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What's changing faster than payments technology?
The amount of time we have to learn about it!

                                                                         Agenda       Register online     Registration Form (PDF)

Concepts is your source for payments information, networking, and AAP and CTP continuing education credits. Experience a conference of national quality in your own backyard.
 No airfare necessary for this event, and no need to leave the state!

Topics Include: Payments Fraud and Risk, Mobile Payments, Remote Deposit Capture, Corporate Account Takeovers, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Third Party Agreements, Corporate ACH Case Studies, Web Payments and more!

Education –  Whether you represent a financial institution, company or solution provider, you won't want to miss this event!  Sessions of interest to each of these audiences:

Corporate Payments Professionals – Looking to get away from manual processes and paper checks or have already discovered the benefits of payments automation and want to stay on top the latest and greatest solutions and applications. 
 
Senior Financial Institution Staff  –  Need to know about the industry changes and trends that impact their financial institution and their corporate customers.

Treasury Managers – 
 Need to learn about the hot topics in treasury and cash management and the trends that impact their organizations.

Luncheon Keynote presentation:
"Success in the Payments Industry is Never Accidental"
Click here for a sneak peek at Charles Marshall! 

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Continuing Education Credits – 

Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs) - Concepts 2010 has been approved by NACHA for up to 9.7 AAP continuing education credits.  The optional pre-conference AAP Alliance Meeting (AAPs only) qualifies for an additional 3.6 renewal credits. 

Certified Treasury Professionals (CTPs/CCMs) - Concepts has been pre-approved for up to 9.9 CTP/CCM recertification credits by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).  An additional 3.6 credits are available for the pre-conference AAP Alliance meeting.  (CTPs must also be an AAP to attend.) 

 
DTMA – The annual Concepts conference is endorsed by the Detroit Treasury Management Association as a valuable resource for payments education and CTP continuing education credits.

Exhibitors and Sponsors –  Visit with solution providers who will be showcasing the latest in payments, treasury and electronic commerce technology.

Sponsors (to date):
                                           
  CenCorp
  Comerica Bank  
  CU*Answers
  Epson 
  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  Fifth Third Bank
  FIS Global
  NACHA
  PNC
  The Clearing House
  The Royal Bank of Scotland

Exhibitors (to date):

  CalliPay
  CenCorp
  Comerica Bank
  CU*Answers              
  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  Fundtech
  Magic Wrighter, Inc.
  ProfitStars  
  The Royal Bank of Scotland
  US Dataworks


Exhibitor/Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF)
Register for Sponsorship or Booth Online

Registration Fee
   $425 members/$475 non-members.  Includes all conference materials, continental breakfasts, receptions, and lunch on Thursday. 

Guests   Invite a spouse or guest to join you for our Concepts evening activities (Wednesday Welcome Reception and Thursday Cocktail Reception). Guests must register prior to the conference ($50 fee) and will be provided with special name tags.

AAP Alliance Meeting   This is a pre-conference roundtable for Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs) to discuss hot topics and the challenges that affect today’s busy payments professionals. Learn and develop best
 practices, network with your peers, and earn continuing education credits. AAPs only.  The Alliance Meeting qualifies for up to 3 AAP continuing education credits. Advance registration required. (No charge for members, $30.00 all others).
 

Lodging – Be sure to reserve your hotel room early!  The Boyne Mountain Grand Lodge will be offering a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $120.00 per night for reservations made through September 6th. To qualify for that price, you must use the Boyne  reservation form.

     Grand Lodge / Conference Center Address:
     1 Boyne Mountain Road
     Boyne Falls, MI 49713
     231.549.6000                       Map / Directions

You asked for Northern Michigan and we found just the right location.   If you haven't been to Boyne Mountain in recent years, you'll be pleasantly surprised.  Professional meeting space, a new hotel, and several on-site restaurants make it the perfect venue for our 13th annual event. 

Questions?  Call us at 800-450-2508 or send an e-mail to info@thepaymentsauthority.org.    

*Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening.  Sessions run all day Thursday through Friday morning. 



 

 


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