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Mobile Money Day Thursday, 18th of March 2010

Mobile Money Day Thursday, 18th of March 2010
7.30am

Registration and welcome refreshments

8.30am

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Mr Len Pienaar,
Chief Executive Officer, FNB Mobile and Transact Solutions
 

The big picture

8.45am

Opening keynote address: Capitalising from mobile banking innovation

  • Pioneering mobile banking in greater Africa
  • Converging financial services and telecommunications for innovative applications?
  • Technology … endless possibilities for cashless transactions
  • Addressing potential challenges and managing risk
Mr Adrian Vermooten,
Head: Mobile Channel, ABSA Bank
9.15am

New opportunities for banks in the m-Commerce revolution

  • Are banks equipped to adopt changing mobile technologies?
  • How can smaller banks build their mobile channel?
  • m-Commerce models for tomorrow
Mr Nassoro Hamza,
Vice President & Head of Global Transaction Services, Citibank Tanzania ltd.
9.45am

Impact of the growth of mobile internet on mobile payments in Africa

  • Examining web usage on mobile phones – what are the emerging trends across Africa?
  • What do usage trends mean in terms of which services customers can and will use?
  • Reviewing bank-led mobile payment business models – which strategies should banks pursue in this space?
  • Mobile banking vs access to internet banking on the mobile handset
Mr John Campbell,
Head: Cardless Payments, Standard Bank Beyond Payments
10.15am

Morning refreshments and networking

 

Regulation

11am

Regulation of mobile money transfers

  • Examining regulatory laws – implications for mobile payments
  • Implementing regulatory flexibility to ensure the success of the African mobile payments sector
  • Reviewing recent developments in Africa
 

Business models

11.30am

Case study: The integration of technologies to revolutionise the mobile payments industry

  • Payment methodologies for the underbanked
  • Reviewing how VAS and mobile commerce services can help operators and providers drive revenue growth
  • Key business models for delivering profitable mobile VAS services in Africa
Mr JJ Botha,
Chief Executive Officer, The Mobile Services Company
12pm

Delivering successful, innovative m-Commerce models to Africa

  • Addressing the needs of a community previously excluded from Africa’s financial sector
  • How operators are carving out their niche in the m-Commerce space
  • Current market capabilities and technology availability
  • How mobile payments are evolving
Mr Henry Obike,
Head: Product Development, Oceanic Bank plc
12.30pm

Mobile banking and the un-banked – lessons learnt from pioneers in the industry

  • Cash as an alternative
  • What are the needs of the un-banked
  • How do you get to the un-banked
  • What are the challenges
Mr Brian Richardson,
Group Managing Director, WIZZIT – a Division of The South African Bank of Athens Limited
1pm

Networking lunch

 

Banking and m-Commerce

2pm

Panel session: Banking and the mobile payments procedure

  • Strategies to increase penetration and usage of m-transfers, m-payments and m-banking
  • Reviewing the success of mobile banking to date
  • Developing a mobile banking business model to successfully meet the demands of the banked, under-banked and un-banked
Mr Doubell Chamberlain,
(Confirmed)
Managing Director, Cenfri
Mr Segun Akintemi,
(Confirmed)
General Manager: Business Optimization Division, Skye Bank
Ms Chinyere Don-Okhuofo,
(Confirmed)
Divisional Head; Branch Banking & E-banking, Intercontinental Bank plc
Mr Nassoro Hamza,
(Confirmed)
Vice President & Head of Global Transaction Services, Citibank Tanzania ltd.
2.45pm

Keynote address: Capitalising on opportunities offered by m-payments

  • Online vs mobile: similarities and differences
  • Is mobile banking ready to revolutionise personal finance?
  • The convergence of banking and telecommunications
  • Key growth opportunities with the development of phone technologies
Mr Len Pienaar,
Chief Executive Officer, FNB Mobile and Transact Solutions
3.15pm

Networking & afternoon refreshments

 

Payment platforms

4pm

Panel session: Using service delivery platforms to enhance value added services

  • Evaluating existing payment platforms
  • Building a holistic retail platform
  • Going beyond the basic payment service
  • The next generation of mobile payment system
Mr Paul Stemmet,
(Confirmed)
General Manager: Sales, Mxit Lifestyle
Mr David Reynders,
(Confirmed)
Managing Director, Pocit
Mr Brian Richardson,
(Confirmed)
Group Managing Director, WIZZIT – a Division of The South African Bank of Athens Limited
Mr Patrick Ngabonziza Gordon,
(Confirmed)
Chief Executive Officer, MobiCash (Pty) Ltd
4.45pm

Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of Mobile Money Day

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