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ATM Marketplace publisher to launch virtual currency summit in 2015

Economic strategist Bruce Fenton, managing director of Atlantic Financial, will be a featured speaker.

November 13, 2014

Networld Media Group, publisher of this website, has announced its first-ever Virtual Currency TodaySummit. This meeting of the minds among high-level industry executives will convene on April 29, 2015, at Boston’s Back Bay Hilton, and will be produced collaboratively by the editorial teams of Networld publications ATM Marketplace, Mobile Payments Today, and Retail Customer Experience.

According to the company, the event will explore: 

• when, why and how digital currency will go mainstream;
• privacy, security, fraud and other potential concerns;
• how regulators will respond;
• effects on payment, retail and other affected industries; and
• the practical mechanics of merchant acceptance.

Networld Media Group expects that attendees will represent payment solutions, cash networks and exchanges, financial services, restaurants and retail. Innovators in VC solutions and services, professionals in customer experience, industry analysts and regulatory authorities.

Renowned economic strategist Bruce Fenton, managing director of Atlantic Financial and editor of the FentonReport: Globalization and Wealth Management News, has been confirmed as a featured summit speaker.

Prior to founding Atlantic Financial, Fenton worked for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He has been a guest on Bloomberg Radio and has been quoted in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Fortune and Bloomberg.

“Virtual currency is the next disruptive force to hit payments, banking, financial markets, retail and so many other industries,” said Kathy Doyle, EVP and publisher of Networld Media Group. “We’ve structured our Virtual Currency Today Summit to help executives facilitate fast, low-risk absorption and integration of virtual currency into their businesses.”

“The Virtual Currency Today Summit advances our strategy of building an end-to-end-payment media division,” said Networld CEO Tom Harper. “ATM marketplace has covered the cash end of the payment spectrum since 1997. A few years ago, we added MobilePaymentsToday and, more recently, launched our ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit.

"When virtual currency burst onto the world’s payment scene, we knew it was time for another addition to our media portfolio. The interplay among cash, mobile and virtual currency is evolving faster than anyone predicted. We are thrilled to be jumping into the chaotic world of virtual currency alongside so many other thinkers and innovators.”

The summit agenda, along with information about registration, sponsorship, and accommodations, is available at the Virtual Currency Today Summit website.