Electronic Transactions Association Announces 90% of Floor Space Sold for 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, today announced that floor space for the 2013 ETA Annual Meeting and Expo is 90-percent sold. The 2013 ETA Annual Meeting and Expo, the nation's largest payments industry trade show, takes place in New Orleans from April 30 to May 2, 2013. ETA has greatly expanded the 2013 Expo over last year, expanding the floor to 150,000 square feet. This will be the largest show in ETA's 23-year history.

As new exhibitors continue to sign up for scarce show floor space, ETA also announced that payments technology innovator PayPal has increased its exhibit space six fold, making its exhibit the largest on the show's 150,000-square-foot exhibit floor. PayPal is also sponsoring the keynote address from David W. Nelms, Chairman and CEO of Discover Financial Services. More than 200 marquee brands from across the payments and technology industry will unveil their latest innovations on the show floor, including VISA, Inc., AT&T, Discover Network, MasterCard Worldwide, Wells Fargo, China Union Pay, Global Payments Inc., VeriFone, Inc., First Data, Ingenico North America, ISIS and NPC, A Vantiv Company.

"As we quickly approach capacity, it is clear that the 2013 ETA Annual Meeting and Expo is the best place to do business in the electronic transactions industry," said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. "If you are in any segment of the payments industry, you need to be here.  Only at the ETA show can you see the latest in electronic payments technology, hear from leaders with relevant, actionable business intelligence, and network with more than 3,000 professionals from the global payments and mobile technology industry."

As the world's largest stage for payments innovation, the ETA Annual Meeting and Expo brings together thousands of payments and technology industry executives, venture capitalists and media from ten countries to experience the next generation of innovation in payments. Key conference highlights include:

• Keynote Addresses – David W. Nelms, Chairman and CEO of Discover Financial Services and Michael Abbott, CEO of ISIS
• Educational Supersessions – The largest selection of payments learning opportunities of the entire year, all in one place. Topics include electronic processing, legislation, fraud prevention, marketing, financing, recruiting and revolutionary payment startups
• Exhibit Hall - The exhibit hall features 200 exhibitors across 150,000 square feet at the state-of-the-art Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the heart of New Orleans. A significant expansion of ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo – including the brand-new Mobile Pay Zone and the brand-new Payments Next Zone – establishes the ETA show as the hub of activity in the electronic transactions industry.
• ETA's Small Business Forum; How Mobile Payments Grows Small Business - The forum will feature small business owners from New Orleans and payments industry experts discussing how small business can benefit from mobile payment solutions.
• ETA Executive Press Luncheon – A private lunch meeting with ETA CEO, Jason Oxman will include the release of the latest Economic Indicator Report and all-new Mobile Payments Committee consumer resource tips.

Other event highlights include:

• Mobile Payment Innovations 2013, an all-day conference April 30 full of actionable business information from speakers representing a cross-section of players within the mobile payments ecosystem. Presented in partnership with Strategic Solutions Network, the creators of the industry-renowned Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations series of events.
• Electronic Transactions Association University (ETAU), a series of live, instructor-led, interactive classes that address key facets of the industry that are necessary for expanding attendees' knowledge and expertise
• ETA's Compliance Day, an all-day event April 30 that will provide critical information on compliance, new standards, card company rules and mandates, and access to experts from card brands and other compliance space entities to get answers to pressing questions.
• ETA's Government Panel, a discussion with the most influential professionals working on payments issues in the U.S. government. Speakers include top officials in both the executive and legislative branches of government including officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission.
• The Investment Community Forum, an all-day event April 30 that brings the payments industry together with the investors and investment companies that can help fund the innovation and entrepreneurial energy that drive the future of payments.
• EMV Day, an all-day event April 30 for issuers, processors, acquirers and merchant to deliver comprehensive discussion about EMV, the global standard for chip-enabled cards.

For the full schedule of conference and pre-conference events, visit http://www2.electran.org/am13/schedule-of-events/.

For more information about ETA's 2013 Annual Meeting and Expo 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