Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2012 will be held from 31st January to 1st February 2012 at Ramada Colombo, Sri Lanka. That will showcase the unique prospects in the emerging economies of Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya and South Africa arising from the rapid growth & affluence in the Indian Ocean region.

Explore the current hot spots, growth opportunities and expert recommendations for retail payments and cross-border money remittance, evolving business models for banks & network operators, the importance of m-commerce developments as well as various payment platforms to enhance value added services. Learn about the development of mobile money transfers regulations, deployment of mobile banking, e-wallets, mobile ticketing, microfinance & microinsurance, financial inclusion of unbanked, emergence of mobile payment on smart phones, NFC trials and applications for merchants in the South Asia and Indian Ocean region. The Summit will also feature private equity investment opportunities in the mobile payments market coming from Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and Shanghai and highlight the relevance and potential role of mobile financial services in developing the Indian Ocean tourism and hospitality industry.

Indian Ocean / South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2012 provides a serious two-day intensive platform for interaction, exchange of ideas, learning from successful models, and finding common solutions to current strategic challenges as well as boosting greater interaction and co-operation amongst the countries in South Asia and Indian Ocean region.