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EBT Industry Council
The EBT Industry Council (EBTIC) is and EFTA working group and is the longest-standing group in the U.S. dedicated to the business and policy issues of government payment systems and technology. Its mission is to promote policy and business practices favorable to expansion of government-driven electronic payment systems. Its members include financial institutions, government agencies, EBT processors, ATM networks, equipment manufacturers and technology companies.
The accomplishments of EBTIC are many and include:
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Helping Congress draft an exemption for EBT programs from Regulation E of the EFT Act, without which EBT could not have functioned
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Launching "EBT:The Next Generation"--the only national conference devoted exclusively to EBT technology and applications, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2007
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Guiding the Federal EBT Task Force that created the vision of a national EBT network
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Assisting federal agencies in the development of universally recognized standards that today allow commercial networks to process EBT transactions
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Promoting the use of EBT technology for subsidized childcare payments and time-and-attendance functions
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Producing a nationwide survey and white paper on the use of debit cards to deliver government payments.
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