2026 PaymentsEd Forum
Boston, Massachusetts
The Westin Boston Seaport District
July 27-29, 2026
About The Forum
The 2026 PaymentsEd Annual Forum marks our 37th year of bringing together the payments and fraud community for merchant-led education, collaboration, and innovation. The Forum is uniquely designed to help payments professionals address today’s most pressing challenges and prepare for the future — from operational best practices to emerging technologies and AI-driven solutions.
Because of our scale, the Annual Forum creates an environment that fosters meaningful connections and intimate discussions. Attendees consistently highlight the practical takeaways and faster implementation of strategies they gain — translating into immediate value for their organizations. Our Board Advisor and Forum Sponsors benefit from direct access to practitioners and decision-makers who are deeply engaged in advancing the payments ecosystem.
Over nearly four decades, the PaymentsEd Annual Forum has built a reputation as a unique event where payments professionals learn, connect, and share, delivering measurable ROI for attendees and partners alike.
Who Attends the PaymentsEd Forum
PaymentsEd attracts a broad range of payments and fraud professionals seeking high quality education and industry collaboration. Attendees commonly work in areas such as:
- Payments Operations
- Payments Strategy and Optimization
- Fraud Prevention and Risk Management
- Chargebacks and Disputes
- Billing and Subscription Management
- Credit and Collections
- Finance and Accounting
- Cash Management and Treasury Professionals
- Data and Analytics
- Compliance, Governance, and PCI
- Product Managers
- eCommerce and Digital Product
- Engineering and Platform Operations
- Technical and Financial Systems
- Customer Experience, Loyalty
- Call Center and Customer Operations
This mix of functional expertise makes PaymentsEd one of the most comprehensive merchant-focused payments events in the industry.
Why Attend PaymentsEd 2026 in Boston
The Forum provides deep, practical training on emerging payments trends, fraud mitigation, operational best practices, data and analytics, and card-not-present performance optimization. Sessions are designed to support real-world implementation for merchants, processors, and payment service teams.
Registration Classification
All participants classify themselves by employer profile during registration to ensure accurate pricing. The PaymentsEd Board of Directors reserves the right to determine the classification and fee of all Forum registrants.
Join the PaymentsEd Community in Boston
If you are looking for a payments conference in 2026 that offers advanced education, merchant-focused content, and direct access to practitioners without a sales-driven environment, the PaymentsEd Annual Forum is the industry’s most trusted option. Join us in Boston at The Westin Boston Seaport District from July 27 to 29, 2026.
Annual Forum Fees
Review the full event pricing information below
Advisor
Advisors represent the following organizations that are currently on the PaymentsEd Board: Adyen, American Express, Cardinal Commerce, Checkout.com, CMSPI, Capitol One/Discover Network, dLocal, Ethoca, JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltd., IXOPAY, JP Morgan Chase, Mastercard, Optimized Payments, Pagos Solutions, Revaly, Sticky.io, Stripe, VGS, Vindicia, Visa, and Worldpay.
Merchant
$895.00
Early-bird pricing now through May 15, 2026.
Merchant Attendees are employed by merchant companies that conduct their business directly with consumers in a card-not-present environment.
Merchant Attendees are eligible for exclusive savings. Early-bird pricing for merchant registrations is available at $895 per attendee through May 15, 2026.
Standard merchant registration pricing of $1,095 per attendee applies beginning May 16, 2026.
Service Provider
Service Providers if you and/or your company markets or sells payments related products or services directly to merchants. If you and/or your company are selling any transaction processing, billing or invoicing services directly to a merchant.
FAQs
Companies That Attended the 2025 PaymentsEd Forum
- 24 Hour Fitness
- Adyen
- Aeropay
- American Express
- American National Red Cross
- AMTRAK
- Anaheim Police Department
- Ancestry.com
- Ant International
- Aspen Jewelry
- Asurifi
- Asurion
- AT&T
- Automattic
- Basis Theory
- BetterBuyDesign, LLC
- BODi
- Boulevard
- Capital One
- Care.com
- CDS Global
- Chargeback Gurus
- Checkout.com
- Children International
- CMSPI
- Citi
- Commerce Technology Partners
- Commonspirit Health
- Crutchfield Corporation
- DEUNA
- Discover Financial Services
- Discover Network
- DISH Network
- DISPUTEHELP
- dLOCAL
- Dotdash Meredith
- Dynadot Inc
- EBANX
- eharmony
- Ethoca, a Mastercard company
- Experian Consumer Services
- Family Worship Center Church
- Finexio
- Fiserv
- FlexPay
- FOX
- Fraud Deflect
- Glenbrook Partners
- Google Fiber
- GoTo Technologies
- Hearst
- HomeServe USA
- Insparx GmbH
- iHerb, LLC
- Instacart
- Intuit
- IXOPAY
- J.P. Morgan Chase
- JCB International Credit Card Co., Ltc.
- Juspay
- Justt.ai
- LastPass
- Macys, Inc
- Mastercard
- Match Group
- McAfee
- Merchant Advisory Group
- Merchant Risk Council
- Meta Inc.
- Nations Info Corp
- NBA
- Netflix
- Newegg Inc
- Newfold
- Nokia
- Northwestern Medicine
- Nuvei
- OppLoans
- Optimized Payments
- Optimus Fintech
- Pagos Solutions, Inc
- Payment Operations Group, LLC
- PPRO
- PayPal
- Rebar
- Riskified
- Roku
- Runa
- Semrush
- Shell USA
- Shopify
- Sift
- Sony PlayStation
- SpaceX
- Spokeo, Inc.
- Starbucks
- Sticky.io
- Stripe Inc
- Super.com
- Take Profit Trader
- Taptap Send
- The Walt Disney Company
- The Wendy's Company
- T-Mobile
- Total Security
- Trustly Inc
- U.S. Bank
- Uber
- United Health Group
- ValueNet LLC
- VELA Payments
- Vendelux
- Verizon
- VGS
- Vindicia, Inc.
- Visa Inc.
- Walmart
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Whitepages, Inc.
- Worldpay
- Yahoo Inc.
- Yelp, Inc
- Zillow