Going to ETA

I will be at the ETA (Electronic Transaction Association) conference through Thursday starting tomorrow. The ETA is the largest payment processing trade association in the world. This year as well as the last five or so are in Las Vegas. Always a good place to have a conference.

Anyway, I may make a post or two on the road. I imagine that I will run into some post worthy information and news this year.

I expect that security topics, contactless payments, and smart card payments will be prominent topics this year, as well as some good debate over free terminal programs and other internally controversial processing topics. I’m hopeful to get some good information while there.

Lastly, if anyone going to Vegas has some extra time, and is looking for a good place to gamble, check out the Casino Royale. It’s probably the last, non-corporate owned casino on the strip. Top-shelf drinks are usually under $5, and the table prices are all reasonable. This may be the only, true to Vegas casino left.