CaixaBank hosts the international forum for mobile banking experts in Barcelona

• Representatives of banks, network operators, technology providers and consultancy firms will debate the future of mobile banking services.
• CaixaBank is the best bank in Europe for mobile banking, according to an international study by Forrester.

CaixaBank will be hosting MobeyDay 2013 in Barcelona. The international Mobey Forum meeting brings together financial institutions from all over the world, as well as network operators, technology providers and consultancy firms specialising in mobile banking. MobeyDay 2013 will be held at CaixaForum in Barcelona, tomorrow, 11th of June 2013.

Around 250 experts are expected to take part in the event this year, which is more than the number of delegates attended in 2012 when the 1st edition of the event was also held in Barcelona. By hosting MobeyDay for the second consecutive year, CaixaBank will help consolidate Barcelona as the home of this innovation-driven event, which has a very strong future, given the boom in mobile financial services.

MobeyDay 2013 will cover issues such as merchant card payment strategies using new mobile POSs, the opportunities that big data will open for the financial industry, the emergence of mobile wallets and technological advances that will create value added services (VAS). There will also be a networking area for those at the event, which will feature an exhibition of the latest mobile banking services and products from leading banks, technology providers and consultancy firms.

The mobile banking revolution

The popularity of mobile devices has seen the number of mobile banking operations grow exponentially. In 2012 CaixaBank processed more than 600 million mobile operations, up 250% against 2011. According to CaixaBank figures, more operations are now processed using mobile devices than via ATMs.

CaixaBank is currently one of the world leaders in mobile banking. According to Forrester, CaixaBank offers the best mobile banking service in Europe and the second best in the world, second only to the Chase bank in the United States