MICROFINANCE EVENT: Magenta Global to Host “5th Annual Mobile Payments & E-Commerce Emerging Markets/Asia Pacific 2014 Summit,” February 13-14, 2014, Yangon, Myanmar

Event Name: 5th Annual Mobile Payments & E-Commerce Emerging Markets/Asia Pacific 2014 Summit

Event Date: February 13 – February 14, 2014

Event Location: Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar

Cost: The cost to register is USD 1,999 with tiered discounts available for those registering before December 28, 2013 and January 13, 2014. Discounts are available for groups of three or more participants as well as for employees of telecom operators and financial institutions.

Event Summary: The summit will focus on the technological advancements, challenges and opportunities offered by mobile commerce within Myanmar as well as in other emerging markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The topics that will be discussed during the summit include the following:
– “Interfacing microfinance and mobile payments;”
– “Product diversification in form of mobile banking and ATM [automated teller machine] services as a key strategy to satisfy MFIs’ [microfinance institutions] customers’;” and
– “What role do MFIs play in financial inclusion?”

Background on Organizer: The event is hosted by Magenta Global, an event organizer based in Singapore.

Event Website: http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/MobilePaymentsECommerceEmergingMarketsAsiaPacificMyanmar2014/index.php

For additional information, you may contact Magenta Global via email at enquiry[at]magenta-global.com.sg or by telephone at +65 6391 2533.

By Nisha Koul, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Event Page, “5th Annual Mobile Payment & E-Commerce Emerging Markets/Asia Pacific Summit,” http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/MobilePaymentsECommerceEmergingMarketsAsiaPacificMyanmar2014/

MicroCapital Story, 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 Story, 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 Story, 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 Story, 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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