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Industry Related Forums

• Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) - A community of more than 12,000 individuals representing a broad spectrum of the treasury and finance profession. AFP supports its members with cutting-edge research, continuing education, career development, professional certifications, publications, representation to key legislators and regulators and the development of industry standards.

• The Banking Industry Technology Secretariat (BITS) was created to foster the growth and development of electronic banking and commerce in an open environment that will encourage greater choices in banking software, access devices, and the development of more efficient processing capabilities for the benefit of bank customers. BITS is a division of the Financial Services Roundtable, an organization with a membership base of the largest 125 banks in the country

• CommerceNet – A Silicon Valley based association dedicated to bringing together vendors and end-users to create value through innovation in worldwide electronic commerce.

• Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) - The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to enhance the competitiveness of the United States financial services industry. Members of the consortium include banks, financial services providers, research laboratories, universities, technology companies and government agencies. FSTC sponsors project-oriented collaborative research and development on interbank technical projects affecting the entire financial services industry.

• The Internet Council - A NACHA Council whose mission is to to facilitate the development of global electronic commerce by enabling businesses and consumers to utilize present and future payments over open networks in a secure and cost-effective manner.

• Item Processing Directory.com - A single source of information for the item processing industry, written in an unbiased, easy-to-understand format. This web site includes item processing basics, hardware and software vendors, consultants, service bureaus and much more. It is a "one stop shop" for up-to-date information on the latest technologies and methodologies in the item processing industry.

• NACHA - NACHA is a not-for-profit trade association that develops operating rules and business practices for the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network and for other areas of electronic payments. NACHA activities and initiatives facilitate the adoption of electronic payments in the areas of Internet commerce, electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP), financial electronic data interchange (EDI), international payments, electronic checks, electronic benefits transfer (EBT) and student lending.

• Remittance Directory.com - A single source of information for the remittance processing industry, written in an unbiased, easy-to-understand format. This web site includes remittance processing basics, hardware and software vendors, consultants, lockbox providers and much more.