Merchant Payments Club

Merchant Payments Club is a community of payment professionals working with merchants, PSPs and acquirers around the world. Its main space is WhatsApp rather than a public forum, so the conversation happens in small topic groups.

How the club works

Three groups are named on the site: General Discussion, Fraud & Security, and Apple Pay & Google Pay. The standout feature is an AI chatbot that searches five years of club discussions, so a question about a decline code or a wallet rollout can be checked against what members already said. Industry reports and analytics are announced as coming soon.

Reach and fit

The site frames the club as global and mentions the currencies and methods members deal with: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and CAD, credit cards, mobile wallets and bank transfers. Membership gives access to the groups, the searchable history and the planned reports. It suits a risk manager who wants quick peer feedback on fraud patterns, or a merchant comparing wallet rollouts in different markets.