Many leading experts from across Africa will be among the
industry leaders from across the globe exploring the future of payments and
mobile money at this year’s Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global
Conference, taking place from 18 - 20 November 2014 at Wyndham Grand Istanbul
Levent in Turkey.
Hundreds of delegates from all over the world will be
gathering in Istanbul to learn about the latest thinking on how we may be
paying for goods and services next year and in 2024, and what needs to be done
by banks, retailers, mobile networks and technology suppliers to make these
ideas reality.
The first day of the two-day conference will launch with
a session on Creating a Global Cashless
Society with Kevin Marisia Amatesche, Product Manager for Orange Money in
Orange Kenya among the speakers. This will examine how to shape a world where
digital money integrates seamlessly into every transaction no matter how small
or remote.
Kivanc Onan, Country Director of Paypal, will oversee a
panel discussion debating What’s in store
for payments next year to create predications and map trends. The
panellists will look back at bold evolutions in financial services to create
future predictions, map trends and discuss opportunities for digital money in
2015. Betty Mwangi-Thuo, general manager of financial services for Safaricom in
Kenya, is on the panel and will also lead a case study on Safaricom - beyond Pesa: The evolution of Safaricom's payment products
& and their impact of Kenyan financial services ecosystem.
Vince Kadar, CEO of Telepin
will provide an opening address and moderate a discussion on Will we ever eliminate cash? featuring
Ronald Wakabi, product manager, Orange Money in Uganda.
The second day of the conference will feature an
interesting session from Rebecca Mann, Financial Services for the Poor, Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation on ‘Mapping global financial inclusion efforts –
growing the ecosystem through data-driven programmes,’ while Vanesha Palani, Nedbank Digital in South
Africa will discuss Maximising User
Experience.
Senior representatives of the Central Banks of Swaziland
and Nigeria will be among central banks from across the globe who will discuss
their top challenges and opportunities in a panel session on regulating mobile
financial services.
Michael Seaman, event
director of the Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global Conference,
comments: “This major global event will provide inspiring ideas and answers to
key questions for banks, retailers and businesses - from how to create a global
cashless society and what’s in store for payments in 2015 to opportunities in
next generation payments and the emerging cryptocurrency markets. It offers
valuable new insights into the new world of this fundamental element of
society.”
To register to attend Mobile Money & Digital Payments
Global and for information please visit www.mobile-money-global.com
A two-day conference pass for delegates from a technology/service
provider is £1,499 (£1,748 including the workshop) Delegates from a bank or
mobile network operator can attend for £650. A two-day conference pass for
delegates from the retail sector is complimentary.
