Canada's Five Leading Banks to speak at the 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference
Toronto, Canada – Sept 16, 2011: DonRiver Inc., a leading mobile financial services strategy and technology consulting firm and host of the 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference today announced that Canada’s five leading banks will participate in a panel exploring the future of Mobile Payments in Canada. The panel, “Hype vs. Reality in Canadian Mobile Payments – What’s News and What’s Noise?” will consist of senior executives from the Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, TD Canada Trust, Scotiabank and the Bank of Montreal. Mobile Money Canada 2011 will occur on September 27, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada.
Significant changes are underway in the Canadian mobile banking and payments industry. Recent announcements by Mobile Money Canada presenters – Rogers, Bank of Montreal and MasterCard – surrounding mobile proximity payments signal a revolution in the industry. Emerging leaders are coming forward and new opportunities arise. Do not miss this unique opportunity to learn directly from the Canadian banking community about what the future holds for Mobile Payments in the country.
Join us on September 27 as moderator Aran Hamilton, Managing Director of Venture Grower Inc., a leading consultancy and incubation firm focused on digital economy strategy, facilitates the discussion “Hype vs. Reality in Canadian Mobile Payments – What’s News and What’s Noise?” with:
Dave Revell, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, CIBC
David Furlong, Head, Payments Strategy & Acquiring, Royal Bank of Canada
David Heatherly, Vice President, Payment Products, Personal & Small Business, BMO Financial Group
Brian McCabe, Vice President, Day to Day Banking, Scotiabank
“Mobile payments are on the cusp of taking off in many parts of the world and Canadians have expressed high interest in adopting the new experiences that the new Smartphones and high–speed wireless data networks can deliver,” said Aran Hamilton. “I will be excited to speak about what our banks see on the horizon and to discuss how they plan to bring this whole new mobile payments ecosystem to the Canadian market in collaboration with the retail industry, the wireless carriers, governments and other stakeholders.”
“This is the first time that all of the major Canadian financial institutions have participated in the Mobile Money Canada Conference series,” said Brent Ho–Young, Managing Director, Mobile Practice, DonRiver Inc. “If you are interested in or involved with the financial services industry, you will not want to miss the chance to hear from and speak with the bank leaders driving the growth, adoption, and evolution of mobile payments in Canada.”
Mobile Money Canada Tracks
In addition to the ‘Banks in Mobile Payments’ track, Mobile Money Canada 2011 will feature sessions that will explore mobile money emerging trends and opportunities, successful mobile money deployments in the developing world, mobile banking solutions, mobile money business models and mobile payment applications and services.
About DonRiver Inc.
DonRiver is a leading business and technology consulting company that serves the global telecommunications and mobile financial services industries. DonRiver is the lead organizer and sponsor of Mobile Money Canada 2011. DonRiver’s Mobile Financial Services Consulting & Technology practice provides mobile financial strategy, software development, and system integration services to the world’s leading mobile operators, financial institutions, and financial services providers.
For more information, please visit the following website: www.donriver.com
About Mobile Money Canada
Mobile Money Canada is Canada’s premier educational & networking mobile money conference for Financial Institutions, Mobile Network Operators, Handset OEM’s, Remittance Providers, Payment Processors, and Mobile Software Vendors.
The goal for Mobile Money Canada is three fold:
Stimulate the growth of the mobile money industry in Canada.
Educate business and technology executives that need to roll out Mobile Financial Services.
Showcase the leading Canadian mobile money services and technology vendors that can help to accelerate and de–risk Mobile Financial deployments.
