This is an archive of past NFC industry conferences, exhibitions and other events. You can see forthcoming events on our events page.
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Contactless Horizons
12-14 September 2023 • Online
Learn how organisations from retail to banking, public transportation to healthcare, luxury brands, vehicle manufacturers, government agencies and beyond are using contactless technologies to deliver new, added-value experiences for their customers.
More…Contactless World Report
20-22 June 2023 • Online
Find out how different countries around the world are tackling the task of building a contactless world and meet the organisations delivering innovative contactless solutions in the US, China, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, the UK, and beyond.
More…Contactless Credentials Summit
25-27 April 2023 • Online
Uncover the current state of play and future trends in contactless credentials, from digital passports, driving licences, and government IDs to contactless keys, passes, and tickets, NFC security tags and the emerging Internet of Contactless Things (IoCT).
More…Contactless Payments Summit
24-26 January 2023 • Online
Explore the future of contactless payments from physical and digital card issuing, contactless points-of-sale and transit ticketing to contactless cash and CBDCs, hands-free payments, wearable devices, biometrics, machine-to-machine transactions, and beyond.
More…Trustech 2021
30 November - 2 December 2021 • Paris, France
“The global event dedicated to payments, identification and security,” say the organisers.
Money20/20 USA 2021
24-27 October 2021 • Las Vegas, USA
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Money20/20 Europe 2021
8-10 June 2021 • Amsterdam, Netherlands
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MWC Barcelona 2021
1-4 March 2021 • Barcelona, Spain
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Money20/20 Europe 2020
22-24 September 2020 • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NFCW Expo
21 September 2020 - 20 September 2023 • Online
NFCW Expo is a new online tradeshow, open 24/7/365. Come in, look around and find your new suppliers and partners!
Follow the key news stories from the event in our NFCW Expo hub.
Wearable Payment Summit 2020
24 March - 23 April 2020 • At your computer
An ongoing virtual event hosted by NFCW. Leading innovators, adopters and technology suppliers from across the world explain the latest wearable payment trends and technologies in this free-to-attend series of online panel discussions and presentations.
MWC 2020
24-27 February 2020 • Barcelona, Spain
Update: MWC 2020 has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns.
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CES 2020
7-10 January 2020 • Las Vegas, USA
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Mobile World Congress 2018
26 February - 1 March 2018 • Barcelona, Spain
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World Smart City Forum
13 July 2016 • Singapore
Webinar — Ask the Expert: HCE pioneer Doug Yeager
10 September 2015 • At your computer
Join NFC World and SimplyTapp at 08:00 PDT/11:00 EDT/16:00 BST/17:00 CEST for a unique opportunity to put your questions on HCE, tokenization, Apple Pay, Android Pay and more to host card emulation pioneer Doug Yeager.
Cartes Secure Connexions America 2015
5-7 May 2015 • Washington DC, USA
“Cartes Secure Connexions America is THE global event for payment, identification and mobility”, says the organiser.
Apex: All Payments Expo
23-25 February 2015 • Las Vegas, USA
IRX — Internet Retailing Expo
26-27 March 2014 • Birmingham, United Kingdom
IRX brings together 5,000+ top multichannel retailers for six conferences, 12 workshops and 200 exhibitors. The event provides an excellent opportunity to showcase NFC solutions for retailers.
Money 2020 Expo 2013
6-10 October 2013 • Las Vegas, USA
“Money2020 explores trends in payments and financial services innovation, such as the mobile internet, open platforms and consumer empowerment,” says the organiser.
NFC, Smartcard & Payment Fair 2013
18-20 June 2013 • Seoul, Korea
“We invite you to Asia’s top smart technology and service trade Show which leads the commercialization and standardization of the world NFC, SmartCard & Payment Technology”
6th Mobile Commerce and Payment Innovations Summit
11-13 June 2013 • San Francisco, USA
Money20/20 China 2019
4-6 December 2019 • Hangzhou, China
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Trustech 2019
26-28 November 2019 • Cannes, France
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Money20/20 USA 2019
27-30 October 2019 • Las Vegas, USA
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MWC Los Angeles 2019
22-24 October 2019 • Los Angeles, USA
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MWC Shanghai 2019
26-28 June 2019 • Shanghai, China
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Money20/20 Europe 2019
3-5 June 2019 • Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Money20/20 Asia 2019
19-21 March 2019 • Singapore
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MWC Barcelona 2019
25-28 February 2019 • Barcelona, Spain
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Paris Fintech Forum 2019
29-30 January 2019 • Paris, France
CES 2019
8-11 January 2019 • Las Vegas, USA
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Trustech 2018
27-29 November 2018 • Cannes, France
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Money20/20 China 2018
14-16 November 2018 • Hangzhou, China
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Money20/20 USA 2018
21-24 October 2018 • Las Vegas, USA
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Money20/20 Europe 2018
4-6 June 2018 • Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Money20/20 Asia 2018
13-15 March 2018 • Singapore
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Trustech 2017
28-30 November 2017 • Cannes, France
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Money20/20
22-25 October 2017 • Las Vegas, USA
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Mobile World Congress Americas
12-14 September 2017 • San Francisco, CA, USA
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Money20/20 Europe
26-28 June 2017 • Copenhagen, Denmark
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Biometrics for Banking & Financial Services Summit
26-27 June 2017 • New York, USA
Webinar: Six reasons ST’s new NFC dynamic tag IC will improve your designs
30 May 2017 • At your computer
Join ST for a one-hour webinar at midday CDT (18:00 BST, 19:00 CEST, 1pm EDT) to learn how you can add new capabilities to your existing applications or create new products with features that were previously not possible, while simplifying and reducing your BOM using the chipmaker’s latest advanced dynamic NFC tag IC with best-in-class volatile and non-volatile storage, ideal for the IoT, consumer, industrial, and medical markets.
Mobile World Congress
27 February - 2 March 2017 • Barcelona, Spain
CES 2017
5-8 January 2017 • Las Vegas, USA
Webinar — Case study: Lessons learned from implementing HCE for cloud-based NFC mobile payments
8 December 2016 • At your computer
Join NFC World, Proxama and payments processor Tutuka at 7am PST/10am EST/15:00 GMT/16:00 CET for a free 45-minute webinar where you’ll get real world insight into the practical issues involved in implementing a host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments service using Visa and MasterCard’s cloud based payment standards.
Mobey Day Toronto 2016
7-8 December 2016 • Toronto, Canada
Money20/20
23-26 October 2016 • Las Vegas, USA
Biometrics 2016
18-20 October 2016 • London, UK
“Biometrics 2016 will provide a highly interactive forum for discussion and debate on the current and future use of biometric technology for managing identity and increasing efficiency within government and commercial applications,” the organiser tells NFC World.
The trusted execution environment: Next-generation mobile security for today and tomorrow
13 October 2016 • Santa Clara, CA, USA
Webinar — Beyond OEM Pay: Mobile payment strategies for banks
13 October 2016 • At your computer
Join NFC World and Bell ID at 07:00 PDT/10:00 EDT/15:00 BST/16:00 CEST for a free 45-minute webinar to find out how banks can move beyond standard handset maker and card network schemes to provide differentiated mobile payment offerings that retain customers, attract new business and add fresh revenue streams.
The IoT Show 2016
1-2 September 2016 • Singapore
Mobile World Congress Shanghai
29 June - 1 July 2016 • Shanghai, China
VisioNFC
15-17 June 2016 • Dallas, Texas, USA
International Plus-Forum Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016
7-8 June 2016 • Moscow, Russia
NFC Forum Dallas Plugfest
6-10 June 2016 • Dallas, Texas, USA
Cards & Payments Middle East 2016
31 May - 1 June 2016 • Dubai, UAE
Cashless Forum 2016
22-23 May 2016 • Cairo, Egypt
Webinar: Case study — Lessons learned from selecting and implementing a tokenization solution able to serve 200 banks
12 May 2016 • At your computer
Join NFC World, Nets and Carta Worldwide at 07:00 PDT/10:00 EDT/15:00 BST/16:00 CEST for a free one-hour webinar to find out why the Danish payments services provider chose an in-house solution to deliver tokenization that can scale to serve its 200+ client banks — and how it went about selecting which technology to use.
Cards & Payments Asia 2016
20-21 April 2016 • Singapore
Payments 2016
17-20 April 2016 • Phoenix, USA
Money20/20 Europe
5-7 April 2016 • Copenhagen, Denmark
8th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia 2016
15-16 March 2016 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Connect ID 2016
14-16 March 2016 • Washington DC, USA
Webinar — NFC and the IoT: How NFC can bring plug-and-play simplicity to smart homes and the internet of things
2 March 2016 • At your computer
Join NFC World and NXP at 07:00 PST/10:00 EST/15:00 GMT/16:00 CET for a free one-hour webinar to find out how NFC can bring plug-and-play simplicity to smart homes and the internet of things (IoT).
Cards & Payments Africa 2016
1-2 March 2016 • Johannesburg, South Africa
MobiSecServ 2016
26-27 February 2016 • Gainesville, Florida, USA
Mobile World Congress 2016
22-25 February 2016 • Barcelona, Spain
IoT Tech Expo Europe
10-11 February 2016 • London, UK
PayTech 2016: Technologies of Exchange in a Digital Economy
4-5 February 2016 • London, United Kingdom
NFC Forum Tokyo Plugfest
1-5 February 2016 • Tokyo, Japan
Nordic MCP 2016
27-28 January 2016 • Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic Card Markets and Future Payment Solutions 2016
25-26 January 2016 • Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 International CES
6-9 January 2016 • Las Vegas, USA
Payments Innovation Summit
10-11 December 2015 • Berlin, Germany
Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global 2015
1-3 December 2015 • Istanbul, Turkey
Apps World Europe 2015
18-19 November 2015 • London, UK
The Apps World series brings together the entire spectrum of the app ecosystem for debate and discussion over its two day exhibition and conference events in Europe and North America.
A two-day Mobile Payments And Retail stream will look at the opportunities presented by contactless payments and beacon technology for retailers, banks and global brands.
Cartes Secure Connexions 2015
17-19 November 2015 • Paris, France
HCE Summit 2015
12 November 2015 • London, UK
4th Annual Banking Technology Egypt Summit 2015
8-11 November 2015 • Cairo, Egypt
The continued improvement in Egypt’s economic and political situation has benefited the banking sector significantly and provided an environment that caters innovation.
The Banking Technology Egypt Summit has established itself as the key industry forum for senior professionals from government, banks and solution providers who are looking to drive tangible improvements, build innovative banking services and stay up-to-date with key industry trends.
Asian Payment Card Forum 2015
4-5 November 2015 • Jakarta, Indonesia
Cards & Payments Indonesia 2015
3-4 November 2015 • Jakarta, Indonesia
Money 20/20 Expo 2015
25-29 October 2015 • Las Vegas, USA
Cloud-based Mobile Payments (CBMP) Summit 2015
14 October 2015 • Warsaw, Poland
Biometrics 2015: Secure Identity Solutions Now!
13-15 October 2015 • London, UK
NFC Forum Plugfest
12-16 October 2015 • Vancouver, Canada
Transport Ticketing CEE 2015
7-8 October 2015 • Warsaw, Poland
NFC Solutions Summit 2015
7-8 October 2015 • Phoenix, USA
Mobile Banking and Payments USA 2015
5-6 October 2015 • New York, USA
NFC Live Moscow 2015
5-6 October 2015 • Moscow, Russia
Labelexpo Europe 2015
29 September - 2 October 2015 • Brussels, Belgium
The IOT Show 2015
22-23 September 2015 • Singapore
Webinar — How to develop a mobile payments roadmap
22 September 2015 • At your computer
Join NFC World and Gemalto at 07:00 PDT/10:00 EDT/15:00 BST/16:00 CEST to find out how issuers and processors can develop a mobile payments strategy that offers both a winning service for customers today and a long-term roadmap for the future.
Cards & Payments East Africa
15-16 September 2015 • Nairobi, Kenya
Smart Contactless World 2015
15-17 September 2015 • Marseille, France
Cards & Payments Philippines 2015
2-3 September 2015 • Manila, Philippines
Global Payment Summit
26-27 August 2015 • Singapore
Rain RFID & NFC: Track, Authenticate & Communicate
20-21 August 2015 • Brisbane, Australia
Mobile World Congress Shanghai
15-17 July 2015 • Shanghai, China
VAS Africa
30 June - 1 July 2015 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Banking Innovators 2015
30 June 2015 • London, United Kingdom
mPOS World 2015
30 June - 1 July 2015 • Frankfurt, Germany
IOTX Internet of Things Expo 2015
9-10 June 2015 • Dubai, UAE
PayExpo 2015
9-10 June 2015 • London, United Kingdom
Digital Banking Summit
8-10 June 2015 • Austin, Texas, USA
“Join us at the Digital Banking Summit 2015 as we continue our focus on driving omnichannel excellence,” says the organiser. “You’ll get a better idea of how banks are working to integrate digital with existing banking channels, and how they’re enhancing their marketing and product development efforts, plus hear the latest in mobile and tablet banking, cyber security, ecommerce, mobile payments and wearable computing.”
NFCP Global Summit 2015
4 June 2015 • London, United Kingdom
“Now in its fourth year, NFC Payments Global Summit is returning to London this summer with thought-provoking content and excellent networking opportunities,” says the organiser.
Tap Into NFC Showcase Shanghai
2 June 2015 • Shanghai, China
Myanmar Mobile Services
26-27 May 2015 • Yangon, Myanmar
NFC Forum Plugfest
25-29 May 2015 • Shanghai, China
Tap to travel: Delivering NFC transport ticketing services at scale
21 May 2015 • At your computer
Join NFC World, the GSMA and industry experts at 10:00 EDT/15:00 BST/16:00 CEST for a 45-minute webinar to find out about delivering standardised MIFARE ticketing services on NFC devices.
Transport Ticketing Africa 2015
20-21 May 2015 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Cards & Payments Australia 2015
20-21 May 2015 • Melbourne, Australia
Tap Into NFC Meetup Boston
14 May 2015 • Boston, USA
Cards and Payments Middle East 2015
12-13 May 2015 • Dubai, UAE
The Mobile Show Middle East 2015
12-13 May 2015 • Dubai, UAE
Mobile Payments and Retail workshops at Apps World North America
12-13 May 2015 • San Francisco, USA
“Bringing together 10,000+ developers and leading brands, Apps World North America offers the perfect platform to meet decision makers from across the entire app ecosystem,” the organiser tells NFC World.
The Mobile Payments and Retail workshop will be of particular interest to NFC World readers, with day one focused on mobile payments, banking and NFC, while day two looks at retail apps and MPOS.
EMV Chip & Tokenisation Seminar
4 May 2015 • Washington DC, USA
Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference 2015
28-29 April 2015 • London, United Kingdom
NFC and Mobile Payments workshops at Apps World Germany
22-23 April 2015 • Berlin, Germany
The mobile payment workshops at Apps World Germany 2015 will be looking at new business models and discussing the latest developments in the mobile payments space — emerging technologies, mobile commerce, monetisation, security, NFC, mobile banking — and how these will affect the roles of key industry players like banks, operators, platform owners and card issuers.
Cards & Payments Asia 2015
22-23 April 2015 • Singapore
Mobile Commerce and Banking Summit
20-21 April 2015 • London, United Kingdom
HCE Summit New York 2015
15 April 2015 • New York, USA
“After its remarkable success in London, the HCE Summit is coming to New York City,” the organiser tells NFC World.
“This is one-of-a-kind initiative, supported by the NFC Forum and MasterCard, will gather the HCE and tokenisation pioneers who are transforming the mobile payment industry’s future.”
Mobile Payments & NFC
24-26 March 2015 • London, United Kingdom
Now in its third year, Telecoms IQ’s Mobile Payments and NFC London will help you acquire the strategies you need to develop and monetise your mobile payments business model. Plus hear how you can successfully ensure a simple and secure service that will be appealing to your customers.
Transport Ticketing Americas 2015
24-25 March 2015 • Mexico City, Mexico
Cartes Secure Connexions Asia 2015
18-19 March 2015 • Hong Kong
Mobile Money & Wallet Summit 2015
17-18 March 2015 • London, United Kingdom
Cards and Payments Africa 2015
10-11 March 2015 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Retail World Africa 2015
10-11 March 2015 • Johannesburg, South Africa
2nd Biometrics in Financial Services Seminar
10 March 2015 • London, United Kingdom
14th EPCA Payment Summit
9-10 March 2015 • Brussels, Belgium
NFC Forum Plugfest
9-13 March 2015 • Barcelona, Spain
Mobile World Congress 2015
2-5 March 2015 • Barcelona, Spain
Testing Mobile Payments: HCE and Tokenization
24 February 2015 • At your computer
MobiSecServ 2015
20-21 February 2015 • Gainesville, Florida, USA
Workshop: Understanding tokenization and host card emulation
17 February 2015 • At your computer
Mobile Shopping Europe 2015
11-12 February 2015 • London, United Kingdom
Smart Card Alliance’s 2015 Payments Summit
3-5 February 2015 • Salt Lake City, USA
Transport Ticketing 2015
27-28 January 2015 • London, United Kingdom
Nordic MCP 2015
21-22 January 2015 • Stockholm, Sweden
Mobile Money & Digital Payments Asia 2015
20-22 January 2015 • Jakarta, Indonesia
Evaluating NFC security strategies: The role of the secure element in the evolving NFC landscape
20 January 2015 • At your computer
Nordic Card Markets and Future Payment Solutions
19-20 January 2015 • Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 International CES
6-9 January 2015 • Las Vegas, USA
Sarah Clark, editor of NFC World+, will be at the International CES to chair the event’s mobile payments session and meet up with readers to discuss the latest technologies and trends.
GlobalPlatform for Contactless one-day training session
11 December 2014 • Atlanta, USA
EMV for Multiple Platforms
9 December 2014 • Orlando, USA
Mobile Money & Wallet Asia 2014
9 December 2014 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location & Context World
2-3 December 2014 • San Francisco, USA
Mobile Payments Latin America Summit
2-3 December 2014 • Miami, USA
Internet of Things USA
19-20 November 2014 • Santa Clara, CA, USA
Carte 2014
18-19 November 2014 • Rome, Italy
Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global
18-20 November 2014 • Istanbul, Turkey
Payments Indonesia
18-19 November 2014 • Jakarta, Indonesia
Mobile Payments and Retail workshops at Apps World
12-13 November 2014 • London, United Kingdom
The mobile payment workshops at Apps World 2014 will be looking at new business models and discussing the latest developments in the mobile payments space — emerging technologies, mobile commerce, monetisation, security, NFC, mobile banking — and how these will affect the roles of key industry players like banks, operators, platform owners and card issuers.
Cartes 2014
4-6 November 2014 • Paris, France
Money 20/20 Expo 2014
2-6 November 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
GlobalPlatform for Contactless one-day training session
16 October 2014 • Paris, France
Digital & Mobile Wallet Summit 2014
14-15 October 2014 • London, United Kingdom
Host Card Emulation Summit 2014
14-15 October 2014 • London, United Kingdom
NFC in Action Conference
10 October 2014 • Tokyo, Japan
Tap Into NFC Developer Showcase
8 October 2014 • Tokyo, Japan
Mobey Day
7-8 October 2014 • Barcelona, Spain
2nd Annual Mobile Wallet 2014
7-10 October 2014 • Singapore
Focusing on the latest initiatives for mobile wallets and insights on consumer and retailer’s adoption & awareness, IBC’s 2nd Annual Mobile Wallet event addresses the key factors in implementing a successful business model and players’ collaboration to accelerate scale and adoption in mobile wallets in Asia.
GlobalPlatform Presents the TEE: Next Generation Mobile Security for Today and Tomorrow
30 September 2014 • Santa Clara, USA
NFC World Congress 2014
22-24 September 2014 • Marseille, France
The Money Event
9-11 September 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
CTIA Super Mobility Week
9-11 September 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
IFA 2014
5-10 September 2014 • Berlin, Germany
Cards & Payments Turkey 2014
2-3 September 2014 • Istanbul, Turkey
GlobalPlatform for Contactless one-day training session
21 August 2014 • Beijing, China
EMV User Meeting 2014
25-26 June 2014 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mobile Wallet and Retail Innovation 2014
17-18 June 2014 • London, United Kingdom
Cardware 2014: Payment & Digital ID Insights
17-18 June 2014 • Niagara Falls, Canada
Mobile Asia Expo 2014
11-13 June 2014 • Shanghai, China
Payment Innovation China Convention
5-6 June 2014 • Beijing, China
GlobalPlatform for Contactless one-day training session
5 June 2014 • San Francisco, USA
NFCP Global Summit 2014
4-5 June 2014 • London, United Kingdom
The NFCP Global Summit is returning to London in June with a show-stopping line up of speakers — and NFC World readers can save 20% on the usual ticket price.
NFC Solutions Summit
3-4 June 2014 • Austin, USA
Cards, Payments and Mobile 2014 – The Fifth International Plus Forum
2-3 June 2014 • Moscow, Russia
International Forum NFC Live 2014
29-30 May 2014 • Kazan, Russia
Cartes America 2014
13-15 May 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
“This is THE event for payment, identification and mobility,” says the organiser.
“Cartes America will return to Las Vegas from 13-15 May 2014 for its third edition. The 2013 event attracted attendees from 55 countries, with 136 technology companies exhibiting — a 30 percent increase from the inaugural Cartes event in 2012.”
Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa 2014
13-15 May 2014 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Global Mobile Health Summit Shanghai 2014
9-10 May 2014 • Shanghai, China
Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference 2014
29 April 2014 • London, United Kingdom
Near Field Communications World Asia 2014
23-24 April 2014 • Singapore
“The 9th NFC World Asia reflects not only the current buzz happening in the international NFC space, but also the prevalent issues that some of the operators are facing in the live scene,” says the organiser. “Learn that you are not alone in facing the challenges, and discover the available solutions for the industry collectively.”
Wima Monaco NFC & Proximity Solutions 2014
22-24 April 2014 • Monaco
One of the most long-standing fixtures in the NFC industry calendar, Wima offers terrific networking opportunities in a more intimate and relaxed atmosphere.
“Wima is evolving and including new market segments,” the organiser tells NFC World. “We’re continuing to offer the best of NFC, and adding other complementary proximity and cloud-based technologies such as QR, Bluetooth, iBeacon and more.”
GlobalPlatform for Contactless one-day training session
17 April 2014 • London, United Kingdom
Cards, Payment & Identification
9-11 April 2014 • São Paulo, Brazil
Mobile Money and Digital Payments Americas 2014
7-9 April 2014 • Mexico City, Mexico
The TSM Ecosystem of Today and Tomorrow
1 April 2014 • Atlanta, USA
Mobile Payments and NFC Summit
25-27 March 2014 • London, United Kingdom
NFC Forum Plugfest
24-28 March 2014 • San Francisco, USA
NFC Forum Spotlight for Developers
21 March 2014 • San Francisco, USA
7th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia 2014
19-20 March 2014 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cartes Asia 2014
19-20 March 2014 • Hong Kong
Proximity marketing, right here, right now
18 March 2014 • London, United Kingdom
A half day summit on “the next big game-changer in one-to-one communications,” presented by the UK’s Direct Marketing Association.
Apex: All Payments Expo
3-5 March 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
Mobile World Congress 2014
24-27 February 2014 • Barcelona, Spain
Find all the NFC industry news from this year’s Mobile World Congress here.
MobiSecNFC 2014
21-22 February 2014 • Gainesville, Florida, USA
MobisecNFC is the “first workshop of mobile applications, secure elements and near field communication,” says the organiser. The event is sponsored by the IEEE.
Tap to Pass: NFC for Access Control
19 February 2014 • At your computer
Join NFC World, Allegion and BadgePass at 11:00 EST/16:00 GMT/17:00 CET for an hour-long webinar that will help you understand how NFC can be used for access control and offer practical tips from people involved in running some of the world’s first live NFC ID services.
Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2014
18-20 February 2014 • Berlin, Germany
Mobile Payments & E-Commerce Summit
13-14 February 2014 • Yangon, Myanmar
MobileMoneyExpo 2014
12-13 February 2014 • Lagos, Nigeria
5th Annual World Cards & Payments Summit
10-12 February 2014 • Dubai, UAE
2014 Payments Summit
5-7 February 2014 • Salt Lake City, USA
NFC and Mobile Payment at Apps World
5 February 2014 • San Francisco, USA
“This year Apps World will be dedicating a day to mobile payments & NFC,” says the organiser. “Understanding how the key stakeholders are carving out their places in this new mobile channel is fundamental to this conference track.
Mobile Payments Conference
29-30 January 2014 • Miami, USA
NFC Symposium 2014
22-24 January 2014 • Stockholm, Sweden
“NFC Symposium, now in its third year, is the leading Nordic NFC platform where all key stakeholders in the ecosystem — including banks, MNOs, transport operators, retailers, TSMs and many others — gather to discuss the latest developments and future business opportunities,” says the organiser.
Mobile Payments and Value Added Services Summit
22-23 January 2014 • New York, USA
Mobile Money and Digital Payments Asia 2014
21-23 January 2014 • Jakarta, Indonesia
2014 International CES
7-10 January 2014 • Las Vegas, USA
The 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show will feature NFC visitor badges, putting the technology at front and centre of the electronics world.
Tap and Play! NFC in Toys and Games
12 December 2013 • At your computer
Join NFC World and Smartrac at 14:00 CET/13:00 GMT for an hour-long webinar looking at how NFC can be used to add extra features and revenue streams to toys and games — and add fun and excitement to marketing campaigns and educational experiences.
Tomorrow’s Transactions Toronto Unconference 2013
11 December 2013 • Toronto, Canada
Carte 2013
4-5 December 2013 • Milan, Italy
The Italian banking industry event, not to be confused with the massive Cartes tradeshow in Paris.
Mobile Payments Latin America Summit 2013
3-4 December 2013 • Miami, USA
Mobile Payments and Value Added Service Japan 2013
3-4 December 2013 • Tokyo, Japan
The Internet of Things: Investing in Future Technologies
28 November 2013 • London, United Kingdom
Compliance & Security for Emerging Payment Systems
21-22 November 2013 • San Francisco, USA
Cartes 2013
19-21 November 2013 • Paris, France
“The Cartes Secure Connexions Event is the world’s leading tradeshow and conference focussed on secure solutions for payment, identification and mobility,” says the organiser.
The Future of Cash
13-14 November 2013 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Mobile Money Canada 2013
13 November 2013 • Toronto, Canada
Mobile Payment China 2013
7-8 November 2013 • Shanghai, China
Now in its fourth year, this conference will gather 180+ senior professionals from across the mobile payment community in China and beyond.
The Mobile Wallet Summit 2013
6-7 November 2013 • London, United Kingdom
Polish Forum For Proximity Card Payments and NFC 2013
6 November 2013 • Warsaw, Poland
Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global
5-7 November 2013 • Dubai, UAE
Risk, Regulation & Innovation in Mobile Payments
5 November 2013 • London, United Kingdom
GlobalPlatform Presents the TEE: Next Generation Mobile Security for Today and Tomorrow
31 October 2013 • Santa Clara, California
Wima USA 2013: NFC and Proximity Solutions
28-30 October 2013 • San Francisco, USA
“Wima is evolving to include new market segments,” explains the organiser. “The event continues to offer the best in NFC while introducing complementary proximity based technologies such as QR and Bluetooth which may be used in parallel or as stand-alone end-to-end solutions.”
Engage with NFC
23 October 2013 • Shanghai, China
NFC & Mobile Payment workshops at Apps World 2013
22-23 October 2013 • London, UK
“The NFC & Mobile Payment workshops at Apps World 2013 will be looking at new business models and discussing the latest developments in the mobile payments space — emerging technologies, mobile commerce, monetisation, security, NFC, mobile banking — and how these will affect the roles of key industry players like banks, operators, platform owners and card issuers.”
GSMA Mobile 360 Series: Middle East
21-22 October 2013 • Dubai, UAE
Payment Innovation (China) Convention 2013
17-18 October 2013 • Shanghai, China
MobileCon 2013
16-18 October 2013 • San Jose, USA
SmartCards Expo 2013
16-18 October 2013 • New Delhi, India
GSMA NFC & Mobile Money Summit 2013
14-17 October 2013 • New York, USA
“The GSMA NFC & Mobile Money Summit will again bring together the mobile and financial sectors to focus on developments and innovations in NFC and mobile financial services,” says the organiser.
Digital & Mobile Wallet Summit 2013
10-11 October 2013 • London, United Kingdom
“DMW is the only focused conference in Europe to address digital and mobile wallets comprehensively,” says the organiser. “The event converges payments with m-loyalty, identity, m-ticketing, location-based offers and other value-added services. This will be presented through 40 industry front-runners and leading practitioners and will gather 200+ attendees.”
International RFID Congress 2013
8-9 October 2013 • Marseille, France
Covering RFID, NFC and other contactless technologies.
Total Payments Asia 2013
8-9 October 2013 • Bangkok, Thailand
Bank Cards and Payment Technologies 2013
26-27 September 2013 • Moscow, Russia
Canadian Wireless Trade Show
25-26 September 2013 • Toronto, Canada
NFC World Congress 2013
24-26 September 2013 • Nice, France
NFC World Congress gathers the full value chain of NFC services, from start-ups to leading players, including implementers in all verticals.
Over three days in Nice, the “NFC city” on the French Riviera, this event offers a unique platform to network, develop business and exchange knowledge with more than 700 conference delegates from 65 countries.
International Acquiring Forum 2013
17-19 September 2013 • London, UK
Total Payments Europe 2013
16-18 September 2013 • London, UK
Mobile Money & Payments Latam 2013
10-11 September 2013 • Miami, USA
IFA 2013
6-11 September 2013 • Berlin, Germany
Cards & Payments Turkey 2013
3-4 September 2013 • Istanbul, Turkey
International Internet of Things Expo (IOTE)
15-17 August 2013 • Shenzhen, China
2013 Mobile Money for the Unbanked Global Event
8-11 July 2013 • Nairobi, Kenya
Mobile Asia Expo
26-28 June 2013 • Shanghai, China
2013 EMV User Meeting
26-27 June 2013 • Budapest, HUNGARY
Simposium Global 2013
25-26 June 2013 • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Screenmedia Expo 2013
25-27 June 2013 • London, UK
Mobile Commerce World
24-26 June 2013 • San Francisco, USA
mPOS World
24-25 June 2013 • Frankfurt, Germany
Mobile Wallet and Retail Innovation
18-19 June 2013 • London, UK
“After 15 successful years of delivering the Mobile Financial Services Summit, Informa Telecoms and Media is proud to again reflect the changing industry focus and announce the Mobile Wallet and Retail Innovation event,” says the organiser.
PayExpo 2013
18-19 June 2013 • London, UK
GlobalPlatform’s “The TSM of Today and Tomorrow” workshop
18 June 2013 • Madrid, Spain
GlobalPlatform is inviting actors operating in the mobile NFC services space to attend a free seminar on Tuesday 18 June in Madrid, Spain.
Tap-to-shop: NFC in Retailing
18 June 2013 • At your computer
4th International Forum Remote Banking 2013
18 June 2013 • Moscow, Russia
Topics to be covered represent the latest trends of banking remote services development in Russia, says the organiser.
4th annual Auto-ID & Sensing Solutions Expo
13 June 2013 • Cambridge, USA
4th Annual Mobile Payments & Banking – Greater Mekong and Emerging Markets
12-13 June 2013 • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Card, ATM & Mobile Expo 2013
11-13 June 2013 • Lagos, Nigeria
MobeyDay 2013
11 June 2013 • Barcelona, Spain
Global Payment Summit
6-7 June 2013 • Singapore
European ATMs 2013
5-6 June 2013 • London, UK
Fourth International Plus-Forum Cards and Payments
3-4 June 2013 • Moscow, Russia
Contactless Payments 2013
3-4 June 2013 • London, UK
Payments, Settlements and Remittances Asia 2013
30-31 May 2013 • Manila, Philippines
Mobile Money Africa 2013
27-29 May 2013 • Johannesburg, South Africa
CTIA 2013
21-23 May 2013 • Las Vegas, USA
Simposium USA 2013
20 May 2013 • Las Vegas, USA
NFC India Summit 2013
17 May 2013 • Mumbai, India
NFC Solutions Summit 2013
15-16 May 2013 • San Francisco, USA
Payment Trends China 2013
15 May 2013 • Beijing, China
Cards & Payments Middle East 2013
14-15 May 2013 • Dubai, UAE
BlackBerry Live
14-16 May 2013 • Orlando, USA
Cards & Payments Australasia 2013
13-14 May 2013 • Melbourne, Australia
Wallet Wars
8-9 May 2013 • New York, USA
Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference 2013
30 April 2013 • London, UK
Mobile Payment Innovations 2013
30 April 2013 • New Orleans, USA
RFID Journal Live!
30 April - 2 May 2013 • Orlando, USA
Cartes Afrique 2013
25-26 April 2013 • Marrakesh, Morocco
Near Field Communication World Asia 2013
24-25 April 2013 • Singapore
“Co-located with Cards & Payments Asia, the eighth edition of Near Field Communication World Asia is the most dedicated NFC industry event in Asia,” says the organiser.
Cartes America 2013
23-25 April 2013 • Las Vegas, USA
Mobile Payments and Value Added Services
23-24 April 2013 • London, UK
3rd Annual Wireless Healthcare Asia Summit
22-23 April 2013 • Singapore
Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2013
18-19 April 2013 • Hong Kong
Wima NFC Monaco 2013
10-12 April 2013 • Monaco
At WIMA NFC Monaco 2013 discover:
- An exciting exhibition floor, presenting innovative applications, solutions, hardware and use cases from global companies to startups.
- An interactive and educational conference programme including key industry leaders, end users and brands — and not just for payment.
- Sponsor and exhibitor workshops on the exhibition floor, open to all attendees.
- Lots of NFC use cases and new faces!
Cards, Payment and Identification 2013
10-12 April 2013 • São Paulo, Brazil
Mobile Payments Conference
10-11 April 2013 • New York, USA
World Cards and Payments 2013
2-3 April 2013 • Dubai, UAE
Cartes Asia 2013
27-28 March 2013 • Hong Kong
NFCP Global Summit 2013
20-22 March 2013 • London, UK
“Join this comprehensive NFC Summit, with three focus streams: Payment, transport, retail; a pre-conference NFC workshop, exhibition and a live contest and awards,” says the organiser. “This is a must-attend NFC and proximity conference-expo, presented through 50 high calibre speakers with thought provoking discussions and overall a well represented event.”
EPCA Summit 2013
20-22 March 2013 • Brussels, Belgium
The European Payments Consulting Association’s annual conference and exhibition.
NFC Payments Canada
20 March 2013 • Toronto, Canada
“NFC Payments Canada 2013, an event hosted by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, will bring together leaders from the wireless and financial industries as well as other stakeholders in a collaborative and critical examination of mobile payments in Canada, the current state and where mobile payments are headed,” says the organiser.
6th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia
19-21 March 2013 • Singapore
Smart Device and Content 2013
19 March 2013 • New Delhi, India
Mobile Money Americas
18-21 March 2013 • Mexico City, Mexico
Tomorrow’s Transactions Forum
13-14 March 2013 • London, UK
“The Tomorrow’s Transactions Forum will take place on March 13th-14th, 2013 in London. Now in its sixteenth year, it once again promises the combination of thought leadership, discussion, learning and fun that has earned it the reputation of being unmissable for people interested in the future of retail electronic payments. This year, the event will be looking at the leading edge in mobile transactions, Islamic e-finance and new technologies amongst other topics. For more information and to book please visit this link. All delegates will receive a complimentary copy of Tomorrow’s Transactions 2013.”
Mobile Banking Southern Africa
13-14 March 2013 • Johannesburg, South Africa
Cards & Payments Africa
11-13 March 2013 • Johannesburg, South Africa
NFC & Smart World 2013
5-8 March 2013 • Tokyo, Japan
Mobile Finance & E-services Russia 2013
28 February 2013 • Moscow, Russia
The 2013 Mobile Payments & NFC Forum
26-27 February 2013 • Auckland, New Zealand
Mobile World Congress 2013
25-28 February 2013 • Barcelona, Spain
Isobar Create 32 Hackathon Singapore
23-24 February 2013 • Singapore
The latest in a series of hackathons held around the world by digital marketing agency Isobar, in which developers are challenged to create their own NFC apps in just 32 hours.
NFC Circle Event: NFC Goes Social
11 February 2013 • Cambridge, USA
A panel discussion which will focus on recent social applications of NFC — including smart posters and social networking tags — as well as emerging future opportunities. Runs from 18:00 until 21:00.
NFC and mobile payments workshops at Apps World North America 2013
7-8 February 2013 • San Francisco, USA
New for 2013, Apps World will be dedicating a day to mobile payments and NFC. Sessions will examine numerous in-depth issues such as how VAS can be incorporated into mobile banking to gain consumer buy-in, and what services consumers are demanding.
NFC World readers can save 25% on registration using the code “NFC25”.
Mobile Money & Payments Mexico 2013
6-7 February 2013 • Mexico City, Mexico
NFC 2013: Fifth International Workshop on Near Field Communication
5 February 2013 • Zurich, Switzerland
This event is produced in association with NFC Research Lab Hagenberg and Finland’s VTT, and is co-sponsored by the Swiss branch of the IEEE.
Smart Card Alliance 2013 Payments Summit
5-7 February 2013 • Salt Lake City, USA
Indian Ocean/South Asia Mobile Payments & Banking Summit 2013
30-31 January 2013 • Dhaka, Bangladesh
Transport Ticketing 2013
28-30 January 2013 • London, UK
Mobile Money Asia
28-31 January 2013 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NFC Symposium 2013
23-25 January 2013 • Stockholm, Sweden
“NFC Symposium 2013 is the number one meeting place in Scandinavia for all the key stakeholders of the NFC ecosystem including banks, MNOs, credit card companies, device manufacturers, infrastructure suppliers, secure element issuers, TSMs, retailers and many more,” says organiser Midfield Media.
Nordic Card Markets
21-22 January 2013 • Copenhagen, Denmark
Omnicard 2013
15-17 January 2013 • Berlin, Germany
Digital Money Unconference – Toronto
15 January 2013 • Toronto, Canada
The aim of the event, which runs from 10am until 4pm, will be to foster cross-sector discussions on innovation around new business models in the world of payments and digital commerce. It is organized on a participant-driven agenda leveraging the ‘unconference’ format, where the topics of the day are decided on the day.
NRF 102nd Annual Convention & Expo
13-16 January 2013 • New York, USA
“Retail’s BIG Show,” says the US National Retail Federation.
2013 International CES
8-11 January 2013 • Las Vegas, USA
Follow announcements from the show in our CES 2013 section.
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