Mobey Launches International Remittances Workgroup
The New York Member Meeting will see the kickoff of a new workgroup at Mobey, looking into International Remittances. We are now looking for experts within the Mobey community to participate in the group and to discuss key issues with some of the leading practitioners in the area.
The group will investigate how current innovations in the mobile wallet and payment space can be used by financial service providers to offer secure, timely and affordable remittance services with global reach that comply with all relevant regulation including Know Your Client (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML). Robin Green, who is the Executive Director for Business Development and new initiatives within Wholesale Banking at CIBC will chair the group. We will send more information later
Some of the discussion points for the group include:
- How mobile can disrupt money movement (domestically and internationally)
- Providing a superior customer experience, shorten the time it takes to move money
- Mobile as a distribution channel; prepaid top-up vs western union/bank account
- Technology helping close the gap for under-banked
If you are interested in participating, please contact Sirpa Nordlund (Sirpa.nordlund@mobeyforum.org). The first meeting for the group will be held during the workgroup day at our New York Member Meeting, on Wednesday 9 Oct at 1 pm. The schedule for group calls will be decided at the meeting.
New York Member Meeting
What:
Mobey Forum’s New York Member Meeting of 2013 will bring together senior executives from North America and Europe for a two day event + one day workgroup meetings to discuss the hottest topics in mobile financial services.
Our exciting lineup of speakers includes (please see the draft agenda attached):
- Karen Webster, PYMNTS.com
- Marianne Crowe, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Marc Brûlé, Royal Canadian Mint
- Jordan McKee, Yankee Group
- Dodd Roberts, MCX
- Pierre Combelles, NFC Business Lead, GSMA
- Alexey Chamaiko, General Director, Intervale
…and many more!
Mobey Forum’s workgroups meet the day before the main meeting, on Wednesday 9 October. The full workgroup schedule is attached.
Where:
New York Hilton Midtown (http://newyorkhiltonhotel.com)
Address: 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, United States
Both the workgroup meetings and the main Member Meeting will take place at the New York Hilton Midtown
When:
Main Meeting: 10 -11 Oct from 9AM to 5PM, with complimentary networking dinner on 10 Oct
Workgroup Meetings: 9 Oct from 9AM onwards (Please see the exact times on the attached workgroup schedule)
For more information on Mobey’s workgroups, please visit https://mobeyforum.org/what-we-do/workgroups/
Registration:
Please follow this link to register
Naturally, note that Mobey’s Member Meetings are free of charge for member companies.
Recommended Hotels:
This time we have not reserved a block of rooms in a hotel. There are plenty of hotels in Manhattan, below are a few options close to the venue
Warwick New York Hotel – 4 star
http://www.warwickhotelny.com/
New York Hilton Midtown – 4 Star
http://newyorkhiltonhotel.com/
The Hilton Club New York – 5 star
http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/hilton-club-new-york-NYCGVGV/index.html