Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

Mobile Payments and Commerce 2009

Wednesday, November 19, 2008


Dates: March 17 - 18, 2009
Venue: Hotel Bloom
Location: Brussels
URL: http://www.mpaymentsconference.com
Contact: +44 (0) 207 017 5506; telebookings@informa.com

Description: Informa Telecoms and Media is delighted to announce the agenda for the 12th mobile finance and commerce conference, runing in Brussels, March 17th-18th, 2009.

Topics covered will include:

  • Business strategies for each sector
  • Technical platforms: SMS, NFC, payment switches and handsets
  • Feature interview with NFC industry expert
  • Security and Compliance; de-regulating the service
  • ‘Play and Display’ hands-on exhibition and networking drinks
  • Addressing different markets and services: mature and developing region analysis
  • Cross-border remittances growth
  • Advanced payments services for retail innovation
  • Mobile marketing and couponing transactions

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The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the second edition of its “White Paper on Mobile Payments.”

According to EPC, the white paper focuses on the usage of the mobile payments in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and explores how m-payment services can be delivered through cooperation between service providers in the payment industry and players within the mobile ecosystem.

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Collis has announced the launch of its Visa Mobile Payment Specification (VMCPS) Test Suite, enabling the functional testing of UICC or secure element-based contactless mobile payments applications.

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it will hold a workshop on April 26 to examine the use of mobile payments and how this emerging technology impacts consumers.

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Proxama has announced a partnership with semiconductor supplier ARM Holdings to create secure payment mechanisms for mobile handsets.

The UK-based partners say they will combine ARM’s TrustZone technology with Proxama’s Mobile Wallet to develop a “highly secure” environment for NFC-enabled mobile contactless payments and mobile internet payments.

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CARTES in North America, a new annual card manufacturing, payment, identification and digital security expo and conference, has placed mobile payments at the center of its agenda of this year’s inaugural event.

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Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, is preparing to launch a massive NFC payments pilot in Salt Lake City this summer, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.

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