelerate B2B payments growth through scalable, cutting-edge payment solutions and performance insights.

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B2B invoice payable payments are growing at about 6–8% annually, and we believe that will continue to be the case. By 2028, in the UK, the size of that market will be around £3 trillion, and only 6% of that is carded today.

Suren Nawalkar Senior Vice President, Business Development UK&I, Mastercard

Speakers and subjects

Discover more from industry thought leaders about the evolution of B2B card payments at Momentum Matters.

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Why momentum matters

Suren Nawalkar

Senior Vice President, Business Development UK&I Mastercard

Welcome and introduction to the B2B growth pillars acquirers can use to future-proof their business.

Resilience in uncertainty

Ollie Clark

European Economist at Mastercard Economics Institute

How card payments make business spend resilient against macroeconomic factors.

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Meeting digital demand

Nick White

Senior Vice President, Acceptance Commercial Mastercard

How cutting-edge solutions will satisfy buyer demands for digital-first tools. 

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Powerhouse session

Dame Kelly Holmes

Olympic Athlete and Performance Speaker

High performance, adaptation, and leading through change. Moderated by Gemma Daros (Senior Principal, Business Development at Mastercard).

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Breakout session

Retention to acquisition - scaling B2B growth

A discussion on strategies to evolve from retention-focused approaches to accelerating acquisition and scaling B2B growth.

Led by Stefano Paoletti (Vice President, Product Management – CNPF, Mastercard), Addy Ashton (Director, Business Development, Mastercard), and Nony Odili (Director, Commercial B2B, BD, Mastercard).

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Breakout session

Operational precision and seamless high-value transactions

A discussion on driving operational precision and enabling seamless high-value transactions.

Featuring David Cooke (Vice President, Commercial Acceptance, Mastercard), Alejandro Rey (Manager, Product Management, Mastercard), and Ana Glushkova (Manager, Product Management, Mastercard).

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Industry fireside

Shifting dynamics and the capabilities of
B2B acceptance

An exploration of the evolving landscape and capabilities of B2B acceptance.

Featuring Erwan Le Grand (Head of Product, Commercialisation and Account Management Europe, HSBC), Robert Tuckwell (Director of Specialist Sales, Barclaycard Payments), and Ashley Bowling (Vice President, Business Development, Mastercard).

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Guest speakers and thought leadership snapshots from Momentum Matters, May 14, 2026.

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