Photo Coverage: ETA’s FinTech Policy Forum 2018
9-12-2018
On Thursday, September 6th, ETA hosted its annual FinTech Policy Forum/TRANSACT Tech DC at Google’s office in Washington, D.C. This event brought together ETA members with federal, state, and international policymakers to discuss the intersection of financial technology (FinTech) and public policy. Topics discussed include the latest in payments technology; FinTech, credit, and the economy; how state and federal regulators view FinTech; the Department of the Treasury’s FinTech Report; international payments, the convergence of traditional players in financial services and new entrants; how the FTC views FinTech; and artificial intelligence (AI).
Representative Tom Graves (R-GA) kicked off the event with a keynote address in which he discussed the importance of FinTech to Georgia. Former industry executive Representative Mike Bishop (R-MI) followed him and discussed how FinTech is changing the IRS. Finally, Representative Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the Congressional FinTech and Payments Caucus, closed the event with a speech in which he emphasized his belief in and commitment to FinTech, covered the congressional landscape for the remainder of the year, and provided an update on recent activity in the House Committee on Financial Services and the Congressional FinTech and Payments Caucus.
The audience included Hill and regulators staff, law enforcement, thing thanks, academia, lawyers, trade associations, lobbyists, and the media. ETA would like to thank all members who spoke and attended for making this year’s event another successful one!
We are already planning next year’s Fly-in and FinTech Policy Forum, please contact ETA’s Government Relations team for more info.
Check out photo coverage from the event:
ETA CEO Jason Oxman Gives Opening Remarks
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) gives an opening keynote on how Congress views FinTech
Rep. Mike Bishopp (R-MI), former payments executives, speaks to Congress’ view on FinTech
Payments industry experts, policymakers and leaders speak to a variety of fintech innovations and public policy priorities on panels throughout the day
Bank of America Merchant Services CEO and ETA Board President Tim Tynan discusses fintech innovation in the acquiring space
Federal Trade Commission Director of Consumer Protection Andrew Smith discusses fintech policy
Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the Congressional FinTech and Payments Caucus, attends and gives closing remarks at the networking reception
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.
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