ETA Adds Star-Power to TRANSACT

March 31, 2014 – ETA announced today two exciting additions to TRANSACT 14, the world’s largest payments industry event.  CNBC will be TRANSACT’s exclusive broadcast partner live on the TRANSACT 14 show floor, and Bill Sheedy, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, M&A, Government Relations and Europe will be a TRANSACT keynote speaker.  TRANSACT 14 will take place April 8 – 10, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and online registration is open until April 2 at www.transact14.com.

“ETA’s TRANSACT 14 is bringing unmatched business opportunities to payments with CNBC as TRANSACT 14’s official broadcast partner and the addition of keynote speaker Bill Sheedy of Visa,” said Jason Oxman, ETA CEO. “TRANSACT is the most important event in payments and this is the must-attend show to see your current and future customers.”

Courtney Reagan, CNBC’s star Business Day Retail Reporter, will be reporting live from TRANSACT’s show-floor covering breaking industry news and product launches. In addition to reporting for Business Day, Regan contributes to NBC’s “TODAY,” NBC’s “Nightly News with Brian Williams” and “Nightly Business Report” on public television. Beyond TV, Reagan anchors a daily digital show “Big Data Download,” produced by CNBC Digital Workshop in partnership with Yahoo! Finance, and contributes regularly to CNBC.com’s “Consumer Nation” Blog.

Keynote speaker Bill Sheedy leads Visa’s corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions efforts, global policy and government relations, and oversees strategic initiatives for the company, including Visa’s relationships and interests in Europe. In this role, he is responsible for charting the company’s strategic direction and driving growth; expanding the company’s relationships with governments and regulators globally; and leading critical initiatives and transactions with clients and partners around the world. Sheedy joins the stellar TRANSACT 14 keynote lineup that includes Ariel Bardin, VP of Product Management, Payments, Google and Paul Galant, Chief Executive Officer, VeriFone.

TRANSACT 14 is 3 full days showcasing technical innovations in payments, providing ramp-up training for those new to payments, and setting a stage for networking and partnerships with 4,000 industry-peers from 1,000 companies representing 24 countries. As the world’s largest stage for payments innovation, TRANSACT 14 features a 100% sold out Expo show floor with expanded hours, allowing exhibitors to maximize their visibility. This year’s program features a newly expanded selection of educational opportunities including the Data Breach Summit, the Operation Chokepoint Boot Camp, 8 conference tracks, speakers from the world’s top payments and technology companies and unlimited opportunities for industry connectivity. TRANSACT also offers the E–Pay Innovation Award: A $50,000-award funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for the Payments Next Zone competitor displaying the most innovative product with the promise of providing financial services to underserved communities. Culminating with the TRANSACT Party at the Shark Reef Aquarium Mandalay Bay, the biggest networking party in payments, TRANSACT is where the world’s payments industry leaders and innovators come together to get business done.

For more information about TRANSACT or to register today, visit www.electran.org/transact14. For media inquiries, contact Meghan Cieslak at 202-677-7406, or [email protected].

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $4.5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers.

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