NACHA is a not-for-profit association that represents more than 11,000 financial institutions through direct memberships and a network of regional payments associations, and 585 organizations through its industry councils. NACHA develops operating rules and business practices for the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network and for electronic payments in the areas of Internet commerce, electronic bill and invoice presentment and payment (EBPP, EIPP), e-checks, financial electronic data interchange (EDI), international payments, and electronic benefits services (EBS).

The ACH Network facilitates commerce electronically by serving as an efficient, reliable and secure payments system. NACHA, led by member depository financial institutions and payments associations, fulfills this purpose by managing the development, administration, and governance of the Network and by providing superior services and value to its members as the industry association responsible for ACH payments.

First Data Corp. is a leader in electronic commerce and payment services. The company serves more than 5 million merchant locations, 1,900 card issuers and millions of consumers.

Financial institutions, retailers large and small, utilities and healthcare organizations looking for best-in-class solutions rely on First Data to empower them to build stronger, more profitable customer relationships. Our proven performance within the global payments processing industry allows us to be a trusted advisor to our customers who depend on First Data’s operational precision and industry expertise to free them to focus on their customers and their business.

NOVA Information System and our European affiliate Elavon Merchant Services have built an impressive record of leadership in the merchant processing business. Through our technology, our solutions and our people, we meet the rapidly evolving needs of our partners and our customers around the world.

NOVA boasts an expanding global reach that delivers merchant processing in more than 30 countries and supports the payment needs of more than 1 million merchant locations across the globe. NOVA is the third largest U.S .merchant acquirer, processing over 1 billion transactions annually for more than 1 million merchant locations. Through our Lodging and Hospitality Division, focusing on hotel chains and the ski industry, we serve 50,000 locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Elavon is a top four acquirer in the European market place, and together, we hold a position among the top 10 processors worldwide.

Chase Paymentech Solutions, LLC, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the world's largest merchant acquirer accepting payments at the point of sale, hospitality, internet, retail, catalogue and recurring billing. The privately-held company is an end-to-end processor for merchants of all sizes and industries. The company processed approximately 18.2 billion transactions in 2006, with more than $660.6 billion in annual bankcard and debit volume. Chase Paymentech's customer base reflects the most respected brands in the world. It represents more than 600,000 merchants with nearly one million locations globally. Chase Paymentech is a joint venture between JPMorgan Chase & Co. and First Data Corp.

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is one of the world’s largest transaction processors and offers worldwide, world-class electronic transaction processing services through our high speed, robust electronic information networks. These networks process billions of business and consumer payment card and money transfer transactions annually for customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America.

Our team of worldwide, world-class service consultants is committed to helping you and your customers gain every opportunity for growth and profitability in today’s ever-changing and demanding electronic payment economy. Our sales professionals are dedicated to offering innovative products designed to meet your specific needs and help increase your market share and productivity levels. Our IT experts are entrusted to deliver technology-advanced and regulation-compliant software and services.

BBVA is a multinational financial services group based on people: 95,000 employees, 35 million customers and 1 million shareholders – in 32 countries.

It follows an innovative management model that focuses on the customer and that considers society in general. The key features are innovation, growth and the generation of profit. Its cornerstones are people, teamwork, ethical principles and technology. 

This is a financial services group that strives to grow stronger through improvements in efficiency, profitability and capital adequacy commensurate with competitive advantage. It is also expanding risk management to the highest possible level.

The group’s overall goal is to use its strengths to establish lasting relationships with increasingly satisfied customers in Spain, Europe and Mexico, in other American countries and in other places where it has a presence.

BBVA has its eyes on the future. It has become a veritable point of reference in international circles as a highly-regarded, award-winning bank. BBVA, adelante.

EPN will continue to take a leadership role in introducing innovative new approaches, such as facilitating straight-through processing of business-to-business payments and other initiatives such as web-based OFAC screening for cross-border payments, same day settlement of ARC debit and fraud prevention measures.

The National Association of Payment Professionals is an organization dedicated to professionals engaged in the payment processing industry. Its mission is to provide education, benefits, liaison/representation and certification to all those individuals selling in the payment processing industry.

The National Association of Payment Professionals was founded in November 2003 by a group of industry leaders dedicated to assisting independent sales professionals in improving their businesses. NAOPP provides resources vital to the success of individuals engaged in the payment processing industry and offers a bridge between the merchant level salesperson and other segments of the payment processing industry.

Comodo's range of solutions gives businesses the ability to create online trust through proprietary technology that help e-businesses convert more customers, retain more customers and increase lifetime value.

From providing certificates that put the trusted padlock on websites to patented technologies that lets internet users verify legitimate web content from faked content, Comodo empowers businesses and consumers to authenticate each other and protect their digital identities.

Comodo is the 2nd largest Certification Authority for ensuring Identity Trust & Assurance on the web. Our third generation solutions are setting the standards for Identity and Trust Assurance to ensure both consumers and business' true e-identity and e-business authenticity. When a consumer sees or an e-merchant displays either a Comodo Content Verification Certificate or a HackerGuardian TrustLogo or a High Assurance SSL Certificate, they know they are assured of complete legitimacy and safety.

Comodo provides a growing range of Identity and Trust Assurance encryption, verification and authentication services and security applications for business users, as well as for consumers. Our solutions work across all platforms, including Linux. In addition, we offer the only free online website identity assurance database (idAuthority) - maintained by a worldwide dedicated team of engineers at our Digital Trust Lab. Users can research any online business through Comodo.

Certified Partners represent a high degree of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies. As a Certified Partner, you have access to a rich set of benefits that can help you gain an advantage in the marketplace and build revenue, sales momentum, and prominence while increasing your market impact.

Microsoft Certified Partners are supported in building their businesses with the following resources as well as receiving all the benefits offered at the Registered Member Level. When you partner with Microsoft, you can take advantage of the new market opportunities created by Microsoft technologies—backed by the industry’s largest investments in research and development. Use our resources to refine your business strategies, to develop innovative solutions, and to set your profitability course.

Know what factors influence business performance—and how you can improve yours—when you take the Microsoft Partner Profitability Assessment, one of many Microsoft Partner Program resources that can help build your business. You can also review an IDC profitability white paper that highlights how Microsoft partners who've earned select competencies are outperforming their counterparts. Take away and build on other partners’ successes through any or all in a series of Microsoft partner case studies.

As a Partner Program member, you have access to Microsoft products and related information to help you support customer solutions. Development updates for product launches. Customized product training to help you develop both product and services expertise. And exclusive partner incentives and customer offers.