"FinTech Georgia 2010: Focusing on State's Financial Technology and Payments Industry"

Atlanta, GA -

Who: TAG FinTech, a new Society of The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), formed in early 2010 by FinTech industry executives to build recognition of Georgia as the business center of choice for the world's leading financial-technology providers and fostering a business environment to help grow the industry and attract investment.

What: Inaugural symposium, bringing together leaders in the FinTech industry in Georgia to discuss topics including: regulatory changes and the new economics of payments; data breaches and the impact on e-commerce; and globalization in the payments industry. Key note speaker for the event: Rich Oliver, executive vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Where: 103 West in Buckhead.

When: November 8, 2010; Registration: 9:15 - 9:45 am ; Program begins at 10:00 am.

Registration: https://www.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=1521974182300&P=15219741911421420100&Info

Additional Details:

• TAG FinTech presented a lifetime achievement award to an individual who has been instrumental in turning Georgia into a leading FinTech center of business.

• Gwenn Bezard, Aite Group, spoke about Georgia's position in the FinTech universe.

• An afternoon cocktail and networking reception featured an exhibition of emerging growth FinTech companies.

• Discussion Topics, Panelists and Moderators include: • Regulatory changes and the new economics of payments Hugh Gallagher, SVP Retail Deposit Products, SunTrust Wayne Johnson, Managing Director, Equity Research, Raymond James Jane Larimer, EVP, ACH Network Administration & General Counsel Moderator: Tim Mills, Global Concepts

• Data breaches and the impact on e-Commerce Mark Herrington, President-Global Prepaid Services, First Data Devon Marsh, SVP-Treasury Management Risk & Compliance, Wells Fargo Greg McGraw, CEO, Chain Reaction eCommerce Joan Herbig, CEO, ControlScan Trey Loughran, President-Personal Information Solutions, Equifax Moderator: Margaret Weichert, Principle, Morgan Weichert

• Globalization in the payments industry Jeff Baker, Chief Development Officer, Global Payments Jon Ziglar, SVP, Strategic Planning & Enterprise Development, Elavon Paul Todd, EVP-Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategy, TSYS

Moderator: John Hayes, CEO, FinTech Strategies

About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

TAG is a leading technology industry association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology industry. TAG provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving, and also brings the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 special interest groups, or Societies, including Women in Technology (WIT). Additionally, TAG's charitable arm, the TAG Education Collaborative, is focused on helping science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or the community website of the TAG society at www.TAGthink.com.

About the TAG FinTech Society

TAG FinTech was founded in early 2010 to address the specific needs of companies, individuals, and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad. Financial technology (or FinTech) encompasses products, solutions, services, and information providers, which drive decisions, process payments, and facilitate transactions for financial institutions. Georgia FinTech company revenues are more than $34 billion annually, which places Georgia third in the nation behind New York and California. Together, the banking, insurance, and capital markets consistently spend more on technology than any other industry groupings. For more information about the TAG FinTech Society, please visit http://www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech.php