American Transaction Processors Coalition

What American Transaction Processors Coalition does

The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) is a private trade association serving the payments processing industry, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization provided federal and state policy advocacy, industry education, and member engagement services to payments industry companies, including transaction processors, financial technology providers, and related service operators. ATPC's core mission focused on representing industry interests in regulatory matters, including active opposition to state-level interchange fee regulations in Illinois, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Colorado, and the organization maintained a FinTech Academy curriculum partnership with the University System of Georgia to support payments industry workforce education.

ATPC's business model was structured as a membership-based trade association, generating revenue through recurring membership dues from payments industry companies in exchange for advocacy, education, and member engagement services. The organization operated with a small staff led by Executive Director Jay Morgan and engaged members through industry conferences, publications, and direct outreach rather than commercial marketing channels. ATPC served a horizontal segment of payments industry companies, addressing pain points around regulatory navigation and fragmented industry representation in federal and state policy debates.

In March 2026, ATPC was acquired by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), another major payments industry trade group, consolidating industry leadership and folding ATPC's operations into ETA. Following the acquisition, Executive Director Jay Morgan transitioned to an advisory role at ETA, and the combined entity represents over 500 member companies that collectively process approximately $57 trillion annually in global purchases and peer-to-peer payments. ATPC no longer operates as an independent entity.

Name

American Transaction Processors Coalition

Legal name

American Transaction Processors Coalition

Website

https://atpcoalition.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American Transaction Processors Coalition was a private payments industry trade association, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, that provided federal and state policy advocacy, industry education, and member engagement services to payments processing companies before being acquired by the Electronic Transactions Association in March 2026.

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Keywords

• Payments trade association
• Industry advocacy services
• Payment policy advocacy
• Fintech education programs
• Regulatory affairs support

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Trade Association Membership Dues: ATPC generated revenue through membership dues from payments industry companies, providing advocacy, education, and member engagement services in return.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

ATPC is a trade association serving the payments processing industry, providing public policy advocacy at the federal and state level and payments-industry education to its members. It operated membership-based engagement programs and maintained an educational partnership with the University System of Georgia through a FinTech Academy curriculum. The organization was acquired by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) in March 2026 and is no longer operating as an independent entity.

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Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Association Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Combined organization represents over 500 member companies and processes approximately $57 trillion annually in global payments

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Electronic Transactions Association (ETA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) acquired the American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC), merging two major payments industry trade groups. The acquisition strengthened ETA's advocacy, education, and member engagement capabilities. ATPC's Executive Director Jay Morgan joined ETA as an advisor as part of the transition.
• University System of GeorgiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerATPC established a FinTech Academy curriculum partnership with the University System of Georgia, providing education and training for payments industry professionals. This partnership was part of ATPC's industry education initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Electronic Transactions Association (ETA): The dominant US payments industry trade association and ATPC's acquirer. ETA and ATPC were the two principal payments-processing trade bodies prior to consolidation, sharing overlapping membership, advocacy missions, and education programs.

Broad incumbents

• Bank Policy Institute (BPI): Advocacy and policy organization for major US banks. Comparable to ATPC in representing financial services industry interests before federal regulators, though broader in scope beyond payments.
• PCI Security Standards Council: Sets payment card industry data security standards. Comparable to ATPC as a payments-industry standards and policy organization that convenes processors, merchants, and vendors around shared compliance frameworks.
• The Clearing House Association: Owned by major commercial banks and operates payments systems (CHIPS, RTP). Comparable as a payments-industry institutional body engaged in advocacy, standards, and infrastructure — overlapping with ATPC's policy and industry-representation mandate.
• NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association: Governs the ACH network and serves as a payments industry trade association. Comparable to ATPC as a payments-focused membership body, though NACHA also operates the ACH rule framework, giving it a hybrid regulator/advocate role.

Regional players

• Payments Canada: Canadian payments industry organization operating national clearing and settlement systems. Comparable to ATPC as a payments-industry trade body, but operating in a different geography with combined operator/advocate functions.
• UK Finance: UK trade association for the financial services sector including payments. Comparable to ATPC as a payments-industry membership body focused on advocacy, policy, and industry education, though serving a different geography.
• Consumer Bankers Association (CBA): US trade association for retail banking, including payments and card businesses. Comparable as a payments-adjacent advocacy organization with similar member-driven policy and education programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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