Credit Card Payments and Security Leaders Convene in Minneapolis
The Direct Response Forum (DRF), a non-profit organization serving Card Not Present (CNP) payment professionals by providing industry-related educational opportunities, officially announced that registration is open to its 2015 Forum scheduled for August 3 to 5, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As the premiere knowledge sharing event for payments professionals, DRF 2015 provides education and networking with top payment influencers, as well as to up-to-date payments information, fraud and industry trends, and operational best practices that shape the credit card and payments landscape.
Companies attending the 2015 Direct Response Forum in Minneapolis include:
- Adyen
- Amazon
- American Express
- AOL Inc.
- Chase Paymentech
- Discover Network
- Dish Network
- eHarmony
- Equifax
- First Data
- GoDaddy.com
- JP Morgan Chase
- MasterCard
- Match.com
- Microsoft
- Netflix Inc.
- Newegg
- PayPal
- Sony Network Playstation
- Time Inc/TCS
- T-Mobile
- Visa
- Wells Fargo
- Worldpay
“The DRF is committed to providing merchants educational and networking opportunities so they can better understand industry challenges such as fraud and alternative payments,” said Barbara Hvasta, DRF board member.
According to Josh Karoly, Senior Manager of Global Payments at NETFLIX and a DRF board member,
“I have not found a better forum for merchants doing Card Not Present transactions to come together to face today's payments challenges, especially all in a non-salesy environment.”
In addition to educational and networking opportunities, attendees will be the first to see the updated Global Guide to Alternative Payments from Worldpay. This guide is an expansion of their original market research on the rapidly, evolving use of alternative payments, as well as key global trends affecting merchants across the full range of available payment types. Only DRF 2015 attendees will see the results ahead of the report’s September 2015 release date.
About the Direct Response Forum RF
For more than two decades, the DRF has been the leading source for the CNP industry education. The DRF is strictly educational focused, providing premium educational sessions that give merchants relevant insight into current CNP rules, regulations and processes. Since its inception, the DRF has helped the industry save thousands, and in some cases millions of dollars.
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