SUMMARY

France-Atlanta is an annual event series co-organized by the Consulate General of France and The Georgia Institute of Technology. This webinar was about How alternative payment methods have impacted our financial dealings, and was a part of 2021 edition. Georgia is the epicenter of FinTech, with 70% of all U.S. transactions handled by payment processing firms located in Georgia. The state’s “Transaction Alley” is comprised of 170+ FinTech companies, which generate annual revenue of over $72 billion. Metro Atlanta’s FinTech sector, which now rivals that of London, New York and Zurich, is home to global giants like NCR, Worldpay, Equifax, Firsev, First Data and Global Payments, as well as Atlanta’s industry disruptors like Kabbage, BitPay, Paymetric, GreenSky, ControlScan, GroundFloor and Cardlytics. To learn more about Atlanta’s FinTech ecosystem, please consult the 2021 report “Fintech : The Unique Atlanta Landscape,” prepared by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States.