MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa Conference and Workshop, May 19-21, 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa

Event Name: Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa

Event Date: May 19-21, 2015

Event Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa

Summary of Event: The aim of the event is to bring together sector stakeholders in an effort to strengthen mobile money payment systems and businesses in Africa. The two conference days will feature panel discussions and debates focused on developing financial services and other mobile products for un- and underbanked people, recent trends in mobile money, challenges in developing cashless payment systems in Africa and methods for leveraging social payments to improve financial service offerings for people left out of the traditional banking system. The workshop will focus on discussing strategies for retailers to gain authorization to sell mobile money and digital payment services in Europe.

Cost: The fee to attend only the conference on May 19 and May 20 is GBP 649 (USD 970), while the fee to attend the conference as well as the workshop on May 21 is GBP 849 (USD 1,270).

Background on Organizers: The event is organized by UK-based Clarion Events, which has operations in nine countries in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Clarion Events operates 200 events annually focusing on payments innovation, telecommunications, government and emerging technologies.

For additional information, you may contact the organizers by phone at + 44 207 384 7931 or by email at mmt[at]clarionevents.com.

By Makai McClintock, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Event Website: http://www.mobile-money-africa.com

MicroCapital, May 1, 2014,” Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa Conference and Workshop, May 20-22, 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-mobile-money-and-digital-payments-africa-conference-and-workshop-may-20-22-2014-johannesburg-south-africa/

MicroCapital, February 28, 2013,” Mobile Money Africa Conference & 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/

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