CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The ATM Industry Association will officially launch ATMIA Asia in Hong Kong on April 7-8 at its "ATMs and Electronic Banking in Asia" conference.
ATMIA has just under 600 members in more than 30 countries, including 72 banks and member companies covering the complete spectrum of the ATM industry. The non-profit association has established chapters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and Australia/Asia.
In addition to the launch of ATMIA Asia, highlights of "ATMs and Electronic Banking in Asia," which will be presented in Mandarin Chinese and English, include:
- A keynote address by Li Xiaofeng, deputy director-general of the People's Bank of China's technology department, on EMV compliance for China.
- The unveiling of the Global ATM Security Alliance's global ATM crime data management system, called Cognito.
- The distribution of international security best practices, produced by GASA, for physical ATM security, cyber security for Windows-based ATMs, PIN and key management security, ATM transactional security and cardholder security.
- ATM growth projections for Asian markets by the Retail Banking Research firm.
- An overview of the Chinese bankcard market by Frank Xu, China president, Smart Card Forum of China (SCFC) and Asia Pacific Smart Card Association.
- An address by Om Prakash Srivastava, managing director of ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank
Market leaders from China, Singapore, India, Bangladesh, Korea, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are confirmed on the conference program. For more information: http://www.atmiaconferences.com/Events/Asia/Index.cfm
