At the K5 Future Retail Conference 2025, opago presented innovative Lightning payments for POS and online retail.
On June 24 and 25, 2025, opago had its own stand for the first time at the K5 Future Retail Conference in Berlin. K5 is considered one of the most important industry events for e-commerce, retail and retail tech in the entire DACH region.
The conference gave us the ideal stage to introduce Lightning payments as a groundbreaking technology to a wide audience of experts. Whether through an API connection, integration into existing POS terminals or the option to use stablecoins via Lightning — our stand quickly became a central point of contact for anyone interested in modern digital payment solutions.
For two days, our team was always on site at the OPAGO stand and showed how Bitcoin and stablecoin payments can be implemented efficiently, quickly and securely from a regulatory point of sale (POS) or online checkout. The focal points of our presentations:
Visitor interest was high: Many interviewees were looking for concrete solutions for the digital transformation of their payment systems and wanted to reduce transaction fees in particular. The advantages of our technology — low transaction costs, high speed and GDPR-compliant integration — were convincing.
A particular highlight was our participation in the Retail Tech Startup Pitch powered by eBay. Our CTO Michael Anton Fischer presented the vision of opago in five minutes under the title “Digital Cash for the Innovative Business.” The focus was on the practical implementation of Bitcoin Lightning in stationary retail and online, integration into existing infrastructures and the importance of regulatory security for companies.
The response from the specialist audience was clear: Speed, scalability and compliance are key factors for modern payment providers — and opago provides a market-ready solution in all of these areas. It was particularly gratifying that we were able to fully convince the audience during the pitch and won the audience vote for us. We are now eagerly awaiting the final voting by the expert jury.
Opago was also convincing at the K5 Retail Award 2025: We made it into the top five and prevailed against well-known and established payment service providers in the preliminary round. This placement underscores that Lightning payments are not only technologically promising, but are also increasingly economically relevant. Mollie took first place and we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on behalf of the entire OPAGO team.
In addition to pitches and product presentations, K5 offered a broad supporting program: master classes, keynotes and panels on platform strategies, payment innovations and artificial intelligence set the agenda. The combination of trade fair, conference and networking events such as the “Connect Party” by American Express or the traditional white sausage breakfast by Develey created space for informal exchange.
Our conclusion: Retailers are actively looking for alternatives to classic card payments and expensive third-party solutions — and Lightning payments with Bitcoin or stablecoins have long since arrived on the international market.
The K5 Conference 2025 was a complete success for opago. Direct dialogue with industry representatives and potential partners, as well as customers, was particularly valuable. Our technology meets market demand: a scalable, regulatory-secure and cost-effective payment infrastructure that simultaneously appeals to new customer groups.
We are looking forward to further exchanges and new projects arising from the discussions at K5.
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