The latest from Maverick China

NFC World Asia 2009 - Singapore, September 15-18, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-06-09T00:35:00+00:00

Near Field Communication World Asia 2009 is forum fowhere the Asian and global NFC communities gather to hear first-hand information on the latest developments in NFC technology, and to evaluate commercial and strategic implications of NFC rollouts. For more information about this event, please click here or on the banner below.

China International Smartcards and RFID Exhibition - Beijing, June 3-5, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-06-02T19:14:00+00:00

Maverick China analysts will attend the China International Smartcards and RFID Exhibition and Conference 2009 on June 3-5 in Beijing. This is China's most popular and comprehensive smartcards event; it is being hosted by the State Leading Group Office of Golden Cards Project. For more information, please click here or on the banners below.

Mobile Monday Beijing: Shanzhai Handsets (山寨机) - May 11, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-05-12T23:52:00+00:00

Maverick China analyst Dave Carini attended Mobile Monday Beijing on May 11, 2009. The topic was shanzhai (unlicensed) handsets (山寨机). For more information about this event, please click here.

Payment China 2009 - Beijing, May 6-8, 2009

Edmund Hung — 2009-05-05T23:00:00+00:00

For the third consecutive year, Maverick China Research are partnering with Global Leaders for the Payment China 2009 conference in Beijing, May 6-8, 2009, at the Intercontinental Hotel Beijing. Reference Maverick China Research and get a 15% discount fees--read below for more information!

Mobile Marketing Forum (MMF) Asia 2009 - Singapore, April 28-29, 2009

Dave Carini — 2009-04-28T07:00:00+00:00

Maverick China Research is happy to serve as a Media Partner with Mobile Marketing Forum Asia 2009, which will be held in at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore on April 28-29, 2009. This conference is the pre-eminent event for the region and is an excellent opportunity to meet the business leaders that are defining the mobile marketing and visual code landscape in China and across Asia.

12th International Fair of Smart Cards China 2009 - Beijing, April 28-30, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-04-28T07:00:00+00:00

Maverick China analysts Junelyn Han and Miranda Chen attended the 12th International Fair of Smart Cards China 2009 on April 28-30, 2009. For more information about this event, please click here.

Next Generation Data Center Conference & Expo - Beijing, April 22-23, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-04-22T07:00:00+00:00

Maverick China Research analyst Junelyn Han attended the Next Generation Data Center Conference & Expo on April 22-23, 2009 in Beijing. For more information about this event, please click here.

China IP Communication Conference 2009 - Beijing, April 15-17, 2009

Junelyn Han — 2009-04-15T07:00:00+00:00

Maverick China analyst Junelyn Han attended the China IP Communication Conference on April 15-17, 2009 in Beijing. For more information about this event, please click here.

China's Mobile Payment Firms See Opportunity, Obstacles -- PCWorld

Boaz Rottenberg — 2009-04-13T18:09:00+00:00

Mobile phone payment providers may see the coming launch of next-generation phones in China as a market-expanding opportunity, but obstacles still mean mobile payments are not guaranteed to take off.

Many online payment providers in China have started offering mobile payments in competition with rising mobile-only payment providers. But while the industry's potential is giant in a country with over 640 million mobile subscribers, for now it faces checkered availability of matching pay platforms and phones to support them.

Providers must also reach separate agreements with banks, merchants and mobile carriers in each of China's segmented provinces to launch mobile payments in them. The ominous task has hamstrung growth, said Boaz Rottenberg, an analyst at Beijing-based Maverick China Research.

"People have been talking about mobile payment for quite some time now, but it still hasn't taken off," Rottenberg said. "Market conditions are just not right."

China's Online Payment Services Ride E-commerce Boom -- PCWorld

Boaz Rottenberg — 2009-04-06T19:21:00+00:00

E-commerce is booming in China as consumers and vendors look to the Internet to save money in tough economic times, but the main beneficiary of their migration may be online payment providers.

Chinese payment providers like 99Bill Corp. have soared on the growth of Internet shopping, changing user attitudes and their own success at offering new payment options in a country where credit cards remain rare.

"I think a lot of companies are discovering e-commerce for the first time," said Boaz Rottenberg, an analyst at Maverick China Research in Beijing. "A few years ago it was very difficult to do, just because of lack of user trust... and lack of credit cards."