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Electronic Transactions Association
Transact 17

Highlights: Join more than 4,000 payments executives from across the globe for the industry’s signature event. Transact
17 will feature over 200 exhibitors, 60-plus educational sessions, an e-pay competition, and keynote presentations by top
leaders from Mastercard, Square, Google Cloud, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung and retailers Etsy, Walmart, Dunkin’ Donuts
and Nordstrom, among others.
Networking sessions on the exhibit floor and a special party in the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay are planned.
Four educational tracks will cover security technologies, 22nd century payments, globalization, and politics and policy.
ETA University will offer sessions on electronic processing; operations; sales and marketing; technology; and guidelines for
underwriting, transaction monitoring and portfolio review.
When: May 10 – 12, 2017
Where: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
Registration: www.electran.org/conferences-events/transact-17/

CardNotPresent.com
2017 CNP Expo
Highlights: Being touted as the fastest growing event in the world at the intersection of security, e-commerce, software,
mobile, retail and payments, the CNP Expo promises merchants, banks, processors, anti-fraud software providers, legal
experts, alternative payment providers, card networks and others an opportunity to learn about how to leverage card-not-
present payments in an increasingly multichannel retail sales environment.
As in past years, Boot Camp and Grad School educational sessions will share the risks and opportunities in this competitive
market. Organizers have planned over 50 hours of education with a mixture of panels, merchant case studies and industry
expert keynotes. Topics slated include chargeback management, fraud prevention, authentication trends, recurring billing,
cross-border challenges and more.
When: May 22 – 25, 2017
Where: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Registration: www.cnpexpo.com/Pre-Registration/

Midwest Acquirers Association
MWAA 15th Annual Conference

Highlights: An action-packed event is in store for merchant acquirers attending this two-day conference centrally
located along Chicago’s scenic Magnificent Mile. To celebrate the conference’s 15th anniversary, the MWAA will deliver af-
ter-hours excitement with a performance by the Best of Second City Touring Co., famous for improvisational comedy, plus
a chance to reveal rising stars in the payments industry with live karaoke.
There will be ample opportunity to network and learn from industry experts. The popular Field Guide Seminar sessions
will offer useful insights, as will a keynote session on how to incite innovation and an industry achievement award presen-
tation. Additional sessions will focus on team coaching, the payfac model, cross-selling, why ACH could be a game changer,
and much more.

When: July 18 – 19, 2017
Where: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Registration: www.midwestacquirers.com/

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