Membership

With member companies worldwide, ETA offers you the opportunity to connect with thousands of payments professionals when you join. ETA is the only membership community serving the payments ecosystem. Become part of a worldwide network of ETA members – join today and gain access to our industry thought leaders, learn the latest industry trends through events, take advantage of professional development opportunities, and benefit from our targeted advocacy efforts. Collaborate with fellow ETA member organizations facing similar business challenges and take advantage of opportunities to build important relationships with your future partners and customers.

Questions? How can we help? ETA membership is customized to address issues, challenges, and connections that you need to succeed in payments today. Contact us today to learn more.

ETA OFFICE OF MEMBERSHIP

Accelerate Your Business

Discover where payments professionals from every corner of the industry – Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), security and encryption, payment networks, mobile transaction technologies, software vendors, hardware manufacturers, and more – converge. Build lasting business partnerships when you make important connections at ETA events. Thousands of top payment industry executives attend ETA’s signature events every year.

Expand Your Knowledge

Increase your skills, build core competencies, and gain timely insights into the changes impacting the electronic payments industry. With ETA, you have exclusive access to multiple professional development programs, including the ETA Certified Payments Professional (ETA CPP) program, ETA University, Corporate In-House Training, and webinars.

Amplify Your Voice

Benefit from ETA’s advocacy efforts to represent the industry before federal and state lawmakers and regulators. ETA advances policies to help you do business and defeat policies that hinder your business.

ETA serves you by serving as the industry leader with a range of global organizations including think tanks, standards organizations, and payments-focused groups (PCI, EMV Co, EMV Forum).

GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS,
GOOD FOR THE INDUSTRY

ETA gives you the opportunity to connect with thousands of payments professionals when you join ETA – the only membership community serving the payments ecosystem. Become part of a far-reaching network of members, gain access to the industry’s thought leaders, and learn the latest industry trends through networking events, professional development opportunities, and targeted advocacy efforts. Collaborate with organizations facing similar business challenges, and take advantage of opportunities to build important relationships with future partners, clients, and customers.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ETA

Nominate a Payments Star Today!

Deadline: January 10

Know a payments genius? It's time to shine a spotlight on them! The TRANSACT 2025 awards are looking for the most ingenious and amazing professionals in our industry. From young rising stars to selfless volunteers, we want to celebrate them all. Nominations in all categories are open.

TRANSACT

April 2-4 • Mandalay Bay

SAVE 20% WHEN YOU REGISTER NOW
Connect with key decision-makers and accelerate your business growth at TRANSACT, the premier industry gathering.

ETA Certified Payments Professionals

Deadline: February 1

Unlock new career opportunities with the ETA Certified Payments Professional (ETA CPP) certification. Join the ranks of distinguished payments professionals, elevate your career, enhance your credibility, and accelerate your professional growth. Access our helpful prep resources and apply today.

NEW! ETA Payments Compliance 101 & 201

Interactive On-Demand Courses

Payments Compliance Decoded: Understand the critical laws that form the backbone of payments compliance. Learn about the agencies and regulatory bodies that govern them. Tailored specifically for the payments industry, this course is essential learning for everyone in payments.