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Hangin’ in Haight-

Ashbury

Instead of going the traditional hotel route, Instabill CEO Jason Field, Senior Copywriter Chris O’Donnell and Administrative Assistant Sally Punch opted to purchase an Airbnb residence…and they could not have chosen a better district in the City By the Bay.

Hangin’ in Haight-

Ashbury

The view outside our Airbnb condo on the corner of Waller and Masonic streets, just a block away from Haight-Ashbury, four blocks from Golden Gate Park and a 15-minute cab ride to the Moscone Center, site of Transact 15. For those who have never gone the Airbnb route, we highly recommend it, especially in a “walking” city like San Francisco.

Before…

The first order of business upon arriving to the Moscone Center was to dress up Stand No. 700. Furniture was bought at a nearby Target, carpet was quickly installed and banners were displayed while business cards and chachkis – mobile phone pockets, which proved very popular – were laid out.

…and After

We clean up nice if we don’t mind saying. The Instabill stand attracted more than 60 visitors during the 2.5 days of open hours.

Outside the Moscone Center…

Instabill CEO Jason Field (right) and Assistant Sally Punch supporting the Earth’s rain forests in Yerba Buena Gardens, across the street from the Moscone Center.

Calm Before the Storm

Instabill CEO Jason Field and Administrative Assistant Sally Punch rarely had any downtime – a good thing when exhibiting at a trade show.

High Risk: What it is and How to handle

it:

Among the first seminars on Tuesday was High Risk: What it is, How to Handle it and What it Really Means. From left is Jacob Bennett of the National Merchants Association (NMA), Roman Cataldo of Point Break Payments, Bill Sutton of First Card Merchant Services and Heather Peterson (moderator) of the NMA.

Meanwhile…

During the seminars, Instabill CEO Jason Field entertains two of many prospective partners at the Instabill stand.

U.S. Treasury Leadership

and the Payments Industry

Melissa Koide (far right), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Consumer Policy for the U.S. Treasury Department, discusses prepaid, mobile and crypto transactions in one of the final sessions on Tuesday.

Meet one of our

Neighbors

All of the exhibitors at Transact 15 had ways of drawing traffic to their stands. Here, one of our neighbors was one of the more original – showing off the DeLorean from Back to the Future, still popular 30 years later…the film, that is.

International Underwriting

How much is Enough: The Ever-changing needs in International Underwriting: We found this seminar among the better ones at Transact 15. Allison Guidette (standing) and Matt Ward-Steinman of G2 Web Services were outstanding speakers who expertly engaged those in attendance.

A Maze of PSPs, ISOs and Agents

A view of the many PSPs, agents and ISOs on display at Transact 15, the largest annual payments trade show in the world.

A Busy Stand is a

Happy Stand

Instabill CEO Jason Field discusses possibilities with a prospective partner. The Instabill Partner Program, which specializes in finding payment options for high risk, hard-to-place merchants, has grown exponentially over the last two years.

U.S. Chip Migration

Update

A hot button topic over the last two years, Stephanie Ericksen of Visa lectures on U.S. Chip Migration Update and Best Practices Wednesday at Transact 15. A recent survey reported only 40 percent of U.S. merchants are ready to accommodate EMV chip credit cards.

The CFPB: An Insider’s Point of View

The panel of the seminar, The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB): An Insider’s Point of View. From left, Ted Katata of Wells Fargo, Lisa Henken of Netspend and Allyson Baker of Venable.

This One Needed More

Time

The panel of the seminar, Anti-Money Laundering: Compliance and Government in the Digital Payments Age. It was shame this session was only limited to an hour. From left, Carol Van Cleef of Global Payments, Kathryn Haun of the U.S. Department of Justice, and a prosecutor on the Silk Road case; Kashmir Hill, FBI; and Stephanie Broker of FinCEN.

It was Always Busy…

…and that’s the way we like it. Instabill CEO Jason Field entertains more inquiries at the stand.

Outside Transact

15…

We didn’t get outside much during the day, but the weather in San Francisco during the Conference was its usual pristine. Sunny and 65-70 each day. Pictured is nearby Yerba Buena Gardens.

The Bay Bridge

Instabill representatives stole away Wednesday night for a bit of sightseeing. Pictured left is the Bay Bridge.

On the Other Side of the

Bay…

The photo doesn’t do it justice, but off in the distance is the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, seen from Pier 39 on Fisherman’s Wharf, taken over echoes of about 100 seals parked on the docks for a night’s rest.