Merchant Community Membership

Unlock a community that gets you a seat at the table to shape the payments industry

The Payments Associations Merchant Community is a growing network representing the largest merchants in the UK and beyond.

From retail to travel to entertainment and more, payment professionals within our merchant community receive a mix of learning, networking, and industry-shaping opportunities.

Expand your knowledge with market-leading intelligence

Market trends reports

Stay ahead of industry-shifts with in-depth analysis and forecasting of emerging payment trends, technological advancements, and competitive market dynamics shaping the future of payments.

Industry and regulatory guidance

Navigating the complex world of payments regulation with clear, expert-driven analysis of compliance requirements, policy updates, and legislative changes impacting the industry.

Consumer behaviour and sentiments analysis

Gain valuable insights into customer payment preferences, habits, and expectations, helping you tailor strategies to evolving consumer needs.

Access merchant-tailored networking opportunities

Merchant Working Group

Merchant Transact 360

Closed-door merchant events

Join this forum which represents merchant needs, promotes innovation, and encourages the development of fair and future-proofed payments infrastructure, standards, and policies that benefit both merchants and the wider industry.

Merchant Transact 360 is the ultimate payments event for the merchant community, co-located with PAY360. It is set to unite 400 merchants and payments professionals to shape future-proof, merchant-centric payment implementations and strategies.

From online roundtables tackling merchant-facing challenges, to in-person networking and learning sessions curated specifically for merchants and 100% non-commercial, we host closed-door events designed to help merchants enhance their careers.

Gain policy influence

Stakeholder Engagement Sessoins

Get face time with regulators, policy makers and key industry stakeholders to have your voice heard and influence industry policies that directly impact your business.

Consultation response contribution

Influence change in collaboration with your peers by by contributing to industry guidance and initiatives.

Working Groups

Participate in our 8 working groups which unite experts from every corner of the payments ecosystem. Driven by a shared mission to spark transformation, they collaborate to shape the future of payments and deliver meaningful improvements for the association's members

Our Merchant Community Members

Download our merchant membership brochure to view the full package

To qualify for merchant membership :

Any large merchant (not just retail or hospitality) selling products and services in the UK market, through any face-to-face or digital sales channel
Annual turnover in excess of £10 million
Representative to have responsibility for Strategy, Finance, Product, Supplier selection, Programme management, IT, Fraud prevention, Operations or Compliance