We've been keeping you in the know about all the upcoming changes to payments technology on this blog. And now we're taking that knowledge on the road. We're excited to announce that we've partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to host a series of educational talks about all the new, more secure payment technologies. Specifically, we'll be focusing on authenticated payments like NFC (think: Apple Pay, Android Pay, etc) and EMV.

Tomorrow, we're kicking things off in Miami with an event featuring Square CEO Jack Dorsey and SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. They're hosting a discussion about why all of these changes are so crucial for small businesses. The event is sold out, but you can still tune in live via our Periscope stream.