November / December 2016
12-2-2016
TRANSACTION TRENDS EXCLUSIVE CE SERIES: ‘OPEN’ FOR BUSINESS
APIs could be the key for banks competing in a mobile-focused economy. But what exactly are they, and how can financial institutions use them to offer greater transparency and convenience to consumers? We explain here—along with cultural and risk management mindsets that go along with them. (ETA CPPs: After you read the article, take the online quiz to earn two CE credits!)
CYBER SECURITY IN A DANGEROUS TIME
With technological innovations moving at warp speed, why is cyber security still so hard to get right? At the 2016 ETA Strategic Leadership Forum, Gen. Michael Hayden answered that question with a profound and frank talk about the realities of cyber space—and how private-sector businesses can help.
DEPARTMENTS
@ETA
Announcements and ideas from ETA’s CEO Jason Oxman
INTELLIGENCE
Vital facts and stats from the electronic payments world
POLITICS & POLICY
Timely political, economic, and advocacy updates affecting your business
COMMENTS
Could OCP become more evenhanded?
PEOPLE
Kurt Strawhecker ponders next steps for payments.
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.
