ETA Expands with new Director of Regulatory Affairs
WASHINGTON, DC ─ The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association of the payments technology industry, today announced the next step in its continued expansion of government relations activities with the hiring of seasoned public affairs professional Mary Albert as the Director of Regulatory Affairs. “Mary brings extensive experience in regulatory and legislative affairs to our growing ETA team,” said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. “Her background in the technology and telecommunications industry is important for our members, particularly as ETA now represents all four mobile network operators, the largest mobile handset manufacturers, and the nation’s leading technology innovators.” Albert joins ETA at a time of immense growth for the association, with more than 50 new technology companies joining since last year. ETA has greatly expanded its advocacy program with the launch of ETAPAC, and ETA’s Federal and State Government Relations Committees have grown to include the nation’s largest financial and technology companies. ETA now advocates before state regulators, federal courts, and more than a dozen federal technology and financial industry regulatory agencies. “I'm thrilled to add Mary to the team during such an exciting time for our industry,” said Scott Talbott, SVP of Government Affairs for ETA. “Her experience and knowledge of the regulatory environment will strengthen ETA's ability to represent our members' interests in DC and across the nation.” Albert joins ETA from COMPTEL, where she served as Assistant General Counsel and Secretary. Albert also worked as in-house counsel at a technology company, as a lawyer in private practice, and as a staff attorney at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She holds a BA from Wells College and a law degree from Georgetown University Law School. “I am thrilled to join ETA’s dynamic team,” said Albert. “ETA members are bringing exciting innovations in payments technology to consumers, and I look forward to helping regulators understand the need for policies that advance innovation.” For media inquiries, contact Meghan Cieslak, 202.677.7406 or meghan.cieslak@electran.org. 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 consumers.
Registration open for the San Francisco hub of payments innovators
Washington, DC – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, announced today the launch of their new event TRANSACT Tech, an educational and networking event for payments innovators and disruptors. Sponsored by PayPal and Discover, the inaugural TRANSACT Tech will take place November 10, 2015 in the hub of technology, San Francisco. Registration is open now at http://www.electran.org/conferences-events/2015-transact-tech/ “ETA is nurturing innovation and building bridges among entrepreneurs, investors, and industry titans in payments,” said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. “Following our enormously successful TRANSACT 15 event in San Francisco in April, TRANSACT Tech is the perfect platform for payments and technology companies to connect.” TRANSACT Tech brings leaders in fintech, P2P, cloud, mobile, authentication, and security together to network and build products and services that will revolutionize commerce. Attendees include senior level executives from the Bay Area including financial institutions, technology companies, investment and VC firms, and industry analysts. TRANSACT Tech is the newest addition to ETA’s educational and networking event program across the country, including the sold-out Transaction Alley Day in Atlanta and Silicon Alley Day in New York. ETA Members can register for $59, and non-members for $99. Join the most innovative companies in payments, technology and global commerce at TRANSACT Tech. Register today: http://www.electran.org/conferences-events/2015-transact-tech/. For media inquiries, contact Meghan Cieslak at 202-677-7406 or mcieslak@electran.org. For information on ETA membership and events, please contact Del Baker Robertson, 202-677-7404 or dbaker@electran.org. 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 $5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers.
July 30, 2015
Please click here to view a joint trade letter to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on its draft Internal Report 8062—“Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems”. The letter argues that the NIST standard, while meant to help the government address its own internal privacy challenges could be applied to the private sector.
July 30, 2015
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) urges the Senate to take up and pass S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015. Passing cybersecurity information sharing legislation is a top priority for ETA members.
ETA’s full letter to US Senators can be viewed by following this link.
July 31, 2015
The Electronic Transactions Association (“ETA”) hereby submits its comments in response to the Department of Labor’s proposal to adopt regulations governing the use of payroll debit cards. ETA is the leading trade association for the payments industry, representing over 500 companies that offer electronic transaction processing products and services. ETA’s members include financial institutions, transaction processors, payments networks and others that may be impacted by any rules or regulations the Department may adopt relating to payroll debit cards.
August 18, 2015
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), through undersigned counsel, hereby submits these comments in support of the American Bankers Association (ABA) Petition For Reconsideration and modification of the exemption from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, that the Commission granted in the above-captioned proceeding in response to the ABA’s Petition for Exemption for certain automated calls from financial institutions to mobile devices.
ETA’s full comments can be viewed here.
September 11, 2015
Consumer financial card fraud due to data breaches of card information is an ongoing problem in the United States. The majority of breaches are carried out against point-of-sale (POS) systems, and are facilitated by what many consider to be the weak link in the U.S. retail sales payment process: the continued use of magnetic stripe cards (also referred to as stripe-and-signature cards). These cards are what most U.S. consumers think of when referring to financial cards.
