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.