Merchant Risk Council Unveils Agenda for 2009 e-Commerce Conference

(Seattle, WA—December 9, 2008) The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is pleased to announce the agenda for its 7th Annual e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort on March 10-12, 2009. The conference unites the world’s top multi-channel and Internet merchants, alternative payment providers, credit card companies, risk management providers, law enforcement agencies and various consultants and educators.

The primary themes of the 2009 conference are: Fighting New Patterns of Fraud and Cybercrime; Emerging Risk Management Trends; and Global Online Payment Strategies.

“We have assembled an all-star group of speakers and the most comprehensive agenda in addressing the pressing concerns for online merchants,” said MRC Board Chairman, Tom Sullivan, Expedia, Inc. “This conference lineup expands well beyond the traditional topics of fraud and lost revenue.” Sullivan adds, “As the issues of global electronic commerce are becoming more complex, the MRC Annual Conference is evolving to address these emerging issues.”

The general conference, sponsored by Chase Paymentech, contains 26 unique sessions, including:

• - A Community-based Approach to Fraud Management
• - Criminal Diversification: A Look at the Emerging Strategies of Cybercrime
• - Geolocation as a Risk Management Tool
• - Global Risk Management Trends and Solutions
• - Internet Bank Payments Coming of Age
• - Managing Risk to Maximize Revenue
• - Optimizing Automation to Increase Fraud Team Productivity
• - Payments as a Business Strategy
• - PCI Security Standards Council
• - Understanding the Dynamics of Chinese and Asian Markets
• - The Value of Social Media: Becoming the Conversation Architects
• - A Window into Fraud: Visualizing Evolving and Emerging Patterns

Travelocity.com founder Terry Jones will be delivering the opening keynote speech focusing on the business of innovation. Terry will share his unique perspectives on how companies can cultivate new ideals, as well as nurture the organizational structures, funding policies and team members required for success.

The conference’s closing keynote will be delivered by Dateline NBC correspondent Chris Hansen. The award-winning investigative reporter and host of the long-running ‘To Catch a Predator’ series will share his findings on the rapidly maturing underworld of cybercrime.

For the full conference agenda, registration or exhibition information, please visit the MRC website at www.merchantriskcouncil.org.

About the Merchant Risk Council

The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a merchant-led trade association focused on electronic commerce risk and payments globally. The MRC leads industry networking, education and advocacy programs to make electronic commerce more efficient, safe and profitable.

Today, with over 7,500 members, the MRC is the leading trade association for managing payments, preventing online fraud and promoting secure e-Commerce. The MRC is dedicated to working with e-Commerce and multi-channel merchants, credit card issuers, credit card companies, risk management providers, and law enforcement to make the Internet a safer and more profitable place to do business.

The MRC Board of Directors and Advisors includes: Expedia, Inc., Adobe Systems, Inc., Neiman Marcus Direct, Apple, BestBuy.com, Bill Me Later, Blizzard Entertainment, Chase Paymentech, CyberSource Corporation, Dell, Inc., Discover Network, 41st Parameter, Gap, Inc. Direct, iovation, Microsoft, Trustwave, and Visa, Inc.

The MRC is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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