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Kudos to ETA's Cory Capoccia, president at Womply, complimented the
ETA for keeping in step with the ever-changing payments
Forty Under 40 sphere. "Having spent a decade and a half in the payments
industry, I've always had a special admiration for ETA
as an organization and am humbled to be a Forty Under
40 honoree," he stated. "The payments industry is facing
unprecedented change, which brings new challenges and
opportunities every day. I'm excited to continue working
with our industry partners to make payment data more
valuable for small merchants trying to find a level playing
field in our increasingly digital world."

"What a prominent group of individuals," said Peter
Fitzpatrick, vice president, payment networks, at Agreement
Express. "It means a lot to me to be included, and it means a
lot to Agreement Express. We're working hard to provide the
best toolset in the industry for automating the application
process. For me, this honor is evidence that our customers
feel we're on the right track."
s the Electronic Transaction Association embarks
on a new chapter under new leadership, the This year's ETA Forty Under 40 honorees are all listed
global trade association is honoring 40 pay- in this story's electronic version at www.greensheet.com/
A ments executives under 40 years of age whose breakingnews.php?flag=breaking_news&id=2219.
leadership and contributions are reshaping technology and Coming soon at Transact 2019
commerce. The 2019 award recipients, chosen from more
than 100 nominations in multiple industry sectors, were In addition to honoring the ETA's Forty Under 40, the ETA
selected for their professional character and impact on the has plenty in store for attendees at Transact 2019 coming
payments industry, ETA representatives stated. up April 30 through May 2 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and
Casino in Las Vegas.
The ETA Forty Under 40 provides a platform for innovative
leaders to engage with ETA members and payments industry The opening keynote will be by Jennifer Bailey, vice
stakeholders. This year's honorees will be recognized in president internet services at Apple, who was also
the ETA's Transaction Trends magazine and at Transact, the named one of 2018's Most Creative People in Business.
association's annual convention and expo to be held in Las Other special sessions will cover risk, fraud and security,
Vegas April 30 to May 2, 2019. integrated payments, payment facilitators, 22nd century
payments, and issues pertaining to the law, as well as
"ETA launched the Forty Under 40 last year to highlight the startup programming.
next generation of payments professionals who are moving
the industry forward," said ETA interim CEO Amy Zirkle, "Equip your business with the tools to grow, thrive and
noting that the program was instrumental in introducing survive in the evolving and competitive acquiring space,"
industry leaders from across the payments ecosystem. the ETA stated. "Small merchants are revolutionizing the
"Discover Global Network joined us this year as the sponsor merchant acquiring industry as they adopt new tools to
of the program and will help us honor the 2019 class on accept payments and integrated software solutions that
the evening of May 1st during a special Young Payments bring speed and efficiency to their business operations.
Professionals and Forty Under 40 networking reception at This must-attend conference within a conference explores
TRANSACT," she added. opportunities to define payment products and services that
support SMB players."
Kevin Jones, president and chairman of the board at ETA
and CEO of Celero Commerce, called 2019's honorees "the This is in addition to access to more than 4,000 attendees,
leaders who will power the next-generation of payments 1,000 C-level and senior executives, representatives from
technology and merchant services." more than 500 companies, and seven distinct educational
The next evolution of payments tracks. In addition, Transact is approved for ETA CPP
continuing education credits. Credit is earned at the rate of
In thanking the ETA Awards and Recognition Committee, one credit per 50 minutes of electronic transactions industry-
2019 award recipient Lane Conner, founder and CEO at related session time, including questions and answers,
Fuzse, noted the ETA's second annual Forty Under 40 list excluding lunches and breaks. For more information, visit
showcases leaders who "are game changers, disruptors, and www.electran.org.
outside-the-box thinkers. This is a group that we are going
to look to take us into the next evolution of payments."
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