Close to 250 senior executives will attend Arab Advisors Group’s Electronic & Mobile Payments in the Arab World Conference to discuss market trends and consumers behaviors in the electronic and mobile payments in the Arab World. 24 Local and regional industry leaders will address the ongoing trends in the regional landscape including Payments Infrastructure, the Mobile Ecosystem, Future of E-commerce and Payment Ecosystem, Role of regulatory entities in the introduction and development of electronic and mobile payment solutions among other trending topics.
Amman, April 19, 2015 - Under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society, TheElectronic & Mobile Payments inthe Arab World Conference, will take place in Amman on the 21st of April 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
The conference comes in the context of the fast changing dynamics of payments in the Arab World. According to Arab Advisors Group’s recent surveys, around 55% and 83% of e-commerce users in Saudi Arabia and Oman use credit cards as their e-commerce method of payment, respectively. Moreover, a recent survey conducted by the Arab Advisors Group revealed that around 45% of smartphone users in Jordan reported using e-commerce while 35% use m-commerce.
While Cash On Delivery (COD) and “Cash on Order” are still heavily used by Arab
e-commerce users, substantial numbers are turning to the electronic and mobile payments - which is more preferable by vendors - given the ease and comfort those payment methods provide. Moreover, the introduction of fully integratedelectronic payment solutions helped in the adoption of such payment methods. By April 2015, four countries in the Arab World had introduced their national electronic payment systems using the Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) model.
“Arab Advisors Group is proud to organize the Electronic & Mobile Payments in the Arab World Conference. Acknowledging the importance and impact of electronic and mobile payments on the emerging markets, we at Arab Advisors believe that this conference serves as a platform for all stakeholders in this field including telecom operators, banks, financial institutions, merchants and payment networks. The conference hosts speakers and delegates hail from 14 countries across the region and globally, which underlines the importance of the topic” Jawad J. Abbassi, Founder and General Manager of Arab Advisors Group said.
The Electronic & Mobile Payments in the Arab WorldConference is sponsored by EMP, the Housing Bank and Umniah.
The conference is also supported by the Central Bank of Jordan, the Association of Banks in Jordan, Alawneh Exchange House and Aramex.
Commenting on the occasion, Paul Edwards, Executive Chairman EMP Group said, “It gives me great pleasure to take part in this conference on behalf of EMP. As a business, we know just how important good financial infrastructure is to the development of a strong economy, as is the co-operation of partners throughout the Middle East. Conferences like this demonstrate the willingness of businesses and state organizations to invest in the future of not only their citizens, but the region as a whole.”
On this occasion, Mr. Omar Omoush, Director of Marketing at UmniahTelecom stated that Umniah decided to sponsor and take part at this conference as part of the company’s vision to support the e-payments industry in general, and m-payments in specific, in addition to the applications and services that Umniah offers in order to facilitate the users’ daily lives.
Omoush added that the Central Bank of Jordan was a pioneer in regulating the
e-payments methods, and Umniah took the initiative in registering for all the services that it can offer for its users and the Jordanian community through the systems that the Central Bank of Jordan supervises. Umniah was one of the pioneers that have been connected at e-fawateercom’s e-payment system that was launched by CBJ mid 2014, and as part of its mission, Umniah started developing its payments solutions through its e–wallet to offer the best solutions worldwide.
During the conference, delegates will interact with an impressive array of speakers that include: Mr. Basem Aggad (Consultant, Consolidated Telecom Consultants), Mr.Assad Alawneh (Deputy General Manager, Alawneh Exchange House),
Ms. Nadia Al Saeed (CEO, Bank Al Etihad), Ms. Maha Bahou (Executive Manager, Central Bank of Jordan), Mr.Firas Al Ashkar (Head of Business Development, Alawneh Exchange House), Mr.Mohammad Beidas (Head of VAS & Mobile Financial Services, Umniah), Mr. Paul Edwards (Executive Chairman, EMP Group), Mr.Cenap Doğru (Middle East and North Africa Head of Sales, PayPal Turkey)
Mr. Tarik Ghanim (Head of Digital Commerce, Du), Mr. Fouad Jeryes (Co-Founder, CashBasha), Mr. Sirish Kumar (CEO & Co-Fouder, Telr), Mr. Sami Ben Lassoued (EMEA Regional Sales Manager for M-commerce, Ericsson), Mr.Alban Luherne (Director of Mobile Money AMEA, Orange Group), Ms. Rania Makhamreh (Head of E-Channels and Expansions), Mr. Ronaldo Mouchawar (CEO, Souq.com), Mr.Omar Omoush (Director of Marketing, Umniah), Mr. Nael Salah, (Managing Director & Founder, ESKADENIA Software),Ms. Claire Scharwatt (Senior Market Engagement Manager, GSMA), Mr.Ammar Shammout (CEO Advisor, Zain),
Mr. Omar Soudodi (CEO, PayFort), Mr. Roy Zakka (Founder & CEO, Ubanquity Systems, LTD), Mr. Jawad Abbassi (Founder and General Manager, Arab Advisors Group).
As part of its vision to advance the knowledge and technology industries in the Arab World, the Arab Advisors Groupoffers discount for telecom operators. Also press members can attend the conference at no charge.
The Electronic & Mobile Payments in The Arab World Conference 2015 will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman on April 21 2015.
For more details and Online Registration please visit the conference website at:
http://www.arabadvisors.com/E-MPayments/index.html
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Official conference Hashtag #EMPayments
For more information, please contact:
Arab Advisors Group
Mr. William Al Kunsol
+962- 6- 5828849
+962-79-5684078
william@arabadvisors.com
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