November 5-6 • The Ritz-Carlton • Pentagon City, VA
Navigate Complexity with Clarity
$1295 ETA Members • $1495 Non-Members
The Compliance Landscape Has Shifted. So Must Your Strategy.
The landscape for payments compliance is undergoing its most significant shift in years. A new administration is redefining priorities, not by stepping back, but by shifting focus. At the same time, AI, stablecoins, and hyper-active state regulators are creating a complex web of new risks.
This isn't a time for a routine update. It's a moment that demands a new strategy.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Scott Talbott at stalbott@electran.org.
Built for This Moment
The ETA Annual Payments Compliance Conference is the only event built for this exact moment. We've moved beyond the fundamentals to deliver a forward-looking agenda that provides the clarity you need to navigate the uncertainty.
Hear directly from the voices shaping the future, including regulators from the FTC and CFPB, network leaders from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, and top legal experts from seven of the nation's leading payments law firms.
Your Agenda for the New Reality
- The New Enforcement Playbook: The specific priorities of the FTC and CFPB.
- The State-Level Surge: A framework for the patchwork of new consumer laws.
- The Digital Asset Frontier: Practical compliance for crypto under the GENIUS Act.
- The Network Mandate: Essential rule updates from Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover.
Join the industry's leading compliance executives, regulators, and legal experts to build a compliance function that isn't just robust — it's a competitive advantage.
Compliance is the New Competitive Edge
The payments landscape is evolving faster than ever. New state laws. Federal enforcement priorities. Network rule changes. Technology compliance challenges. This conference doesn't just keep you compliant — it keeps you competitive.
The companies that thrive are the ones that see what's coming next. See who attends.
American Express • America's Credit Unions • Ant Group • AppFolio • AppFrontier • Arnall Golden Gregory • Banc of California • Bank of America • Basnett • Basis Theory • Bishota Law • Blackbaud • Block (formerly Square) • BlueSnap • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings • CardFlight • Cargas Systems • CBC Payments • Celero Commerce • Chesapeake Bank • Consumer Finanical Protection Bureau • Cooley • Discover • Discover Financial Services • Early Warning Services • EBizCharge by Century • Elavon • ePayResources • EPCOR • Epiq • EPX (Electronic Payment Exchange) • Esquire Bank • Eversheds Sutherland • Featurespace • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston • Federal Reserve Board • Federal Trade Commission • FINCEN • FIS • Fiserv • G2 Risk Solutions • Genfare • Global Payments • Growmark Electronic Payment Systems • Holland & Knight • Humboldt Merchant Services • iLEX Consulting Group • Infinicept • Intuit • Jobber • JP Morgan Chase • LegitScript • Mastercard • Maverick Payments • Mercadien • Merchant Risk Council • Mikom • ModMed • MVB Bank • Navy Federal Credit Union • Nexio • NMI • North • Olo • Paul Hastings • PayCompass • PayPal • Payroc • Paysafe • Payscout • Payspan • Perkins Cole • Premier Payments Online • Priority Technology Holdings • Propelr Pay • Qualpay • Rainforest • Reach • RevSpring • SafetyKit • Shazam • SphereCommerce • SpotOn • Spreedly • Stax • Steptoe • Sutton Bank • TabaPay • Taft (formerly Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss) • Toast • TrustCommerce • U.S. Bank • U.S. Alliance Group • UnionPay International USA • US Alliance Group • US Bank • Usio • Valmar Holdings • Valmar Merchant Services • Venable • Visa • VizyPay • Wellfit Technologies • Wellesley Hills Financial • Wiley Rein • Wind River Payments • With Reach • Woodforest Acceptance Solutions • Worldpay • Zeta
Venue / Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton • Pentagon City
1250 South Hayes Street
Arlington, VA 22202
$319 / night + taxes and other charges
You will be sent a special hotel booking link with your event registration confirmation. Limited rooms are available.
Room block ends October 24, 2025.
Nearest Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Event Sponsors
CLE Credits
ETA PCCDC has been approved for eleven (11) CLE credit hours.
CLE states: California, Georgia, Michigan, Washington State, Alabama, New York, Virginia.
If your state is not on the list, or you need assistance with the form, write to us at etacompliance@electran.org and we will be glad to assist you.
ETA CPP CE Credits
The ETA CPP™ certification program sets the standard for professional performance in the payments industry and is a symbol of excellence. It signifies that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to perform competently in today’s complex electronic payments environment.
This event is eligible for eleven (11) ETA CPP™ Continuing Education (CE) credits. Credit is earned at the rate of one credit per 50 minutes of electronic transactions industry-related session time, including questions and answers, excluding lunches and breaks.