PaymentsFirst is members first!
We empower your team with payments expertise so you can offer the best experience to your customers and members.
PaymentsFirst is a trusted resource for financial institutions and others navigating the fast-paced world of electronic payments. We equip our members with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive as payment technology, regulations, and standards evolve.
Join our 1,200+ members from the Pacific to the East Coast, and you will gain:
- Expert guidance through frustrating challenges as well as answers to your quick questions
- Information you need to stay ahead on ACH, instant payments, cards, check, wire, emerging payments, compliance, fraud, operations, and technology
- Exclusive access to quick reference cards, sample forms and agreements, regulatory guidance, and links to other helpful resources
- Timely alerts and actionable insights on industry changes
- Plus all the benefits listed below
Banks, credit unions, and companies have trusted PaymentsFirst with their payments training and compliance services for over 50 years. Your success is our top priority.
What our members have to say:
""[PaymentsFirst] trainers are great! They are subject matter experts that can translate the very complicated rules into plain language."
"We reached out several times for support over the
years and have always received excellent advice."
"Everyone is very helpful when I call in with a question."
Explore the full list of member benefits waiting for you:
You belong with us!
PaymentsFirst has been supporting payments professionals for over 50 years.
Over 1,200 member organizations.
Over 10,900 individuals.
Banks, credit unions, fintechs, CPA firms, software vendors, payment processors, and other businesses.
From islands in the Pacific to the East Coast.
Your journey to the top starts here.
While members can contact us with questions at any time, we are here to make you into the payments experts. Our members, from entry-level to executives, are encouraged to follow our Roadmap to Success. As a member, you get the education you need to advance your career at a 50% discount or more with an Educational Package Plan.
Need Member Access to PaymentsFirst
If you are already a member of PaymentsFirst but need access to the Information Hub or PaymentsFirst Website. Please click on the Need Member Access button and a Team member will get you added to database.