Mobile Wallet & Payment Systems 2009

 

 

Mobile Payment, Remittance & M-Commerce Africa 2009 is the premier Summit which bring key and emerging players, regulators, telcos and banks in the mobile payment & remittance space to look at the new opportunities in Africa, particularly West, Central and Southern Africa. Indeed, banks, including microfinance/microfinance institutions together with the national telcos, are rolling out mobile financial services products on the quick.

The New Truths & Opportunities are:

  • The number of people using mobile payments will increase to 105 million & nearly 52 million consumers will adopt new mobile technologies to pay for goods & services daily in the next few years....
  • This market is worth about $22 billion by 2011. NFC (near field communication payments will account for $75 billion
  • The next billion customers lie within your reach....where new untapped & unbanked markets in the African continent, Asia,..are waiting to be financially included

This summit will showcase successful strategies in effective mobile financial services systems implementation and herald new breakthroughs in mobile banking technology! Our speakers with extensive experience in mobile payments and banking will also discuss the new challenges and opportunities in Mobile Payment, Remittance and Ticketing, in additional to implementing new generation NFCs! They will discuss the key issues for successful convergence and address the key concerns of each stakeholder in the mobile payments ecosystem while giving you insights on which business models & strategic approaches to take and the roadmap to success.

We bring to you, top decision makers, mobile banking experts from USA, Europe, Asia and Africa, including CEO, Zain Africa; the top Mobile Payment Expert from the Central Bank of Kenya; Western Union, top telcos, MVNOs and banks outside and inside Africa, to share their successful strategies and experience in implementing mobile banking/remittance solutions....

Join the many bankers, telcos and regulators from Africa, the Middle East, Eurasia and South Asia for the convergence for success of today's vision for mobile wallet payment system!


To all summit delegates: Delegates are advised to book their hotel accommodation early. Below is a list of hotels located in Accra. Kindly make your reservations directly with the hotels.


La Palm Royal Beach Hotel
Tel: +233 21 771700 / 7010349 / 771666
Website: www.gbhghana.net

Labadi Beach Hotel
Tel: +233 21 772501 / 773026
Website: http://labadi.legacyhotels.co.za/

Golden Tulip Hotel
Tel: +233 21 213161
Website: www.goldentulipaccra.com

Holiday Inn Accra Airport
Tel: +233 21 785324
Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/accra

Novotel Accra City Centre
Tel: +233 21 667546
Website: http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-1021-novotel-accra-city-centre/index.shtml

The African Regent
Tel: +233 21 780 213 / 765180-2
Website: www.african-regent-hotel.com

Fiesta Royale Hotel
Tel: +233 21 740811 / 517411
Website: http://www.fiestaroyalehotel.com/website/

Hotel Shangri-La Ghana (near Kotoka Airport, Accra)
Tel: +233 21 776993 / 777500
Website: www.shangrilagh.com

Ramada Resort Accra (New Coco Beach Resort)
Tel: +233 21 717235-7
Website: www.ramadaresortaccra.com

M Plaza Hotel
Tel: +233 21 763 417-9 / 763 492-5
Website: www.mplaza-hotel.com

Korkdam Hotel
Tel: +233 21 400423
Website: www.korkdamhotel.com

Paloma Hotel
Tel: +233 21 228700
Website: www.palomahotel.com

The Congress Hotel
Tel: +233 21 740750 -79
Website: www.the-congress-hotel.com

Maxlot Hotel
Tel: +233 21 244286 / 248021 / 248056
Website: www.maxlothotel.com

Oak Plaza Hotel
Tel: +233 21 518846/7
Website: www.oakplazahotel.com

Protea Hotel Accra
Tel: +233 21 517 452/3/4
Website: http://www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-accra.html

Hotel Wangara
Tel: +233 21 772525 / 772586
Website: www.hotelwangara.net

Coconut Grove Regency Hotel
Tel: +233 21 225155 / 226310 / 238414
Website: http://www.coconutgrovehotels.com.gh/Regency/regency_index.htm