For those interested in the Royal Canadian Mint's MintChip Developer Challenge Awards Ceremony, please see below for information about tickets to the ceremony occurring this week in Toronto, Ontario.   From the MintChip Challenge:  

We're releasing a limited number of tickets to the MintChip Developer Challenge Awards Ceremony.

Join us for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and the opportunity to meet fellow contestants, distinguished judges, and influencers from leading companies in finance, tech, and mobile. (Bonus: come see the Mint's famous one million dollar gold coin!)

RSVP at http://cpo.st/MintChipAwards

When: Thursday, October 25, 2012

Brent Ho-Young's blog

On behalf of DonRiver Inc, each of our speakers, and all of the conference sponsors, I would like to thank all those that participated in the 4th Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference.

This year’s conference was our biggest and best yet with over 250 delegates and 27 speakers from Canadian and international financial institutions, mobile operators, payment firms, consultancies, and more.

Mobile Money Canada has once again served as an invaluable opportunity in Canada to share, learn, and develop the insights and relationships that will help to bolster the success of mobile money initiatives in Canada.

For those interested in accessing the conference materials, all of the conference presentations and pictures are now available for download on the Mobile Money Canada website (www.MobileMoneyCanada.com). Presentation Videos will be available shortly – stay tuned for an update on these.

Please keep in touch. If you are interested in

The Mobile Money Canada conference is almost here. With just a few days to go, we have over 200 confirmed attendees and 27 expert speakers and panelists. 

This year’s conference is our biggest ever and it will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Center on Tuesday September 25th, 2012.

We are thrilled to have received a strong response from the Canadian Mobile Money community. We have people participating from all of the major Canadian financial institutions, mobile operators, mobile money solution vendors, payment processors, as well as several consulting firms, analysts, and media outlets.

A big part of Mobile Money Canada’s appeal is the group of mobile financial services experts that will share their insights and experiences with conference attendees. Mobile Money Canada is packed with speakers and panelists who have successfully built and launched Mobile Money services in Canada, and around the world. 

Our speakers and panelists come from the following industry leading companies: CIBC, Deloitte Consulting, DonRiver Inc., Hassard Fay Inc., Interac Association, KPMG, MasterCard Worldwide, MNP, Mobile Strategy Partners, Rogers Communications, Roshan (M-Paisa), Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Canadian Mint, Scotiabank, Sybase 365, TD Bank Financial Group, Telepin Software, Visa Inc., Western

With just over 2 weeks left until Mobile Money Canada 2012, the conference is approaching quickly.  The event is taking place on September 25th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and if you are involved in any aspect of the mobile money industry, this is the event of the year to attend in Canada. The conference has grown to become Canada’s largest event focused exclusively on showcasing all aspects of the mobile money industry, including mobile payments, mobile commerce, mobile banking, and mobile money transfer services.

 This year's line-up of presenters and panel participants includes industry experts from:

- CIBC

- Deloitte Consulting

- DonRiver Inc.  

- Hassard Fay 

- KPMG

- MasterCard Worldwide

 - MNP

- Rogers Communications inc.

- Roshan  

- The Royal Canadian Mint 

- Scotiabank  

- SecureKey

- Sybase 365 

- TD 

- Telepin Software

- Venture Grower 

- Visa Inc.

Anant Tailor's blog

The 4th Annual Mobile Money Canada event organizers are pleased to present a leading group of mobile money visionaries who will deliver this year’s conference keynotes.

The conference keynotes will include speakers from the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), MasterCard, and Sybase. Marc Brule, Chief Financial Officer of the Royal Canadian Mint, will headline the conference and will discuss the Mint’s leading role in the digitization and evolution of currency.

Mobile Money Canada 2012 will occur on September 25th, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The conference is the country’s largest event focused exclusively on showcasing all aspects of the mobile money industry, including mobile payments, mobile commerce, mobile banking, and mobile money transfer services.

In addition to the outstanding keynote speakers that have been assembled, Mobile Money Canada 2012 will also include speakers and panelists from the world’s leading banks, mobile operators, mobile wallet providers, advisories, and solution venders who will share their insights into the trends, obstacles, and the future of the mobile money ecosystem. All attendees of the conference will have the opportunity to learn from and connect with these leading mobile money practitioners through interactive presentations, panels, and networking sessions.

RBC, CIBC, & Visa to headline the Mobile Banking Track at the 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference, Sept 27th 2011 in Toronto Canada.
Executives from leading Canadian providers of Mobile Financial services, RBC, CIBC, and Visa will headline the 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference’s Mobile Banking track. 
Mobile Money Canada 2011 will occur on September 27, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. 
Join Steve Tyers, VP of eChannels Strategy at CIBC Retail & Business Banking, and Sharad Ojha, Head of Mobile Channel Strategy at RBC, as they share their own experiences and perspectives on how best to approach a rapidly changing and growing channel to deliver better customer services, retain market share and protect or enhance revenues. 
Mobile Money Canada 2011 offers the unique opportunity to learn from Canada’s leading financial institutions about what it takes to design, launch, operate, and scale mobile banking services. RBC and CIBC operate two of the most advanced, secure, and popular mobile banking services available in North Americas. Mobile Money Canada 2011 is delighted to have both banks participate in the conference and share insights about their mobile banking experience and the future of mobile financial services in

I wanted to share some exciting mobile money news with you. The 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference will occur on September 27, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

If you are involved in any aspect of mobile money, this is going to be the event of the year in Canada.

We are pleased to announce that the mobile money industry's two leading visionaries, Michael Joseph of Safaricom M-Pesa and Karim Khoja of Roshan M-Paisa, are our distinguished conference keynote speakers. They will share their insights and experiences on what it takes to design, launch, and operate successful mobile money services. This will be like having the Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth of our industry in the house at the same time to help you drive the growth of your own mobile money initiatives - you will not want to miss this.

The conference will also feature speakers and sponsors from the leading mobile banking, mobile payment, and mobile money transfers firms around the world, including BOKU Inc., Kony Solutions, Telepin Software, Yankee Group, Western Union, DonRiver Inc., and more. Our additional speakers to date include the following:

- Anant Tailor,

2011 Mobile Money Forum – Event Summary
The 2nd annual Mobile Money Forum hosted by Neotelis took place earlier this week on June 21st and 22nd at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal.  The folks at Neotelis did a fabulous job of pulling together key participants from within the Canadian Mobile Money ecosystem as well as experts from other parts of the world. 
The conference spanned two full days and covered key Mobile Money topics including Mobile Commerce, Mobile & Contactless Payments, Mobile Wallets, and Mobile Money Transfer.
The following are some common themes that arose in several of the sessions:

• Mobile Contactless Payments (proximity payments) are still 1-2 years out.  Much work has been done and several of the pieces are falling into place, but the ecosystem to support mobile contactless payments has not been completely flushed out at this point
• Consumers don’t fully understand the concept of a Mobile Wallet or the value that it will bring to them.  The value proposition for consumers needs to be very clear and well-communicated in order to initiate a change in consumer behavior
• The

 

Good day all,

 

M-Com, a mobile banking and payments platform provider has been acquired by Fiserv.  This is big news for the industry as both companies have hundreds of mobile banking deployments across the U.S., Canada, and around the world.  M-Com has been active in mobile financial services since 2000 and should be a valuable asset for growth for Fiserv.  

 

I heard from M-Com's head of marketing last night, Serge van Dam.  Although he was not able to provide details to me regarding the acquisition, he did let me know that this represents the start of even better things to come for both companies, and the industry in general.  2011 should be interesting times indeed for mobile financial services.

 

If you are interested in the press announcement regarding the transaction, please see below.   

  

  Fiserv,

Hi Mobile Money Folks,
Hope all is well.  I was forwarded a job posting that I thought might interest some of you out there. Scotiabank, one of Canada's largest and most international banks, is looking for someone to lead their mobile banking initiatives. If you are interested, please see the post below.  Best of luck!    

Director Mobile Banking INTBK

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director, Mobile Banking isa new role resulting from the integration of all non-branch channels inInternational Banking. Reporting to the Vice President, Online, Mobile,ATM and Automated Telephone Banking, the position is responsible for developing a compelling, cost-effective customer experience in the Mobile Banking channel. Through collaborative strategy development the Director, Mobile Banking identifies and leads initiatives and channel enhancements (products; services; capabilities) that increase channel sales and revenues.
You will work directly with Country representatives, Systems & Tehnology, Operations, Sales & Service, Marketing and Business Line partners to promote and grow usage of the Mobile Banking channel.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

You will be responsible for:

• Strategic direction and development of the Mobile Banking channel.
• Developing 'best in class' Mobile channel capabilities.
• Delivering a 'top-tier' customer experience in the Mobile Banking