Unprecedented Number of New Product Launches Announced for TRANSACT 14

Largest Event in ETA History Will Showcase Game-Changing Payments Technologies

Washington, D.C. – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), owner and producer of TRANSACT 14, the world’s largest payments industry event, announced today that more than 60 groundbreaking payments innovations will debut on the expo floor at TRANSACT 14. The new payments and mobile technology products will command the attention of global technology journalists and trade press and 4,000 industry executives from 1,000 companies representing 24 countries. TRANSACT 14 takes place April 8 – 10, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and registration is open now at www.electran.org/transact14.

“The ground-breaking nature of these product and service debuts shows that TRANSACT 14 is the hub of activity in payments and technology,” said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. “If you are in payments, technology, mobile, retail or commerce, you simply have to be here.  ETA is proud that the companies making headlines at TRANSACT 14 are moving the payments technology industry into the future.”

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. Given the sensitive nature of the announcements, new product information will be released when the exhibit floor opens on Wednesday, April 9.

“There is no better place to unveil our latest payments technology than TRANSACT”, said Derek Webster, Founder and CEO, CardFlight. “The number of representatives from the payments community is very impressive and we are excited to show them our innovative new technology”.

“TRANSACT is a great opportunity for new technologies”, said John Killoran, CEO of @PAY. “It is the perfect forum for giving payment companies a new technology that they can resell to their merchants.”

TRANSACT 14 offers 3 full days of programming designed to showcase technical innovations in payments, provide ramp-up training for those new to payments, and set a stage for networking and partnerships. This year’s program features a newly expanded selection of educational and networking 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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