Topics covered: A cashless future? The benefits of digital money - driving increasing adoption. The supply side as well as the consumer benefits from digital payments. Opportunities for technology suppliers. Mobile – the future of digital payments.
Nigel Swycher, Partner and Head of Technology, Olswang: “This industry needs motivation and encouragement to power it forward”
Carl Scheible, Managing Director, PayPal UK: “We are in the midst of a revolution”
Santosh Nakra-Shah, Head of Product Strategy and Innovation, the Lifestyle Group: “Customers are ready now”
Tony Dhillon, Relationship Manager, Media Team, Barclays: “The real impact of micropayments will be in third-world countries”
Jonathan Newth, President, Kuju: “Digital money allied to digital delivery allows us to capture a significantly larger proportion of the consumer dollar”
Oliver Binse, Senior Manager, Deloitte MCS Ltd.: “Digital payments can be enabling and empowering for content providers"
Alex Stanhope, Lead Technologist, Technology Strategy Board: “It’s an incredible space, one we’re trying to support”
David Birch, Director, Consult Hyperion: “Cash is not a politically neutral topic”
Rupert Cook, Head of Technology, Goetzpartners: “The advent of digital money offers a terrific opportunity”
Mark Hodson, Marketing Director, PayPal UK: “Payments will go from the control of a few to control of the many”
Richard Holway, Chairman, TechMarketView LLP: “Within a couple of years, more people will access the internet through a mobile than a fixed device"
Robert Brown, ARM: “Mobile phones are increasingly becoming open devices”
Martin Harrison, Telefonica (O2): “We’re looking to address the market with a broader set of products and services”
Brian McDonnell, Olswang Financial Services Partner: “The new e-money directive, at EU level, will potentially encourage a large number of entrants into that space”