Company name: Mobey Forum (www.mobeyforum.org)

Nature of business:
Mobey Forum is a global bank-driven association working to accelerate the evolution and adoption of mobile financial services by promoting open and secure technology standards. As a member-driven association, Mobey Forum produces comprehensive analysis on the recommended architecture for a wide range of mobile financial services. Its members contribute to its workgroups and task forces, each of which provides a platform for strategic discussion and collaboration on a particular area of interest for members. Mobey Forum currently operates five groups:

• Mobile Wallet Workgroup
• MPOS Workgroup
• Security Workgroup
• Business Workgroup
• Marketing Workgroup

Locations / markets operate in:
As a global association, Mobey Forum’s activity spans a variety of international markets. Mobey Forum works with financial institutions, mobile network operators, mobile handset manufacturers, payment processors and vendors based around the world.

Contact information:
Elina Mattila, Member Relations Manager
+358 40 750 39 42
[email protected]

Headquarters address:
Fleminginkatu 27A, VS4225,
00500 HELSINKI,
FINLAND

Key executives:

• Sirpa Nordlund, Executive Director
• Ron van Wezel, Chairman, Board of Directors
• Bent Bentsen, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors

Branch locations:
2 Mountview Court
310 Friern Barnet Lane
Whetstone
London
N20 0YZ
UK

Brief history of the company:
Established in 2000, Mobey Forum brings together leading financial institutions, mobile network operators, mobile handset manufacturers, payment processors and vendors, committed to accelerating the mass market deployment of user-friendly mobile financial services by promoting open and secure technology standards. The association’s membership now comprises 50+ members from the mobile financial services value chain.

In 2012, the association launched Mobey Forum North America, a new arm created specifically to address industry issues facing the region. The North American Chapter brings together key players in the marketplace to work through issues impacting the mobile financial ecosystem’s future and accelerate the development of sustainable mobile financial services in this region.