CARTES America Addresses EMV Standard

The EMV standard is paving the way for the evolution in the United States from magnetic stripe cards to more intelligent payment devices. Key stakeholders in the financial services and retail industries will gather at CARTES America in Las Vegas, Nev. on April 23-25, 2013 to discuss the roadmap to EMV adoption in a series of daily keynote conference sessions.
On Tuesday, April 23, Catherine Johnston, president and CEO, ACT Canada, will host a retail panel on Why Are Merchants and their Acquirers so Outspoken about EMV, consisting of representatives from the Merchant Advisory Group, the National Restaurant Association and NACS, the National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing.
MasterCard’s Mario Shiliashki, senior vice president & group head, Global eCommerce Product Development, will address how convergence is the foundation for future payment in his keynote address on Wednesday, April 24. In the closing keynote session on Thursday, April 25 ABnote’s CEO Steven Singer will present the topic, EMV by Itself is not the Holy Grail.
All keynote sessions will take place from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. in the Bermuda room at The Mirage Hotel and are open to all participants attending the conference and the exhibition.