About the event


International conference Mobile Commerce 2008 is the first Russian international event on the innovative methods of payment for goods and services through mobile networks.

Date: December 3-4, 2008

Location: World Trade Center Moscow (Krasnopresnnskaya nab., 12)

Organized by: the Mobile Payments Project introduced by the Infocommunication Union

Endorsed by: the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

Participating: the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Conference sponsor: JSCB Tavrichesky

Round table Legislative Provision for Mobile Commerce in Russia sponsor: CyberPlat OJSC

The event’s focus is the Russian and global mobile commerce market range of problems. Presentations of the world experts and the key representatives of the government sector and local businesses are planned.

International conference Mobile Commerce 2008

  • The first large-scale international event in Russia dedicated to the innovative methods of payment for goods and services through the mobile networks;
  • a good opportunity to receive reliable information on the latest developments in the mobile payments market; the payment application on the basis of the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is the special event’s point;
  • a unique platform to exchange valuable experiences for the Russian and foreign professionals of the telecommunication and financial markets, leaders of sector industries, state bodies, regulating departments and other structures involved in the formation of the mobile commerce market.


Plan of the event:

  • presentations of the leading companies of the world telecommunication market deploying mobile commerce projects;
  • presentations of the representatives of the telecommunication and financial markets and state regulating bodies;
  • presentations of diverse mobile solutions for transport payment services, payment systems for the state and municipal services, goods in the retail networks, etc.;
  • round table: Legislative Grounds for Mobile Commerce in Russia;
  • press briefing on mobile commerce development in Russia.


The mission of the forum is drawing the government’s and businesses’ attention to the problems and prospects of the domestic mobile commerce market development and distribution of the remote banking services in Russia.

The event is aimed to deliver practical solutions and determine the future for mobile commerce development in Russia and also highlight the prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation and interaction between business and the state.