Washington, March 2, 2016 — The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, today announced the TRANSACT 16 Payments Pitch-Off, a shark tank-style competition that will take place live on the TRANSACT show floor on Wednesday, April 20. Sponsored by Intuit, the competition will award $25,000 to the start-up company demonstrating the best payments innovation. TRANSACT 16, the premier annual event in payments technology, is April 19-21 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Registration is open now at www.transact16.com .