WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following press release was issued by Merchants Payments Coalition:
The Merchants Payments Coalition will host a briefing for members of Congress, their staffs and the press from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
A panel of experts moderated by Steptoe & Johnson Partner Douglas Kantor will help attendees understand the past and prepare for the future of new mobile payment technologies. The panelists are:
- Kate Jaspon, vice president, finance and treasury, Dunkin’ Brands Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins ice cream
- Kenneth Douglas, senior vice president at payments company SEQR
- Gideon Samid, chief technology officer of BitMint LLC, a digital-money company, and a professor at the University of Maryland
Among the topics they’ll discuss: the latest mobile payments technologies; how those technologies work; the safety and convenience of mobile payment systems; and what we can learn from experiences in other countries.
For more information about the Merchants Payments Coalition, go to http://www.unfaircreditcardfees.com/
The Merchants Payments Coalition is a group of retailers, supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, fuel stations, on-line merchants and other businesses who are fighting against unfair credit card fees and fighting for a more competitive and transparent card system that works better for consumers and merchants alike. The coalition's member associations collectively represent about 2.7 million stores with approximately 50 million employees.