Federal Reserve Bank’s Tara Rice to Discuss the Evolving Payment System at WAUSAU’s Customer Conference

MOSINEE, Wis., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — For any financial institution or remittance processor, it is vital to understand the Evolving Payment System and the effect it has on their organization. Equally important is the ability to examine the forces driving change and how such changes can present opportunities for your organization.


WAUSAU Financial Systems is proud to present Tara Rice, Financial Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as the 2008 keynote speaker at the WAUSAU Customer Conference. Rice will discuss key payment trends by examining the innovations, incentives and regulations driving those trends.


“When we present a keynote speaker, it is critical their material and experience exceed attendee expectations and provide our customers with industry knowledge to help them in their business planning. With that said, the Evolving Payment System keynote session will offer attendees a comprehensive understanding of the forces driving change in the payments industry,” said Doug Deardorf, Vice President of Marketing and Channel Sales, WAUSAU Financial Systems.


WAUSAU’s Customer Conference takes place April 14-17 at the Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI.


About Tara Rice


Tara Rice is a financial economist in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Her current research centers around the strategy and performance of financial institutions, with a focus on payment activities. Before joining the research department, Rice was an economist in the Supervision and Regulation Department at the Chicago Fed. She has lectured at Boston College and Johns Hopkins University and is currently an adjunct member at DePaul University. Rice has also worked at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C. She received a Ph.D. in finance from Boston College.


About WAUSAU Financial Systems


WAUSAU is a premier provider of payment and remittance processing solutions, serving businesses of all types to develop strategies that move money faster. With its products, services and consulting, WAUSAU works with customers to speed check processing, electronic presentment, ACH payments, transaction processing, distributed capture and enterprise content management. WAUSAU’s innovative solutions provide results for a wide range of organizations, including financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, retail businesses and governmental agencies. Find more information about WAUSAU at http://www.wausaufs.com/.

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CONTACT: Alex Vagelatos, +1-414-319-5700, alexvagelatos@zizzogroup.com,
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