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Day One Thursday 23 April 2009
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8.15am | Registration
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8.40am | Organiser’s welcome remarks
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8.50am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| | Ken Howes, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company, Co-Founder, Prepaid International Forum United Kindgom
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| IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC PREPAID CARDS LANDSCAPE |
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9am | Maximising profitability in prepaid business
- Growing the issuance universe and increasing card holder spending
- Key drivers for building a true value proposition
- Spotting the right partners in building a viable prepaid business
- Managing and growing a profitable portfolio: How, when and what’s needed to extend our sandbox
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| | Salmon Scott, Head of Global Market Development Group, Prepaid Products, Visa Inc
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9.30am | Asia - The emerging market for prepaid profit
- The untapped potential in Asia – How big is prepaid in Asia?
- Building a cashless society through prepaid issuance
- Case study example
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10am | Morning refreshments and exhibition viewing
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10.45am | The transit wildcard
- Why transit is the killer application that will move Asia forward
- Strategies for extending the single function commuter card into an open loop solution through retail and cross-border payments channels
- Addressing hidden factors that deliver a compelling value proposition to all players in the extended transit payments ecosystem
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| MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR PREPAID |
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11.15am | Experts’ Panel Discussion: Dissecting the prepaid value chain
- How does it works
- Who are the stakeholders
- How to successful create a winning situation for all
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| | Moderator: Ken Howes, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company, Co-Founder, Prepaid International Forum United Kindgom
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12pm | Round table discussion: Understanding the business of prepaid
- Examining the new roles that exist in prepaid card programs that are not in traditional debit and credit card programs
- Maximising yields for various stakeholders
- Case study example
Participants will be divided into groups where they will have a chance to express their opinions and discuss the above topic. Each group will appoint a facilitator who will present the group’s finding to the rest of the audience.
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12.30pm | Networking luncheon and exhibition viewing
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| THE EVOLUTION OF PREPAID IN TODAY’S MARKET |
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2pm | The emerging role of prepaid in a challenging credit landscape
- Reducing delinquency through prepaid issuance
- Core ingredients for a profitable product
- Understanding prepaid segmentation: Accessing a wider customer base
- Recognising the right spend and improving the bottom line
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| | Ken Howes, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company, Co-Founder, Prepaid International Forum United Kindgom
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2.30pm | Specialists’ panel discussion: The Open Loop vs. The Close Loop
- Is the market ready for Open Loop Prepaid?
- Challenges in implementing Open Loop Cards
- The crucial factors in market identification
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| | Moderator: Sunil Devmurari, Global Account Manager, Consumer Finance, Euromonitor International
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3.15pm | Confronting the risk in prepaid: Winning strategies for managing prepaid risk and fraud
- Mitigating risk through available advanced payment technologies
- Minimising fraud without compromising on return
- Understanding perspectives from different market segments: Issuers, processors, acquirers
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| | Rajan Narayan, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Banking Production Centre
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3.45pm | Liberating regulations in Asia – Embracing new payment methods
- Examining the relevant prepaid regulations to ensure compliance
- Assessing the complexities that arise in regulating the prepaid industry: Understanding the unique program requirements and the breadth of third-party participants
- Anticipating future legal changes: regulations as “moving targets”
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4.15pm | Afternoon refreshments & exhibition viewing
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5pm | Taking prepaid global: Key considerations & challenges
- Understanding major considerations when expanding globally
- Operational expansion challenges
- Market expansion challenges
- Process and best practice review
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| | Jason Tiede, Director, Prepaid Services Head Asia Pacific, Citi Prepaid Services
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5.30pm | Speed networking
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6pm | Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference day one
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Day Two Friday 24 April 2009
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9am | Registrations
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9.15am | Organiser’s welcome remarks
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9.30am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| RETAIL DEPLOYMENT: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCKING PREPAID PROFIT |
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9.45am | Identifying retail opportunities with prepaid
- Acquiring and keeping customers
- Increasing average revenue per card holder
- Opportunities beyond giftcards
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| | Lawrence Wee, Head of Cards & Corporate Sales, Robinsons & Co
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10.15am | Morning refreshments and exhibition viewing
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11am | Profiting from the emerging prepaid markets and gift card business models – The future of prepaid
- Why gift cards are the perfect innovation
- How retailers use gift cards to enhance profitability
- Overcoming obstacles to gift card success
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11.30am | Roundtable discussion: Open loop gift cards – A threat or an opportunity for retailers
- Understanding consumers’ attitudes and spending patterns
- Effective marketing and communication programs
- Assessing the effectiveness of loyalty programs
Participants will be divided into groups where they will have a chance to express their opinions and discuss the above topic. Each group will appoint a facilitator who will present the group’s finding to the rest of the audience.
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12.30pm | Networking lunch and exhibition viewing
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| THE MOBILE PREPAID RETAIL PLAY |
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2pm | Leveraging value of Indosat by integrated loyalty and retention program
- Building Indosat community
- Mass loyalty and retention program, a success story
- Case study example
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2.30pm | Leadership Discussion Panel: Will mobile payments leapfrog prepaid or can they co-exist?
- Will a new open loop ecosystem emerge?
- The new role of telecommunications operators, retailers and banks
- How will it affect the payment network providers?
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3.15pm | Afternoon refreshments
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| UNRAVELLING THE POTENTIAL OF PREPAID FOR TRAVEL AND CORPORATE CARDS |
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3.45pm | Lead in discussion on the potential of prepaid: Case study presentation on: The Krores Money Transfer Card
Profiting from remittances: Revolutionising the money transfer model
- Connecting migrant workers and their families in developing countries: Creating combi remittance cards for the masses
- Leveraging the market potential for unbanked and underserved market segments
- Utilising technology to build flexible and affordable product offerings
- How will the slowing global economy affect labor migration and stem the growth of remittances?
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4.15pm | The potential of prepaid:
- Corporate prepaid cards
- Travel prepaid cards
- Remittance prepaid cards
Participants will be divided into groups where they will have a chance to express their opinions and discuss the above topic. Each group will appoint a facilitator who will present the group’s finding to the rest of the audience.
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5pm | Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference
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