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Toronto, Canada – August 30, 2011: The 3rd Annual Mobile Money Canada Conference announced today that executives from leading Canadian providers of Mobile Banking services, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), will headline the conference’s Mobile Banking track. Mobile Money Canada 2011 will occur on September 27, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada.
RBC & CIBC to headline Mobile Banking track
Join Sharad Ojha, Head of Mobile Channel Strategy at RBC, and Steve Tyers, VP of eChannels Strategy at CIBC Retail & Business Banking, 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 two of Canada’s leading financial institutions about what it takes to design, launch, operate, and scale mobile banking services” said Brent Ho-Young, Managing Director, Mobile Practice, DonRiver Inc. “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 Canada.”
CIBC, a gold sponsor at Mobile Money Canada 2011, currently offers a full suite of mobile solutions accessible from a wide range of internet–enabled devices to meet their customer’s banking needs. Their customers can complete everyday banking transactions such as – Check their CIBC account balances, pay registered bills, register new bills, review transactions, add and send INTERAC e–Transfers to recipients, and Transfer Funds – on the free CIBC Mobile Banking App’s for iPhone or iPod touch®, Android™ or Blackberry®.
“CIBC was proud to be the first major bank in Canada to offer our clients a Mobile Banking App to make banking with CIBC even more flexible.” said Steve Tyers, VP eChannels Strategy and Planning.
Royal Bank of Canada’s integrated mobile banking applications for Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, launched in December 2010 to complement their existing RBC Mobile Web Banking. The integrated mobile banking applications allow clients to access a full range of services, including the ability to: View account balances; View account details for accounts such as credit lines, credit cards, mortgages and loans; Pay bills for all existing online banking payees; View transaction history; Transfer funds between all RBC accounts; Send Interac® Email Money Transfers; Send third–party payments; and Locate RBC branches and ATMs.
“RBC has offered mobile banking services to our clients since 2008 and the integrated apps launched in 2010 leverage the capability of the device to create a simple and easy to use experience," said James McGuire, VP, Digital Strategy & Experience, RBC.
Other Mobile Money Tracks & Industry Speakers
In addition to the Mobile Banking track, the conference will feature tracks exploring mobile money trends and opportunities, and mobile payments. Industry executives and thought leaders who are confirmed to speak within each of those tracks include:
- Keynote: Michael Joseph, Former CEO, Safaricom (M-Pesa); Current Strategic Advisor to Vodafone, Safaricom & Gates Foundation; Fellow, World Bank
- CIBC Retail & Business Banking: Jimmy Dinh, Senior Director, eChannels Strategy
- Visa Inc: Deker Colfer, Business Leader, Global Mobile Product Innovation
- BOKU Inc: Wellington Sculley, VP Business Development
- Roshan (M-Paisa): Karim Khoja, CEO
- Western Union: Thor Hauge, VP Digital Ventures
- DonRiver Inc: Brent Ho-Young, Managing Director, Mobile Financial Services Practice
- Yankee Group: Mobile Services Lead
- Kony Solutions: David Eads, VP Product Marketing
- Telepin Software: Vince Kadar, President
Comments on Mobile Money Canada:
“Mobile Money Canada is quite simply the most relevant forum for all things m–banking and m–commerce in Canada. It should not be missed.” Scott Lapstra, VP Emerging Payments, MasterCard Worldwide
“Mobile Money Canada is THE forum to be at if you want to truly engage in the future of mobile banking, enterprise alerting and mobile payments within the Canadian market. It is a focused and directly relevant event for banks, mobile operators and payment processors alike.” Serge van Dam, VP, Market Development, M-Com (now part of Fiserv)
For more information on Mobile Money Canada 2011, including details on how to attend, speak or sponsor, please visit www.MobileMoneyCanada.com
Additional Information:
- Limited time offer: Mobile Network Operators and Financial Institutions will receive 50% off their early bird rates now thru September 9.
Enter the following discount code: DiscountMMC_2011 > Register here
- DonRiver Inc. is pleased to provide complimentary conference passes to current clients, including: AT&T, Rogers, Roshan, Telenor, Telstra, TransferTo, Kony, Vendtek, Visa & Western Union.
Select “DonRiver VIP Ticket” during the ticket registration process
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.
DonRiver Inc. & Mobile Money Canada Media Contact
Anant Tailor
Head of Delivery, Mobile Financial Services Practice
Email: anant.tailor@donriver.com
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