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Leading Fintech Companies Predict Phenomenal Growth in Contactless Cards and Touchless Commerce across America in 2021

Join some of the nation’s top innovative tech leaders October 29th 3pm ET as we discuss the future of payments in America and how to enable the nation’s economic recovery. October 27, 2020 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – With brick and mortar retail, hospitality, sports and entertainment at a standstill, many business leaders, owners, operators, and…

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Join some of the nation’s top innovative tech leaders October 29th 3pm ET as we discuss the future of payments in America and how to enable the nation’s economic recovery.

October 27, 2020 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – With brick and mortar retail, hospitality, sports and entertainment at a standstill, many business leaders, owners, operators, and entrepreneurs are exploring all means to keep their businesses up and running. Merchants are looking to industry leaders for guidance on best practices when it comes to new technologies and the consumer experience.

FreedomPay, a global leader in Next Level Commerce™, will be hosting a virtual roundtable discussion Payments and the Pandemic: Enabling America’s Recovery. The event will bring together eight pioneering companies whose combined reach spans across multiple countries and services millions of consumers. This dynamic group of leaders in the payments industry are disrupting the ecosystem through touchless commerce solutions and innovative technologies.

“We are excited to bring together leaders in payment innovation to discuss how technology is driving consumer satisfaction and helping consumer confidence,” said Tom Durovsik, Founder and CEO at FreedomPay. “The virtual discussion will give merchants a broader understanding of the payments ecosystem during COVID-19 and how fintech is enabling America’s economic recovery.”

The virtual event, moderated by Dale Laszig, Senior Writer at Green Sheet, includes leaders from Delaware North, Forter, FreedomPay, Grab, HMSHost, Mashgin, Mastercard and Ready. Topics will include online fraud prevention management, digital payments and enabling touchless commerce.

Register here to join the conversation on Thursday, October 29 at 3PM ET.

Ahead of the event, listen to our podcasts with event contributors including Ready on contactless dining, Mashgin on elevating contactless payments with AI, and Forter on managing fraud risk.

About FreedomPay

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE/EMV) standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com

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