WHAT: FinTech Georgia 2012 is an annual symposium that showcases some of the leading financial and payment industry executives discussing the future of financial and payment technologies.

Paul Garcia, chairman and CEO of Global Payments, who is responsible for growing the Atlanta-based payments company into one of the world's largest electronic transaction processing companies, spanning over multiple continents and serving millions of customers and merchants, will receive FinTech Georgia’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The keynote speaker is mobile banking expert, Richard Crone of Crone Consulting, LLC. Other speakers and panelists include executives from First Data, Elavon, Aite, Delta, Ingenico, Raymond James, ROAM and Shopkeep.

Event page www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech-Georgia-2012.php


WHO: TAG FinTech, a society of Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)


WHEN: Nov. 14 at The Retreat at Perimeter Summit (Dunwoody)

PRICE: Early bird pricing until August 31st is $100/$125(TAG Member/Non-Member)

CONTACT: Media contact: Scott Mills at 678.781.7201 or scott@williammills.com
To register, visit: ow.ly/bQem1


About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 17,800 members and hosting over 200 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 31 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit www.tagedonline.org/.

About TAG FinTech
TAG FinTech was founded in 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 the state 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. For more information about FinTech, see www.tagonline.org/TAG-FinTech.php