Media Cooperation with Money20/20 Asia

byPayTechLaw-Team
15. January 2018
1 minute read

Media Cooperation.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Money20/20, one of the world’s largest payments and financial services innovation event, as it launches its Asia edition this coming March, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

The event is shaping up to be ground-breaking, with an agenda covering FinTech’s hottest topics over 3 days of intense networking, learning and business – it’s destined to be the place where APAC’s leading innovators come together to shape the future of money.

Frank will join the event – and will certainly bring home some interesting topics. So stay tuned… You want to join him? Tickets are selling fast and we’ve got an exclusive discount code for you. Save over 25% on your all-inclusive ticket with code 18PTL if you book before this Friday, January 19th.

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