Pre-payment cards provide instant transmission of funds to anywhere in the world. The fact that they do not require a bank account and can be easily accessed by the recipient is popular with the rapidly expanding remittance market.

A leading session at the conference which will be chaired by the former Chancellor of Exchequer Rt., Hon Lord Lamont will examine products on offer and innovative ideas that are coming on stream.

Among the contributors will be Altair Financial Services with their MoneyShare card; Advanced Payment Solutions, Neteller.

Says IAMTN CEO Lady Olga Maitland, "We are witnessing extraordinary developments in the pre-payment card field; new ideas and systems are being constantly introduced as they respond to a vibrant market."

The Conference which will be opened by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher, MP will examine a whole range of services within the payment sector ranging from

• analysis of the market
• new technologies in the mobile payments sector
• regional developments
• Investment banks analysis on opportunities
• Tackling money laundering