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2017 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…
Read MoreGuest Analysis – Bitcoin Takes Flight: Travel Providers Discover the Currency Invites New Travelers on Board
May 27, 2015 – As bitcoin gains traction in the mainstream, it’s been exciting to follow which merchants and businesses are the latest to add the digital currency as a payment option. Multiple diary-like articles have followed the adventures of journalists trying to live their lives for a time by only spending bitcoin. Of course, news about where bitcoin is accepted has practical interest if you hold the currency and can feel the bitcoins burning a hole in your virtual pocket. What can you buy with them? Where can you go? Can bitcoin pay for your vacation?
Read MoreCAN Capital Releases TRANSACT 15 Payments Survey Results
May 26, 2015 – The payments industry is known for embracing innovation, and 2015 promises massive disruption and technologies that will revolutionize the entire ecosystem. The results of a recent survey conducted by CAN Capital, a provider of alternative lending solutions for small businesses, show that mobile payments are poised to grow exponentially this year. Seasoned payments veterans are competing and collaborating with brand new startups to bring the most cutting-edge mobile offerings to market. In the midst of these new developments, businesses are thinking about how best to adapt to the new reality of EMV cards and NFC-enabled smartphones. When it comes to predicting trends and patterns in the payments industry, it only makes sense to start with the experts. CAN Capital surveyed prominent professionals in the payments and alternative finance ecosystem at ETA’s TRANSACT 15, the premier event for payments education and networking.
Read MoreThe Strawhecker Group Gains Approval to Conduct Global Acquirer Risk Standard Reviews
OMAHA, Neb. 2/07/13 – The Strawhecker Group (TSG), a management consulting company focused on the payments industry, has recently become one of a very select few of approved vendors for Global Acquirer Risk (GARS) reviews. As an approved vendor, TSG possesses the experience and qualifications necessary to perform thorough reviews of acquiring operations. TSG is…
Read MoreETA US Economic Indicators Report Released
The 16th edition of ETA’s US Economic Indicators Report has been released and is now available for viewing / download by ETA members. The US Economic Indicators Report is published quarterly with analysis from The Strawhecker Group for the benefit of ETA member companies.
Read MoreMasterCard Morning Brew: What a World Beyond Cash Can do for You
February 11, 2013 — In today’s MasterCard Morning Brew, ETA CEO Jason Oxman explains how location-based tech, online couponing “bring more power to payment.” more . . .
Read MoreVisa Expands U.S. Roadmap for EMV Chip Adoption to Include ATM and a Common Debit Solution
Visa to Make Technology Available to Debit Issuers and Networks to Facilitate Issuer Flexibility and Merchant Routing Choice FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Visa Inc. today announced its support for a common U.S. debit solution and an expansion of Visa’s previously announced roadmap for EMV (Europay MasterCard Visa) chip card…
Read MoreExpect Mobile Payments to Have a Breakout Year
INCUMBENTS IN MOST INDUSTRIES AREN’T BIG FANS OF INNOVATION History is replete with examples of entrenched companies fighting against advances in technology and the disruption it brings to their legacy business plans. One of my favorite examples of the war on innovation is from the music industry. (No, not the record labels’ epic battle against…
Read MoreETA Congratulates Maxine Waters on Her Appointment to the Financial Services Committee
ETA CEO Jason Oxman issued the following statement on the appointment of Rep. Maxine Waters (D, Calif.) to serve as the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee: “The Electronic Transactions Association congratulates Representative Waters on her appointment to serve as ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee. As the role of electronic…
Read MoreETA Congratulates Jeb Hensarling on Appointment to Chair of the Financial Services Committee
ETA CEO Jason Oxman issued the following statement on the appointment of Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R, Texas) to chair the House Financial Services Committee: “The Electronic Transactions Association congratulates Representative Hensarling on his appointment to serve as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Chairman Hensarling will play a key role in the continued growth…
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