RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With a focus on electronic payments, EastPay’s Information Interchange 2010 is a conference designed to provide attendees with the strategies to maximize business efficiencies, improve payment processes, reduce risk, and increase client satisfaction. To be held February 7 - 9 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, this long-standing payments industry conference targets payments professionals from financial institutions as well as corporations and government entities. In keeping with the current economic environment, the theme of the 2010 conference is “Electronic Payments: Challenge, Risk, and Reward.”



Long regarded as an excellent value for professional continuing education credits, this year’s conference has been approved by NACHA for up to 13.2 continuing education credits for the AAP certification (including optional Sunday workshops). Areas of focus for the conference are reflected in the session tracks: Operations and Technology, Risk and Compliance, and Treasury Management. Attendees will increase their critical understanding of electronic payment applications, their real-world use, the inherent risks, and the unique benefits. Informal networking opportunities with peers, industry expert speakers, and exhibiting solution providers enrich the educational experience.



The keynote speakers are Rich Oliver, EVP and Retail Product Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and Jan Estep, President & CEO, NACHA. Other featured speakers include Michael Reagan, Managing Director, Global Payment Solutions, Fiserv; Gregory Miller, Chief Economist, SunTrust Bank; Gail Angel, Division President, Commercial Treasury Solutions, FIS; and Kenneth Richey, Director of Corporate Cash Management, Synovus Financial Corp.



Conference sponsors are Fiserv, The Clearing House, NACHA, Epson, EFC Systems, and Digital Transactions. Exhibiting companies are ACH Alert, Affirmative Technologies, ASV, ATTUS Technologies, ECCHO, EFC Systems, Federal Reserve Bank, and Gulf Management Systems.



The early registration price of $415 is available through December 31. The registration fee as of January 1 will be $465. An additional $50 discount is available to registrants that have attained the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) certification. Multiple registrant discounts are available when more than one person from the same organization registers. Optional Sunday workshops are available for a separate registration fee of $55 each. To register, or for information on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, go to www.informationinterchange.org. The deadline for the group hotel rate at the Rosen Centre Hotel is January 17, 2010.



ABOUT EASTPAY: EastPay is a trade association providing over 800 financial institutions and businesses in the Southeast with payments education, regulatory compliance support, Payments Advisory Services, and Risk Management Services. As accredited experts on the operating rules of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, EastPay helps organizations take advantage of the opportunities and avoid the risk presented by the phenomenal growth of electronic payments. EastPay is a Regional Payments Association member of NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association.