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Hungary to host Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies conference

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Mobile & NFC Payment Strategies conference to discuss key business, market and technical challenges to developing a profitable and flexible payment portfolio will be held in Budapest, Hungary Nov. 24-27.

Examining the global growth in mobile banking, money transfer and remittance services and national and international m-payment standardization efforts are among the agenda topics. The four-day conference will also examine the business models which are emerging as a result of current mobile and contactless based services.

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