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9th June – mPayments Summit & AIME Industry Awards Evening – London

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

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9th June, America Square Conference Centre, London

www.msummits.com

Join mobile operators and payment service providers as they outline how direct operator billing can work as a viable micropayment mechanism for interactive services, digital content, ticketing and physical goods across a wide range of
vertical sectors.

The event brings together mobile networks and a wide variety of payment service providers to outline how direct operator (mobile) billing can work as a viable micropayment mechanism for interactive services, digital content, ticketing and physical goods across a wide range of vertical sectors including retail.

 

Representatives will learn how Payforit, PSMS, drop charge, PRS and other “charge to mobile” solutions can offer their customers convenient, secure and immediate payment tools – wherever and whenever they want them.

 

HEAR FROM:

  • BBC • ITV • Virgin Trains  • EE • Three • O2 • DIMOCO • ImpulsePay• Oxygen8 • OpenMarket •IMImobile • mGage • Fonix • AIME • PhonepayPlus • Ofcom • FSA

MPAYMENTS EVENT INFORMATION: mPayments poster and: MPS’15 – Overview (Delegate)

 

 AIME will be speaking throughout the day on important issues such as the 13th Code and Special Conditions.

The mPayments Summit will be followed by the AIME Industry Awards Evening. 

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VOTING FOR THE AWARDS HAS NOW CLOSED 

 

The AIME Industry Awards categories are:

  • Most Innovative Mobile Payment Service

  • Most Innovative Mobile Network Opportunity

  • Most Innovative use of Technology

  • Most Progressive Customer Service Strategy (implemented change)

  • Outstanding Contribution to Industry

We would like to thank our award Sponsors for their support of this event, and helping ensure that the Industry is recognised for the work it does.

Our Award Sponsors are:

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Changes to PhonepayPlus Code of Practice and statement following consultation on the 13th edition of the Code

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

PhonepayPlus have issued changes to the 13th Code. For full details of the changes please read these on the PPP site on the link below:

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/News-And-Events/News/2015/3/Statement-on-PhonepayPlus-13th-Code-of-Practice.aspx

 

AIME will be issuing an email directly to Members regarding the 13th Code later today.

A fraudulent email about Phonepayplus has been circulated – please disregard

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

It has come to our attention that a fraudulent email has been sent to a number of industry participants from an unknown source suggesting the resignation of PhonepayPlus’s Acting Chief Executive. This is not true.

For more details please read the statement given by PhonepayPlus this afternoon: http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/News-And-Events/News/2015/1/Fraudulent-email.aspx

 

PhonepayPlus appoints new Board Members and Director of Policy & External relations

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

PhonepayPlus, today announced the appointments of Steve Ricketts and Kevin Brown to the Board, and senior Civil Servant Simon Towler as its new Director of Policy and External Relations.

Steve Ricketts joins the PhonepayPlus Board as an Industry Member and brings a great deal of relevant knowledge and experience to the role. Founding his consulting business ATAO (UK) Limited in 2011, he has advised a number of high profile organisations on payment services and mobile strategy. Prior to this, he spent over five years at Orange / EE where he was Head of Mobile Commerce and Marketing Services and has sat on major industry boards and initiatives, including the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), the GSM Association Mobile Media Metrics, Payforit and the Direct Marketing Association Mobile Council.

Kevin Brown joins the Board as a non-Industry Member. He is currently a senior advisor with KPMG, providing insights into the payment market place globally. He has recently joined the new Payment Services Regulator Advisory Panel as a special industry advisor. He holds a non-executive Chairman position with RBS (Lux) SA, an independent cross border fund management service backed by RBS. Prior to this, he spent a long successful career in banking with Royal Bank of Scotland / NatWest, with his final role being MD for Global Transaction Services.

Simon Towler joins PhonepayPlus as Director of Policy and External Relations from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport where he held senior positions, most recently leading on telecommunications regulation, spectrum policy and facilitating the rollout of communications networks. He was head of the UK delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications in December 2012 and was also responsible for the DCMS programme that led to the auction of spectrum for 4G mobile broadband services by Ofcom in February 2013. Prior to this, he was with the Department of Trade and Industry, holding various policy posts in civil aerospace, international trade policy, nuclear issues, and better regulation. He also spent four years in the United States on secondment to the British Embassy in Washington DC.

 

AIME Executive and Board Members will be meeting with these new appointees in the new year to welcome them and to establish good working relationships from the onset.

For the full PhonepayPlus announcement, please follow this link