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  • Digital Payments: Where next?

    Digital payments saw an increase in popularity last year and doesn't show any signs of slowing down. With more and more countries supporting the fight to go cashless, will 2017 truly be the year of digital payments? Join this panel where industry experts will discuss: · Digital Payments v the need of the consumer for instant gratification are they compatible. · Consumers say they want to deal with banks for security v Fintech and understanding consumers what they want · Data and the limitations of what goes down card scheme rails · Closed loop digital payment solutions v new schemes v open loop who will win · How long until the majority of consumers no longer feel the need to carry some cash, or is that an unrealistic expectation · Will increasing regulation mean frictionless digital payments become a mirage Read More

  • Can we really live in a cashless society?

    We haven’t always lived in a world where cash rules. Bartering of goods used to be the main form of transaction, and now many are turning to their mobile phones and are campaigning for a world where cash no longer exists. Join this panel where the following points will be discussed: -Benefits and challenges of a cashless society -What are the security issues surrounding cash and how can these be solved by going cashless? -Case studies of going cashless -Cash in the sectors of: investment, money transfer, banking, alternative currencies -How living in a cashless society could benefit the unbanked population Read More