The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) today announces the launch of its new COVID-19 Task Force. This new group will be comprised of ATPC member company Chief Risk Officers, COVID-19 team leads, and Business Continuity Managers, to take a deeper dive into their concerns. The Task Force is being led by Carolyn Homberger, EVP &..Read More

The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) hosted the Transaction Alley Cyber Forum today at Coda Tech Square in Midtown. The 2020 Cyber Forum event was designed to further education and public/private collaboration, and to be a catalyst for creating “working” groups that operate throughout the year to achieve cyber resiliency goals. The Cyber Forum was..Read More

At the end of 2019, the Board of Directors took major steps to expanding the ATPC’s membership to include the network brands and financial institutions. The payments ecosystem has changed drastically in 2018 and 2019 and the Board felt that it was time for the ATPC to adapt to include this expanding industry.

The ATPC launched its new leadership development program, “Future Leaders”, at its Q4 2019 Board Meeting. Future Leaders identifies and educates rising professionals primed to lead the Payments Processing industry across technological, institutional, business development and workforce portfolios. This year-long program is comprised of multiple networking and educational activities to enhance future success of ATPC..Read More

(Pictured left to right: Tom Worrall, Partner, Whitmer & Worrall; Philip Hammond, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer; West Richards, Executive Director, ATPC) The ATPC inspired the creation of the P20 payments conference over three years ago and in keeping with its support of the P20 organization’s mission, ATPC took a strong delegation to London for this year’s edition. The..Read More

ATPC Chairman Bruce Lowthers and Executive Director H. West Richards met with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Services – Tyler Williams and his team at the U.S. Dept. of Treasury in September 2019 for a deep dive discussion on ‘Faster Payments’.  Topics included projected consumer adoption, technology advancements and associated fraud dynamics each of which..Read More

The ATPC held its 5th annual Capitol Hill fly-in this year as the Coalition celebrates its 5th Anniversary and supports its “ATPC First” Initiative. The annual member Capitol Hill fly-in featured an ATPC record number of meetings on Wednesday, June 12th. Active participation by members and prospective members allowed the team to cover both the..Read More

In April 2019, the ATPC team traveled to Tallahassee, Fla. as the first step in its state advocacy expansion vision. Led by the Metz, Husband & Daughton team (Jim Daughton) and alongside leadership from ATPC’s newest Presenting Member, ACI Worldwide, (David Baxter and John Braswell), West Richards, John Wilson and Jay Morgan from the ATPC focused on the introductory nature of the meetings themselves;..Read More

Attorney General Chris Carr was a special guest at the ATPC Q3 2018 Board of Directors Meeting on September 14. Carr was running for re-election this year, but took time to meet with the ATPC Board to discuss several Georgia initiatives, including the FinTech Sandbox and cyber security. The Attorney General is a strong champion..Read More

In 2018, Georgia fintech companies and community partners teamed up to launch an industry event call FinTech South 2018. FinTech South 2018 is a global exchange of insights, innovation, and trends fueling tomorrow’s  financial tech industry. Attracting international companies and speakers, FinTech South is an opportunity to engage with 400 FinTech companies employing more than..Read More

Holland & Knight, LLP hosted an ATPC meet-and-greet at their midtown offices on Monday, February 26. This was a great opportunity for ATPC supporters, friends, board, sponsors, and potential sponsors to meet Ross Allen, Director of North America – U.K. Department for International Trade, a supporter of the ATPC’s P20 initiative.

In 2017, the ATPC launched the P20 as a partnership between Atlanta and London to unite their payments ecosystems. The 20 largest payments companies in the world came together to discuss the major problems facing the growing payments industry. These issues included cybersecurity, payments fraud, and financial inclusion. The first conference was held in London..Read More

As part of the ATPC’s on-going cyber efforts, the Coalition conducted a meeting with the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 25, 2017.

In 2015 and 2016, the ATPC executed a comprehensive engagement strategy that included a series of meetings to better understand the structure, threats and responses associated with cyber-attacks on the payments industry. Meetings included leaders from the U.S. Senate Homeland Security staffers and their peers in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Federal Reserve Bank of..Read More

ATPC leadership was invited by the Chairman of the Georgia Senate Banking Committee, Senator William Lignon (R-Brunswick), to give an update on the industry to the other members of the Senate Banking Committee. They presented to the Committee on the scope and presence of the payments industry in Georgia, what Washington, D.C. is doing to..Read More

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) announced today a legislative effort to recognize the critical role the payments industry, headquartered in Atlanta, plays in the current and future well-being of America and the world’s economy during discussions at an Atlanta Trend and American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) luncheon. Sen. Isakson and senate colleagues – Thomas Carper (D-DE),..Read More

The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) observed its second anniversary with a reception hosted recently by Holland & Knight in Atlanta. The coalition represents companies in the payment processing and financial technology industry, most of which are based in metro Atlanta’s “Transaction Alley.” The ATPC works to advance government policy and economic and workforce development..Read More

A special presentation took place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta following the Q1 2016 ATPC Board of Directors meeting and PeachPay program on February 10th. ATPC Board of Directors Chairman Tony Catalfano received a proclamation from Governor Deal and the state of Georgia, presented by ATPC’s state government relations consultant, Jay Morgan, on..Read More

The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to the regulator’s proposed new rules for prepaid accounts. “While we applaud the CFPB’s intentions to protect consumers, we are highly concerned that the proposed regulation will actually have the reverse effect by cutting off consumer access and..Read More

In September 2015, the ATPC worked with the Technological Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to create an Atlanta FinTech Task Force to support, maintain, and grow the FinTech Industry in Atlanta. As the FinTech industry developed and grew in Atlanta, this task force spun off and became an independent,..Read More

ATPC representatives traveled to Brazil in June as part of a trade mission driven by Governor  Nathan Deal and the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The Governor’s weeklong trade mission included visits to Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other surrounding areas. The governor extended invitations to ATPC Executive Director H. West Richards, Jay Morgan..Read More

After much encouragement from the ATPC and industry, the ATPC applauded the passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA – S. 754) by the Senate, and its inclusion in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which passed both chambers of Congress and was signed by President Barack Obama. The included language authorizes companies to..Read More

In March 2015, H. West Richards, Steve Karp of Worldpay, and Greg Boardman of Ingenico North American presented to a full room of state legislators, largely comprised of members of the House Banks & Banking Committee. The lunch-­‐and-­‐learn session was designed to educate the decision makers on the magnitude of the payments industry in their..Read More

The ATPC has been discussing payment processing with leaders of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta for months, and there is significant interest in building the relationship in 2015. The initial conversations culminated on Tuesday December 9, 2014 when ATPC Secretary Robert Green and Marie Gooding, First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the..Read More

Representatives of the ATPC participated in the Global Financial Summit at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on October 9, 2014. The Financial Services Roundtable, the 100-year-old leading advocacy organization for America’s financial services industry, hosted the prestigious event that featured and attracted a wide-array of financial services executives. Though a number..Read More

The ATPC hosted a town hall meeting to help educate 400-plus industry employees, chamber of commerce executives, university leadership and elected officials from Congress, the Georgia General Assembly and local governments across metro Atlanta, about Transaction Alley. The program, sponsored by InComm, featured an impressive collection of speakers, including: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; Congressman Tom..Read More