ETA Announces Alipay Keynote for “TRANSACT℠ 15: Powered by ETA”

January 7, 2014 – ETA announced today the newest keynote speaker for “TRANSACT 15: Powered By ETA,” Jingming Li, President and Chief Architect of Alipay’s U.S. operation, will deliver insights on the global payments marketplace to the 4,000+ payments and technology professionals who attend this event. TRANSACT 15 will take place in the technology hub of the nation, March 31 – April 2 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and registration is open today with limited early rates available at www.transact15.com.

Alipay’s Li joins the unprecedented lineup of TRANSACT 15 keynotes that includes Visa President Ryan McInerney and MCX CEO Dekkers Davidson.

“Our industry is global, and Alipay brings to TRANSACT 15 many exciting new opportunities to connect with China’s 1.3 billion consumers,” said Jason Oxman, ETA CEO. “As Alipay builds new partnerships here in the U.S. and around the world, we are thrilled to welcome the President of its U.S. operation, Jingming Li, to share with TRANASCT attendees a pathway to global expansion for new and established players in the payments industry.”

Jingming Li is President and Chief Architect of Alipay’s U.S. operation. Jingming is responsible for development of new global online and mobile payment infrastructures and global business expansions. Jingming was formerly the Chief Technology Officer of Alipay, where he was instrumental in building one of the world’s leading online payment systems. The platform he helped create processed transactions worth $9.3 billion on 11/11/2014, Alibaba’s biggest sales event of the year, to set a record-breaking increase in sales.

“Alipay believes in the power of global e-commerce driven by technology and innovation,” Li stated.  “I am excited to share with TRANSACT attendees Alipay’s vision of global opportunities for expansion to new markets through partnerships in our industry.”

TRANSACT 15 is the must-attend event to interact with all the industry’s players – where payments titans meet current and future business partners, venture capital invests in what’s next, growing companies build influence, and companies of all sizes launch new products.

For more information, visit www.transact15.com.