About the Summit

Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2012 will showcase the unique prospects in the emerging economies of Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya and South Africa arising from the rapid growth & affluence in the Indian Ocean region.

Explore the current hot spots, growth opportunities and expert recommendations for retail payments and cross-border money remittance, evolving business models for banks & network operators, the importance of m-commerce developments as well as various payment platforms to enhance value added services. Learn about the development of mobile money transfers regulations, deployment of mobile banking, e-wallets, mobile ticketing, microfinance & microinsurance, financial inclusion of unbanked, emergence of mobile payment on smart phones, NFC trials and applications for merchants in the South Asia and Indian Ocean region. The Summit will also feature private equity investment opportunities in the mobile payments market coming from Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and Shanghai and highlight the relevance and potential role of mobile financial services in developing the Indian Ocean tourism and hospitality industry.

Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2012 provides a serious two-day intensive platform for interaction, exchange of ideas, learning from successful models, and finding common solutions to current strategic challenges as well as boosting greater interaction and co-operation amongst the countries in South Asia and Indian Ocean region.

Who will be there?

Leading financial & telecommunication regulators, mobile operators, financial institutions, merchants, technology & software consultants & business organizations are expected to come together.


Why you must not miss this Summit?
•      Find out how to determine strategies to drive mobile payments and develop mobile financial services
•      Understand telecommunication and central banks regulators' perspective on how to structure the mobile payments and banking interface
•      Assess the mechanics of mobile money transfers
•      Master mobile ticketing
•      Review e-wallets trials in India
•      Probe mobile payments opportunities in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya and South Africa
•      Explore strategies to integrate the bank, merchant and payment platforms together through mobile commerce for enhanced revenue opportunities
•      Understand how microfinance, micro insurance and micro savings can push for further developments of mobile payments
•      Hear about leveraging on agricultural VAS to boost mobile payments in South Asia
•      Establish partnerships with mobile money issuers for microfinance
•      Tackle the challenges for financial inclusion of the unbanked
•      Become familiar with mobile payment on smart phones
•      Structure complex relationships amongst banks, telcos, and technology solution providers
•      Evaluate the merits of NFC solutions to boost the delivery of innovative contactless services in mobile payments
•      Position M-banking dual strategies for urban and rural segments
•      Find out how merchants can benefit from adopting the mobile payments systems
•      Develop proven business models that successfully deploy a m-payment solution
•      Gain invaluable insights to consumers payment habits, thus sharpening your market reach

OFFICIAL HOTEL INFORMATION & SPECIAL RATES

Special rates have been negotiated for Summit participants at the official hotel.

Hotel Information
Ramada Colombo
30 Sir Mohamed Macan Markar Mawatha PO Box 1202
Colombo 03
Sri lanka

Contact: Evangeline Charmaine Rabot
Tel : 94-11-2422001
Fax: 94-11-2447977
Email: charmaine@ramadacolombo.com