About Us

Mobey Forum is the not-for-profit global leader in defining a sustainable and prosperous mobile financial services ecosystem. Established in 2000, it brings together leading financial institutions, mobile network operators, mobile handset manufacturers, payment processors and vendors, committed to accelerating the mass-market deployment of user-friendly mobile financial services by promoting open and secure technology standards.

Bank-led and driven by its bank and financial members, Mobey Forum produces comprehensive documentation on the recommended architecture for a wide range of mobile financial services, which is further supported by trials and demonstrations. The association also supports members’ deployments, and actively contributes to new pilots and implementations within the marketplace. Through its information and analysis sharing and cross-industry collaborations, Mobey Forum is known as the key source of independent insight within the mobile financial services sector. Mobey Forum provides additionally for its members a huge databse of industry information and insights via its online member site.

As a member driven organisation, Mobey Forum is led by its Board of Directors from Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, DnB NOR, HSBC, La Caixa, Nokia, Nordea, PostFinance, Rabobank and UBS. The membership comprises of the leading organisations within the mobile financial services market representing more than 450 million banking customers globally, around 25 percent of the market.

Mobey Forum’s work initiatives are coordinated through highly interactive strategic meetings, specially designed workshops to address the most challenging current issues and working groups which research, explore and develop relevant industry guidelines as well as facilitate the exchange of expertise, insight and technology. The association also has extensive liaison agreements with relevant industry organisations and standardisations bodies, enabling Mobey Forum to contribute to all aspects of this dynamic landscape.