NFC-WORLD-CONGRESS
Next week, NFC World Congress 2014 will explore the impact of Apple Pay
on the m-payment ecosystems and how it connects with Cloud-based
approaches. After three editions in the expectation of Apple's move
toward NFC, the iPhone 6 launch comes in a perfect time. Along its
Plenary Opening and several focus sessions, the Congress will dedicate a
full 2-day stream to decrypt the key stakes:
- Why Apple is
entering the NFC m-payment market and how its approach compares with
similar achievements in the world?
- Pros and cons of the different
m-payment services technologies: HCE, SE/SIM-based, tokenisation... that
will be soon be deployed massively,
- How to best leverage the
complementarities between NFC, Beacons/BLE, QR Code... in order to
optimize the customer experience.
This is one part of the final agenda featuring over 75 speakers: see the online program and speakers list:
►Conference agenda available at: www.nfcworldcongress.com/program
►Speakers list available at: www.nfcworldcongress.com/speakers
See below the focus sessions and panel debates to outline the future of proximity payment and m-wallets:
- IMPACT OF APPLE AND HCE FOR THE M-PAYMENT ECOSYSTEMS:
What are
the stakes and impact of HCE on the ecosystem and the future of digital
payment? Can the move to cloud-based payment services reshuffle the
m-payment ecosystem built on schemes, banks and e-merchants? How will
Apple affect the m-payment landscape? With:
– Patrick Gauthier
,
General Manager, Emerging Retail Services, Paypal
– Chris
Kangas
, Head of Contactless Payments for Europe, MasterCard
–
Jeremy Nicholds
, Executive Director for Mobile, VISA
–
Koichi Tagawa
, Chairman, NFC
Forum
HOW TO BOOST CONSUMERS & MERCHANTS ADOPTION AT THE PoS?
What
are the technologies that will truly change the shopping experience?
Which shopping use cases to ensure proximity payment take-up? How to
accelerate the go-to-market and encourage adoption? With:
– Andrea
Fiorentino
, Vice President South Europe Mobile, VISA
– Frederic
Leclef, COO, FIVORY
– Frédéric Vasnier
, Executive Vice
President Embedded Software & Products, Gemalto
– Christophe
Zehnacker
, Emerging Payments Head, Western Europe, Mastercard
- m-PAYMENT & m-WALLET DISRUPTIONS - Feedback from m-payment stakeholders on the most advanced mobile payment initiatives and how to make m-wallet deployments successful. Features the first worldwide HCE implementation: do not miss it! With:
Michel-Ange Camhi,
Senior Business Developer, Worldline
John
Harvey,
Business Development Manager Trusted Services, LEGIC
Identsystems
Alberto Pérez Lafuente,
Director of
Innovation Strategy & Management, BANKINTER
Olivier
Tessier,
Project Director, Digital Commerce Programme, GSMA
- HCE: THE GAME CHANGER? Eminent proximity payments expert companies will present and debate the impact of HCE and tokenisation on alternative mobile payments approaches. Hear and meet MasterCard, Clear2Pay, The Human Chain, Bell ID, Carta Worldwide, Gemalto, Oberthur Technologies.
- CONTACTLESS & M-PAYMENT SECURITY: SE-BASED OR NOT? This technical session gather contactless security experts to review and balance securit technologies: with or without a local Secure Element, TEE environment or hybrid solution based on mobile virtual cards technology. With: LEGIC Identsystems, Telecom ParisTech, Gemalto, Nexperts, GlobalPlatform, SD Association, Déjamobile
Other highlights include:
- PACKED AGENDA - in two parallel streams over 2.5 days, the conference will address: Payment & Security Issues : m-Payment & m-Wallet, HCE: the game-changer?, Contactless & m-Payment Security: SE-Based or Not?; Verticals Use Cases : World Status of Deployments, Toward Omni-Channel Retailing, Proximity Marketing with Beacons, NFC for Access & ID; Connected Life: Cars & Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart Cities, Public Transport & Ticketing, Retail & Commerce, Wearables & Connected Objects
- PANEL DEBATES - Beyond conference presentations, multiple hot panels are scheduled addressing the hottest industry topics What is the impact of HCE for the m-payment ecosystem? How to boost consumers & merchants adoption at the PoS? Payment schemes disruptions: EMV Vs. new online/mobile payments methods (Google, PayPal, Facebook, Apple…) Retail: how long is the road toward seamless omni-channel shopping experience?
- CONNECTED LIFE DAY - When Internet of Things meets mobile! One full day will gather leading organizations of the IoT revolution. Discover how IoT leaks into all kinds of aspects of our everyday lives.
- NFC FORUM WORKSHOP - The most recent approaches and methods to pair devices, presented by the reference industry association and Bluetooth SIG.
- BEACON EXPERIENCE: a first for an event! In partnership with LocalSocial, the Congress will offer a very innovative experience of Beacons applied to a show through a dedicated mobile app.
- LIVE DEMOS: at the exhibition "Smart Solutions Show" for 2.5 days or during the breaks, numerous demos are scheduled by the mobile/NFC experts exhibiting at the Congress. They will include:
NFC World Congress website: www.nfcworldcongress.com
Twitter : @NFCWCongress - Hashtag : No. nfcwc
Press Contact: Lenick Perron lperron@strategiestm.com +33 (0)6 79 70 17 98
Press Accreditation : www.nfcworldcongress.com/press-registration
QUICK FACTS ABOUT NFC WORLD CONGRESS:
Mobile Proximity:
Services, Innovation and Business
Held on September 22-24, 2014, in Marseille, France – Pharo Palace
- Conference : 600 participants from 70 countries expected, 75+ speakers
- Part of the1700-participant "World Smart Week " (4 conferences + exhibition)
- Confirmed exhibitors ( as of Sept. 18, 2014): Austrian Institute of Technology, Bell ID, CETECOM, Chlorophyll Vision, Clear2Pay, Com4Innov, COMPRION, Eurotech, Feitian Technologies, Infineon Technologies, Kestronics, LocalSocial, Marseille City, Marseille Provence Metropole, MeaWallet, Micropross, Microsec, My Verified Id, Nexperts, Oberthur Technologies, Orange, Provence-Alpes-Cote D’azur Region, Safelayer, SAP, Sogeti High Tech, Store Electronic Systems, ThingWorx, Toda Kogyo Europe, Trusted Computing Group (TCG), Trustonic, Wyconn.
- Speaking organizations (as of Sept. 18, 2014) : @Beacon Week • ABI Research • ADCET • Aditium • Austrian Institute of Technology • Ams • AT&T • Bankinter • Bell ID • Carta Worldwide • Chlororphyll Vision • Clear2Pay • ClickandBuy • Connecthings • Constratus • Dejamobile • Deutsche Telekom • echolot digital worx • Edenred • Eurotech • Essence • EU Commission • Fivory • Forum SMSC • French Ministry of Industry • Gartner • Gemalto • GlobalPlatform • GPS Business News • GSMA • HID Global • Highco • Home Gateway Initiative • Industrial Internet Consortium • IERC – EU Commission • IHS • Infineon • LEGIC Identsystems • LGI Consulting • Lobary • LocalSocial • Mobile Marketing Association • MasterCard • Morpho • Mücke, Sturm & Company • Natural Security Alliance • Near Field Connects • Nexperts • NFC Forum • Nordic Semiconductor • NXP Semiconductors • OBD Experts • Oberthur Technologies • Orange • PayPal • ReceiptClub • Scandit • SD Association • Sequent • SFR • Silver Spring Networks • smart-TEC • Sogeti High Tech • Store Electronics System • STMicroelectronics • Sturm & Company • Telecom ParisTech • Telefonica • Telekom Innovation Laboratories • VEADISTA • Visa • Vodafone • Wind River • Worldline
- Media attendance : 50 journalists, editors and media partners
-
Parallel conferences
: within World Smart Week, NFC World
Congress fully benefits from the complementary contents of:
- M2M Innovation World Congress that shares the full "Connected Life Day"
- Chip-to-Cloud Security Forum that includes a joint session on NFC security
- World e-ID Congress that features strong synergies around Mobile ID and access
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
(as of Sept. 2nd
, 2014)
Updates:
www.nfcworldcongress.com/sponsors-partners
- Official Sponsor : MasterCard
- Platinum Sponsors : Orange, VISA
- Gold Sponsors : Austrian Institute of Technology, Clear2Pay, Infineon
- Silver Sponsors : LEGIC, Oberthur Technologies, STMicroelectronics, Store Electronic Systems
- Badge Management Sponsor : Nexperts
- Bag Sponsor : Bell ID
- Institutional Partners: ADCET, ETSI, GlobalPlatform, Gx, Les Interconnectés, Mobey Forum, Mobile Marketing Association France, NFC Forum, SD Association, Secured Communicating Solutions (SCS) World Class Cluster, SIMalliance, Smart Card Federation of China (SCFC), Smart Payment Association (SPA), The World Bank
- Public Local Partners: Ville de Marseille, Palais du Pharo, Marseille Provence Metropole, Région Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
- Editorial Partners: ABI Research, Lobary
- Platinum Media Partner: globalsmart.com
- Gold Media Partner: securitysolutionswatch.com
- Media Partners : Africa Telecom & IT magazine, Business Wire, Cards Tech & Security, Card World Russia, Carte Blanche Magazine, Convergencia Latina, European Payments Council, Euro Security, FUETE (Financial Services & Electronic Technologies Magazine), GoMo News, InfoReview, Intelligent Bank, IT for Business, Loyalty Library, Mind Commerce, MobiAd, Mobility, NFC Times, Point Banque, Smart-Payments, Smart Insights, Smart Webzine, The Paypers.
Contact:
NFC World Congress
Press Contact:
Lenick Perron,
+33 (0)6 79 70 17 98
lperron@strategiestm.com
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