Electronic Transactions Association news and trends

Electronic Transactions Association Brings On Jodie Kelley As CEO
Personnel // August 15, 2019

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) has named Jodie L. Kelley as its new CEO, the industry group said in a press release. Kelley joins from ETA from BSA, The Software Alliance, where she was senior vice president and general counsel.  “The board and I are...

Payments Industry Mourns the Passing Of Paya CEO Joe Kaplan
Personnel // July 30, 2018

Joe Kaplan, the Electronic Transactions Association’s former board president and Chief Executive of Paya, passed away last week unexpectedly. According to the ETA, Kaplan — who served on the board from 2000 to 2008, was President from 2006 to 2007 and a board advisor as of...

Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017
Loans // June 01, 2018

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based economic research firm. Collectively, the amount of those loans reached $3.9 billion in 2017...

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Feds Eye Payments Processors, Phony Websites Over Fraud

July 22, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cracking down on scams known as credit card laundering or transaction laundering, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Such fraud occurs when individuals and companies have websites making them look like legitimate businesses, such as for selling flowers, but are out […]

Electronic Transactions Association Brings On Jodie Kelley As CEO

August 15, 2019
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) has named Jodie L. Kelley as its new CEO, the industry group said in a press release. Kelley joins from ETA from BSA, The Software...

Payments Industry Mourns the Passing Of Paya CEO Joe Kaplan

July 30, 2018
Joe Kaplan, the Electronic Transactions Association’s former board president and Chief Executive of Paya, passed away last week unexpectedly. According to the ETA, Kaplan — who served on the board from...