CHICAGO, July 30, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Midwest Acquirers Association (MWAA), a non-profit, independent forum formed to provide information on business trends and technology to the local Midwest acquiring community, today announced plans for its first annual event to be held at the Allegro Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The event, which is comprised of a two-day conference providing a regional opportunity for training, education and networking for the Independent Sales Organization (ISO) and Merchant Service Provider (MSP) community, is expected to draw over 300 payment experts.
"With our sister conferences, the Northeast Acquirers Association and the Southeast Acquirers Association, providing educational forums on the east coast for some time, we felt the need to also bring this event to the central U.S. to educate the acquiring community on the constantly changing information that our industry dictates," said Caroline Marino, vice president, MWAA.
Jim McCormick, Treasurer, MWAA stated, "We are very excited about this event and are delighted with the overwhelming response we have received for attendance."
The conference will feature presentations by senior officers of 5th 3rd Bank, Global E-Telecom, Heartland Payment Systems, Newtek Merchant Solutions, Paymentech, Pre Solutions, Secure Payment Systems, Smart Card Solutions, Valutec and Visa on Vision of Payments 2004, Gift Cards, Prepaid Cards, Check Conversion and Imaging. Contributing sponsors include American Express, ETA, First Data, General Credit Forms, Ingenico, Nova, Paymentech, TenderCard, TransFirst, Vital Processing/Vital Merchant Services, and VeriFone.
About MWAA
Midwest Acquirers Association (MWAA) is a not-for-profit, no-membership, independent forum. Our mission is to provide a regional opportunity for training, education and networking in the Midwest acquiring community. For more information about MWAA, please visit www.midwestacquirers.com.
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