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BankingMaryland, United States11-50 Employees
PaymentsFirst is aPayments association within the banking sector that supports its members, industry partners, financial institutions, and other professional payment organizations in advancing and understanding electronic payments. For more than 40 years, its team of certified payment experts has built relationships across the payment ecosystem and has evolved its services to meet member needs. The organization provides practical resources including compliance and risk mitigation assessments and audits of ACH, RDC, wires, and real-time payments, alongside education offerings such as certification training, customized consulting, professional development, and publications. Based in Linthicum, Maryland, PaymentsFirst serves financial institutions and other participants in the payments ecosystem, providing education and publications to address evolving payment topics. In late 2025, the organization disclosed that its chief executive would retire at year-end, marking a leadership transition.