Time ticking for annual Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies Conference in SA

THE clock is ticking towards the annual Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies Conference where African experts in the industry will join their counterparts from around the world in South Africa.

The four-day event is scheduled for Johannesburg.

“The event offers an unrivalled opportunity to learn from real-world experiences in a series of in-depth case studies, discussion and workshop sessions led by knowledgeable operators, financial institutions, academics, industry-shaping associations and payment specialists from around the world.

“No matter what payment method you are interested in; from mobile banking and money transfer, to remote, WAP and SMS-based
payments, to contactless and mobile NFC applications, IIR’s Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies is your comprehensive, one-stop information resource,” said the organizers, IIR Conferences.

The conference will examine the global growth in Mobile Banking, Money Transfer and Remittance Services as well as national and international mobile payment standardisation efforts and examine the business models which are emerging as a result of current mobile and contactless based services.

Dave Birch, director of South African-based Consult Hyperion, who attended last year’s edition stressed the importance of the Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies Conference.

“What I found particularly useful about the event was the range of delegates, from telecommunications, banking and payments industries,” he added.