Photo Coverage: ETA FinTech Policy Forum at Google DC

An audience of payments technology industry leaders, researchers, Congressional staff and regulators gathered to discuss topics of great interest and importance to the payments technology ecosystem and beyond yesterday at ETA’s annual FinTech Policy Forum in Washington, DC.  Among the jam-packed agenda included opening remarks from ETA CEO Jason Oxman and ETA Board of Directors member and Bank of America Merchant Services CEO Tim Tynan as well as ten panel discussions and keynote addresses.

The panels covered a wide range of topics touching the financial services and payments technology industries. From comprehensive discussions on the role FinTech must play in expanding financial opportunity and literacy to underserved communities, to discussions on the intersection of blockchain, AI and other leading-edge innovations and policymakers, panelists provided key actionable insights into the future of electronic payments.

Panelists included key Congressional staff, regulators from agencies including the CFPB, Department of Treasury and OCC, foreign diplomats, leading-edge researchers from Universities and think tanks and executives from major international companies like PayPal, JPMorgan Chase and T-Mobile.

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny gave the closing keynote address, focusing on the FTC’s work in the FinTech space.

ETA’s FinTech Policy Forum was made possible by its sponsors –  Visa Inc., TSYS, Netspend, First Data, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Venable LLP, Intuit, NCR and LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

ETA FinTech Policy Forum begins with opening remarks from Bank of America Merchants Services CEO Tim Tynan

Bank of America Merchant Services CEO Tim Tynan addresses the audience

FinTech and Financial Inclusion Panel 

ETA events provide unrivaled networking opportunities for payments professionals and advocates

Key House of Representative staff discuss the their views on the important role of bipartisan public policy around FinTech 

Policy Forum attendees listen to “FinTech, Credit and the Economy” panel discussion

Panel discussions across the day covered international payments, the IoT and the the potential of FinTech innovations to disrupt retail 

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny gave the closing keynote address.