Major Conference in Asia To Hear Different Views On Bitcoin's Future

Major Conference in Asia To Hear Different Views On Bitcoin's Future

Billed as "The Future of Payments, Innovation, Disruption, Collaboration," Cards and Payments, Asia 2015 will give payment professionals a chance to hear different perspectives on bitcoin and digital currency. The show, April 22 and 23 at the Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, aims to help payment industry decision makers figure out which solutions are most likely to dominate commerce. Organizers expect 8,000 attendees will visit exhibits and hear more than 200 speakers at 120 sessions. Erik Wilgenhof, chief compliance officer of ItBit, the Singapore-based bitcoin exchange, will speak on....


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