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BITS is a nonprofit industry consortium of the 100 largest financial institutions in the United States. Serving as the strategic "brain trust" for the industry, BITS focuses on issues related to e-commerce, payments and emerging technologies. |
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Computer Security Institute (CSI) is the world's leading membership organization specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security professional. |
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The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) is a consortium of leading North American-based financial institutions, technology vendors, independent research organizations, and government agencies. FSTC sponsors collaborative technology development-pilots, proofs-of-concept, tests, and demonstrations-supported by member financial institutions and technology companies. Its aim is to bring forward interoperable, open-standard technologies that provide critical infrastructures for the financial services industry. |
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The Illinois Technology Association offers value to its members through networking and professional development opportunities, providing solutions to work force challenges, creating capital formation connections for member companies, and providing methods for member companies to enhance their competitive edge. The ITA and its member companies are dedicated to building a vibrant industry in the Midwest. Industry members include software, IT training, IT consulting, and Internet provider companies. |
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., helps advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. |
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The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is a not-for-profit international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. |
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The Merchant Risk Council seeks to significantly reduce merchants' exposure to online fraud and promote the growth of e-commerce. Our strategy is to improve security for merchants and grow e-commerce by increasing consumers' confidence in online shopping. |
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NACHA represents more than 12,000 financial institutions through direct memberships and a network of regional payments associations, and 650 organizations through its industry councils. NACHA develops operating rules and business practices for the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network and for electronic payments in the areas of Internet commerce, electronic bill and invoice presentment and payment (EBPP, EIPP), e-checks, financial electronic data interchange (EDI), international payments, and electronic benefits transfer (EBT). |
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OASIS is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. OASIS operates XML.org, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in the industry. |