Payments Associations

Payments Associations are independently-run, American not-for-profit trade associations that provide electronic payments-related education and operational support to payments professionals. Each association is a direct member of Nacha and is certified to provide continuing education in payments, particularly in Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions. Payments Association membership allows payments professionals to earn the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and the Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) designations.

Payments Associations
Founded1972 Edit this on Wikidata
Payments Associations
Founded1972 Edit this on Wikidata

The initial association was California-based WesPay (formerly CACHA), established in 1972.[1]

List of Payments Associations[2]

Each Payments Association follows loose territorial guidelines.

Payments Association Logo Date Founded Headquarters Territory Mergers
ePayResources Dallas, TX Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia EastPay, SWACHA[3]
EPCOR Kansas City, MO Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Macha - Everything Payments - Everywhere 1975[4] Hanover, MD and Germantown, WI Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin WACHA - Wisconsin Automated Clearinghouse Association[5]
NEACH Burlington, MA Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
PaymentsFirst Atlanta, GA Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee ALACHA, GACHA, SOCACHA, TACHA
SHAZAM, Inc. 1976[6] Johnston, IA Iowa
Southern Financial Exchange May 19, 1976[7] New Orleans, LA Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee LAMACHA, MSACHA
The Clearing House Payments Authority[8] New York, NY Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands The Clearing House, The Payments Authority
UMACHA 1974[9] Brooklyn Park, MN Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
WesPay 1972[1] San Francisco, CA Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

References
  1. "WesPay History". www.wespay.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  2. "Payments Associations | centerforpayments". www.centerforpayments.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "About ePayResources". www.epayresources.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  4. "Our Mission". www.macha.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  5. "FAQ: Updates & Answers to Questions Regarding MACHA & WACHA's Merger". www.macha.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  6. "SHAZAM Network EFT Provider: Debit and Credit Payment Processing". www.shazam.net. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  7. {Louisiana-Alabama-Mississippi Automated Clearing House Association Articles of Incorporation}
  8. "About TCH Payments Authority | The Clearing House". www.theclearinghouse.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  9. "UMACHA | About UMACHA". umacha.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.


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