MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - Apr 11, 2011) - Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage North America and a multinational payment processor to more than 155,000 small and midsized businesses (SMBs) and organizations, today announced that Robert Bertke, senior vice president (SVP) of product management, will present education sessions on mobile payments and e-payables at this week's National Association of Purchasing Card Professionals' (NAPCP) 12th Annual Commercial Card and Payment Conference. Sage Payment Solutions will also demonstrate its payment processing services in booth #49 in the event's Exhibit Hall.
Bertke will present "Next Generation of Mobile Payments" on Tuesday, April 12 and "Supplier Friendly Approach to E-Payables" on Wednesday, April 13. He will also lead a roundtable discussion on mobile payments on April 12.
Bertke has been in the commercial payments and business-to-business electronic commerce industry for nearly 15 years. In 1995, he helped Wachovia Bank release its first commercial card products by creating a technology solution for card transaction GL (general ledger) coding and management information reporting. He left Wachovia in 1997 to join the American Express Technical Consulting team, where he was a member of the ANSI X12 committee developing card-specific EDI (electronic data interchange) transactions, and acted as product manager and technical consultant for key e-commerce initiatives.
In 2004, he joined Open Business Exchange (OB10) as a consultant to support the U.K. firms' entry into the U.S. market. Most recently, Bertke served as group vice president at SunTrust Banks, leading the technical implementation group and serving as product manager to bring a strategic technology solution to market.
Being held through April 14 at Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, the Commercial Card and Payment Conference is the NAPCP's major annual event. The NAPCP is a membership-based professional association committed to advancing Commercial Card and payment professionals and industry practices worldwide. The NAPCP is a respected voice in the industry, serving as an impartial resource for members at all experience levels in the public and private sectors. For more information about the Commercial Card and Payment Conference, visit http://www.napcp.org/events/event_details.asp?id=120380.
About Sage Payment Solutions
Sage Payment Solutions has been providing businesses and organizations with electronic payment systems for more than 20 years. The company allows more than 155,000 merchants to accept multiple forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks, Check21, gift and loyalty cards, and automatic recurring payment. Sage Payment Solutions provides a wide range of secure standalone and integrated payment processing solutions, including Sage Exchange, Sage Virtual Terminal, Sage Mobile Payments, and Sage Patient Payments. Based in McLean, Va., Sage Payment Solutions is a division of Sage North America. For more information, call 800-261-0240 or visit www.sagepayments.com. Follow Sage Payment Solutions on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SagePayments and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Payment-Solutions/205407626691.
About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs 4,000 people and supports 3.1 million small and midsized business customers including approximately 80,000 physicians. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 13,400 people and supports 6.3 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the website at www.sagenorthamerica.com. Follow Sage North America on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/SageNorthAmerica, and Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/sagenamerica.
Contact Information:
Press Contact:
Cynthia Sutton
Sage North America
(703) 793-2700 x 3032
cynthia.sutton@sage.com