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Mobile Money Transfer Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. May 4-7, 2010. Africa is recognized as the most significant hub for mobile money activity. Mobile Money Transfer Africa sharply focused on this rapidly evolving market.

Tenth Annual Payments Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 20-21, 2010. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted its tenth Annual Payments Conference. This year's theme was “Payment Innovations in the Wake of the Financial Crisis”.

Mobile Money Summit 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 24-27, 2010. This conference agenda included the cutting-edge topics and issues affecting the mobile money marketplace: Operator Heavyweights Embrace Mobile Money; The Case for Banks Investing in Mobile Money; Emerging Business Models for Mobile Money; and New Success Stories - Untapped Areas of Growth and Opportunities for Mobile Money.

9th Regional Payment Systems Workshop, Özdere, İzmir, Turkey, May 26-29, 2010. The workshop aimed to provide a platform for the central banks of the region to exchange views on the payment system reform process in their individual countries, on the role of the respective central banks in managing change in payment systems, and on how developments in the region link with broader global trends. Organized jointly by the BIS/CPSS and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.

InfoDev Annual Symposium 2010: Clean, Green and Mobile, Making Technology Work for the Poor, Washington, DC. June 9, 2010. The Mobile Phone Applications Panel discussion focused on how mobile services can effectively serve the poorest strata of populations.

5th Annual Under banked Financial Services Forum. Miami, Florida, June 9-11, 2010. This forum focused on credit, payments, and deposits.

Money Transfer & Migrant Remittances: In the New Financial Landscape - Where Do the Opportunities Lie? Barcelona, Spain. June 23-24, 2010. The third annual event organized by the International Center for Business Information. Among the topics: the latest news on the World Bank 5x5 objective; how the industry has responded to the financial crisis; and mobile money – who will be the winners and losers?

Prepaid Cards & Mobile Payments 2010 Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 28-30, 2010. This event examined innovative payment technologies and forecasted the prepaid role in the evolution, updated regulatory and legal developments, and shared good practice on mobile payment technologies. Organized by the International Quality and Productivity Center.

Effective Oversight of Payments, Clearing and Settlement Systems, Cambridge, UK, August 31September 3, 2010. This 4-day program aimed to equip payment systems experts in central banks to formulate an oversight framework for ensuring the safety and reliability of the payments and clearing and settlement systems, and for addressing the issues of competition, accessibility, efficiency, and fraud prevention. Sponsored by Central Banking.

Global Money Transfers Summit,London, UK. November 15-16, 2011. Organized by International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN).

Tenth Coordination Meeting on International Migration, New York, USA, February 9-10, 2012. Organized by Department of Economic and Social Affair of the UN.

Africa Remittances and Money Transfer Markets Forum.Prai, Cape Verde, To be held in November, 2013. Organized by the Ministry of Communities, Cape Verde with the support of the AUC and AfDB.

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