MICROFINANCE EVENT: Clarion to Host “Mobile Money and Digital Payments Asia 2014,” January 21-23, 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia

Event Name: Mobile Money and Digital Payments Asia 2014

Event Date: January 21 – January 23, 2014

Event Location: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia

Cost: Access to the two-day event costs USD 1,600. Access to add-on workshops is also available. Discounts are offered to those who register before January 8th, 2014 with an additional 20-percent off for MicroCapital readers citing the discount code MMA14MC2.

Event Summary: The event will focus on a variety of topics relating to the expansion of mobile money and digital payment systems worldwide, including the business case for microfinance, the “next generation” of financial services for the un- and under-banked, and the value proposition for cash digitization across various industries. Additional topics that will be discussed during the course of the event include the following:

– “Examining Indonesia’s cashless landscape and potential for growth;”
– “Creating and sustaining a cashless economy;”
– “The effectiveness of cash versus alternative delivery channels;” and
– “The business case for mobilizing payment systems in small and medium-sized businesses.”

Background on Organizer: The event is hosted by Clarion Events, an event organizer based in London, England.

Event Website: http://www.mobile-money-gateway.com/event/mobile-money-and-digital-payments-asia-2014

For additional information, you may contact Clarion Events via email at Customer.Services[at]clarionevents.com or by telephone at +44 (0)207 384 8384.

By Makai McClintock, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Event Page, “Mobile Money and Digital Payments Asia 2014,” http://www.mobile-money-gateway.com/event/mobile-money-and-digital-payments-asia-2014

MicroCapital: November 15, 2013, “Kenya Commercial Bank, Safaricom’s M-Pesa Launch Mobile App KCB M-Benki to Increase Financial Inclusion,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-kenya-commercial-bank-safaricoms-m-pesa-launch-mobile-app-kcb-m-benki-to-increase-financial-inclusion/

MicroCapital: October 23, 2013, “Financial Inclusion 2020 Announces Roadmap to Financial Inclusion, Highlights Importance of Technology,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-financial-inclusion-2020-announces-roadmap-to-financial-inclusion-highlights-importance-of-technology/

MicroCapital: September 5, 2013, “YellowPepper Launches Mobile Payments System in Colombia,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-yellowpepper-launches-mobile-payments-system-in-colombia/

MicroCapital: May 29, 2013, “Magenta Global to Host 4th Mobile Payments & Banking Summit for Greater Mekong & Emerging Markets, June 12-13, 2013, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-magenta-global-to-host-4th-mobile-payments-banking-summit-for-greater-mekong-emerging-markets-june-12-13-2013-phnom-penh-cambodia/

MicroCapital: February 28, 2013, “Mobile Money Africa Conference and Expo, May 27-29, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-mobile-money-africa-conference-expo-may-27-29-2013-johannesburg-south-africa/

MicroCapital: September 11, 2011, “Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka, NEW DATES: January 31 – February 1, 2012,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-indian-ocean-south-asia-mobile-payments-banking-summit-2011-colombo-sri-lanka-november-21-%E2%80%93-22-2011/

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