ETA Submits Petition for Declaratory Order to Washington State

March 2, 2016

The Electronic Transactions Association (“ETA”), pursuant to the Washington Administrative Procedure Act chapter 34.05.240 RCW,1 hereby requests that the Department of Financial Institutions issue a Declaratory Order clarifying the scope and applicability of the Division of Consumer Services’ December 7, 2015 Interpretive Statement addressed to “Financial Services Companies Operating or Wishing to Operate in Washington State as a Payment Processor” (the “Interpretive Statement”).2 ETA is the leading trade association for the payments industry, representing over 500 companies that offer electronic transaction processing products and services.

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