‘Mobile payments is widely tipped to become a hot growth area for cellcos, and in some markets in Asia Pacific it already is, from smartcard-based mobile wallet services in Japan and Korea to remittance payment services in Southeast Asia.

But it's early days, and the mobile payment pie is going to get a whole lot bigger. IE Market Research projects global mobile payment revenue to grow from $47.2 billion in 2011 to $998.5 billion in 2016 (that's a CAGR of almost 84%). KPMG is even more bullish, forecasting the value of global m-payment transactions to pass $958 billion by 2015 at a growth rate of 97% a year.

Not unexpectedly, NFC technology figures heavily in the mobile payments future as a key driver, especially as more and more NFC-enabled handsets start to hit shelves. There are more than 50 such devices available commercially at press time, with another 30+ models announced.

But while NFC may play a key role in driving the mobile payments space, it's just one element in a much larger ecosystem that's becoming increasingly innovative in terms of new services, from micro-finance and micro-insurance to in-app purchases and over-the-top wallet services.’

– Telecomasia.net

Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013 will draw together highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile network operators, banks, money transfer providers, mobile transfer networks, mWallets, retailers, public transit providers, ‘interoperability hubs’, handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers to share their latest efforts in launching mobile payments services and the key challenges facing them.

The most exciting session at the conference will be the panel discussion represented by all the stakeholders of the ecosystem to discuss Strategic Partnership, Alliances and Joint-Ventures in providing Innovative and Sustainable Mobile Payments services.

The following Current and Cutting Edge Issues will be addressed in depth with necessary Real World Case Studies:

Regulatory Issues for Mobile Payments and the Applicable Rules and Regulations

Collaborating with the Regulatory Authorities

Current State and Future Trends of Mobile Payments

New Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Banks in Delivering M-Payments

For Banks – How to Successfully Align Financial Services with NFC and Mobile Payments Systems?

Opportunities for Increasing Sales Volume for Merchants/Retailers in Deploying M-Payments

Public Transit Provider’s Perspectives in Deploying Mobile Payments

Innovative Mobile Payments Strategies to Capture New Market

Additional Revenue Generating Channels through Deployment of M-Payments

Strategic Partnership, Alliances & Joint-Ventures

Critical Success Factors in Deploying Mobile Payment Services? – From Each Stakeholder’s Point of View

Benefits and Business Case Drivers for Each Stakeholder

Comparisons – Operator-Centric, Bank-Centric, 3rd Party Centric or Collaboration

What are Telecom Operator’s Role in a Bank-Led Environment

Profitable and Sustainable Business Models

Benchmarking Remittances-The Future of Money Transfer

International Mobile Money Transfer and Remittance Market

Addressing Issues of Standardization and Interoperability

Banking the ‘Unbanked’ – How to Capture the Mass Market?

Effective & Sustainable Strategies to Encourage Active Consumer’s Usage of Mobile Payments

Accessing Mobile Users Cost Effectively & Securely

How to Drive the Consumer Usage of Mobile Payments?

New Innovative Delivery Platforms for Mobile Payment Services

Taking Your Mobile Money Services to the Next Level – Enterprise/Corporate Mobile Money Services

Potentials of Offering Micro-Finance Services in Developed Countries

Innovation & Sustainability in Offering Mobile Payments Services

Building A Robust and Sustainable NFC Infrastructure

Handset Technology Development Updates

Management and Cost Issues in Implementation

Security Issues – How to Build and Keep Customer Trust in Mobile Payments?

Fraud Mitigation in Mobile Payments