Mobey Forum Appoints CaixaBank Head of Mobile Payments as Chairman
Leader in mobile financial services set to drive the vision of industry association
30 June 2014 – Mobey Forum, the global industry association, which empowers banks to lead in the future of mobile financial services (MFS) worldwide, has announced that Jordi Guaus, Head of Mobile Payments at CaixaBank, has been elected to serve as Chair of the Board.
Jordi has served on the Mobey Forum Board of Directors since 2009 and is also Chair of the association’s Business Workgroup, which works to create a common understanding of business opportunities, trends and challenges within the MFS landscape. The group is currently working on the impact of host card emulation (HCE) for banks.
Sirpa Nordlund, Executive Director of Mobey Forum, comments: “The Board is delighted to welcome Jordi as its new Chair. Within his role at CaixaBank, Jordi is responsible for developing mobile payment services. He also project managed Mobile Shopping Sitges, which was the first near field communication (NFC) trial in Spain. Jordi’s experience in mobile financial services, combined with CaixaBank’s reputation as a driving force in the mobile payments evolution, means he is perfectly positioned to steer the direction of Mobey Forum.”
In addition to Jordi, three new members were also elected to the Mobey Forum Board:
· Kevin Faragher, Director, Mobile Banking Strategy and Planning, CIBC eChannels
· Oriol Pons, Innovation Strategist, BeeOne GmbH (the digital innovation enterprise of Erste Group Bank)
· Andreas Schauer, Senior Manager Secure Devices Division, Giesecke & Devrient
Kevin Faragher will also lead the association’s North American activities in his newly appointed role as Chair of Mobey Forum’s North American Roundtable.
“I believe 2014 will be a landmark year for banks taking a lead in money management”, adds Jordi. “Already we have seen a number of developments in the mobile money industry, most notably the discussions around HCE as a route to market for bank-led mobile payment solutions. This is a key topic for Mobey Forum over the next 12 months and is an area we are already addressing within the Business Workgroup. I look forward to offering the experience I have gained through leading digital money activities at CaixaBank, to drive the future of Mobey Forum.”
Sirpa adds that in addition to HCE, the association is also focusing efforts on providing strategic options for banks and financial institutions seeking to enhance their mobile banking strategies. “The launch of our Mobile Corporate Banking Workgroup earlier this year is our first step towards addressing the growing need for financial mobility services amongst large enterprises”, adds Sirpa. “We are also exploring the role of mobile wallets in the prepaid market.”
Stakeholders interested in finding out more about the work of Mobey Forum can register to attend the 2014 Mobey Day conference taking place in Barcelona from 7-8 October. Find out more at www.mobeyday.com.
The Mobey Forum Board of Directors, in its entirety, consists of the following Mobey Forum members:
· Mobey Forum Chairman: Jordi Guaus, Head of Mobile Payments – CaixaBank
· Mobey Forum Vice-Chair: Bent Bentsen, Senior Advisor of Group Payments and Infrastructure – DNB Bank ASA
· Oriol Pons, Innovation Strategist – BeeOne GmbH (the digital innovation enterprise of Erste Group Bank)
· Kevin Faragher, Director, Mobile Banking Strategy and Planning, CIBC eChannels
- Kasper Sylvest, Senior Manager, Financial Infrastructure Department – Danske Bank Group
· Sean Barton, Head of Digital – first direct, HSBC Group
· Andreas Schauer, Senior Manager Secure Devices Division – Giesecke & Devrient
· Petra Bunschoten, Senior Consultant Mobile Financial Services – ING
· Kristian T. Sørensen, Senior Manager for Mobile Payments and eCommerce – Nets
- Juha Risikko, Head of Mobile & Emerging Payments – Nordea
- Amir Tabakovia, Head of Market Development – PostFinance
- Veronica Lange, Head of Multichannel Strategy – UBS Switzerland
About Mobey Forum
Mobey Forum is the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of mobile financial services.
Mobey Forum connects industry thought leaders to identify commercial drivers for the development of better mobile commerce. Mobey Forum’s members collaborate to analyse business strategies and technologies to create innovative, interoperable and competitive financial services.
Mobey Forum’s annual Mobey Day event takes place in Barcelona, Spain from 7-8 October. It is created, planned and executed by mobile financial industry practitioners and is open to all players in the mobile financial services industry. www.mobeyday.com
