MOBILE PAYMENTS & VIRTUAL CURRENCIES: Adoption Cycles Meeting Reality – Global Lessons & Strategies

MOBILE PAYMENTS & VIRTUAL CURRENCIES

Adoption Cycles Meeting Reality – Global Lessons & Strategies

April 28, 2014

BACKGROUND

The ability to pay efficiently, reliably and securely is one of the hallmarks of the development of modern economies. 

This conference looks at the disruptive effect and real-world implementation of mobile payments, mobile financial services and crypto currencies in the developing and developed world. 

It brings together a high-level group of international speakers that includes entrepreneurs, US Treasury, investors, academics, payment aggregators, banks, philanthropists, FBI, payment organizations, and industry analysts. 

Learn about:

  • New banking and payment products aimed at Millennials and the unbanked, underbanked, and underserved.
  • Global payment companies and mobile integration,
  • Non-bank payments in the developed and developing world
  • Payment security post-Snowden
  • Anti-money laundering and fraud
  • Over-The-Top video & payments,
  • Consumer protection,
  • Near Field Communication,
  • Financial inclusion 

 

Agenda

OPENING REMARKS

08:45-08:55

Introduction To The Conference Issues & Agenda

  • Prof Eli Noam, CITI Director, Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University

08.55- 09:00am

The Global Emerging Payments Opportunity

  • Dr Leon Perlman, Conference Organizer, CITI, Columbia University, & Lethan Consulting

PAYMENTS IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD

Moderator:

  • Ulrike Guigui, Deloitte, NY

09:00-09:15

The State Of Mobile Payments Globally

  • Howard Hall, Consult Hyperion, Boston

09:15-09:30

Global Presence, Local Solutions in Mobile Payments

  • Thomas Ko, Global Head of Mobile Banking, Citi Transaction Services, NY

09:30-9:45

The Japanese Experience in Mobile Payments

  • Adrian Van Meerbeeck, Vice President of Strategy and Research, NTT DOCOMO, USA

09:45-10:00

  • Q&A with all session speakers

 

EMERGING PAYMENTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Moderator:

  • Charles Niehaus, IFC, Washington DC

10:00-10:20

The Role Of Mobile Financial Services In Enhancing Financial Inclusion

  • David Lubinski,  Senior Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle 

10:20-10:35

Mobile Payments in The Developing World 

  • Dr Simone di Castri, Regulatory Director, Mobile Money for the Unbanked, GSM Association, UK/NY

10:35-10:45

  • Tea/Coffee Break

10:45-11:20

Roundtable: Uptake In The Developing World – View Of The Global Mobile Payment Integrators 

  • Dr Simone di Castri, Regulatory Director, Mobile Money for the Unbanked, GSM Association, UK/NY
  • David Lubinski,  Senior Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle
  • Serge Elkiner, CEO, YellowPepper, Miami
  • Ann Camarillo, President & CEO, Boloro, Dubai

11:20-11:35

  • Q&A with all session speakers

 

EMERGING & MOBILE PAYMENTS IN RETAIL

Moderator:

  • John Costa, Auriemma Consulting Group, NY

11:35-11:50

State Of Retail Payments In The US Using Mobile

  • Michael Abbott, CEO, Isis, NY

11:50-12:25

Roundtable: Global Integration Challenges Of Global Payment Systems & Mobile 

  • Michael Abbott, CEO, Isis, NY
  • Mung Ki Woo, Executive Vice President, Mobile at MasterCard
  • Stefan Happ, General Manager of Online and Mobile North America, Amex
  • Jason Oxman, CEO, US Electronic Transactions Association, Washington DC

12:25-12:40

  • Q&A with all session speakers

12:40-1:30

  • Lunch

INVESTORS & ENTREPRENEURS – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

Moderator: 

  • Dickson Chu, DC Advisors, San Francisco 

1:30-1:45

Looking Back At 10 Years Of Investing In Emerging Payments Companies

  • Andi Dervishi, COO, International Finance Corporation, Washington DC

1:45-2:00

The Venture Capital View Of Mobile Payments & Payment Systems – Winners & Losers

  • Jonathan Whittle, Managing Director, Accion Frontier Investment Group, Boston

2:00-2:15

OTT Content & Payment 

  • Scott Rosenberg, VP Business Development, Roku

2:15-2:30

Parking & Mobile Payments

  • Bob Bartley, Director, Northeast Sales at Parkmobile USA, NY

2:30-2:40

Mobile Payments, P2P & Virtual Currencies 

  • Tom Meredith, Founder, P2P Cash, Atlanta

2:40-2:55

  • Q&A with all session speakers

 

REGULATORY, SECURITY & CYBERCRIME

Moderator: 

  • Carol van Cleef, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Washington DC.

2:55-3:10

Virtual Currencies – Systemic Risk Or Disruptive Innovation?

  • Prof David Yermack, Depart of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, NY.

3:10-3:35

Decentralised Security In Payment: Beyond Snowden To Reverse Authentication

  • Prof Bill Roscoe, Head of the Computer Science Department, Oxford University, UK.

3:35-3:45

  • Tea/Coffee Break

3:45-4:00

Cybercrime & Fraud – Risk Assessments & Prevention

  • Albert Murray, Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Branch, FBI, New York Office

4:00-4:15

Consumer Protection Challenges In Payments

  • Prof Ronald Mann, Albert E. Cinelli Enterprise Prof. of Law, Co-Dir. The Charles Evans Gerber Transactional Studies Center, Columbia University Law School, NY

4:15-4:30

  • Q&A with all session speakers

 

MONEY 2.0 & BEYOND

Moderator:

  • David True, President, NYPay and MD of Broadly Curious Advisors

4:30-4:45

Evolution To The Next Generation Of Banking And Payments

  • Brett King, Founder, Moven, NY

4:45-5:00

Virtual Currencies: Decentralized Ledger Systems

  • Alex Waters, Co-founder and CEO, Coin Apex, New York

5:00-5:15

  • Q&A With all session speakers

5:15-5:25

CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • Bill Hoffman, Head of Telecommunications Industry, World Economic Forum, NY

5:30 onwards

COCKTAIL PARTY FOR ALL ATTENDEES & SPEAKERS