Once again, IMTC (International Money Transfer & Cross-Border Payment Conferences) brought together the industry, at the largest X-border financial services conference in the world, IMTC WORLD 2017! With remittances continuing to rise, the industry is seeing changes to the traditional business models and new developments from the Fintech sector. With a number of new players entering the market, the event provided the perfect platform for representatives from Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and North and Latin America, to take the stage from November 28th to December 1st in the city of Miami.
More than 480 participants from banks, money transfer companies, payment processors, financial associations, exchange companies, multilateral agencies, startups, telecommunications companies, and academics, from over 50 different countries gathered to network, and learn and discuss the latest issues and the future regarding the different financial markets all around the world. Topics such as remittances, fintech, compliance, innovation, blockchain were addressed at intensive courses, panels and round tables by top international professionals and academics of the field, like Eugenio Maria Curia (President, GAFILAT- Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica- at FATF), Pedro De Vasconcelos (Program Coordinator, Financing Facility for Remittances at IFAD), Connie Fenchel (Compliance Expert), Yakov Kofner (Industry Analyst), Aloísio Matos (financial markets laws expert), Claudia Revilla (Microfinance expert, Mexico), Antonio Selas (Spanish attorney), Daniel Trias (Banking, finance and foreign trade expert), Salvador Velasquez (Industry Consultant), Charlene Chen (COO, BitPesa), John Wagner (Managing Director, Deloitte/ Former OCC Enforcement Chief), Zory Munoz (PayPal), and Hugo Cuevas-Mohr (President & CEO, Mohr World Consulting).
The Conference was sponsored by Tranglo, KoronaPay, MohrWorld, Uniteller/Banorte, IdentityMind Global, GCoin, Capital Compliance Experts, Dade2, XpressMoney, AML Rightsource, Contact, Vuori, Vesta, KYC2020, Rapid Armored Corporation, B&T Corretora, Pingexpress, Onlinepay.com, Prepaid Ventures, Banco Rendimento, Pontual/USEND, More Money Transfers, Compliance Plus, White Wings, Pillsbury, Machaen, SCOTT Bond Services.
Hugo Cuevas-Mohr, Director at IMTC, states: “IMTC WORLD is where all the institutions that are part of this large heterogeneous family converge to develop partnerships and discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist in the different markets around the world. Technology is changing everything and digital, online/mobile channels, are offering great solutions and the industry is very dynamic now.”
