The Electronic Transactions Association announced the Advanced Technology Development Center has been selected as one of only four leading payments startup incubators/accelerators to participate in TRANSACT, the world’s largest payments technology event, April 17-19 in Las Vegas. (Click here to register.)

ATDC will lead a delegation at the event that will consist of select financial technology (FinTech) startups from its Signature and Accelerate portfolios:

• Authomate

• DataSeers

• Mogean

• RoadSync

A program of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, ATDC will join three other accelerators from around the country — including Clark-Atlanta University and its partnership with The Farm Startup Accelerator — to participate in NextGen Park, a showcase making its inaugural debut at this year’s TRANSACT.

“Startups have the power to significantly change and disrupt industries by bringing new and innovative products to market. Nowhere is this truer than in the payments industry,” said ETA CEO Jason Oxman. “Many of the titans of today were the startups of yesterday. That’s why we are focused on bringing leading incubators and their startups to center of the show floor at TRANSACT, where payments industry executives from industry leaders meet to chart a path towards the future.”

NextGen Park will include space for the incubators and their startups to host meetings, showcase their products, and network with the more than 4000 payments technology decision-makers that are expected to attend the show.

“We are delighted to participate in ETA’s NextGen Park at TRANSACT. ATDC’s history as one of the longest-running incubators in the United States and its industry-focused program allows us to work with and understand the needs of startup founders,” said Jeff Gapusan, ATDC’s FinTech catalyst. “Likewise, we seek innovative ways to collaborate with established companies to leverage their resources to catalyze early-stage growth. It is my hope to help create the next generation of innovative startups in an industry so vital to Georgia.”

In addition to NextGen Park, ATDC will also participate in a roundtable discussion on the morning of April 18 from the Trustwave Keynote Stage. The panel discussion will explore new developments within the payments industry and present unique perspectives and focus on FinTech startups and the ecosystem at large.

TRANSACT, April 17-19, 2018, will bring together all parts of the payments ecosystem — from ISOs/VARs to ISVs and large financial institutions to technology companies, to meet, see what’s new, and learn what it takes to grow. Through extensive networking events, education and a robust exhibit hall filled with more than 200 companies, attendees will learn about groundbreaking technology, security trends and policies affecting the industry.