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6th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2013: March 19-20, 2013 – Singapore

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As Asia’s largest mobile commerce summit event, Neoedge the leading producer of original conferences and workshops for the corporate world, has announced the biggest names in the industry supporting the 6th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2013 which is happening on the 19-20 March 2013 at the Hotel Novotel Clarke Quay Singapore.

The event is again expected to sell out fully, as in the last five years. The mobile commerce leaders at the event to date include Standard Chartered, Google, Digi Telecommunications, Mobile Accelerate, Vodafone, American Express, Telenor/Easypaisa, SingTel Group, Nokia (Finland), C-Sam, Mobile Monday Singapore, Indonesia Telecommunications Authority, Citi, Dialog Axiata, F1Soft International, Sprooki, Mastercard Worldwide, Zain Group, Du, National Payments Corporation of India, mcel, Taggo, eSewa, Olswang Asia, Indosat, Al Fardan Group, Habib Bank, Thomson Reuters Asia (Technology Division) and PCI Security Standards Council among others who will be featured at the event and bring to Singapore its latest mobile commerce technological innovations.

“We picked Singapore as our venue for two consecutive years now, primarily because it is considered to be Asia’s hub in terms of mobile technology.”, said Ricard Halim, Business Development Manager at Neoedge. “We are also delighted to welcome the executives from our Official Lanyard Sponsor, C-SAM, headed by Elizabeth Duke, the Head of Sales for Asia Pacific.” Halim added.

Among the international speakers lined up for 2013 is Biswas Dhakal the President of F1Soft International. They will hold a Post-Conference workshop entitled, “Mobile Financial Services in Under Developed Countries.” F1Soft is a leading company on transaction banking since its inception in 2004. It holds its principal offices in Nepal and regional presence in Singapore.

“What sets our event apart from the many mobile summits in Asia is that we seriously dedicate focus streams and panel discussions on topics which are currently shaking the mobile commerce space. Our agenda, while it is coherent, it aims to get as many players, if not all, in the ecosystem and it is designed to unveil what really is the future of mobile payments, mobile banking, mobile money transfer and NFC.”, Halim shared.

Neoedge’s 6th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2013, after being hailed as one of the most important telecom events in Asia, it was shortlisted as Best Telecom Conference in the Asian Conference Summit & Awards 2012.

For more information and registration: 6th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2013

 

 

About Neoedge:

 

Neoedge Pte. Ltd is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligences and creating high value networking opportunities.

 

http://neo-edge.com/event-line-up/telecom-it/6th-mobile-commerce-summit-asia

Mobile Money Summit 2011 – Singapore: June 27-30, 2011

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As the Mobile Money industry continues to grow, this has led to increased access to financial services as well as the development of new financial instruments around the world. Now, more than ever before, Mobile Money products and services are on the rise.

Since its inception, the GSMA Mobile Money Summit has brought together key players from every sector of the industry, providing an environment to forge relationships, expand ideas and foster the growth of Mobile Money.

This year’s event will be held at the Marina Bay Sands, and will include:

  • Conference agenda focusing on the latest topics and developments within the Mobile Money ecosystem
  • Exhibition showcasing innovative Mobile Money products and services
  • Forum for Mobile Money networking and deal making with the C- Level leaders of financial services institutions, mobile network operators, development organizations and solutions providers, as well as regulators and policy makers

Mobile Money Facts

  1. More than 1 billion customers have access to a mobile phone but no access to formal financial services
  2. There are more than 90 live mobile money deployments around the world, 27 of which are in South Asia
  3. Over 80% of these deployments are in developing markets
  4. Research has shown that mobile money products and services create significant revenue benefits not just from transactions but also cost savings from airtime sales along with churn reduction and a rise in ARPU. Mobile Money generates profits.

Week at a Glance
The Conference and Exhibition will be held on 28-29 June, with invitation only events occurring on the 27 and 30 of June. While the event schedule is still being finalized, the week’s events will include:

Monday, 27 June 2011

Executive Regulatory Workshop
This workshop, led by Bankable Frontier Associates, explores the link between regulation and strategy and explains the most important regulatory concepts of mobile money. Attendees work through a case study (similar to Harvard Business School case studies) and participate in a role-play with a Central Bank. In the role-play, participants have to convince a Central Bank to change a given regulation and receive honest and worthwhile feedback from the regulator on the effectiveness of their argument. This workshop is invitation only.

7th Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) Working Group
The GSMA MMU Programme is designed to extend the reach and reduce the cost of Mobile Money services for the unbanked in developing countries. MMU Working Groups gathers the key players within the mobile money industry – mobile network operators, financial institutions, development organisations and mobile money technology providers – so that they can share their latest insights and best practice. This is an invitation only event.

Tuesday and Wednesday, 28-29 June 2011

Conference Agenda
This year’s Conference Agenda will address the most current and cutting edge topics affecting the Mobile Money marketplace. Topics include:

  • Business Models: A look at Emerging Asia
  • Untapped Markets & Opportunities for Mobile Money
  • Perspectives from Banks & Operators
  • Agent Networks: Successful Distribution for Mobile Money

Exhibition
The Mobile Money Summit Exhibition creates opportunities to meet face to face with key players in the Mobile Money eco-system. Here is a preview of some of the companies you’ll meet at Mobile Money Summit:

  • MegaPay
  • MoreMagic
  • Sybase365
  • VISA

Mobile Money Accelerator Classes
The Mobile Money Accelerator classes are back for Mobile Money Summit 2011. Once again these classes are designed for practitioners new the mobile money space with an interest in understanding the roadmap to commercial launch, the required partnerships, investment estimates and the business case. Special focus will be given to introducing and addressing the days conference agenda and providing background material on each of the topics.

This year we will also approach the topic from two angles; that of the mobile operator and that of the financial institution. The classes are open to all Mobile Money Summit Attendees and will run from 7.30am each morning before the main conference.

International Cocktail Reception, sponsored by VISA
Being held on Tuesday, 28 June from 17:30-19:00 after the last conference session.
Join your fellow attendees for a cocktail to continue discussing the topics of the day, make connections and expand your Mobile Money network.

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Leadership Forum – By Invitation Only

More information: Mobile Money Summit 2011

Singapore to Develop NFC Mobile Payment System

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The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has issued a Call for Collaboration (CFC) to accelerate the proliferation and adoption in Singapore of mobile payment services using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, a secure form of short-range wireless technology built on open standards.

With NFC, consumers  can use their phones to make a wide variety of payments, including credit card payments as well as most CEPAS e-payment services using FlashPay and ez-link cards, simply by holding the phone in front of card readers.

The CFC would be awarded by June, 2011, and the target date for commercial rollout of the NFC payment system is February, 2012.

via AsiaOne Business: Get ready to pay with your mobile phone.

Utiba

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Established in 2001, Utiba is a pioneer in the field of mobile based transaction services.

From its initial foray into mobile VAS distribution, and then into mobile prepaid distribution, Utiba today is in the leadership position in mobile financial domain.

The company has its headquarters in Singapore and eight offices across the world. Utiba has developed the state of art technology and has been delivering exceptional services to its customers for past one decade.

More information: Utiba