Join Andrew Neeson, Head of World Cards Intelligence, who will be examining the factors that make the card industry so highly variable by country, illustrating the analysis with research findings from Lafferty’s report ‘Merchant Acquiring: Asia Pacific’.

Join Andrew Neeson, Head of World Cards Intelligence who will be examining the factors that caused growth to recover in 2010 and is fuelling the growth potential that is likely to be exploited in the medium- to long-term, illustrated with the research findings from Lafferty’s report Merchant Acquiring: Eastern Europe.

Join Andrew Neeson, Head of World Cards Intelligence who will be examining key issues such as the penetration rate of credit card ownership, the effects of the financial crisis on consumer spending patterns, the impact of the price wars and what the future holds for the region, illustrated with the research findings from Lafferty’s report Merchant Acquiring: Middle East and Africa.

Jim Wadsworth will explore how Square, Intuit, Paypal and others are leveraging consumer technology to change the payment card landscape.  Such is the appeal of this market that it is attracting new entrants at a rapid rate. 

Chris Hoyland, a consumer lending veteran, will propose a development path for banks using practical examples drawn from thirty years of experience working with leading consumer lending banks.