Event Name: African Information & Communication Technology Exhibition & Conference’s (AITEC’S) Banking and Mobile Money in West Africa 2013: “Consolidating and monetizing the gains of innovation”
Event Date: July 10 – 11, 2013
Event Location: Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
Cost: The cost to register is USD 590. A 5-percent discount off the total price will be given to organizations registering 3 to 5 people, and a 10-percent discount is available to groups of 6 or more people.
Summary of Event: This event will focus on how banks, NGOs, microfinance institutions, telecommunication companies, financial services providers and government regulators can better utilize mobile banking to increase financial inclusion in West Africa. Mobile banking is a service that allows people to conduct financial transactions through mobile devices such as phones.
Background on Organizers: AITEC is an event management, publishing and professional development firm with offices in Kenya and the UK. Founded in 1987, its goal is to spread knowledge of the internet, computing and telecommunications arenas across English-speaking Africa.
Event Website: http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91
For more information, you may contact AITEC’s Kenyan office by phone at +254 0 20 815 5638 or by email at kenyainfo[at]aitecafrica.com. AITEC’s UK office can be reached by phone at +44 0 1480 880774 or by email at info[at]aitecafrica.com.
By Brian LeBlanc, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa 2013, http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91
MicroCapital.org Article, February 6, 2013, “MICROFINCE EVENT: AITEC Financial Services and Investment Options for a Secure Future, February 14-16, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-aitec-financial-services-and-investment-options-for-a-secure-future-february-14-16-2013-nairobi-kenya/
MicroCapital.org Article, January 29, 2013, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa, March 13-14, 2013, Lagos Nigeria,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-aitec-banking-mobile-money-west-africa-march-13-14-2013-lagos-nigeria/#more-22300
MicroCapital.org Article, February 19, 2012, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Africa Information and Communications Technology Exhibition Conference (AITEC) Banking & Mobile Money- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Nairobi, Kenya, March 7-8, 2013,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-africa-information-and-communications-technology-exhibition-conference-aitec-banking-mobile-money-common-market-for-eastern-and-southern-africa-comesa-na/
MicroCapital.org Article, April 5, 2011, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa, Accra, Ghana, June 8-9, 2011,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-aitec-banking-mobile-money-west-africa-accra-ghana-june-8-9-2011/
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