Membership Benefits
Access, influence and insight for every member
In a fragmented, complex and fast-moving sector, the Payments Innovation Forum offers clarity and connection. Join leaders and experts in payments who bring deep, hands-on experience in launching, scaling, and operating a business in the payments industry.
We are uniquely industry-led and not-for-profit, allowing us to foster impartial, high-trust environments for peer exchange. Through curated insight and facilitated dialogue, we help our members to separate hype and reality and shape shared priorities.
Events
Insightful platforms that spark ideas, partnerships and progress.
Payments Innovation Day
Our flagship event is where breakthrough solutions are revealed and emerging use cases are brought to life. This event unites the industry to explore how payment technologies are solving everyday pain points, simplifying complex transactions, and creating seamless, secure experiences. Built to educate, inform and inspire, we turn the spotlight on solutions that feel intuitive, inclusive and indispensable, while illuminating areas of high potential.
Focused Forums
Designed to explore the most urgent issues, from financial inclusion to SME growth and public sector payments, each forum centres on a key theme and brings together voices from across the payments sector. Driven by a belief that payments innovation is a strategic lever for economic progress, social equity and systemic change, each aims to identify barriers, surface opportunities and generate actionable insights.
Payments Innovation Forum AGM & Summit
The AGM & Summit explores how to scale and sustain innovation in payments, turning the spotlight on what needs to be true for innovation to thrive. From collaboration and compliance to long-term strategy, this event unpacks the systemic forces that fuel or frustrate progress, from new opportunities to ecosystem pain points.
Networking
Bringing the right people together to move the industry forward.
Membership opens the door to a dynamic network of thinkers, doers, and decision-makers at the forefront of payments innovation. Our events are designed to foster meaningful interactions, bringing together senior leaders in settings that encourage open dialogue, fresh ideas, and collaboration. We create spaces where valuable connections are made, and conversations drive progress across the industry.
Working Groups
Collaborating with clarity to solve industry challenges.
Legal & Regulatory Working Group
We help members navigate the fast-moving regulatory landscape in the UK and beyond. Our expert-led working group monitors developments across the payments sector, engages with policymakers, and represents members’ interests through consultation responses and evidence-based input. Recognised as a trusted hub for compliance teams, we provide monthly briefings, assessments and practical guidance.
Anti-Fraud Working Group
Led by experts in fraud prevention, risk management and regulatory compliance, this group monitors emerging typologies and analyses trends to help inform practical counter-fraud strategies. We spotlight innovative fraud prevention solutions and best practices, giving members early visibility of solutions that can enhance detection and operational resilience.
International Working Group
Our International Working Group brings together global association counterparts to explore the challenges and opportunities of operating across borders. Through collaboration and shared insight, we help members navigate regulatory and commercial complexities in key markets, identifying risks, unlocking growth potential, and supporting cross-border innovation in payments
Industry Task Forces
Our Task Forces are member-lead teams driving action on issues that matter most to our sector. From Payments for Good and SME financial inclusion to Cost-of-Living challenges and operational resilience, each Task Force brings members together to share insight and shape solutions. Guided by collaboration and purpose, these groups turn challenges into opportunities for progress and positive change.
Thought Leadership
Insight that informs, influences and inspires.
Drawing on expert opinion and member insight, our White Papers offer rigorous, accessible analysis on topics of strategic importance. Each is designed to support decision-making, and provide clarity on issues that are often complex but critical to long-term success. By translating complexity into actionable insight, our thought leadership helps members stay ahead of the curve.
Reports and Guidance
Evidence-led insight to support industry best practice.
Leveraging the experience and expertise across the PIF network, our reports and guidance offer valuable insight, analysis, and lessons learned from real-world challenges. Issues-driven guidance explores topics such as taking a new product to market,
building operational resilience, and adapting to regulatory change. Alongside timely publications, regular briefing notes reflect the latest industry developments, ensuring members always have access to current, reliable information.
Maximise Your Membership
Visibility that Elevates Your Brand
Extend the reach of your insights and innovations across the payments landscape. From thought leadership features and speaking opportunities to bespoke showcase sessions and targeted social media promotion, PIF's marketing support ensures your expertise gets seen by the right people, at the right time.
We spotlight member news, insights and thought leadership across newsletters and digital platforms.
Members are featured on high-profile panels, forums and events to share expertise and raise visibility.
Tailored sessions that highlight member initiatives, expertise, products or research to key audiences.
Member content is amplified across our social channels to engage stakeholders and industry influencers
Opportunities to Engage and Influence
Membership gives you a seat at the table, through exclusive events, expert-led working groups, and strategic forums that shape the future of payments. Whether contributing to policy discussions, sharing market insight, or collaborating on industry challenges, you’ll engage directly with peers and decision-makers driving progress across the sector.
PIF Jobs Board
A free-to-use platform designed to help members discover top talent across the payments sector, from emerging fintechs to established industry leaders. Whether you're recruiting or exploring your next opportunity, it's a trusted space to share roles and stay informed about the evolving job market within the industry.
PIF Leadership
Members have the opportunity to take an active role in PIF’s governance, including serving on the Board of Directors. This position enables individuals to help shape the organisation’s strategic direction, influence industry priorities, and ensure the sector’s voice is reflected in all decision-making.
