TRANSACT 15 Opens to Largest Attendance in Show History

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, today opened TRANSACT 15 to the largest show attendance in ETA history.  ETA also announced the winners of the ETA Star Awards, the payments startup winner of the $25,000 E-pay innovation award, and released the ETA quarterly Economic Indicators Report. Show-floor passes and on-site registration are still available for TRANSACT15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Learn more at www.transact15.com

"With our largest show floor and largest attendance in history, TRANSACT 15 is truly the global stage for payments innovation," said Jason Oxman, ETA CEO. "The payments technology unveiled on the TRANSACT 15 show floor and the business connections being forged are driving growth in payments technology across the ETA ecosystem."

At the ETA President's Dinner at TRANSACT 15, ETA recognized its twenty-fifth year as the payments technology industry's leading advocate and announced the winners of the ETA Star Awards. In a highlight of the evening, ETA President Debra Rossi presented Angela Brown, CEO of Moneris Solutions Corporation, with ETA's Distinguished Payments Professional Award. Click here for the full list of winners.

ETA also presented the $25,000 E-Pay Innovation award to eThor, winner of the first-ever TRANSACT Payments Pitch-off, generously sponsored by Intuit. eThor seamlessly connects customers with the merchant point of sale through Facebook, web and mobile channels, and have opened their technology to the developer community.  

ETA and the Strawhecker Group released their quarterly Economic Indicators Report which forecasts strong growth for the payments industry. Among key findings, payments are playing a pivotal role in the U.S. economy's strong economic growth. The key economic indicators, consumer confidence, GDP, and unemployment have all seen positive performance in 2014 and the first quarter of 2015.  Some 70% of GDP is driven by consumer spending and 70% of consumer spending is electronic.

TRANSACT 15 welcomed payments industry titans to the keynote stage. Visa's President Ryan McInerney, Ant Financial America's President and Chief Architect Jiingming Li and First Data's Chairman and CEO Frank Bisignano delivered today's powerhouse keynote remarks to standing-room only audiences. Tomorrow, April 2, keynote speakers include Doug Davis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Internet of Things at Intel and Will Graylin, Global Co-General Manager of Samsung Pay and of CEO LoopPay.

TRANSACT's global reach brings together, under one roof, the entire payments ecosystem - everyone from the major mobile network operators and equipment manufacturers to online service providers, retailers, retail technology providers, major processors, all of the major card brands and venture capital/investors - thousands of leaders and partners that you need to access to grow your business. This year's program features unmatched educational opportunities including the EMV Bootcamp, Retail Solutions 2.0, Tech Launch, 6 conference tracks, speakers from the world's top payments and technology companies and unlimited opportunities for industry connectivity. For more information, visit www.transact15.com.

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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 $4.5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumes.

About The Strawhecker Group
The Strawhecker Group (TSG), founded in 2006, is a management consulting company focused on the global electronic payments industry. TSG clients include merchant acquirers/ISOs, issuers, the card brands, technology and mobile companies, processors, major merchants, bank specialty lenders and private equity firms, as well as banks and financial institutions. The TSG team consists of proven industry leaders with extensive experience leading companies through explosive growth periods, mergers and acquisitions, technology-driven strategies, and data-driven decision making within the Payments Industry.

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