As we head (or sprint) toward the finish line that will bring an end to 2009, 2010 promises to be an even more exciting year in the payment processing world. The rapidly-changing mobile marketplace, increasing scrutiny of payment standards, and continuing economic uncertainty are sure to play a role in our industry in the coming year. As you look ahead at ways to grow your business, might I suggest putting “join SPVA” at the top of the list?

Here are my top five reasons you should join:

1)       Work with leading POS vendors to enrich and develop security guidelines

2)       Acquire first-hand knowledge of current security threats and ways to mitigate them

3)       Cultivate a common interpretation of existing security standards and public collective implementation guidelines

4)       Develop end-to-end lifecycle security guidelines

5)       Create industry encryption framework of cardholder data

I hope you’ll take the opportunity to contact me for more details on what the SPVA is bringing to the industry and what we can bring to your business.

I look forward to talking to you.