March 6, 2002
HERNDON, Va. -- The Electronic Funds Transfer Association, a trade association for the electronic payments and commerce industry announced the new officers for its EBT Industry Council,the nation's oldest trade group dedicated to the business and policy issues of Electronic Benefits Transfer.
EBT, or electronic benefits transfer, is the use of bankcard technology to deliver government payments or benefits.
The new officers for 2001 are: Chairman, Bob Bucceri, president of Chaddsford Planning Associates; First Vice Chairman and Chairman Elect, John Pfeuffer, vice president of Citicorp Services, Inc.; Second Vice Chairman, Jane Rice, senior product manager of Vital Processing Services; and Secretary,Louise Meyer, senior account representative at VeriFone, Inc.
There are challenges facing the EBT industry "that are not new to electronic funds transfer, but are new to our segment," Bucceri said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues to meet those challenges."