Electronic Transactions Association's Mobile Pay Zone Already 85-Percent Sold for April 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, today announced that floor space for the brand-new Mobile Pay Zone at ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo is 85-percent sold. The Mobile Pay Zone showcases the latest in mobile-based payment technology in a special exhibit section at the nation's largest payments industry trade show, taking place in New Orleans from April 30 to May 2, 2013.

"Mobile payments are in a period of unprecedented innovation and represent incredible business opportunities for the entire electronic transactions industry," said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. "The 2013 ETA show is the ideal platform for getting business done. The Mobile Pay Zone exhibit area, our new Mobile Payment Innovations 2013 sessions, and other show enhancements make ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo the must-attend business event. We've exceeded even our own optimistic expectations to have so much floor space sold at this early stage."

ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo will feature 200 exhibitors across 150,000 square feet of space at the state-of-the-art Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the heart of New Orleans. More than 3,000 CEOs, presidents, investors, principals and payment professionals representing the entire electronic payments ecosystem will gather to conduct business, strategize, unveil new products and network.

Exhibitors in the Mobile Pay Zone include established and emerging leaders in the mobile payments sector, such as ACI Worldwide, Adaptive Payments Inc., Mocapay, ROAM, Switch Commerce and ValidSoft. With 85 percent of the Mobile Pay Zone now sold, limited space remains. For information about reserving exhibit space in the Mobile Pay Zone, contact Todd Ogranovitch at [email protected].

The Mobile Pay Zone is part of a significant expansion of ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo that establishes the ETA show as the hub of activity in the innovative mobile payments sector. In addition to the Mobile Pay Zone, the three-day expo will feature:

• Payments Next Zone, another brand-new exhibit pavilion highlighting up-and-coming companies launching exciting new products, services and ideas;
• Mobile Payments Committee, which brings together more than 90 key representatives of the leading companies in the mobile payments sector to chart the course forward for this young and vibrant industry; and
• Mobile Payment Innovations 2013, a one-day conference featuring interactive discussion and presentations by industry leaders offers actionable business intelligence on future opportunities created in and by the mobile payments industry.

For more information about ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo and Mobile Payment Innovations 2013 or to register, visit http://www.electran.org/am13. For media inquiries, contact Bradford Williamson at 703-398-1137, or [email protected].

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association is an international trade association representing more than 500 companies that offer electronic transaction processing products and services. ETA's mission is to advance the payments industry profession by providing leadership through education, advocacy and the exchange of information.

SOURCE Electronic Transactions Association