Transaction Trending EP17: How to be a Payments Technology Advocate, with Deron Hicks, TSYS
9-12-2018

As the voice of the payments industry, ETA is always busy meeting with policymakers, Members of Congress and industry leaders to promote a policy environment that fosters growth and accessibility for payments. An important element of our advocacy is working closely with our members to educate policymakers on the ins-and-outs of our industry.
On this episode of Transaction Trending, ETA CEO Jason Oxman is joined by Deron Hicks, Vice President of Government Affairs at TSYS. An industry expert, policy wonk and lawyer, Deron is one our industry’s best advocates. He’s an expert on payments policy, and knows what it takes to promote a positive policy environment for payments technology companies.
Listen for insights into how payments technology companies advocate for a positive public policy environment, and for tips on how your payments company can make a difference.
Take a listen here, and check out Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud to listen and subscribe.
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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