Gearing up for Transact Tech Atlanta

The Electronic Transactions Association, which represents more than 500 payment and technology companies and offers educational and networking meetings and resources for payment professionals throughout the year, released the agenda for Transact Tech Atlanta. The one-day event will take place June 20, 2017, at the Georgia Tech Student Center in Atlanta.

Attendees will include senior level payments industry executives including financial institutions, technology companies, investment and venture capital firms, as well as analysts and industry consulting firms, the ETA stated.

ETA Chief Executive Officer Jason Oxman and Jeff Sloan, President and Chairman of the ETA, as well as Global Payments CEO, will get the event rolling with opening remarks. Joe Mach, President North American at Verifone, will deliver the opening keynote, titled Retail in the 21st Century.

What's in store?

Further highlights will include expert panel discussions on investing in payments, remaining competitive in a changing landscape, the merchant perspective on payments, and securing the future of payments innovation. Networking opportunities with some of the industry's most influential leaders will occur during lunch and during the closing reception. The final keynote address be given by Kim Goodman, CEO of Worldpay US, who will discuss driving merchant value through ISV partnerships.

Event sponsors include Agreement Express, Global Payments, JPMorgan, Verifone, Worldpay and Discover, among others. The cost for ETA members is $49; for others it's $79. Space is limited, and the event is expected to sell out.

To register online, please visit www.etamembers.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=LoginRequired&expires=yes&Site=ETA. For questions or to register by phone contact Jessica Mosley by email at jmosley@electran.org or phone at 202-677-7405. Interested in sponsorship or membership? Contact Del Baker Robertson at dbaker@electran.org or 202-677-7404.

Editorial Note:

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