Craig Mullard, Senior Sales Executive, provides feedback
Representing Iliad Solutions at EBAday 2025 provided me with some great insights, strategic connections, and an up-to-the-minute status of the evolving needs of the payments ecosystem. It’s always beneficial to meet up with the industry in this way!
The event served as a concentrated hub of thought leaders, infrastructure providers, and financial institutions grappling with the same challenges that our payment testing solutions are designed to address.
From a technical perspective, delegates were given a deep appreciation of the industry’s shift towards ISO 20022 and how real-time payment schemes are influencing the requirements for end-to-end testing, certification, and simulation environments. Conversations with key stakeholders confirmed the growing demand for continuous testing integration (CTI), automated regression testing, and scalable test orchestration—areas in which Iliad’s t3 platform offers unique advantages.
Attendees were able to participate in panel discussions, allowing exploration of the operational and architectural complexities behind initiatives such as the European Payments Initiative (EPI), Request to Pay (R2P), and cross-border interoperability under SWIFT’s gpi and Transaction Manager services. These sessions reinforced the need for test environments that can simulate real-time settlement, varied payment message formats, and multi-scheme connectivity – all aspects where Iliad excels.
I had the opportunity to discuss how our t3 testing platform can accelerate compliance readiness, particularly in adapting to evolving rulebooks and scheme certification requirements. Several conversations revolved around the challenge of reducing time-to-market while ensuring the resilience of payment applications—a topic where Iliad’s approach to intelligent automation and real-time validation resonated strongly with both banks and fintechs.
In addition to technical learning, attending EBAday allowed me to initiate and deepen relationships with industry professionals who influence technology roadmaps at major financial institutions.
Finally, it was good to see how industry players are prioritising resilience, operational efficiency, and regulatory alignment in the face of increasingly complex payment ecosystems. Iliad’s solutions can provide a significant, positive impact in financial institution payment testing, particularly in supporting the shift to 24/7/365 operations, managing the transition to richer data environments under ISO 20022, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.
The insights and relationships gained at events like EBAday directly influence how we engage with our clients, shape our product roadmap, and solidify our position as a key enabler in the digital transformation of payments. With this in mind, I hope to see you on the events circuit in the coming months if we didn’t cross paths in Paris.
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