DRF Hosted the 23rd Annual Forum Attracting Payment Professionals from Every Corner of the Globe

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Aug 14, 2012, 07:50 ET

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 450 of the top payment professionals in the world, collectively representing billions of dollars in credit and debit card transactions every year, met to discuss the revolutionary changes taking place in their industry at this year's Direct Response Forum (DRF). Executives from the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America were all in attendance at this year's DRF.

The most popular topics were mobile wallets, creative recurring payment ideas, international expansion best practices, and the proposed interchange litigation. The attendees could select from more than 30 different educational tracks and enjoy an entertaining and informative set of main stage speakers.

"The payment industry is rapidly evolving and professionals in our industry need an open forum to discuss with each other how to make the most of the changes that are occurring. Payments are more complex than ever and the DRF is a resource our members can rely on 365 days a year." Steve Wyatt, Executive Chair, Direct Response Forum.

At this year's forum the membership elected a new merchant board of directors for the DRF.

Merchant Board

Name	Title	Company
Brian Kehn	Group VP Operations	Affinion Group
Eric Christensen	Director of Payments	Digital River
Steve Wyatt	Director, Global Fraud and Risk	Expedia, Inc.
Scott Adams	Director of Fraud & Risk Mgmt	Riot Games, Inc.
Mike Rodihan	Treasury Manager	Rosetta Stone
Jennie Verduzco	Mgr Payment Strategy-Payments & Risk	Symantec
Ned Canning	Senior Finance Manager	Wayfair

There is also an Advisory Board that supports the DRF made up of executives from all the major payment networks and acquirers.

In addition to the election of new board members, the DRF announced continued commitment to providing resources to its membership 365 days a year. The merchant list serve "I Have A Question" enables merchant payment professionals to ask some of the leading payment professionals in the world for unbiased advice. The DRF Board believes this will be a valuable resource for their members to address the most important challenges they face.

About Direct Response Forum, Inc.

The Direct Response Forum (www.directresponseforum.org) brings together leading direct merchants, acquirers, payment networks, and service providers for two days of interactive panels, breakout sessions, and roundtable discussions focused on key topics affecting the customer/card not present (CNP) merchant community. The Direct Response Forum is a not-for-profit educational organization that is managed by a Board of Directors that are executives at leading companies including Affinion Group, Digital River, Expedia, Riot Games, Rosetta Stone, Symantec, and Wayfair.

http://www.directresponseforum.org

SOURCE Direct Response Forum, Inc.