July 2010 Conferences

Conference: 7th International Conference on Applied Financial Economics Group: RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE OF EAST AEGEAN Dates: Jul 1 - 3 The aim of 7th AFE Conference is to bring together academicians and practitioners with research interests in the field of finance,banking,accounting and business management.

Conference: Banking Outlook Africa 2010 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Jul 19 - 23 Location: Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg Banking Outlook Africa will assess the status of banking in Africa with solutions for key challenges faced by Africas emerging banks.

Conference: RetailNow 2010 Group: GoRSPA.org Dates: Jul 25 - 28 Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV RetailNOW is the premiere convention and expo for all professionals in the retail technology industry. RetailNOW is where the industry meets each year to become educated on new business trends, emerging technologies and best business practices along with exploring a diverse exhibit hall with more than 130 booths featuring the latest products in the retail technology industry. This show is a must attend for all levels of retail technology professionals. www.gorspa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3445

August 2010 Conferences

Conference: 21st Annual Direct Response Forum Group: Cvent Phone: 800-373-6503 Dates: Aug 9 - 11 Location: Peabody Hotel Memphis, TN Every year 500 participants, including executives and line managers from some of the largest merchants in the world, gather to discuss best practices in fraud detection, cost containment, charge backs, and risk management at our annual forum. The Direct Response Forum's annual two-day event is unique. It's not your typical conference, driven by underlying sales or marketing motives. There is no expo or exhibit hall and attendees are encouraged to spend 'down time' between sessions talking informally with their peers, building relationships that last beyond the closing session. The purpose of this event is to cultivate a learning environment where knowledgeable professionals network and share information without the distractions of overt sales and marketing activities. www.directresponseforum.org

Conference: Finance & Economics Conference 2010 Group: Lupcon Center for Business Research Dates: Aug 17 - 18 Location: Frankfurt The Lupcon Center for Business Research is proud to announce that this year's conference will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. Join us for our conference at Europe's major financial hub. This is the home of the European Central Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and many investment banks. Leading academics from across the world are presenting their most recent research on pressing issues in finance and economics. Present your own research and have it critiqued by your peers. Network with your peers during lunch and coffee breaks. www.fec2010.org

Conference: Prepaid Press Expo Group: Prepaid Press Dates: Aug 24 - 26 Location: Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV The prepaid industry has grown in three distinct branches - calling cards, wireless, and gift cards/alternative payments. These three diverse sectors converge at the retail level, but are still approached as different industries. The Prepaid Press Expo is the only trade event today that focuses on this convergence. As a professional in the prepaid services industry, you no longer have to decide between different events that cover just part of the industry. tppEXPO10 is the must-attend event for anyone involved in producing or selling prepaid services. www.prepaidpressexpo.com/

September 2010 Conferences

Conference: Loyalty & CRM Summit 2010 Group: neoedge Dates: Sep 15 - 16 Location: The Langham, Yangtze Boutique Shanghai Amid the worlds post economic downturn, Asias consumer markets as well as Loyalty & CRM practices are undergoing unprecedented changes and presenting new business opportunities to international and local companies. However, to fully take advantage, companies must understand well a number of key market developments and challenges, grasp the essentials of effective Loyalty & CRM practices, formulate the right strategies and implement them effectively. www.neo-edge.com/events/event.php?fld=smg&page=smg_8&event=LCRM&venue=Shanghai&date=15-16_September_2010

Conference: Card Evolution Summit Group: SourceMedia Dates: Sep 20 - 22 Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco, CA The Card Evolution Summit is the definitive forum for networking and information-sharing among major innovators, system integrators, industry reps and consultants from around the world. Card Evolution Summit, formerly CTST, enters the 2010 marketplace with a refreshed look, a streamlined focus on education and agenda, while continuing to bring you best-of-breed vendors, seasoned veteran consultants and thought-provoking speakers. www.paymentssource.com/conferences/ces/

Conference: RDC Summit 2010 Group: RemoteDepositCapture.com Dates: Sep 29 - 30 Location: Omni Orlando ChampionsGate Orlando, FL Remote Deposit Capture truly is going mainstream. It is no longer simply a Cash Management product that lies within the domain of Financial Institutions. An increasing number of organizations understand the efficiencies and benefits of Remote Deposit Capture and are instituting RDC. RemoteDepositCapture.com’s RDC Summit 2010 is the one and only forum dedicated to the trends, issues and innovation that embody the Remote Deposit Capture and Payments industry. Join us as we - together with subject matter experts - explore the many facets of this dynamic industry. The RDC Summit 2010 is poised to deliver in-depth analysis of the leading developments, progress, best practices and lessons learned across the industry. www.rdcsummit.com/

October 2010 Conferences

Conference: 18th Annual ATM, Debit & Prepaid Forum Group: SourceMedia Dates: Oct 3 - 5 Location: Arizona Biltmore Phoenix, AZ Hear from the leaders in the payments industry, offering competitive strategies to succeed and their views on how the market will evolve. More than 80 pioneers and industry practitioners will share best practices and new insights across the events five concurrent tracks. Case studies and lively panel discussions will offer a chance to keep up-to-date on new product opportunities, potential partnerships, potential challengers, and the evolving regulatory environment. www.paymentssource.com/conferences/atmdebit10/

Conference: Cards Latin America 2010 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Oct 4 - 6 Location: Westin Colonnade Coral Gables, FL Cards Latin America is the only event that brings together C-level executives from banks, retailers, governments and world leading services providers, to network and do business. www.terrapinn.com/2010/cla/

Conference: Finovate Fall 2010 Group: Finovate Dates: Oct 4 - 5 Location: Metropolitan Pavilion New York, NY FinovateFall 2010 will return to Manhattan on October 4 and 5, 2010 with a two-day showcase of dozens of the biggest and most innovative new ideas in financial and banking technology from established leaders and hot young companies. The Fall event is the original and largest Finovate, and this year we are expanding it to two days packed with our special blend of short, fast-paced onstage demos (no slides allowed) and intimate networking time with top executives from the innovative demoing companies. www.finovate.com/fall2010/

Conference: CTIA Enterprise & Applications Group: CITA Dates: Oct 5 - 8 Location: Moscone Center West San Francisco, CA CTIA has rebranded its fall show to CTIA Enterprise & Applications to reflect the evolution of the industry and growing use of mobile technology in business. Building on the success of the show's legacy, the event will demonstrate the increasing benefits of wireless data in enterprise and the expanding market for applications and content. CTIA launched its fall show fifteen years ago to drive wireless data deployment within the enterprise and consumer markets. Today, the mobile business evolution is well underway. Discover how the exhibit floor, educational sessions and partner events will equip you to learn, network and compete in this increasingly mobile marketplace. www.ctiaenterpriseandapps.com/info/

Conference: PrepaidCards LatAm 2010 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Oct 6 - 6 Location: Coral Gables Coral Gables, FL Prepaid Cards LatAm is the only prepaid conference where senior representatives from key retail banks, retailers, government officials, and alternative financial service providers will come together to share ideas and collectively drive prepaid forward in the region. www.terrapinn.com/2010/prepaidlatam/media.stm

Conference: Mobile Commerce Forum 2010 Group: Internet Retailer Dates: Oct 12 - 13 Location: Chicago Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL Speakers at The Mobile Commerce Forum, Internet Retailer's inaugural mobile commerce conference and exhibition, represent a wide range of industries that are making mobile a key part of their marketing and sales strategies. The speakers are drawn from retail, travel and hospitality, and events/ticketing. mcf.internetretailer.com/2010/overview/

Conference: 16th Annual Card Collections Conference Group: SourceMedia Dates: Oct 14 - 16 Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Phoenix, AZ 13 of the Top 25 Card Issuers Will Be There*: Advanta Corp.; Bank of America; Barclays Bank; Capital One Financial Corp.; Citigroup Inc.; Discover Financial Services Inc.; First National Bank of Omaha; JP Morgan Chase & Co.; Navy Federal Credit Union; Target Financial Services; USAA Federal Savings Bank; Washington Mutual Bank; Wells Fargo Bank. www.sourcemediaconferences.com/CCC07/index.html

Conference: Navigating Payments 2010 Group: UMACHA Dates: Oct 14 - 15 Location: Sheraton Bloomington Hotel Bloomington, MN Let us help you steer through the rapidly changing financial services business. Keep up with new approaches and constantly changing rules of electronic payments. Your challenge is to stay competitive. Your opportunities are endless. How will you choose to compete? Navigate the knowledge base of experts in the industry at the 25th annual electronic payments conference, Navigating Payments 2010. You'll find valuable tools and information to signal the right course for success in payments services. www.navigatingpayments.org/

Conference: BAI Retail Delivery 2010 Group: BAI Dates: Oct 19 - 21 Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas, NV BAI Retail Delivery 2010 will bring together global thought leaders, thousands of financial services decision-makers and more than 200 innovative solutions providers, all focused on Operations, Product Management, Retail Banking, Marketing & Sales and Technology. www.bai.org/retaildelivery/index.aspx

Conference: 18th Annual Financial Services Collections & Credit Risk Conference Group: SourceMedia Dates: Oct 24 - 26 Location: Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV From the latest legislative and regulatory changes affecting the collections & credit risk industry to innovative strategy sessions and workshops-these along with peer to peer networking opportunities, will help you gain fresh and ready to use ideas to help you with your decision making process. www.collectionscreditrisk.com/conferences/fscc10/

November 2010 Conferences

Conference: 3rd Annual Cards & Payments Loyalty Conference Group: PaymentsSource Dates: Nov 3 - 5 Location: Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa Buena Vista, FL As we transition to the next economic cycle, one thing is certain. Consumers are king. They are demanding more for their loyalty. And smart marketers, as always, will seize the advantage by giving their customers what they want right now. But for consumers, the recovery looks anything but certain. Persistent anxiety about jobs, investment, and housing values continues to dampen confidence and restrict spending. And so it turns out that card loyalty marketers and their customers find themselves with a lot in common these days. Uncertainty reigns across nearly every aspect of the current environment - with higher loss rates, increased regulatory pressure, and interchange legislation - leaving us seeking a foothold to move forward. www.paymentssource.com/conferences/loy10/

Conference: 9th Annual Information Exchange Payments Conference Group: Purchasing Card News Dates: Nov 11 - 11 Location: Lancashire County Cricket Club Manchester This years varied conference agenda directed at Public & Private sector end users and their suppliers gets to the 'Point' of Card Payments & e-Payment Solution choices. The agenda includes twelve key presentations and four workshops trade exhibition stands and discussion groups hosted by major Local Authorities, Private Sector corporate companies Card Issuers and Payments Transaction Solution Providers. Their presentations and workshops will demonstrate a diverse range of innovative payments solution choices available for starting, developing and expanding current Card Payments and e-Payments programmes delivering genuine efficiencies and cost savings to both the Public and Private sectors organisations. www.purchasingcardnews.co.uk/conference/2010/agenda.php

Conference: 15th Annual Small Business Banking Conference Group: SourceMedia Dates: Nov 14 - 14 Location: Omni Fort Worth Hotel Fort Worth, TX Join us for the 15th Annual RMA/American Banker Small Business Banking Conference, November 14th - 16th in Fort Worth, TX. Small business bankings time has finally come. For both large and small banks, small business owners and their companies are the perfect target segment to replace and expand lost Reg E NSF/OD fee income that has fueled many banks yearly earnings growth. www.americanbanker.com/conferences/sbb10/

Conference: Private Banking Latin America 2010 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Nov 15 - 17 Location: JW Marriott Hotel Miami, FL Private Banking Latin America is where CEOS and C-level directors of the region's foremost private banks and family offices get together to do business, be insprired and put in the groundwork for future deals. www.terrapinn.com/2010/pblatam/

Conference: 2010 Smart Cards in Government Conference Group: Smart Card Alliance Dates: Nov 16 - 19 Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC Smart Cards in Government continues to grow, reflecting the rapid expansion of government identity and security initiatives. These initiatives have lead to the current and growing interest in the strategies and technologies that help speed the adoption of homeland security identification and access programs like HSPD 12, US VISIT, REAL ID and other key government initiatives. guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=2cab8710-b2b9-4d0a-ab2e-8e7cc9e368e5

Conference: Risk Management Summit 2010 Group: American Banker Dates: Nov 16 - 17 Location: Hilton Boston Bay Back Boston, MA www.americanbanker.com/conferences/mr10/

December 2010 Conferences

Conference: CARTES & IDentification 2010 Group: CARTES Dates: Dec 7 - 9 Location: Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre Paris CARTES & IDentification is THE must-attend international event bringing together all the players in digital security, smart technologies, payment and contactless. www.cartes.com

February 2011 Conferences

Conference: FinovateEurope 2011 Group: Finovate Dates: Feb 1 - 1 Location: Business Design Centre Islington, London On February 1, 2011, the Finovate conference series comes to London to showcase cutting-edge financial and banking technology innovations from and for the European market. FinovateEurope will feature the unique mix of short, fast-paced demos (no slides allowed) from handpicked fintech companies and intimate networking time with each demoing companys top executives that Finovate events are famous for in the US. This value-packed format has won rave reviews from thousands of attendees since 2007. Join us in London to watch the cutting edge of banking and financial technology unfold, and get a chance to network with hundreds of leading financial executives, venture capitalists, press, industry analysts, bloggers, and fintech entrepreneurs from across Europe. www.finovate.com/europe2011/venue.html

March 2011 Conferences

Conference: 4th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia 2011 Group: neoedge Dates: Mar 1 - 1 Event details to be released. Please check back for more information.

Conference: 6th Annual Private Banking Asia 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Mar 14 - 16 Location: TBA Singapore Private Banking Asia 2010 hosted over 150 attendees from private banks, family offices and related financial industry professionals to harness the evolving landscape of the private banking sector by means of applied knowledge and renewed business relationships. During the 2 days event, attendees have commented on the calibre of our speakers, the relevance of the well-researched content, as well as the abundance of networking opportunities between the participants. We would like to thank all our delegates, speakers and sponsors for their ardent support at this event as we continue to serve the industry in 2011. www.terrapinn.com/2011/pbasg/

Conference: Cards Africa 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Mar 22 - 23 Location: Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg Cards Africa 2011 is where Africa's banks and card payment solutions specialists meet to discuss the future of cards, payments, transaction and new applications. This is where alternative use and all new technologies will be discussed - in an interactive, dynamic setting. www.terrapinn.com/2011/cardsza/

Conference: Mobile MoneyWorld Africa 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Mar 22 - 24 Location: Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg What’s the buzz with Mobile Money in Africa? Do you understand the business models? Are you looking to target a new customer base? Mobile Money World Africa will allow to find strategies to help you:New strategies www.terrapinn.com/2011/mobileza/

Conference: Cards & Payments Australasia 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Mar 28 - 29 Location: Hilton Hotel Sydney Forming part of the 16th annual Cards & Payments Australasia conference Prepaid Cards Australia will examine opportunities for Prepaid cards in Australia. Globally, the market for prepaid credit cards is worth an estimated US$25 billion, with US$15 billion of that being for open loop cards, which allow recipients to use the card anywhere credit is accepted. With regards to prepaid card use in Australia, the market is expected to grow strongly. This is being driven by factors such as consumer desire to reduce credit balances in the new decade rather than inflating them, as well as applications in Government, corporate incentive, travel products and online payments. www.terrapinn.com/2011/prepaid/

Conference: PepaidCards Australia 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: Mar 29 - 29 Location: Hilton Hotel Sydney Forming part of the 16th annual Cards & Payments Australasia conference Prepaid Cards Australia will examine opportunities for Prepaid cards in Australia. Globally, the market for prepaid credit cards is worth an estimated US$25 billion, with US$15 billion of that being for open loop cards, which allow recipients to use the card anywhere credit is accepted. With regards to prepaid card use in Australia, the market is expected to grow strongly. This is being driven by factors such as consumer desire to reduce credit balances in the new decade rather than inflating them, as well as applications in Government, corporate incentive, travel products and online payments. www.terrapinn.com/2011/prepaid/

April 2011 Conferences

Conference: Payments 2011 Group: NACHA Dates: Apr 3 - 6 Location: Austin Convention Center Austin, TX PAYMENTS 2011 offers a remarkable opportunity to reach an audience of dynamic financial institution, corporate, and government electronic payments decision-makers. Deliver a strong message to others that your company is a dedicated leader and influential front-runner in the electronic payments arena. Move your companys recognition to a whole new level by exhibiting or sponsoring at PAYMENTS 2011. payments.nacha.org/

Conference: 23rd Annual Card Forum & Expo Group: PaymentsSource Dates: Apr 27 - 29 Location: Fontainebleau Miami Beach Miami, FL

May 2011 Conferences

Conference: Cards Middle East 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: May 17 - 18 Location: ADNEC Abu Dhabi, UAE Largest cards and payments conference and exhibition in the region. Cards Middle East marks 12 years in 2011! Firmly established as the Middle East's dedicated cards and payments conference and exhibition, the event continues to be the must-attend event for retail banking professionals, government, transport and retail from the MENA region. www.terrapinn.com/2011/cme/

Conference: Mobile Money World Middle East 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: May 17 - 18 Location: ADNEC Abu Dhabi Mobile Money World is the Middle East’s m-commerce conference and exhibition. The $5 billion global m-payment industry is set to become the preferred payment option for tomorrow's customers in the Middle East. Mobile Money World Middle East 2011 brings together leading financial institutions, telcos, retailers and service providers in the m-payments arena. www.terrapinn.com/2011/mmwme/

Conference: PrepaidCards Middle East 2011 Group: Terrapinn Dates: May 17 - 18 Location: ADNEC Abu Dhabi, UAE Prepaid cards Middle East joins the largest cards and payments conference and exhibition in the region. With regional take up of post paid products in sectors such as telecoms having over 90% market share, banks and retailers are looking for the solutions and strategies to replicate this success and strengthen their prepaid offering. www.terrapinn.com/2011/pcme/