Mobile Financial Services Asia Pacific Summit will enter its 5th annual edition this September. This highly anticipated regional event brings together partners in the mobile, banking, businesses and technology industries to build a robust and sustainable mobile commerce ecosystem.

With forecasts predicting that mobile banking adoption is set to soar as the penetration of mobile data plans continue to rise and burgeoning new partnerships forming on a daily basis, it is imperative to keep track and identify new opportunities in this dynamic industry. Leverage this two day conference to augment your stakes in this lucrative market and be privy to the latest case-studies to maintain your competitive offerings.

This year’s REVAMPED agenda will present a comprehensive and multi-faceted program to appeal to all stakeholders in the ecosystem, as well as connect industry participants in partnerships, collaboration and innovation. Separate the hype from the reality at Mobile Financial Services Asia Pacific, to understand how smart phones will enable financial services to take off and match the insatiable needs of your consumers.

• The worldwide mobile payments volume - denoting the value of purchases and transactions through handsets – stood at USD68.7 billion in 2009 and will surge nine-fold to reach USD633.4 billion by end-2014.

• Mobile payments in Asia-Pacific are expected to double from 2009 revenues of USD1.6 billion, in five years. In 2015, Frost & Sullivan estimates that m-payments could exceed billings of USD3.6 billion, at a CAGR of 14.8 percent (2010-2015).

• There will be around 1 billion people accessing financial services by mobile by 2015. The MFS market will be dominated by Asia.

• Mobile subscribers will surpass 5 billion in 2010 (representing over 70% of the world population) and grow rapidly, led by China and India.

• Users of mobile phones far outnumber people who have access to financial services. Globally, 5 billion people have phones, but only 1.5 billion have access to financial services.

• Contactless payments via NFC will increase to 23% of all mpayments in 2015, from only 12% in 2009.

• Mobile commerce has grown rapidly and its influence on the retail market is expected to increase exponentially eventually becoming a core element of everyday shopping.

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