18-03-10
1st International Forum “М-com/Е-com and banking. Russia & CIS 2010”. More and more speakers and sponsors are joining us! But, chances to take part in the Forum are dwindling.

On April 16, PLUS Journal will hold in Moscow 1st International Forum “М-com/Е-com and banking. Russia & CIS 2010”, dedicated to the analysis of the urgent problems of the industry’s development in Russia and CIS, ways to solve them and foreseeable prospects.

 

 

 

The main aim of the event is to ensure a productive interaction of the banks and payment systems, telecom operators, Internet shops, trading networks, vendors, integrators and the existing market operators in the process of establishment of an effective payment infrastructure.

Please, take notice that the quantity of Forum participants is limited.

Online registration is available.
Official page of Forum

Recently Visa Inc. and Handy Solutions Company have become Gold sponsors of the Forum. Microfinance insight magazine now is a media partner of this Event. Alexander Magataev, Vice-president of HandySolutions, Thaer Sabri, Chief Executiveof British Electronic Money Association, Founder of Flawless money Ltd., and ViktorDostov, Chairman of the Board of Association "E–cash", Head of New Payment Technologies, Bank Tavricheskiy, have joined us as speakers.

Previously, we made an arrangement for support with other leading players of remote banking services, m–commerce and e–commerce. So, we got MobiPlus Company (Platfon payment service system) as a Gold sponsor, and Payment Technologies Company (Check-In-Phone solution) and ARCOM group – as Official sponsors, and PayOnline System Company – as a Forum Partner.

Among speakers you can find also such well–known  experts as Nav Bains, Head of NFC and PAY-BUY MOBILE (technology of mobile payments) projects of  World GSM Association (GSMA), Igor Goldovskiy, CEO of Payment Technologies Company, Alexey Golenischev, Head of Payment Systems Relations Department of Alfa Bank and others.

Topics of the Forum:

• Present and future of mobile and electronic financial services. Their place and role at the present stage of commerce and banking development. Their role in economy and socity of XXI century.
• М-com/Е-com market in Russia and CIS. Key different from foreign markets.
• Remote payments and Proximity payments: synergy or confrontation? Proximity payments - accelerator of e-commerce and banking development processes. Contactless technology in Мobile commerce.
• Transport projects on contactless technology: implementation. World and Russian experience.
• E-tickets projects: trends and future.
• Mobile financial services “ecosystem”. Various business-models of mobile and electronic financial services.
• Personified remote servises for the state and for the citizens. Modern challenges.
• M-com projects implementation. Experience of mobile operators and financial institutions. Further perspectives
• Legislative and legal aspects. Position of the national regulators
• Market research: what are the deterrents for effective development in the segments of natural and legal persons? Why there is so few clients? What should be done for consumer flow growth?
• M-com/E-com role in after-crisis economy development. Tendencies and forecasts.
• The business aspect of М-com/Е-com for different market players.
• М-com/Е-com classification, accepted by payment systems. Participants, roles, functions.
  Mobile payments technology.
• Standardization challenges in the sphere of М-com/Е-com. The present situation and necessity of standardization of mobile commerce (meaning both proximity and remote payments). The standardization object-matter. Is the market ready for standardized products debut?
• Legislative and legal aspects. Position of the national regulators
• Telecom operators and banks: partners or competitors? Who will occupy the leading positions in near future?
• What will be the market in the medium term? Most probable scenarios.
• Market research: what are the deterrents for effective development in the segments of natural and legal persons? Why there is so few clients? What should be done for consumer flow growth?
• E-money. Role and place in the modern economy
• Practice of implementation of M-com/E-com services. M-com/E-com role and place among other sales channels.
• М-com/Е-com, technologies and banking solutions
• М-com/Е-com risks (using avia-commerce as an example). Banks implementation practices: Internet portals – virtual cards/ mobile communication/ e-tickets/ insurance/ tours/ hotels/ e-money etc.
  

Among the Forum’s participants will be representatives of the following structures:

• Central Bank of Russia and bank regulators of CIS;
• Leading experts of М-com/Е-com sphere;
• Foreign banks from various regions of the world;
• Banks of the Russian Federation and other CIS countries;
• Payment systems;
• Mobile and Fixed-line Telecom Operators;
• Transport operators;
• Leading Internet shops and trading networks;
• Remittance systems;
• Profile ministries and departments;
• Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;
• Vendors of solutions and technologies;
• Suppliers of the accompanying products and services;
• Companies-integrators;
• Content providers;
• Insurance companies

… and other structures.

Participation terms:

For banks’ representatives: participation is free.
For companies’ representatives: participation cost is EURO 350 per visitor.
For sponorship and partner opportunities please contact:
Grizov Konstantin – Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee on Sponsors’ and Partners’ Participation, konstantin@plusworld.ru

Registration

On the questions concerning your participation, please contact the Organizing Committee of the Forum “М-com/Е-com and banking. Russia & CIS 2010”:

Kiselev Nikita – Co-ordinator of the Organizing Committee on Delegates’ Participation and internal affairs
marcom@plusworld.ru

Yurkin Alexey – Co-ordinator of the Organizing Committee on Delegates’ Participation
business@plusworld.ru

Folometova Irina - Co-ordinator of the Organizing Committee on Delegates’ Participation and internal affairs
advert@plusworld.ru

Phone/fax (+7 495) 961 1065

Official page of Forum