Mobile Payments Conference Provides Insight On Industry Issues

Leadership Forum to Address Most Pressing Issues Affecting Financial, Consumer and Retail Constituencies

The Mobile Payments Conference recently released its final agenda and speaker lineup for the upcoming Mobile Payments Conference Fall 2014 (@MPCEVENT), taking place October 6-8, 2014, in Chicago, IL.

From EMV Retail Strategies and PCI compliance to Retail Mobile Wallet Adoption, Customer Engagement, Near Field Communication, and the mobile platform wars, this event will help both end-users and service providers separate fact from hype as they look to adopt the best business strategies.

Mobile Payments Conference attracts an executive level audience from all parts of the mobile commerce ecosystem. Fall 2014 marks the seventh Mobile Payments Conference, which will convene the foremost retail, financial services and technology experts to discuss the issues facing the industry, including the latest retail and mobile platforms and standards shaping the future of this market, predicted by Gartner to grow by nearly $500 billion in the next three years.

“Retail adoption of mobile payment strategies is shifting the paradigm of global commerce,” said Mobile Payments Conference Executive Director, Marla Ellerman. “The Fall 2014 Conference is all about ‘Mobilizing Retail’, and will offer attendees unprecedented access to the industry leaders who will educate attendees about the latest mobile payments and mobile wallet solutions, services, standards and implementation strategies.

“We are honored to have such universally respected organizations participate in the Mobile Payments Conference, as their commitment not only reinforces the value of this upcoming forum, but also the importance and potential of mobile payments to influence the evolving paradigm of global commerce,” said Mobile Payments Conference Executive Director, Marla Ellerman. “The Fall 2014 Conference will feature insight from the most tenured retail and financial services industry professionals who will share their expertise on the future of mobile in retail, SoLoMo, and marketing, as well as provide insight that helps to forecast how these developments will affect the retail and mobile landscape.

“We look forward to having a large retail presence in Chicago who will highlight the many new mobile commerce platforms, services, solutions, and standards that continue to enter this exploding market.”

Also of note, is that on Monday October 6, 2014, ACT Canada will present a workshop on EMV Strategies for Retailers will take place at the event on Monday, October 6, 2014 in the afternoon.

“With a year to go until the liability shift for EMV, retailers are put in a position of having to make many decisions. The big push is for testing and certification, but there are other key strategies that must be addressed before October 2015, relating to terminals, infrastructure, cashier training, and more,” added Marla Ellerman.

For the full agenda and complete list of speakers, please visit: www.mobilepaymentconference.com.

Topics will include:

• Reinventing Retail
• Mobile Payments and Merchant Services
• SoLoMo Payment
• Mobile POS
• Reinventing Retail
• EMV
• iBeacon
• Customer Engagement: The Omni-channel Experience
• MDM (Mobile Device Management)
• Retail Adoption of Mobile Wallets
• Real-time, Card-less Payment Network Solutions
• Securing Mobile Commerce
• Point to Point Encryption (P2PE)
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

About Mobile Payments Conference
The Mobile Payments Conference (@MPCEVENT) is the industry's leading mobile commerce event, which convenes executives across the globe from all parts of the mobile commerce ecosystem. 2014 marks the seventh Mobile Payments Conference that Mobile Marketing & Technology will produce. For more information, visit http://www.mobilepaymentconference.com.

About Mobile Marketing & Technology
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