Date: 16 Jun 2015 @ 12:00 am - 18 Jun 2015 @ 11:59 pm

The Global Forum on Remittances and Development (GFRD) 2015 will be held in Milan on 16-19 June atthe Centro Congressi Stella Polare, in conjunction with the Universal Exposition EXPO2015 - Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. The GFRD is organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank and the European Commission, and will focus on the European transnational markets and the development impact in other regions of the world. Each day will be devoted to the…

Event Location: Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire

Date: 15 Nov 2016 @ 09:00 am - 16 Nov 2016 @ 01:00 pm

The Second African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks is being organized in the framework of the African Postal Financial Services Initiative, a joint regional programme launched by IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) in collaboration with the World Bank, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the World Savings Banks Institute/European Savings Banks Group (WSBI/ESBG) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and co-financed by the European Union. This unique partnership aims to enhance competition in the African remittance market…

Event Location: 2, Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, 50480 Malaysia

Date: 08 May 2018 @ 08:00 am - 10 May 2018 @ 05:00 pm

Event Location: New York, NY 10017 United States

Date: 14 Jun 2019 @ 10:00 am - 14 Jun 2019 @ 01:00 pm

The fifth International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) will be celebrated at the United Nations Headquarters on Friday, 14 June 2019. The event will see the participation of UN Member States, international organizations, NGOs and private sector entities, and is aimed at sharing lessons learned on how remittances can be maximized towards achievement of Objective 20 of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

Event Location: Miami Beach, FL United States

Date: 12 Nov 2019 @ 12:00 am - 15 Nov 2019 @ 11:59 pm

The largest IMTC Conference made its home in Miami. Every year more attendees from more countries are attending; last year more than 85 countries were represented! IMTC WORLD gathers +500 participants and is the largest gathering of the industry in the world, with a whole new wave of participants arriving from the Fintech as well as the Blockchain & Crypto sectors, start-ups, and many VCs and institutional investors interested in the business opportunities this industry offers. Many large & small,…

Event Location: Quito, Ecuador

Date: 18 Nov 2019 @ 12:00 am - 22 Nov 2019 @ 11:59 pm

Created in 2007, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) is a state-led, informal and non-binding process, which helps shape the global debate on migration and development. It provides a flexible, multi-stakeholder space where governments can discuss the multi-dimensional aspects, opportunities and challenges related to migration, development, and the link between these two areas. The GFMD process allows governments - in partnership with civil society, the private sector, the UN system, and other relevant stakeholders – to analyze and…

Event Location: Hornton Street
London, United Kingdom

Date: 26 Mar 2020 @ 12:00 am - 27 Mar 2020 @ 11:59 pm

Enhancing Financial Access through Partnerships for Growth and African Development. The digitalization of the remittances industry, led by new digital MTOs is set to drastically disrupt the $466 billion money transfer industry currently dominated by the traditional MTOs and banks in Africa. By improving the speed and lowering the cost of money transfer to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 10c) target of 3% they could free up additional $32 billion which could be deployed to the development needs of Africa.…

Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Date: 27 Mar 2020 @ 12:00 am - 27 Mar 2020 @ 11:59 pm

This 2020 conference focuses on the African market, its challenges, opportunities, needs and projected growth. Attending the conference will be professionals from a wide range of sectors including government, telecoms, payments solutions, retail and FinTech. Among the topics to be discussed at this conference will be how to meet the payments needs of Africa’s next generation and other issues specifically relating to finance in Africa. Among the hottest issues to be discussed are cross-border interoperations in Africa; KYC processes; mobile…