Cross-Border Connect & Mastermind Meetup Budapest
Another successful meetup in our cross-border journey
After Budapest, Bucharest, and Rzeszów, the Cross-Border Commerce Association continued its regional meetup series with another strong gathering: Cross-Border Connect: Mastermind Meetup.
This time, we brought together 40+ e-commerce founders and cross-border professionals for an evening of practical talks, honest questions, and valuable new connections.
Because cross-border growth sounds simple from the outside. Sell abroad, reach new customers, scale faster. But anyone doing it knows the real story: payments, VAT, marketplaces, logistics, local rules, and all the small decisions in between.
The Great Minds Behind the Meetup
Behind every strong meetup, there are people who bring the ideas, the experience, and the spark that makes the room come alive.
For this edition of Cross-Border Connect: Mastermind Meetup, the conversation was shaped by experts who know cross-border commerce from the inside:
- Robert Mate, Taxually — OSS, VAT, and tax compliance in cross-border expansion.
- Aaron Oxley, WorldFirst — international payments, multi-currency operations, and financial infrastructure.
- András Kobza, Marketplace and Cross-Border Summit — Amazon, marketplaces, and international expansion.
- Mark Torok & Marcin Pondo, CrossBorder24 — moderation and strategic discussion around omnichannel scaling.
A Look Inside the Meetup
A big thank you to our main sponsors
Together, they helped make the evening more practical, more useful, and much closer to the real challenges merchants face when scaling beyond one market.
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From marketplace expertise to payment infrastructure, from the right venue to strong moderation, these partners helped shape the meetup into a practical, welcoming space for real cross-border conversations.
Take a look into the Meetup
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