CardLinx Announces 2019 Board of Directors, New Forum Series and O2O Industry Awards
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SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The CardLinx Association today announced its 2019 board of directors including Microsoft, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company, Mastercard, Discover, First Data, FIS, Transunion, Augeo, Affinity Solutions, Fidel, and Empyr. "As recent news headlines demonstrate, the traditional industry lines between merchants, digital advertising platforms and payment companies are blurring rapidly,” said Silvio Tavares, CardLinx President and CEO. CardLinx also announced its groundbreaking 2019 Forum Series exploring new commerce technologies, digital loyalty and artificial Intelligence. The first forum takes place in the San Francisco Bay Area on March 12 th and features keynotes from Mastercard, Transunion and Rakuten among others. On behalf of its members, the association fosters cross-industry collaboration, develops industry services, organizes executive-level innovation forums and institutes common standards to minimize and eliminate friction for purchases.