ETA SLF 2018 Agenda to Examine Leading-Edge Trends with Top Payments Leaders
9-20-2018

Fintech partnerships, integrations with new software entrants, acquirer strategy, private equity — payments technology is being shaped by these trends. And payments leaders need to be in the know.
At ETA’s upcoming Strategic Leadership Forum, hundreds of C-level payments executives will converge in Dana Point, California for three days of networking and elevated industry discussion on these critical trends. Take a closer look at these opportunities on the ETA SLF agenda that the payments C-suite should catch:
The pace of merger activity in the payments industry continues to intensify – with upwards of 102 transactions totaling $46 billion in the first half of 2018.Private equity firms have played a major role in driving investment in key players with an eye towards expanding market growth and furthering new opportunities for the payments industry. This panel discussion will offer insight from both those sitting in the private equity realm and organizations that have successful worked in partnership to expand their organizations and align strategic focus.
Speakers:
Greg Cohen, President, Paya, Moderator
Christopher Cruz, Managing Director, Searchlight Capital Partners
Kevin Jones, Founder, Anovia Payments
KJ McConnell, Vice President, GTCR
Andrew Rueff, Operating Partner, Waud Capital
Morning Keynote – Thursday, October 4th, 9:30 am
As a global leader in fin tech products and services, Fiserv, brings its solution-defined approach to the payments industry. As the new President of Card Services, Fiserv, Crawford Goodman will offer her unique perspective on the future of the payments industry having served as an industry leader in major organizations across several markets including payments, software, innovation and strategic business consulting. Her rich experience brings an important lens through which she will offer remarks addressing the ever-present challenges of changes in card processing, as well as her vision for Fiserv’s role in the payments ecosystem.
Speaker:
Kim Crawford Goodman, President, Card Services, Fiserv
Click here to see the full agenda.
Click here to register for ETA’s Strategic Leadership Forum in Dana Point, California, October 2-4, 2018. Register before Sept. 28th to save $100.
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.
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