Succeeds retiring 18-year director Randy Vanderhoof PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., December 15, 2020 – The Secure Technology Alliance and U.S. Payments Forum today announced Jason Bohrer as the new executive director of both organizations. Bohrer brings 27 years of executive leadership experience in sales, operations and managed services. His impressive record of achievements spans payments, access […]
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., December 8, 2020 — The U.S. Payments Forum today released its latest Market Snapshot providing a look at the state of the industry, including the accelerated adoption of payment technologies in response to COVID-19, the ongoing transition to EMV® at the pump, trending industry topics, and current Forum priorities and projects. State […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., November 9, 2020 – The payments landscape and customer expectations have greatly evolved in response to COVID-19, with many implementation considerations for the industry as it meets the demand for new payment technology. The U.S. Payments Forum has released several new resources focused on improving the contactless payment experience at the point […]
Education sessions on QR Codes, EMV 3DS data elements and more open to non-members PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., October 21, 2020 – The next U.S. Payments Forum virtual member meeting will take place this November, connecting payment industry leaders for discussions on technology implementation opportunities and challenges, changes in the market and other timely topics. Members […]
Expert speakers to give a comprehensive look at issuing considerations and applications for transit PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., October 1, 2020 – Major payments networks and processors are reporting that contactless adoption is on the rise in the U.S. To help issuers working to meet consumers’ demand for contactless, especially in light of COVID-19 hygiene concerns, […]
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., August 19, 2020 — The U.S. Payments Forum today released its latest Market Snapshot providing a look at the state of the industry, including the adoption of contactless, the transition to EMV at the pump, trending topics, and current Forum priorities and projects. State of the Market: Industry prioritizes touchless customer experiences […]

US Payments Forum Virtual Member Meeting to Cover Changes in the Payments Market Related to COVID-19
Forum invites non-members to attend individual educational sessions and panels PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., June 24, 2020 – The U.S. Payments Forum will be hosting its All-Member Meeting this July, assembling stakeholders from across the payments industry to discuss recent changes in the market and ongoing implementations during the pandemic. Due to current restrictions around COVID-19, […]
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., June 9, 2020 – The U.S. Payments Forum is continuing to provide the U.S. with essential guidance on the migration to EMV chip with a new white paper on options for supporting fallback transactions in the petroleum environment. The resource released today defines fallback and covers processing magnetic stripe transactions for card […]
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 14, 2020 – As the global COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, many U.S. states are looking to establish best practices to keep citizens safe when making purchases at physical retail locations. The U.S. Payments Forum released today a resource to provide education on consumer interactions with payment terminals that can be […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 1, 2020 – EMV 3-D Secure (3DS) has been a prominent topic in the card-not-present (CNP) payments space as a solution for authenticating consumers during transactions. With EMV 3DS implementations now underway, the U.S. Payments Forum released a white paper to provide a primer on the EMV 3DS protocol, its features […]