With greater zeal than ever network operators, banks and retailers are coming together to monetise the consumer's dream of convenient payment methods through mobile. Now the time is right to learn from best practice case studies around the globe and integrate a sensible m-payments investment strategy into business development.

As such, I am delighted to reveal the new and independently researched conference programme for Mobile Payments and Commerce 2008, taking place on the 12th-14th March 2008 at the Okura hotel, Amsterdam. 11 years running, this event marks the second wave of m-commerce industry co-operation. An added NFC focus day provides special attention to retail, telco and banking considerations of NFC deployment.

Attend Mobile Payments and Commerce 2008, and you will learn how to best;

• Negotiate Regulatory Impact
• Build Sustainable and Enabling Business Models
• Integrate Contactless Payments into Long Term Cost-Saving
• Discover Why Mobile International Remittances is a Transformational Service
• Move Beyond Personal Banking and Paying Bills
• Determine the Timeframe for Critical NFC Mass Uptake
• Ensure Highest Security Practice and Consumer Confidence