Intermarc Announces Card, ATM & Mobile Expo 2010

The integrated consulting firm with focus on e-business, Intermarc Consulting has scheduled Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th June 2010 for the 10th Edition of the annual International Conference and Exhibition on Cards & Allied Technologies tagged Card, ATM & Mobile Expo 2010.
Themed “War of the Channels; Managing Cost and Efficiency through Electronic Payment Channels,” the event will access key approaches that optimize payment systems in Africa.
The annual event will again serve as a platform to highlight all the real, relevant and unique issues with a view to developing a blue print for a clear pathway on cards and e-channels in Africa.
This edition is designed and guaranteed to bring together acclaimed international speakers and decision makers in the e-payment space from various continents, Europe, Asia, America, Middle East and of course, Africa. Some of the confirmed speakers for the Conference are Malek Mroueh, TSYS International Dubai, Marc Zander, Wincor Nixdorf Germany, Graham Gilmour, The BusinessPhone, UK, Sebestian Burlet, Lemonway, France, and David Abbott, Planet Payment, UK.
The Expo will play host to visitors from over 15 countries consisting of over 500 guests. Also expected at the Expo are ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, managing directors and other director level management of banks and financial institutions, card companies, identification ( Hardware and Software) companies, insurance as well as relevant government departments from different countries in and around Africa.
As Africa is now experiencing what we call the “war of the channels”, banks, other financial institutions, manufacturers and customers need to understand the relevance of each channel in the context of Africa. More importantly, banks and other financial institutions that are buying and deploying these terminals must also understand the global and domestic trends in customer’s expectation with respect to channels, new technologies across all channels, deployment issues, ROI and profitability indices etc.
The focus on channel strategy in the face of new technology and new markets like the “unbanked” have become even more pertinent in this period of economic recession where cost of deployment is of great importance to acquirers and pricing is critical to the customers.
The Expo will be held at the new Exhibition Hall of The Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and the conference venue boast of outstanding exhibition space which allows for full networking access to delegates throughout the conference. The Card, ATM & Mobile Expo 2010 is billed to host over fifty exhibitors from Nigeria, UK, China, Singapore, France, Egypt, India, South Africa, Germany, Dubai, Morocco, Ghana etc.
This platform has been expanded to incorporate changes and trends within the market, with focus on emerging electronic payment channels such as the recent re-awakening of initiatives in the mobile and financial industry on mobile banking and payment services which is causing a stream of field trials and potential new revenue streams and customers for the financial services sector and transaction ease for its users, unlike any other year.
The Expo is expected to attract about 4, 000 visitors for the 3-day event and guaranteed to create mileage for sponsors and exhibitors who are sure to increase their brand value by associating with this event.
Some of the Sponsors/Exhibitors for the Expo are Mediterranean Smart Cards Company Egypt, Ecobank Plc, Altech Namitech, Intech Solutions, Muhlbauer Germany, AfriBank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank, Total Nigeria, Systemspecs, Cardtec Systems, Valucard, Intercontinental Bank, Fidelity Bank, Skye Bank, Zenith Bank, DPMS, Computer warehouse Group, Chams Nigeria, Supercard Nigeria, Chams Access, PayMaster, CardCentre, SecureID, Konnectronics, and Network International Dubai.