ETA Announces Finalists for 2017 Star Awards
5-2-2017
Top Payments Industry Awards Presented at Gala Dinner During ETA’s TRANSACT Event
ETA announced today the finalists for the prestigious annual Star Awards. ETA will present the awards on Wednesday, May 10, at the Visa President’s Dinner and Star Awards Gala during ETA’s annual TRANSACT event in Las Vegas. For tickets and table purchases to the Gala, please visit www.etatransact.com.
“The ETA Star Awards are the highest honor in our industry, and the Visa President’s Dinner is the most special evening in payments each year, attended by every major leader in our industry,” said Jason Oxman, ETA CEO. “As the non-profit trade association of the payments technology industry, ETA is proud to recognize innovative leaders who help fulfill our mission to grow the payments technology industry.”
The ETA Awards and Recognition Committee, a panel of industry executives, narrowed down dozens of nominations to a group of finalists, ultimately voting on a winner in each category. Finalists were named in the following categories: Business Partner of the Year and ISO of the Year. In addition, awards will be presented for the Distinguished Payments Professional, Committee Volunteer of the Year, and the Pay It Forward Award, which recognizes an ETA member who has exhibited selfless acts of kindness to improve their community.
2017 ETA Star Award Finalists
Business Partner of the Year
- Mastercard
- TSYS
- Verifone
Committee Volunteer of the Year
- Dan Fritsche, Coalfire
- Jon Genovese, Vantiv
- Alexis King, Salus Payments Consulting
ISO of the Year
- Anovia Payments
- Merchants’ Choice Payment Solutions
- National Merchants Association
TRANSACT is the single biggest event tailored to the evolving needs of the payments ecosystem. This is where seasoned industry titans come together with the newest innovators to create long-lasting partnerships across the industry landscape. For more information, visit www.etatransact.com.
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About ETA
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the world’s leading advocacy and trade association for the payments industry. Our members span the breadth of significant payments and fintech companies, from the largest incumbent players to the emerging disruptors in the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries around the world. ETA members make commerce possible by processing approximately $56.75 trillion annually in purchases and P2P payments worldwide and deploying payments innovation to merchants and consumers.
ETAs membership spans the breadth of the payments industry to include independent sales organizations (ISOs), payments networks, financial institutions, transaction processors, mobile payments products and services, payments technologies, and software providers (ISV) and hardware suppliers. For more information, visit electran.org.