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Media Alert: Payfone executives to share insights on mobile payment security, privacy and authentication at Money 20/20

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodger Desai, Co-Founder & CEO of Payfone, Inc and Michael Ragunas, CTO of Payfone, Inc. will participate in two Mobile Identity and Authentication panels at the Money 20/20 conference, taking place October 25 to 28, 2015 in Las Vegas. The selection of two members of Payfone's executive team to speak on panels at Money 20/20, the largest event focused on emerging payments and financial services innovation, demonstrates the urgent need for, and growing interest in, mobile identity and authentication services. 

During his panel session, Payfone CEO Rodger Desai will discuss how Payfone can help leverage Mobile Network Operator assets and data to increase security in payments in commerce in a panel entitled "Mobile Operators & Identity, Security, Privacy, Payments, & Commerce." CTO Michael Ragunas will discuss the role mobile phones play in using tokenization to secure both physical and virtual transactions in "FIDO Alliance Roundtable: Simpler Stronger Authentication—Is Mobile Identity the New Money?"

What: Money 20/20

Panel: FIDO Alliance Roundtable: Simpler Stronger Authentication—Is Mobile Identity the New Money? 
Speaker: Michael Ragunas, CTO, Payfone
Date/Time: October 26, 201511:10am12:00pm

Panel: Mobile Operators & Identity, Security, Privacy, Payments, & Commerce
Speaker:
Rodger Desai, CEO, Payfone
Date/Time: October 28, 20151:40pm2:30pm

About Payfone
Payfone is a leader in Mobile Identity Authentication. Payfone's suite of network authentication services provides unparalleled mobile security while eliminating friction from the customer experience. The company is backed by leading venture firms, financial institutions, Mobile Network Operators, and Early Warning and is based in New York. Follow Payfone on Twitter @payfone.

SOURCE Payfone

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