Media Advisory: AFP’S David Bellinger to Discuss CPS, ACH at Payments 2011

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Feb 25, 2011, 03:48 ET

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- David Bellinger, CTP, Director, Payments with The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) is heading up two important sessions at NACHA's Payments 2011 conference in Austin, TX.

Bellinger is leading a panel discussion with members of AFP's Payments Advisory Group (PAG), as they discuss the Corporate Payments Strategy (CPS), and the availability of new resources that provide direction and insights on key issues for corporates, with the goal of improving the global payments system. In the session, Same-Day ACH: The Road Ahead, Bellinger and other industry experts will be weighing in on the history of same-day ACH clearing and the challenges ACH faces as it attempts to remain competitive among other payment channels.

WHAT: Payments 2011 -- http://payments.nacha.org/

WHEN: Same-Day ACH: The Road Ahead - April 4 at 1:30 p.m.
The Corporate Payments Strategy - April 5 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS:

Same-Day ACH: The Road Ahead
Deborah R. Briscoe, AAP, VP & Senior Product Manager, Bank of Oklahoma
Steven Cordray, AAP, Retail Payments Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Gareth Lodge, Senior Analyst, Payments, Secura Monde International, Ltd

The Corporate Payments Strategy
Fred L. Butterfield, AAP, CTP, Treasury Manager, Trust Company of America - Gemisys
Rue Jenkins, Assistant Treasurer, Costco Wholesale Corporation
Brad Larson, VP, Global Treasurer, Claire's Stores
Anita S. Patterson, CTP, Dir., Treasury Operations & Patriot Act Compliance, Cox Enterprises, Inc.

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