ETA Announces Finalists for TRANSACT Payments Pitch-Off
5-3-2017
The winner of the pitch-off will be awarded the $25,000 E-Pay Innovation Award at TRANSACT
Washington, D.C. – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, today announced the TRANSACT Payments Pitch-Off, a shark tank-style competition that will take place live on the TRANSACT show floor on Thursday, May 11. Sponsored by Vantiv, the competition will award $25,000 to the start-up company demonstrating the best payments innovation. A group of leading payments VCs selected the top 10 applicants. The event takes place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, May 10-12, 2017. Registration at the best available rates is open through May 5, at www.etatransact.com.
“TRANSACT is the most important annual event for payments innovation, and more payments business gets done here than any other place in the world,” said Jason Oxman, ETA CEO. “ETA is thrilled to showcase innovative payments start-ups at TRANSACT, where thousands of payments industry executives will be looking for the next big thing.”
Payments Pitch-Off competitors must demonstrate innovation, clarity of vision, and market opportunity. One inspiring winner will be selected as the E-Pay Innovation Award winner, receiving $25,000 to launch their game-changing solution. Recent winners include eThor in 2015 and Forter in 2016.
2017 Payments Pitch Off Finalists Include:
- Carpe
- Citcon
- Gloebit
- Keyo, Inc
- Payment Fabric
- Pin4
- PopCodes
- Real Mobile Tech
- The Give Back Campaign
- YayPay
The 2017 Payments Pitch-Off Judging Panel Includes:
- Matt Ozvat, Head of Developer Integrations, Vantiv
- Tom Brown, Consultant, Camp One
- Alex Acree, Managing Director & General Counsel, Fenway Summer
- Ben Malka, Partner, F-Prime
- David Sica, Principal, Nyca Partners
- Matt Risley, Partner, QED
- Daniel Chen, Head of Business Development, Quicken
- Sean Banks, Partner, TTV Capital
- Scott DeAngelo, Vice President of Product, Vantiv
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.
For media inquiries, contact Meghan Cieslak at 202-677-7406, or [email protected].
About ETA
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $4.5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers.
About ETA
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $6 trillion in purchases in the US and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers. Learn more: www.electran.org.