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ETA Launches COVID-19 Resource Site Highlighting the Payments Industry’s Response to the Current Pandemic and Resources for Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2020 – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today released an online resource designed to help small businesses connect with much needed assistance and to highlight the ways in which the payments technology ecosystem is responding to the COVID-19 health emergency. ETA’s COVID-19 resource site – COVID-19 Response for the Payments Technology Industry…
Read MoreETA Statement on USMCA Implementation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 19, 2019 — The following statement can be attributed to Jodie Kelley, Chief Executive Officer of the Electronic Transactions Association: “ETA applauds Congress for its hard work in ratifying the USMCA trade agreement. This agreement strengthens the position of our country to lead on cross-border digital commerce and advances the growth…
Read MoreETA Announces 2020 Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 16, 2019 ─ The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association for the payments technology industry, today announced the election of its 2020 Board of Directors. ETA’s Board of Directors represent leaders from across the payments ecosystem that power fast, seamless and secure digital payments for merchants and consumers. As…
Read MoreETA Appoints Amy Zirkle as Interim CEO
February 21, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association for the payments technology industry, today announced that Amy Zirkle will serve as interim CEO. “Amy is a highly skilled and well-respected association executive with extensive experience in the payments technology industry,” said Kevin Jones, ETA Board of Directors…
Read MoreETA/TSG U.S. Spending Snapshot: Overall Growth of Consumer Spending Via Electronic Payments Doubled Year-Over-Year in 2018
February 19, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth in consumer spending via electronic payments like credit cards, debit cards and mobile wallets more than doubled year-over-year from the third quarter (Q3) 2017 to the third quarter (Q3) 2018, according to new analysis from the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and The Strawhecker Group (TSG). The ETA/TSG U.S.…
Read MoreETA Announces First Companies to Achieve ETA Self-Regulation Certificate
February 14, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today announced the first group of payments technology companies who have successfully achieved participation in the ETA Self-Regulation Program (ETA SRP). “The ETA Self-Regulation Program affirms the payments industry’s commitment to maintaining robust risk management programs and provides a benchmark for the industry,”…
Read MoreApple’s Jennifer Bailey to Keynote at TRANSACT
January 16, 2019 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today announced that Apple’s vice president of internet services, Jennifer Bailey, will deliver the keynote address at TRANSACT , the world’s largest payments technology event. Bailey, who leads the Apple Pay team, will discuss how Apple is bringing customers and merchants an easy,…
Read MoreETA Submits Comments to USTR on Proposed Sec. 301 Tariffs on Point-of-Sale Parts and Products
Dear Ambassador Lighthizer: The Electronic Transactions Association (“ETA”) respectfully submits these written comments in the above-referenced matter. These comments are submitted in response to the notices published on July 17, 2018, and August 7, 2018, which require that comments be submitted no later than September 6, 2018. Accordingly, these comments are timely. Read the full…
Read MoreReport: Online Lending Empowers U.S. Small Businesses to Generate 358K Jobs and $40 Billion for the Economy Over Three Years
Online lending companies, including OnDeck, Kabbage and Lendio, provided nearly $10 billion in funding to 180,000 U.S. small businesses from 2015 to 2017. Washington, D.C. – May 31, 2018 – A new report on small business lending in the United States reveals that some of the nation’s largest “FinTech” small business lending platforms funded nearly…
Read More2017 Holiday Spending Season to See Strong Growth, Finds ETA and The Strawhecker Group 2017 Holiday Spending Report Card
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2017 – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and The Strawhecker Group (TSG) today released their 2017 Holiday Spending Report Card that indicates an extremely healthy holiday shopping season. The report analyzes same store sales from over 3.5 million card accepting U.S. merchants to project year-over-year growth. Holiday season sales will be…
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