‘Great event that helped me enhance my understanding of the M-Payment Business Domain from Various Business Perspectives’

Mobile finance and commerce services have developed immensely in the past twelve months: in the UK o2 and Visa have determined that consumer demand for NFC applications is high, but security and handset range still remain as sticking points. In Central Eastern Europe the demand for credit services has shown a keen interest in p-to-p banking services, and global cross border remittances continue to grow via the Mobile Money Transfer scheme which is using wallet agnosticism to link up millions of subscribers to its currency transfer network.

In retail sectors, advanced payment innovation is helping to link up various digital methods and enhance consumer offerings, maintain loyalty and increase point-of-sale transactions. Room for growth, however, is high as the traditional sector is hesitant to employ vast funds of investment in hardware and employee training before a solid business case is fixed. Can couponing, ticketing, and location based services via SMS offer a more financially lenient alternative to instant payments, or is NFC the killer app. which retailers, banks and operators must take notice of if they don't wish to be left behind?

With all these questions still remaining, and so much greater consumer feedback available from trials and commercial services throughout 2008/9, Informa Telecoms and Media is delighted to announce the agenda for the 12th mobile finance and commerce conference, runing in Brussels, March 17th-18th, 2009.

Topics covered will include:

• Business strategies for each sector
• Technical platforms: SMS, NFC, payment switches and handsets
• Feature interview with NFC industry expert
• Security and Compliance; de-regulating the service
• ‘Play and Display’ hands-on exhibition and networking drinks
• Addressing different markets and services: mature and developing region analysis
• Cross-border remittances growth
• Advanced payments services for retail innovation
• Mobile marketing and couponing transactions

Exclusive Sessions for 2009!!

• Guardian Communications Editor Richard Wray Interviews Claire Maslen, Head of NFC at o2, UK Live on Stage!
• Pre and Post Conference focused workshops on M-Payments and Commerce Strategy!
• A look at the wider financial implications of mobile convergence –Western Union and the World Bank tackles remittances; the FSA and T-Mobile look at the shifting status of mobile financial transactions under the regulatory eye!
• Ebay showcase a new theory of cloud computing for mobile security and the impacts for advanced mobile services!
• Insight into China Mobile payments strategy from author Marina Zhang!
• €450 price tag for non-telecoms retailers and brands to enjoy access to these new transaction methods!
• Growth market case studies from Grameenphone and Bharti Telesoft!
• Analysis of brand on mobile by Scott Seaborn, Head of Mobile Technologies, Ogilvy Group!
• The potential influence of Google Android on the payments eco-system!

*Special Price €450 for non-telecoms retailers and brands!
*€860 for conference plus commerce post-conference workshop for non-telecoms retailers and brands

With Keynote Presentations Featuring:

Ashish Desai Head, Mobile Payments Solutions, Bharti Telesoft, India

Dr Marina Zhang, CEO, ExecutiveAsia Associates Limited, China

Claire Maslen Head of NFC,o2, UK

Scott Seaborn Head of Mobile Technologies, Ogilvy Group UK, London

Hadi Nahari, Principal Security Architect, eBay, Inc. U.S.A

Mette Grimm Munck, Business Innovation Manager, Emerging Payment technologies, Danske Bank, Denmark

Richard Wray, Communications Editor, Guardian, UK

Dominic Peachey, Senior Policy Adviser, Financial Services Authority

Christian Séré-Annichini, Head of New Business Development, SFR

Massimo Cirasino, Head, Payment Systems Development Group, World Bank; Co-chairman/WB Task Force on General Principles for International Remittances Services

Robyn Durie, Regulatory Council for T-Mobile UK, UK

Prof. Dr. Patrick Van Eecke, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP

Jean Diop, Vice President, TME Consulting, Benelux, Capgemini

Delwar Hossain Azad, Director & Head, Financial Services, Grameenphone Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh