The Payments Association
For payments institutions, big & small. We help our members navigate a complex regulatory environment and facilitate profitable business partnerships.
Our purpose is to empower the most influential community in payments, where the connections, collaboration and learning shape an industry that works for all.
Why join The Payments Association?
- Membership of The Payments Association guarantees you up to 25 introductions a year – We believe in the personal touch. Through 1-to-1 introductions at our networking events, electronic intros sent from our Director General and the online community member platform we actively connect you with senior executives from organisations across the entire payments ecosystem where we believe there is potential for you to build future, profitable business partnerships.
- We will help you navigate the complex regulatory environment – As a member of The Payments Association you get direct access to the regulators. Join a workshop with the FCA or Bank of England and get your voice heard by collaborating on one of our consultation responses.
- Get access to exclusive market insights and industry benchmarks – As a member of The Payments Association you gain access to our exclusive research, whitepapers and interviews with the most influential players in the payments space, allowing you to draw from their experiences and apply their learnings to your own business.
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“What others consider impossible, just takes passionate teamwork from The Payments Association"
Monica Eaton Cardone, CEO of Chargebacks911
and Advisory Board Member at The Payments Association
Our projects
The Payments Association’s 5 projects drive industry change to shape the future of the payments landscape. Our projects bring together more than 80 high level volunteers from across the payments industry who represent the collective view of The Payments Association members at industry-critical moments.
Our events
2nd Annual Payment Systems Regulation and Innovation Summit
- October 19, 2021 8:30 am - 5:45 pm
- Online
How can Open Banking pave the way to Open Finance?
- October 21, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Financial Crime 360
- November 9, 2021 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Royal Lancaster London
Payments 101
- November 30, 2021 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Our latest Insights
VRP Part 2: Where are we on this revolutionary open banking payments journey?
This month's insightful podcast is supported by Payments Association Project Knowledge Partner, Discover Global Network. Our expert speakers discussed some key and challenging questions on open banking - what are variable recurring payments? Where does it sit within open banking and what has been mandated by the CMA? Tune in to find out more!
- September 30, 2021
How has payments technology supported financial inclusion during the pandemic?
This month’s podcast, moderated by Project Inclusion Lead Josh Berle, explores how digital and financial exclusion remain entrenched in today’s society and have been how they have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the cutting out of cash, and a lack of access to technology. The panel then moves on to what the FinTech industry is doing to tackle these issues, before touching on what financially inclusive payments could look like over the next 5 years.
- August 6, 2021
A Payments Regulation Road Map - Payments Association in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland
This paper will keep you on track with the evolving landscape of payments regulation. The Payments Regulatory Roadmap is designed to give an overview of the areas of payments regulation that our members should be anticipating in the next two years and to know the next steps and action required. And to help you prioritise what is of critical importance and what is less impactful.
- August 2, 2021
Mastering the key drivers and challenges to international growth and expansion
As part of our projects initiative, we have partnered with Project International Trade and Payments Association Benefactor Global Processing Services (GPS) to discuss the challenges, learnings, experiences & opportunities for navigating the landscape of growing your business across multiple regions or territories.
- July 22, 2021