Forum in Kuala Lumpur gathers industry leaders in the security and payments field and focuses on key issues impacting the industry

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Kuala Lumpur, 5 August, 2014- In an ever-changing payments landscape, which is increasingly complex and fraught with risk issues and challenges, security is a top priority. MasterCardhas been at the forefront of the fight against fraud for nearly 50 years. In line with this, the MasterCard Academy of Risk Management (ARM)is hosting its annual Global Risk Management Conference Series for the Asia Pacific regionin Kuala Lumpur from August 5 to 8.

The conference brings together industry experts, security professionals, thought leaders and industry partners from around the world to share insights and best practices on key payment security issues as well as the latest technologies and techniques to combat fraud.

Safety and security is one of MasterCard's top priorities. During the four-day conference, MasterCard will provide insights, data and best practices to help risk professionals prevent and manage fraud.

An interactive and informative platform, the conference provides the ideal forum for fraud management experts to discuss a range of topics including cybersecurity, data privacy and the regulatory landscape, ATM EMV migration, m-POS payments, micropayments fraud, financial inclusion, encryption, tokenizationand other cutting-edge technologies.

"MasterCard's Global Risk Management Conference has grown to become one of the world's leading security events in the payments industry. MasterCard collaborates with industry partners to combat fraud to facilitate a safe and secure payments environment," said Safdar Khan, country head, Malaysia and Brunei, MasterCard.

"The conference is also an avenue for industry professionals to come together and share best practices; address the latest payments security issues, trends, and technological developments; as well as discuss the best measures for managing fraud, risk, and changes in regulation that are impacting the industry," Khan added.

Innovation is the key to MasterCard staying ahead of cyber criminals as well as differentiating itself from its competitors. MasterCard Labs, the company's R&D division, will be showcasing and demonstrating their latest payment innovations, as it strives to anticipate and meet the ever-changing needs of the industry.

The MasterCard Global Risk Management Conference is open to fraud security professionals and solution providers involved in mitigating payment fraud risk including financial services, merchants, processors, law enforcement and other stakeholders. For more information, please visit http://arm.mastercard.com/.

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