5th Edition of MERGE · October 27-29 · Madrid

The event where banks, fintech and crypto decide the future of finance.

3 days. +5,000 attendees. +200 international speakers from Santander, Ripple, Mastercard, BBVA, AAVE and many more. Institutional Summit at the Madrid Stock Exchange + Main Conference at Palacio de Cibeles.

+3.000 attendees +300 speakers 3 days

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What you'll experience at MERGE Madrid 2026

'22

BDZ

Zaragoza

1,200 attendees
+100 speakers

'23

BDZ

Zaragoza

1,500 attendees
+150 speakers

'24

MERGE

Madrid

2,500 attendees
+250 speakers

Mar. '25

MERGE

Buenos Aires

5,000 attendees
+250 speakers

Oct. '25

MERGE

Madrid

3,000 attendees
+250 speakers

Mar. '26

MERGE

São Paulo

4,000 attendees
+250 speakers

Oct. '26

MERGE

Madrid

+5,000 attendees
+200 speakers

This edition

Mar. 16-18, '27

MERGE

Buenos Aires

4,000 attendees
+250 speakers

Companies attending MERGE:

                            15:30 – 16:00
                            Institutional Summit Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

BitGo Roundtable: Institutional Custody Across Borders

Coty de Monteverde Global Head Crypto & Digital Assets · Banco Santander
Luis Ayala Managing Director Latin America · BitGo

                            16:00 – 16:30
                            Institutional Summit Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Crypto Finance Roundtable: Bank-Grade Digital Assets in Practice

Stijn Vander Straeten CEO · Crypto Finance Group | Deutsche Börse
Gonzalo Pradas Managing Director · Openbank

                            16:30 – 17:00
                            Institutional Summit Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Rain Roundtable: MENA-LatAm Institutional Corridors

Fermín Cifuentes Head of Europe · Rain

                            17:00 – 17:30
                            Institutional Summit Stage
                                                            ES
                                                    

Cryptoassets: Transformation of the Banking Sector

Benoît Courtois Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets · Unicaja
Xaquin Broz Gerente Investment Tech · ABANCA
Aleix Guillaumes CFO & COO · Creand Wealth Management (Banco Alcalá)
Moderator Aurora Cuadros Directora Corporativa Securities Services · Cecabank

                            18:00 – 21:00
                            Palacio de Cibeles
                                                    

Networking Dinner

The Institutional Summit closes with exclusive networking with speakers, sponsors and institutional attendees.

                            09:40 – 10:20
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Killer Use Cases 2026: How European Banks Are Deploying Crypto & Digital Assets

Stijn Vander Straeten CEO · Crypto Finance Group | Deutsche Börse
António Henriques CEO · Bison Bank
Artur Callau Corporate Innovation · Digital Assets · CaixaBank
Nadeem Ladki Global Head · Bitpanda Enterprise

                            10:50 – 11:20
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

SWIFT vs Stablecoins: The New Architecture of Cross-Border Settlement

Massimo Cervesato VP Global Blockchain & Digital Assets · Mastercard
Catarina Veloso Director, Regulatory and Compliance · Notabene
Carlos Jiménez Director of BD & Partnerships · Rain
Stuart Jackson Global VP, Sales Engineering · Fireblocks

                            11:20 – 12:00
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Building Europe's Regulated Euro Stablecoin: The Qivalis Consortium in Practice

Cassie Craddock VP Managing Director UK & Europe · Ripple
Vid Hribar Institutional Partnerships · Qivalis
Elma Saric Stablecoin Strategic Area Lead · Raiffeisen Bank
Niccolò Bardoscia Head of Digital Asset Trading & Investments · Intesa Sanpaolo

                            11:20 – 12:00
                            MADRID Stage
                                                            ES
                                                    

Spanish Banking Perspective: MiCA Implementation, Digital Euro and Bank Digital Assets

María Isabel Gómez Rodríguez Dirección de Transformación e Innovación · Kutxabank
Adrián González Responsable de Activos Digitales · Cecabank
Kike Fatás Clavero Jefe de Proyectos de Innovación · Ibercaja

                            12:00 – 12:30
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Why Western Union Is Launching Its Stablecoin

Malcolm Clarke Global Head Digital Assets · Western Union
Emilio Rivero Coello Project Manager Stablecoin Correspondent Banking · Anchorage Digital

                            12:00 – 12:40
                            MADRID Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Institutional Yield as a Service: Bridging TradFi and DeFi at Scale

Jose Antonio Hernández Solano CEO & Co-founder · Stakely
Daniel Lynch Partnerships · AAVE Labs
Andrew Forson President of DeFi Technologies · Chief Growth Officer of Valour
DMH COO · Fluid

                            11:40 – 12:20
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Southern European Banks Enter the Digital Asset Market: The MiCA Hub Play

Alessandro Fuser Head Markets · Crypto Finance | Deutsche Börse
Benoît Courtois Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets · Unicaja
Riccardo Donega Head of DLT and Digital Assets Products · Banca Sella
Ricardo Martins Chief Crypto Officer · Bison Bank

                            12:40 – 13:10
                            MADRID Stage
                                                            ES
                                                    

Digital Asset Taxation in Spain: DGT, DAC8 and Form 721

Jesús Lorente Socio · ECIJA Crypto

                            13:10 – 13:40
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Secondary Markets for Tokenized Assets: Where Are the Buyers?

Victor Saez Director, Expansion & Strategic Partnerships · Kraken
Simona Pasero Head of Innovation & COO Strategy · Generali Investments
Matt Ward Executive Director, Europe · Hashgraph
Miguel Salgado Crypto & Digital Assets · Cecabank

                            15:00 – 15:40
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            ES
                                                    

How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Payment Models and Processors

Carlos Fernández Founding Partner · Tritemius
Fernando Rodríguez Ferrer Deputy Managing Director of International Expansion · Bizum
Fermín Cifuentes Head of Europe · Rain
Olga Arzhaeva Payments Partnerships Manager · EcommPay

                            15:50 – 16:20
                            MADRID Stage
                                                            EN
                                                    

Bitcoin as Corporate Treasury Management

Álvaro Durán Head of Product · Nebeus
Khing Oei Founder & CEO · Treasury BTC

                            16:40 – 17:20
                            MERGE Stage
                                                            ES
                                                    

Brokers & The Next Generation of Investors

Tali Salomon Director for Iberia & Latam · eToro
Guillermo Barco Senior Product Manager Digital Assets · SwissQuote
Pablo López Gil-Albarellos Regional Manager Spain, Portugal & Greece · Trade Republic
Ángel Pardo Founder · Metapro Academy

Programme subject to change.

Institutional Summit

Bolsa de Madrid

October 27

The neoclassical Palace of the Madrid Stock Exchange, inaugurated in 1893, home to one of Spain's oldest financial institutions. 400 exclusive attendees.

Main Event

Palacio de Cibeles

October 28-29

The most iconic building in Madrid, in the heart of the city, with spectacular architecture. More than 5,000 attendees.

Tickets

At MERGE, we offer five types of passes for different needs, allowing you to choose the one that best aligns with your preferences and requirements.

Main Event
Palacio de Cibeles
October 28-29

Institutional Summit
Bolsa de Madrid
October 27

Available Tickets

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage) October 28th & 29th
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage October 28th & 29th
Access to recorded content
Event App
Networking Onsite y Online
Contacts with Speakers & Sponsors via Event APP
October 27th, Institutional Summit (15-18h) + Exclusive VIP Night with Speakers & Sponsors (18-20:30h)
VIP Lunch, October 28th (13h-14:30h) with Speakers & Sponsors
Access to Speakers & Sponsors Lounge

Discover Pass Day 1

Only October 28th

Discount applied: PANELS €149 €119.20 $133.69 VAT included

Buy now

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage) Only October 28th.
From 09:00h
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage Only October 28th.
From 14:00h
Access to recorded content

Discover Pass Day 2

Only October 29th

Discount applied: PANELS €149 €119.20 $133.69 VAT included

Buy now

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage) Only October 29th.
From 09:00h
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage Only October 29th.
From 14:00h
Access to recorded content

Standard

October 28th & 29th

Discount applied: PANELS €499 €399.20 $447.71 VAT included

Buy now

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage) October 28th & 29th
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage October 28th & 29th
Access to recorded content
Event App
Networking Onsite y Online

Pro

October 28th & 29th

Discount applied: PANELS €899 €719.20 $806.60 VAT included

Buy now

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage) October 28th & 29th
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage October 28th & 29th
Access to recorded content
Event App
Networking Onsite y Online
Contacts with Speakers & Sponsors via Event APP
VIP Lunch, October 28th (13h-14:30h) with Speakers & Sponsors

Business

October 27th, 28th & 29th

Only 50 available

Discount applied: PANELS €2,999 €2,399.20 $2,690.75 VAT included Only 60 availables

Buy now

Access to Main Stage Panels (MERGE Stage)
October 28th & 29th
Access to the Main Hall, Expo Area & Madrid Stage
October 28th & 29th
Access to recorded content
Event App
Networking Onsite y Online
October 27th, Institutional Summit (15-18h) + Exclusive VIP Night with Speakers & Sponsors (18-20:30h)
VIP Lunch, October 28th (13h-14:30h) with Speakers & Sponsors
Contacts with Speakers & Sponsors via Event APP
Access to Speakers & Sponsors Lounge