Miami

Welcome to the Seventh Annual IMTC Miami Conference. The sixth edition brought 354 attendees with 40% of them coming to the coference for the first time. More than 30 countries were represented. The large proportion came from the US (65%) followed by Europe: 6%; Mexico: 6%; Dominican Republic: 5%; Guatemala: 3%. Of all the participants, 70% indicated English as their main language and 29% indicated Spanish. Money Transfer Company representatives were 45% of the attendees, Financial Institutions (Bank & Non-Bank),  22%.

Mr. Frederic Schepens, SVP Mobile Financial Services at BICS will be speaking on IMTC Miami 2012.

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Milan

Due to the growing industry momentum behind Near Field Communications (NFC) and the increased adoption of this technology by ecosystem players around the world, the GSMA has expanded the scope of their Mobile Money Summit event to more prominently showcase NFC and its many applications. In 2012 and beyond, the new name of this event will be the GSMA NFC & Mobile Money Summit.

This event will feature two days of exhibition showcase and conference sessions, augmented by two days of invitation-only industry meetings designed to create dialogue around the opportunities and progress for the NFC and mobile money ecosystem. The conference and exhibition will be held on Tuesday, October 23rd and Wednesday, October 24th, with additional meetings and workshops being held on Monday, October 22nd and Thursday, October 25th.  The NFC & Mobile Money Summit will bring together key players from every sector of the industry, providing an environment to forge relationships, expand ideas and foster the growth of NFC and mobile money.

Frédéric Schepens, SVP Mobile Financial Services of BICS, is guest speaker at the conference.

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Ho Chi Minh City

The 3rd Greater Mekong Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2012 is coming back to Ho Chi Minh City. It is the only strategic platform for all industry stakeholders with an interest in tapping into the growing affluent economies of Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Southern China and the newly emerging economy of Myanmar.

The stage is set for telecom operators and banks to capitalise on the high mobile penetration to monetise their mobile payment solutions. Telecom operators & retail banks are fast recognizing this potential of reaching out to new customers and driving transaction efficiency.

Meet and network with C-level experts from industries such as banking and finance, retail, transport, telecommunications, government and more.

Moreover, BICS will be attending this summit and will have a representative speaking.

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Jakarta

PSRA 2012 is Asia’s most informed meeting place for central banks, commercial banks, settlement systems architects and connected payment services providers. As more and more people now work overseas with mobile phones and internet access, mobile, e-banking and newer payment technologies are seen as being powerful driving forces used to transact funds and this is what the forum will focus on.

 Mr. Salil Bhuvanadasan, Mobile Financial Services Manager –Asia at BICS will be speaking at the PSRA 2012.

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BICS and CONTACT system, the leading money transfer organization in Russia operated by RUSSLAVBANK (est. 1990), have signed an agreement for the use of the HomeSend hub to enable remittances towards Russia and the CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan).

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CGAP has published a new study on international remittances through mobile. What do international remittances mean for Mobile Money and which role plays HomeSend in the market?

You can discover the article here, or you can download the white paper.

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Lycamoney, the Financial Services division of the Lycamobile Group, and BICS, part of the Belgacom Group and a prominent international provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, today announced that they have launched new remittance corridors between the UK, Morocco and the Philippines. Lycamoney users will be able to send money instantly and cost effectively to their friends and family anywhere in Morocco and the Philippines, through the HomeSend remittance hub.

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BICS, a leading global provider of wholesale carrier services and a pioneer in the mobile financial services market, and Tranglo, a prominent international mobile financial transactions hub operator in Malaysia, today announced that Tranglo has connected to the international remittance hub, HomeSend. This partnership will enable new HomeSend corridors across Asia, specifically from Malaysia as well as towards Indonesia and the Philippines.

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BICS, a leading global provider of wholesale carrier services and a first mover in the mobile financial services market, and mHITs Limited, a pioneering developer and operator of mobile payment services, today announced that mHITs has connected to the international remittance hub, HomeSend.

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Qtel, a leading mobile operator group with presence in the Middle East, North Africa and South East Asia, and BICS, a prominent international provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, signed a strategic agreement to enable cross border mobile remittance services through the HomeSend hub.

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Wafacash, subsidiary of the Attijariwafa Bank Group and Moroccan leader in international money transfers, and BICS, part of the Belgacom Group and a prominent international provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, announced today that they have launched a new remittance corridor between Belgium and Morocco.

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The Philippines' leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and BICS, a prominent international provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, announced today a new remittance corridor for HomeSend, which will make it easier to send money from Belgium, Qatar and the UK to Smart Money, Smart’s mobile wallet service.

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BICS, a leading global provider of wholesale carrier services and a pioneer in the mobile financial services market and F1 SOFT, a provider specialized in e-Channel and m-Channel in Nepal, Singapore and Thailand, today announced that eSewa has connected to the international remittance hub, HomeSend.

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SMARTPAY, the pioneer of Chinese electronic payment services and leader in the mobile payment industry, and BICS, part of the Belgacom Group and a prominent international provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, announced today the signing of an agreement for the use of the HomeSend hub to enable mobile remittances towards China.

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BICS, a leading global provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, and VNPT EPAY, a VNPT affiliate and Vietnam's expert in Mobile Wallets and Payment Services, today announced that VNPT EPAY has connected to the HomeSend international remittance hub.

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MTN and BICS have announced today that they will launch International Remittances services with MTN Ghana, utilizing HomeSend, a mobile centric remittance hub operated by BICS and powered by its technology partner eServGlobal.

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Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC) and BICS, a leading global provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, will be collaborating in the international remittance business through mutual sharing of their payment networks to enhance their services.

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EastNets, a leading global provider of compliance and payments solutions and services, has announced that it has recently signed a partnership with BICS, a leading global provider of Voice, Messaging, Roaming, Connectivity and Mobile Financial Services, to connect its newly launched mobile remittance solution known as en.MoRe to BICS' HomeSend solution.

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eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a global telecoms software vendor specializing in Mobile Money and Value-Added Services (VAS), and BICS, a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services, today announce that Provident Capital Transfers Limited has connected to the HomeSend international remittance hub.

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Belgacom International Carrier Services  (BICS), a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services, and eServGlobal Limited (LSE:ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of smarter transaction management solutions in Payment, Retention and Value Added Services, today announced that Maroc Telecom is live on the HomeSend remittance service.

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Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS), a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services and G-Xchange (GXI), a fully-owned mobile-commerce subsidiary of Philippines’ Globe Telecom, have signed an agreement to expand GXI’s existing number of remittance corridors, using BICS’ HomeSend Remittance Hub.

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Belgacom International Carrier Services (Belgacom ICS) and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the facilitation of foreign currency exchange for mobile remittances. Belgacom ICS, a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services, are pleased to announce that they have signed an MoU with The Royal Bank of Scotland that will form the basis of a co-operation deriving mutual benefit from RBS's FXmicropay System and Belgacom ICS' HomeSend solution. Belgacom ICS’ HomeSend solution, built in partnership with eServGlobal, is the first mobile centric global hubbing service for international remittances, while RBS’s FXmicropay System enables efficient and secured foreign exchange transaction processing with limited currency exposure.

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Belgacom International Carrier Services (Belgacom ICS), a leading global provider of voice, data and value added services and eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of end-to-end solutions, enabling smart communication and payment services, have successfully tested their joint service, HomeSend, and performed a first international money transfer through the mobile phone.

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The GSMA today announced new developments in its Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) programme, an initiative that leverages mobile to facilitate access to money transfer services. Complementing the successful alliance that has been in place with The Western Union Company for the past eighteen months, the GSMA has selected Belgacom International Carrier Services (Belgacom ICS) and its technology partner eServGlobal as a new remittance provider in the MMT programme. To add further flexibility for operators, the GSMA has also chosen the RBS Group, a global bank, as a remittance partner and is working with them to finalise the offering.

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