We are pleased to welcome Visa as our main sponsor for Conference 2010.

Visa Europe is the leading European payment system, owned and governed by its 4,600 European member banks. As a dedicated European payment system it is able to respond quickly to the specific market needs of European banks and their customers - cardholders and retailers - and to meet the European Commission's objective to create a true internal market for payments. In Europe, there are over 380 million Visa debit, credit and commercial cards. In the 12 months ending June 2009 those cards were used to make purchases and cash withdrawals to the value of over €1.3 trillion. 11.2% of consumer spending at point of sale in Europe is with a Visa card.   Visa Europe offers a range of business products that enable small businesses and sole traders to make payments easily and helps them to operate more efficiently. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance and is welcomed by more than 27 million suppliers worldwide.

It also gives us pleasure to welcome back Towergate and Dell as our main supporters.