Media and Association Partners at MMT Africa 2010

Association Partners

CTO







The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is an international development partnership between Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth governments, business and civil society organisations. It provides the international community with effective means to help bridge the digital divide and achieve social and economic development, by delivering to developing countries unique knowledge-sharing programmes in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the specific areas of Telecommunications, IT, Broadcasting and the Internet. www.cto.int

GSA






GSA represents leading GSM/3G/WCDMA-HSPA/LTE suppliers worldwide, covering close to 100% of mobile market share. Industry professionals and organizations globally use www.gsacom.com as a single information resource, targeted to the industry, for authoritative facts, market intelligence, objective analysis and information. Interaction and enhanced information-sharing with network operators is facilitated by the Operators Zone for immediate global reach, and seminars and relationship events, including the GSA Mobile Broadband Forum. GSA advises governments, regulators and policy-makers on optimum conditions for market development. Briefings are given to media and analysts. GSA is a 3GPP Market Representation Partner and co-operates with other key organisations worldwide.
http://www.gsacom.com/index.php4

IAMTN





IAMTN is the only international trade association, representing Money Transfer industry across the globe.
The members of IAMTN provide the full range of money transfer (remittance) services to private individuals and small businesses in over 90 countries and territories.
As a truly global lobbyist of the remittances industry, IAMTN raises awareness of importance of the money transfers as one of the most dynamic sectors of the world economy as well as a widely spread social phenomenon.
IAMTN works closely with governmental agencies, financial regulators and anti-money laundering bodies to make sure that the money transfers legislation reflects the realities of the modern world and provides for efficient and affordable remittance services to the customers around the world.
As a trade organisation, International Association of the Money Transfer Networks provides its members with access to the potential business partners internationally, research data on money transfers and associated industries.
Over 3800 industry professionals and members of the press subscribe to the Money Transfers newsletter, published by IAMTN.
IAMTN is the key driver of the Annual Global Consumer Money Transfers (GCMT) conference in London.

Mobey Forum






Mobey Forum is a global non-profit organisation, driven by the finance industry. We promote secure and convenient mobile banking and payment services. Our mission is to facilitate banks to offer mobile financial services by creating sustainable business models through cross-industry collaboration.

PlaNet Finance

PlaNet Finance Group is an international organisation whose mission is to fight against poverty through the development of microfinance. As the microfinance expert, PlaNet Finance Group meets all the needs of microfinance actors by providing them a complete set of service via independent and specialised subsidiaries to develop a comprehensive financial sector around the world:
PlaNet Finance Technical Solutions, the technical assistance and consulting provider;

• PlaNIS, the business unit specialised in microfinance fund advisory, structuring and management;
• Planet Rating, the microfinance rating agency;
• MicroCred, the microfinance investment company;
• PlaNet Guarantee, the microinsurance specialist;
• FinanCités, the venture capital company for microentrepreneurs in French deprived urban areas.

Based in Paris, the PlaNet Finance Group is active in more than 60 countries with an international network of 38 offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
In 2007, PlaNet Finance Technical Solutions provided assistance to 220 microfinance institutions (MFIs), reaching almost 9 million clients. Planet Rating conducted 83 rating missions and 2 new Greenfield institutions were created by MicroCred. PlaNet Guarantee has been able to provide microinsurance products to 120 000 microentrepreneurs. PlaNIS set up the financing for 40 MFIs mainly on behalf of responsAbility funds / Crédit Suisse and MicroFund for a total of EUR 80 million. In one year, FinanCités financed 19 microentreprises in France for a total of EUR 853,000. PlaNet Finance Group gathers more than 550 staff.
www.planetfinancegroup.org

Prepaid International Forum



Prepaid International Forum is a not-for-profit trade association established to represent all parties participating on a commercial basis in the prepaid economy. It is dedicated to the progression of prepaid commerce around the world and acts as principal point of liaison between the prepaid economy and government agencies, regulators, consumer bodies and the media. It is focused on the entire prepaid world and facilitates the development of cross-industry guidelines and codes of practice. PIF addresses key areas of interest to the entire prepaid card industry through highly active and interactive Working Groups. The aim of these working groups is to look at best practice and create standards for the benefit of the industry as whole.
Members include Alliance & Leicester, Blackhawk Network, Tuxedo Money, JP Morgan Chase, MasterCard Europe, TSYS, Australia Post, Sainsbury's amongst others.

Vendorcom




The cards and payment systems community 'Vendorcom' is a membership organisation representing stakeholders in the card payments industry. Membership is open to all vendors of EPoS hardware and software, EFT and payment applications, payment terminals and card acceptance devices as well as card schemes, acquiring banks, retail trade organisations, systems integrators & resellers, qualified security assessors and consultancies. Its primary purpose is to promote communication, knowledge sharing and best practice, thus enabling payment systems and services providers to offer the most effective and secure payment processing solutions to merchants.

Media Partners

African Manager

Mobile Marketing Association