Instant Payments Council
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Our members are stakeholders that care about the Payments ecosystem and its long-term viability. Member companies’ includes banks, payment providers, regulatory bodies, retailers, industry associations and so many more. The full membership list is accessible to members only.
- Organizations are invited to get in touch with us via our online membership form. Afterwards, IPC will get in touch with you.
- Please note that IPC carefully vets all of its members, and that membership invitations are made at the sole discretion of the IPC.
- Particular focus on measure supporting instant payments innovation and accessibility
- Advocated for members and our industry against unjust business and trade practices, as well as combating misleading information and advertising detrimental to the principles of instant payments
- Providing consumers with transparent information about their options in instant payments and advocating the benefits of choosing the best solutions for their organizations
- Delivering timely and crucial updates to our members on developments impacting their businesses, encompassing legal proceedings, technological shifts, environmental considerations, and legislative changes in the realm of instant payments.
- Supporting our affiliated associations abroad.
- Our membership is drawn primarily from businesses in the Europe. However, we will have members from the United States, APAC and MENA as well.
- We foster collaborations and synchronize initiatives with like-minded organizations worldwide, spanning Europe, United States. The sphere of instant payments is a global landscape, demanding a unified global presence to advocate for the industry effectively.
- Tangible benefits include free information disseminated directly to all members via our email newsletter and on our website. Members receive exclusive invitation to any IPC meeting and access to the growing “members-only” section of our website, which offers downloadable materials for members such as IPC insights, marketing pieces, newsletter templates, reprints of articles and more.
- Intangible Benefits include being part of the only global association for our payments industry with a mission to promote and protect the industry as well as educate its members. As a global association with members all over the world, individuals listen when we bring legitimate problems solutions to their attention issues.
- As a business owner, you need to run your business. As a global association, we need to ensure unfair practices don’t stand in your way.
- Other benefits include a venue for networking with fellow members. Members often find answers, and even new business, when working with other members.
- Volunteers are the strength of this organization and leadership starts with you. Contact the us about opportunities on the Board of Directors.
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