TSYS Executives Discuss Women’s Impact in Payments Industry

Staff Report From Columbus CEO

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

TSYS today announced that Sarah Hartman, senior director of Consumer Payment Solutions, and Christina Hall, director of business development for Commercial Services, will speak at today’s annual Women in Payments Symposium in Atlanta.

Hartman will co-present along with Patricia Hewitt, vice president and managing director of Mercator Advisory Group, on “Women and Spend. It’s Not Your Mother’s Coupon Clipping Anymore.” In this Consumer and Small Business breakout session, Hartman and Hewitt will share data and results from TSYS and Mercator studies, which explored the "female" dynamic in payments and women’s impact on the industry.

Hall will present “Playing Tug of War: Innovation vs. Risk in Business Payments.” In this Business Payments breakout session, Hall will discuss evolving customer needs, focusing on how millennial preferences and attitudes are driving change, the implications for business payments and practical takeaways on balancing innovation and risk. The session will also examine how innovation must be deliberate and focused, and why collaboration is critical both internally and with external partners.

The conference is being held at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. For more information, go to https://usa.womeninpayments.org/program.