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.
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| Founded | 1972  |
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| Founded | 1972 |
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The initial association was California-based WesPay (formerly CACHA), established in 1972.[1]
List of Payments Associations[2] edit
Each Payments Association follows loose territorial guidelines.
| Payments Association | Logo | Date Founded | Headquarters | Territory | Mergers |
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| ePayResources | 
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Dallas, TX | Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia | EastPay, SWACHA[3] | |
| EPCOR | 
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Kansas City, MO | Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia | ||
| Macha - Everything Payments - Everywhere | 
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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 edit
- ^ a b "WesPay History". www.wespay.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Payments Associations | centerforpayments". www.centerforpayments.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ "About ePayResources". www.epayresources.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Our Mission". www.macha.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "FAQ: Updates & Answers to Questions Regarding MACHA & WACHA's Merger". www.macha.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "SHAZAM Network EFT Provider: Debit and Credit Payment Processing". www.shazam.net. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ {Louisiana-Alabama-Mississippi Automated Clearing House Association Articles of Incorporation}
- ^ "About TCH Payments Authority | The Clearing House". www.theclearinghouse.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "UMACHA | About UMACHA". umacha.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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