Organization:Payments Associations

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Payments Associations

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.

The initial association was California -based WesPay (formerly CACHA), established in 1972.[1]

List of Payments Associations[2]

Each Payments Association follows loose territorial guidelines.

Payments Association Logo Date Founded Headquarters Territory Mergers
ePayResources EPRlogo.png Dallas, TX Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas , Virginia, West Virginia EastPay, SWACHA[3]
EPCOR EPCORlogo.png Kansas City, MO Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Macha - Everything Payments - Everywhere Macha 300dpi full color.png 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

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