LAFFERTY AFRICA Management Roundtables & Conferences. Partnership Opportunities.

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1 LAFFERTY AFRICA 2015 Management Roundtables & Conferences Partnership Opportunities

2 Lafferty Group Partnership Opportunity Connect and network with carefully selected heads of retail banks, cards and payments organisations and key decision-makers at Lafferty Management Roundtables and Conferences, recognised as the preeminent event series in cards and payments, retail banking and mobile financial services. Rooted in over three decades of industry-specific experience as a provider of global research and market intelligence, as well as advisor and convener of industry councils, conferences and events for 20 years, Lafferty events offer the highest calibre of industry thought leaders and participants. In addition to direct engagement, debates and open discussions with participants, our Africa events provide an unparalleled platform to initiate new business relationships. This includes being directly involved in selecting invited guests based on our extensive global network. Lafferty Group s partnership approach and proactive support results in a significant event presence for key sponsor partners and delivers a tailored solution that may include: focused one-to-one meetings with delegates, the potential to sponsor a specially commissioned research report exclusively for the delegates, meet-the speaker engagements and much more, designed to provide the opportunity to position and discuss your solutions with a high quality, extremely targeted, invitationonly audience. Partner Benefits Focused on high-level industry decision-makers, attendees at African Management Roundtables and Conferences will connect, learn and bring home solutions related to cards and payments, retail banking and mobile financial services. We forge the personal connection between our partners and invited guests, resulting in solid business relationships and benefits for everyone. Our ability to do so comes from our long-standing relationships and partnership approach. Diamond Calibre Lafferty Group is known globally for being the pre-eminent provider of cards and payments, retail banking and consumer finance research and reporting, stemming from the impeccable quality and integrity of our market intelligence. This has resulted in an extremely high calibre of participants, hand-selected for an intimate and ultimately productive event. Our industry awareness and strong contact network means optimum positioning for your solutions.

3 Senior Level Lafferty events are built on a foundation of relevant and timely research and reporting that is highly valued by key decision-makers, most of whom are long-standing clients. These are the senior executive level people who can initiate relationships and make decisions directly. Our existing participants include people in the following positions: Head of Strategy Director of Consumer Banking Head of Retail Banking Head of Consumer Finance Group Manager Credit Cards Payments SVP Payments VP and Regional Head Payments Business Global Head - Payments & Cards Head of Cards & Payments Head of Business Development Retail and Cards Strategy Director EVP Cards & Payments Systems Networking & Collaboration Our approach and a key reason why selected industry guests attend is to provide an atmosphere of collaboration, connection and sharing of ideas and business. From an official presence to tailored or casual networking, our partners achieve the face-to-face contact that overcrowded trade shows and non-expert event organisers simply cannot deliver Africa Events Diary Lafferty Management Roundtables Building a Credit Card & Consumer Finance business Johannesburg 3 4 March Managing a Profitable Retail Bank Customer Value, Pricing & Profitability Cape Town June Managing a Credit Card & Consumer Finance Business Johannesburg 5 6 March Consumer Education/Financial Literacy Nairobi September Next Generation Branch Banking Johannesburg April Mobile Financial Services Bank/MNO Partnerships Johannesburg April Transforming African Banks Cape Town June Retailers in Financial Services Nairobi September New Entrants in Retail Banking Lagos September New Payments Landscape Lagos September Lafferty Conferences International Retail Banking Conference Johannesburg May International Cards & Payments Conference Johannesburg May

4 Management Roundtables - Africa Cards & Payments Futures Lafferty Management Roundtables are focused, discussion-led forums in which senior executives engage with discussion leaders throughout a two-day programme. With a limited number of places available, Lafferty Management Roundtables provide an inclusive environment for development, knowledge advancement and practical solutions. These exclusive events were created to extend and develop knowledge of topics that are key to the future prospects of retail banking, cards and payments and mobile financial services. Lafferty Management Roundtables commence in Johannesburg in 2015 with our Cards & Payments Futures series, including the following: Building A Greenfield Cards And Consumer Finance Business 3-4 March 2015, Johannesburg With some of the lowest card penetration rates in the world and significant economic growth forecast, Africa is poised to see an explosion in cards and consumer finance markets. Join Lafferty thought leaders and experienced practitioners in a productive and participatory setting to better grasp this opportunity and the formula for a successful cards and consumer finance business. Key Discussion leaders include: Michael Lafferty, Chairman of Lafferty Group Rob Giles, Head of Cards and Retail Assets at Diamond Bank Rajal Vaidya, Consumer Banking Director, Africa at Barclays Michael Lenora, Managing Director of Vanquis Bank Barry Fergus, former Managing Director of Barclaycard Key Agenda Topics - Day 1: Key Agenda Topics - Day 2: The Size of the Opportunity Working with the Regulators Case Study: Diamond Bank in Nigeria The Golden Rules of Credit Card Management Case Study Ramping up the Business: the Vanquis Experience Alternative Strategies for Merchant Services A World Beyond Cards John Egan Group Discussion & Takeaways

5 Managing And Growing a mature Cards And Consumer Finance Business 5-6 March 2015, Johannesburg With a growing number of competitors and disruptors, managing and growing a cards and consumer finance business faces many challenges. On the other hand, with a burgeoning middle class, the increasingly affluent market of Africa offers significant profit potential to the focused player. Collaborate with Lafferty thought leaders and experienced practitioners in a productive and participatory setting to better grasp this opportunity and refine the formula for success in cards and consumer finance. Key Discussion leaders include: Michael Lafferty, Chairman of Lafferty Group Rob Giles, Head of Cards and Retail Assets at Diamond Bank Michael Lenora, Managing Director of Vanquis Bank Karl Westvig, Group CEO of AFB Barry Fergus, former Managing Director of Barclaycard John Egan, Head of Innovation & Foresight, Lafferty Group Key Agenda Topics - Day 1: Key Agenda Topics - Day 2: Global Briefing Working with the Regulators Hot issues for Cards and Consumer Finance players in Africa Case Study: AFB Enters Five African Markets Case Study: Managing a Successful Cards Company (Mike Lenora) The New World Beyond Cards Group Discussion & Takeaways The New World of Merchant Dervices

6 Investing in Africa The series of Africa events is founded upon Lafferty Group s significant investment in the region. This includes the establishment of a dedicated office in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as the delivery of a recent, highly successful series of industry briefings which were very well attended and received across the continent, including in the following locations: Mauritius, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia with further briefings planned for Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and Rwanda. As a part of its investment in Africa, Lafferty Group has appointed Ruth Makombe as CEO, Africa. A senior banker with over 30 years experience in retail and business banking, Ruth was Country Head of Retail and SME Banking for BancABC Tanzania and prior to that held a similar role in Zimbabwe. With an extensive network in the region, Ruth will be working to develop Lafferty Group s business in Africa from the company s new Africa office which will open in Johannesburg in the New Year. Ruth is a senior faculty member at the Retail Banking Academy and is a Certified Retail Banker. Bespoke Sponsor Partnership Offering the highest calibre of industry thought leaders, combined with tailored networking, one-to-one meetings, debates and open discussions, our Management Roundtables and conferences provide an unparalleled platform to initiate new business relationships. Lafferty Group s partnership approach and proactive support will result in a significant presence for key sponsor partners and deliver a solution that will include focused delegate and speaker meetings, as well as the potential to sponsor and feed into a research report for delegates, co-branding and speaking opportunities and much more. This flexible approach is designed to provide the opportunity to position and discuss your solutions to a high quality, extremely targeted, invitationonly audience. Our utmost priority is to create significant value for all parties involved: sponsor partners, delegate attendees and Lafferty Group. Our approach is to offer a bespoke and tailored partner package that will best meet your interests and needs and, in turn, is designed to provide as much value as possible. Some popular features of our sponsor partnership include: Sponsored topical research report to every industry attendee One-to-one tailored meetings and facilitated introductions Meet the speakers: one-to-one meetings with industry experts and influencers Keynote address Expert panel session inclusion Invitations for your guests Private VIP meeting space Advanced viewing of attendee list Dinner hosting On-site branding Web branding Inclusion in pre-event content marketing Access to agreed Lafferty industry products and services (eg, thought leadership reports)

7 Lafferty Global Events Lafferty Group, the world s leading provider of advanced knowledge services and prestige events for the retail banking, cards and payments and consumer financial services industry, has announced its 2015 calendar of global management roundtables and conferences on retail banking, cards and payments and related financial services. Built over a span of 33 years on the foundation of industry specific research and collaboration, Lafferty has a unique approach to roundtables and conferences that sets us apart from all others with each event featuring a strong focus on interactivity to foster networking, information gathering and creative solutions. By joining Lafferty Group s thought leadership family as a sponsor partner, receive additional benefits including access to various elements of the world s leading advanced knowledge products and services for the cards and payments, retail banking and consumer financial services industry. In addition to event specific benefits, these options include benchmarking research, thought leadership reports, insights and advisory services. Previous Lafferty clients & event participants include: Citibank ANZ Bank Sterling Bank Emirates NBD ABN AMBRO Bank ATOS Worldline MasterCard First Monument Bank Bank of Canada Santander Absa Bank Western Union The Royal Bank of Scotland Lloyds TSB Beobank NV Bank of Ireland Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Elavon Scotiabank Bank Austria Creditanstalt FEXCO Commonwealth Bank of Australia Bank Pocztowy Woolworths Financial Services Barclays Bylbos Bank First Data KBC Bank & Verzekering Dah Sing Bank GE Money BNP Paribas Mashreq Bank ITAU Unibanco Visa Deutsche Bank South Africa Post Office Standard Bank HSBC UnionPay International Nedbank Post Office UK Worldpay Diamond Bank Standard Chartered Bank Yandex Lafferty Ltd is a company registered in England. Company Number Registered Office: 19 Davidson Gardens, London SW8 2XB. This document and any files, s and or any other communications transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this document. Please notify the sender immediately by if you have mistakenly received this document and delete it from your system and discard any printed versions. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.