Become a board member and help shape the industry.
Choose the seat that fits.
Merchant Board
Voting seats for merchant practitioners.
The Merchant Board holds voting rights and the four executive seats: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Other merchant members work on committees covering education, membership, and marketing to keep the organization running.
Advisory Board
Non-voting seats for industry advisors.
The Advisory Board serves as the knowledge base and pulse of the card-not-present industry, offering guidance and expert access while helping education, membership, and marketing. No voting privileges.
PaymentsEd is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, funded entirely by annual membership and registration fees plus sponsorship revenue from Advisory Board member companies. There is no financial sponsorship obligation for Merchant Board members.
What board members actually do.
These aren’t ceremonial seats. Every member picks up a real responsibility, and the organization runs because of that work.
Shape the content
Manage and develop the organization’s educational content and overall direction, session by session and season by season.
Plan the Forum
Help plan and coordinate the annual forum, from the program committee to on-site hosting and moderator assignments.
Show up year-round
Active participation in board meetings, committee work, and the annual forum itself, plus the ad-hoc assignments that keep us moving.
What you get in return.
The work is real. So is the payoff. Board members build networks and influence that outlast any single year.
The right relationships
Working relationships with merchants, card companies, and service providers who are actively shaping the industry.
A bigger platform
Board companies and their representatives earn high visibility as the public face of PaymentsEd and its programs.
Real impact
Influence payment-processing practice and strengthen merchant education across a market segment that rarely gets it.
Ready to get involved?
Apply for a seat on the Merchant or Advisory Board. We accept applications year-round and review them twice a year.