Member Working Group to Tackle Industry Regulatory and Policy Response 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 [...]
As the Executive Director of the American Transaction Processors Coalition I would like to offer some praise for the overall payments industry at large including processors, network brands, banks and others during this time of unprecedented crisis. The international payments industry, centered primarily in the United States, continues to ensure that commerce continues in our [...]
Press Release For Immediate Distribution Contact: Michael P. Mills 404.680-0176 or michael@atpcoalition.com American Transaction Processors Coalition Hosts 2020 Transaction Alley Cyber Forum Leaders Met in Atlanta (Home to World’s Largest Concentration of Payment Processors) to Drive Cybersecurity Resiliency for Critical Infrastructure Supporting the U.S. Payments Grid February 20, 2020 (ATLANTA) – The American Transaction Processors [...]
Eighteen various federal government agencies regulate America’s payments processing industry at any given time, and a broad array of Congressional committees hold numerous industry hearings each year. Each of these regulatory agency and committee discussions have the potential to impact payments processing companies and their clients and customers, requiring close monitoring and engagement. That is [...]
ATLANTA (January 21, 2020) – The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) today, announces the launch of the Payments Processing industry’s first young professionals program. The ATPC is a government relations and economic development organization supporting payments processing industry visibility and growth, which is why the “Future Leaders” program expands industry knowledge, creates onramps to government [...]
The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) is proud to announce that it has elected a new Board of Directors Chairman, Royal Cole. Royal is currently Executive Vice President and Head of the North American region for Worldpay under FIS and brings with him more than 30-years of payments industry experience. The very recent consolidation of Worldpay [...]
The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) took a moment out of the December board meeting to recognize Bruce Lowthers (President, Banking Solutions at FIS Global) for his incredible leadership and effort as board of directors chair the past two years. The celebration included a proclamation from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. And the staff signed and [...]
The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC), the leading payments-processing advocacy organization in the United States, commends the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Infrastructure (CISA) on its inclusion of “payment, clearing, and settlement services” in the National Critical Functions Set released April 2019. As part of its ongoing education efforts within federal agencies, [...]
H. West Richards, Executive Director of the American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC), today issued the following statement upon completion of the latest Transaction Alley Cyber Forum meeting on March 12 in Atlanta, to continue development of the Transaction Alley Cyber Resiliency Plan: We greatly appreciate the contributions of our public and private sector partners who [...]
The ATPC’s international platform, P20, had a successful inaugural conference in October 2017 and is now in full preparation for its first conference on U.S. soil, in Atlanta October 8-10, 2018. H. West Richards and Eileen Nebhut – SVP of Development, US, for P20 – were invited to present to the Georgia House Economic Development [...]