IIR’s Mobile Money Services Africa gives telecoms operators and banks the opportunity to learn from the experiences of existing mobile money deployments such as M-PESA and MTN MobileMoney, and to tap into the revenue potential of mobile money. It will give them an understanding of the challenges they will face in the planning and deployment of a range of services from MMT to microfinance, and the knowledge, tools and techniques they can deploy to meet those challenges.
From building a business strategy to improving interoperability, understanding the regulatory challenges to combating fraud, all the major issues will be covered in depth by industry experts with real experience of deploying mobile money services.
The event provides a meeting place for the industry - bringing telecoms operators, banks and financial institutions, regulators and solution providers together to learn from each other and build partnerships.
Learn from successful deployments of mobile banking, MMT, mobile payments and mobile microfinance
Understand the impact of regulation on your ability to deliver mobile money services
Determine the roadmap to interoperability
Meet the major players in the African mobile money industry
Learn from the experiences of the hugely successful M-PESA in Kenya – Safaricom give their perspective on launch and partnership strategies, business models, regulatory issues and the latest on how the service is evolving in Kenya
Find out how MTN Nigeria is delivering an all–inclusive mobile money service using the mobile channel
Hear the latest developments in First National Bank’s mobile banking service
Hear how MTN Ghana have used mobile money to achieve growth in subscriber uptake
Ask your questions of our panel of regulatory experts including Reserve Bank of South Africa, Firstrand Bank, Safaricom and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe – gain a deeper understanding of the regulatory environment in Africa and how it impacts mobile money service delivery
Learn from WIZZIT’s experiences of bringing financial services to the unbanked in South Africa
Make new contacts and build potential mobile money partnerships with our round table brainstorming sessions, panel discussions and drinks reception, plus a business card prize draw and live mobile money demos
This event is an invaluable resource for all those involved in the planning and deployment of mobile money services from telecoms operators, banks and financial institutions, equipment and software manufacturers and payment processors.
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"I gained substantial knowledge of new market and consumer initiatives"