Media Resources
Media Contact
Megan Shamas
Vice President, CSCIP
Montner Tech PR
[email protected]
(203)226-9290
Recent Press Releases
- Secure Technology Alliance Highlights Security and Identity-focused Council Accomplishments in 2018 (2/15/2019)
- Secure Technology Alliance Highlights Payments, Transportation and Mobile Councils Accomplishments in 2018 (2/15/2019)
- Thought Leaders at Secure Technology Alliance’s 12th Annual Payments Summit to Take Deep Dive into Contactless, Transit, e-Commerce Payments Trends (1/29/2019)
- Secure Technology Alliance Provides Implementation Guidance, Discusses Opportunities and Challenges for Multimodal Payments Convergence in Transit (1/17/2019)
- Secure Technology Alliance 2019 Payments Summit to Cover Current and Next Generation Payments Trends (12/18/2018)
Market and Industry Resources
The Secure Technology Alliance addresses a broad number of industries and markets, including payments, government, healthcare, mobile, transit, and Internet of Things (IoT). Media looking for resources on these topics can visit the following links, or reach out to the media contact to be connected with the Alliance’s spokesperson and executive director, Randy Vanderhoof, for expert commentary.
- Secure Technology Alliance FAQ
- Contactless Payments Resources
- EMV Connection
- Government ID Resources
- Healthcare ID Resources
- NFC Resources
- Transit Open Payments Resources
- IoT Security Connection
Spokesperson Bio
Randy Vanderhoof is the executive director of the Secure Technology Alliance, a not-for-profit, multi-industry association, working to stimulate the understanding, adoption and widespread application of secure solutions, including smart cards, embedded chip technology, and related hardware and software.
The Alliance organization provides a forum for industry stakeholders to collaborate and educate others on the appropriate uses of secure technologies to enable privacy and data protection.
In addition to his leadership role with the Secure Technology Alliance, he is also the Director of the U.S. Payments Forum, an independent, cross-industry organization established to support the alignment of global payment networks, regional payment networks, issuers, processors, merchants, and industry suppliers to promote the efficient, timely, and effective introduction of EMV chip technology and other new and emerging payments technologies in the U.S. that protect the security of, and enhance opportunities for payment transactions within the U.S..
Prior to joining the Smart Card Alliance, he spent a majority of his professional career in management positions with a number of global organizations involving smart card identity and payments technology including IBM Global Smart Card Solutions, First Access, Inc., and Schlumberger (now Gemalto).
Randy is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA with a BS in Management Marketing. He received his MBA from Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ.
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