Expert Reviews

“Mobile payments are predicted to eclipse $172B this year and the Emerging Payments conference is bringing together the industry’s best to share insights on cloud payments, NFC and mobile wallets. If you’re building a mobile strategy and roadmap this is a must-attend event.”

Brandon McGee, Director, Global Mobile, Dell

“As a participant and attendee, I am very excited about this year’s Emerging Payments conference. Given the growth in online, mobile, and social payments over the last few years, it is evident that these types of payments are becoming ubiquitous. This conference brings together merchants, financial institutions and technology providers who are leading the way in enabling these new payment interactions.”

AashirShroff, Vice President Mobile Banking and Payments, Wells Fargo

“Two trends are combining to provide exciting opportunities to present highly relevant, highly contextual offers: (1) advancements in predictive analytics and (2) the proliferation of “always present, always available” smartphones. Mobile offers change the marketing paradigm. It’s no longer “which customers can I send this offer to.” It’s now all about “for a given customer at a given location at a given point in time, what is the best, most relevant offer I can send.” That’s incredibly exciting.

Richard Char, Managing Director and Global Head of Information Services, Citigroup

"Mobile is ramping up faster than desktop Internet did and will be bigger than most think – 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices). Regarding pace of change, we believe more users will likely connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within 5 years."

Morgan Stanley Report, April 2010, Morgan Stanley Report

On eTail: “It was one of the better e-commerce events, there were good informative sessions, there was a lot of time to interact with the vendors. It was spot on overall.”

Peter Clarkson, President and CEO, AC Lens

On Mobile Shopping: "I think this has been a really good event. It's very intimate, which as a service provider here we really enjoy being able to have in depth conversations. There are a number of folks here...I haven't been able to make many of the sessions because really the market place has been pretty busy with folks coming by. We really enjoyed it and we're making good contacts and it seems to be the right folks attending."

Paul Franz, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Digby

On Net.Finance: “I have attended several WBR events over the years and I was impressed with the Net.Finance presentations. This show is a great forum to learn more about the latest technology trends/innovations in the financial industry – and to network with the pioneering game-changers as well.”

Tony Paolella, Sales Manager, Cotendo

On Net.Finance: "I wanted to thank you and your team for putting on a terrific event. I thought the quality of the speakers/panelists was excellent. Seemed like a really nice mix of large and small organizations with some very innovative approaches to the industry. I’m already looking forward to next year! Enjoy your summer."

Kevin Lynch, SVP eCommerce/Contact Center, 1st Mariner Bank

On Net.Finance: "It was beneficial for me to attend Net Finance to gain perspective on how others are approaching the business, technology and marketing challenges of our industry. In addition to the presentations, the 1-1 conversations and relationship building are key takeaways for me."

Ralph Betters, CIO, Third Federal Savings and Loan

On Net.Finance: “Each time I attend Net.Finance it is a totally new experience with new attendees and fresh content. It is the most unique financial services online marketing conference of its kind. The event should not be missed as the networking is always focused and top notch.”

David Dalka, Web Marketing Consultant

On Net.Finance: "Attending NetFinance is always a great way for me to step out of the every day grind in order to spark new ideas and keep up with the latest trends and innovative thinking in our industry."

Megan L. Anderson, Retail Marketing, Prospect Acquisition Team, T. Rowe Price

“Working with Worldwide Business Research as a media partner for conferences such as eTail and Luxury Interactive has proven valuable for brand exposure, networking and content generation. These events attract key industry players and it is critical for our publications to cover their progress in good times and bad. Also, the WBR staff is unfailingly courteous and attentive to partners’ needs.”

Mickey Alam Khan, Editor in Chief, Publisher, Mobile Marketer, Mobile Commerce Daily, Luxury Daily

“Over the past two years I’ve had the opportunity to work with the eTail team and am continually impressed with their drive and passion they have to produce the best possible event each and every time. The results are evident in the quality and value their events bring to marketers.”

Todd Lebo, Director, Marketing & Business Development, MarketingSherpa