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Est. 1989 · A 501(c)(3) non-profit · Merchant-led

Payments education by merchants, for merchants.

Since 1989, payments professionals have come together at PaymentsEd to share what works, sort out what doesn’t, and shape where the industry goes next. Independent. Board-run. Non-profit.

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Three days of merchant-led sessions, peer roundtables, and the most candid payments community in North America. July 27–29, 2026.

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Free webinars led by operators across card-not-present, fraud, real-time payments, compliance, and more. Attend live or catch the replay.

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The 2026 Annual Forum

Three days of merchant-led

payments education at the Westin Boston Seaport.

Dates: July 27–29, 2026
Venue: Boston Seaport · Westin
Sessions: 67
CTP credits: Coming soon

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37

Years

501(c)(3)

Status

2026

Annual Forum

Free

Webinars

What PaymentsEd does

A non-profit built around three commitments to the people who run payments.

We exist to raise the level of practice across the industry, not to sell anything. Board-run, merchant-led, and funded by sponsors who share that mission.

01 / Conference

The Annual Forum

An intensive three-day working conference in Boston: merchant roundtables, technical deep-dives, and the peer conversations you can’t get anywhere else. Capped attendance. No sales pitches from the stage.

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02 / Education

Year-round webinars

Monthly live sessions with the people building and operating today’s payments systems: fraud, real-time rails, tokenization, regulation. Free and open to all. Archived for anyone.

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03 / Community

An operator's network

Merchant and advisory boards, a peer Slack, and private roundtables. If you’re responsible for how your organization moves money, these are the people you need to know.

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The 2026 Forum

Where the industry actually meets: three days, one room, zero filler.

Our agenda is built from a blind submission process scored by the program committee. Every session earned its slot.

Built for the people who run payments.

Three full days of mainstage keynotes, six concurrent tracks, and merchant-only roundtables you won’t find at any other conference. Designed for directors, VPs, and the technical leads they bring.

When: July 27–29, 2026 · Mon–Wed
Where: Westin Boston Seaport
Sessions: 67 · across 8 tracks
Speakers: 55 payments pros
CTP credits: Coming soon

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Sample from the agenda

2026 Forum · Boston

09:00

Breaking Down the Cost of Payment Acceptance

Pre-Conference Erika Curtis

09:00

Payment Fundamentals

Pre-Conference Matt Leman · Stephanie Meyers

09:00

Fraud Fundamentals

Pre-Conference Scott Adams

Fraud,
Disputes
&
Chargebacks

09:00

Stablecoins in the Modern Payment Ecosystem

Pre-Conference

Emerging
Tech
&
Infrastructure

10:00

Breaking Down the Cost of Payment Acceptance

Pre-Conference Erika Curtis

67 sessions across 3 days, 8 tracks

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Who's on stage

Speakers who do the actual work.

Heads of payments at major merchants, operators from the networks, fraud leaders from the banks. Curated by the merchant board.

Abigail Dasbach

Abigail Dasbach

Payments Consultant Manager
CMSPI

Adam Hollenberg

Head of Payment Strategy
Discord

Alx Block

Head of Payment and Risk Operations
Automattic

Ami Domadia

Senior Product Manager
Adobe

Optimized Payments, CEO & Founder
Optimized Payments

Anthony Flattery

Senior Payments Analyst
FOX

Global Director of Revenue
VGS

SVP AM & Partnership
dLocal

Chief Strategy & Channel Partner
Sticky.io

Head of Enterprise Product for North America
Worldpay

Sr. Payments Strategist
Sony PlayStation

Callum Godwin

Chief Economist
CMSPI

…and 45 more. Browse the full roster →

All speakers

Networking at PaymentsEd is my favorite part. Discussing common payment issues can feel isolating at times, but here everyone is motivated to help and help themselves. This helps cultivate fresh ideas to take back to my team to dig into.

Mckennon Cecil Merchant Attendee · 2024 Annual Forum

The 101's and 201's have been super helpful for me to have a basic foundation, and the in-depth sessions have been really informative. I've been able to connect with many individuals that have either gone through what we're going through as a company or have advice to share. It's been such a great opportunity for me to learn and network. I highly recommend others come and join.

Angela Wang Merchant Attendee · 2024 Annual Forum

I've been coming to PaymentsEd for 2 years now. I would rate the network 10 out of 10! I really enjoyed all the merchant-only sessions. Being able to learn about tokenization, PINless debit, and other payments topics we otherwise wouldn't talk about with other companies has been rewarding. It's been great meeting different vendors as well, and in general talking about payments with other people who are passionate about the industry!

Megha Karthikeyan Merchant Attendee · 2024 Annual Forum

My favorite session was the card testing session led by Stripe. It provided valuable insights into how card testing works, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how fraudsters operate. Understanding their tactics helps us strengthen our fraud prevention strategies.

Jennifer Cook Merchant Attendee · 2024 Annual Forum

Year-round education

The Webinar Series: free, live, and on the record.

Live sessions with payments professionals working on the problems that matter right now. Ask your questions live. Every recording stays in the archive.

MAY 12 9:00amPST/12:00pm EST

Best Practices in Mitigating Fraud Attacks in 2026 and Beyond.

Harsha Akkinepally VELA Payments

JUN 18 12:00 PM ET

From Payment Complexity to Autonomous Control: How Agentic AI is Reshaping Merchant Financial Operations

Swapnil Mengawade Optimus Fintech

MAR 26 Recorded

Hyperswitch Unified Payments Library: Open-Source & Payment Processor Neutral

FEB 02 Recorded

AI-Powered Strategies To Recover Revenue And Reduce Subscription Churn

DEC 04 Recorded

Making Sense of Payments Data with AI: From KPIs to Insights

Partners

Sponsored and guided by the networks, processors, and merchants that run payments.

Sponsors fund the forum. Advisors guide the board on rules, processor standing, fraud, and chargebacks. Many companies do both; each tile shows the role.

See you in Boston this July.

Registration is open. Early-bird merchant pricing runs through May 15. Three days at the Westin Boston Seaport, July 27–29.

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