It has been a busy season for all of us, and we at Mobey would like to remind You of the upcoming webinars and whitepapers as well as our truly exciting Istanbul member meeting. In this e-mail you will find info on the following:
Webinar: Exclusive Pre-Release Webinar of Mobey’s NFC Security Paper and Discussion of EBC’s Report
Paper for Member Review: “Best Security Practices for NFC Mobile Payments”
Whitepaper Publication: Launch of “The MPOS Impact: Shifting Balance of Power”
Member Conference: Join Us for the Istanbul Meeting – 10-13 Dec, hosted by BKM
Exclusive Members-Only Webinar of Mobey’s NFC Security Paper and Discussion of EBC’s Report
Mobey Forum’s Security Workgroup Chair Mario Mawaad (Security Director at CaixaBank) and Vice-chair, Zafar Kazmi (Head of mCommerce at CaixaBank) will be presenting in a webinar the findings of Mobey Forum’s latest whitepaper “Best Security Practices for NFC Mobile Payments” ahead of the paper’s official launch in January 2014. The presentation will outline the key findings of the paper, including issues such as securing the mobile device lifecycle, secure delivery of financial data to the NFC device, securing user’s financial data and securing the mobile payment application.
In addition, the security experts will be opening a discussion in Mobey Forum on the recent paper from the European Central Bank “Recommendations For The Security Of Mobile Payments”, released for public consultation last week. At the end of the presentation we invite all webinar attendees to participate the discussion of the two papers.
Webinar Date: 17 December at 4PM CET
Registration: Please use this link now to register for the webinar
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6996598561901370369
We would also like to call on the expertise within the Mobey Forum membership to send us feedback and comments on the security paper. The draft paper can be downloaded from the members’ area of the Mobey Forum website (https://mobeyforum.org/for-member-review-best-security-practices-for-nfc-payments/). Please use the feedback form also on the website to send us your comments. Deadline for comments is 31 Dec, 2013.
If you don’t have logins for the members’ area, please register here mobeyforum.org/register
We value your expertise and look forward to receiving your comments on the paper. Please note that the paper has not been published yet and it is strictly for your – and your colleagues’ – eyes only.
Launch of “The MPOS Impact: Shifting Balance of Power”
Mobey Forum has today launched the latest whitepaper “The MPOS Impact: Shifting Balance of Power” today. Please find the paper on the Mobey Forum website here https://mobeyforum.org/whitepaper/the-mpos-impact-the-shifting-balance-of-power/
We invite you to circulate the download link to your colleagues and industry contacts.
Join us for the Istanbul Member Meeting – 10-13 Dec, hosted by BKM
Turkey is known for its amazing innovations in mobile finance, being ahead of the curve in developments, so the appropriate theme for the meeting is innovations in mobile finance. Come and take a peek at the future by attending to our Member Conference in Istanbul! See what can be done and where the world is going to.
Please find important information about the conference below:
1. Agenda, Dates, Venue and Registration
2. Networking Dinner on Wed 11 Dec
3. Heart of Trade Networking Event on Friday 13 Dec
4. Hotel Recommendations
1. Agenda, Dates, Venue and Registration
Please find the agenda here
Schedule:
10 Dec: Workgroup Meetings
11 -12 Dec: Member Conference
11 Dec: Complimentary Networking Dinner
13 Dec: Complimentary Networking Tour “Heart of Trade”
Venue:
Workgroup Meetings and the Member Conference will take place at:
Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorous Hotel
Barbaros Blv, 34349 Beşiktaş
Istanbul, Turkey
Registration:
Please log on to the members’ area and fill in the registration form https://mobeyforum.org/event/member-meeting-istanbul-10-12-dec/ If you have not registered for the members’ area, please register here mobeyforum.org/register (Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Sirpa or Elina!)
2. Networking Dinner (Wed 11 Dec)
We would like to invite you to join us for a very special networking dinner after the first day – Wednesday 11 Dec. The networking dinner includes a 1.5h boat trip with cocktails on the Bosphorous and dinner at the famous Kaşıbeyaz Kebap House. Please register for the networking dinner when registering for the event.
3. Special Networking Tour: Heart of the Trade Tour (Fri 13 Dec)
BKM would like to invite you to take advantage of the spectacular meeting location and join us for the Heart of the Trade networking tour, running from 8.30am to 5pm on Friday 13 Dec. The tour is completely free of charge for all Mobey Member Conference participants and will take you to some of the most fascinating places in the ancient city, including: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar and Egypt Bazaar, Kızkulesi İs Bankası Museum, Mahmutpaşa-Tahtakale live market and more
Please find the details of the tour here. The registration for the tour is obligatory, tick the box in the general registration form (the link above in Registration). In case you have already registered and want to join the tour, please reply to this e-mail.
4. Hotel Recommendations
Please find a list of hotels close to the Mobey meeting venue and instructions for booking with a discount here. Please not that there is a limited number of block booked rooms availble, make sure to book yours in time.
