Association Partnerships

Discipline-based programming
for member growth.

Members seek expertise in emerging disciplines. They search for frameworks, credentials, and professional development paths. We build the content and certification infrastructure. You bring the audience and the trust you have already earned.

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What We Build Together

Programming that compounds

Discipline-based content creates lasting member value. Each publication, event, and certification builds on what came before.

Content that differentiates

Discipline-specific frameworks, analysis, and tools members access through you. Material built around professional advancement.

Certifications with career value

Credentials members pursue because employers recognize them. Completion rates driven by clear professional benefit.

Engagement that builds

A narrative thread connecting events, publications, and credentials. Each touchpoint builds on the last, deepening member investment.

Programming that generates revenue

Content that drives membership value and creates non-dues revenue streams. Both goals served by the same infrastructure.

What We Offer

Discipline-based programming

We build disciplines with frameworks, metrics, and career paths. Payment Economics is the first. Partnerships let you bring this infrastructure to your members.

Co-Branded Certification

The PEF Certification with your association's brand. Members earn a credential that carries both names and demonstrates real expertise.

Content Licensing

Payment Economics Journal content adapted for your channels. Articles, frameworks, and analysis your members won't find elsewhere.

Event Programming

Keynotes, workshops, and breakout sessions on Payment Economics. Content that fills rooms because it addresses real practitioner needs.

Resource Library

Frameworks, calculators, guides, and tools. Practical resources members can use immediately, branded for your association.

Member Community

Access to the Payment Economics Network for your members. A community of practitioners learning and applying Payment Economics together.

Revenue Sharing

Partnerships are structured to generate non-dues revenue. Certification fees, event registrations, and content licensing all flow back to your association.

Partnership Models

Flexible structures for different needs

Every association has different goals, audiences, and constraints. We build partnerships that fit.

Content Partnership

License Payment Economics content for your publications, newsletters, and member resources. Lowest commitment, immediate value.

  • Licensed articles and frameworks
  • Co-branded resource library
  • Quarterly content updates
  • Member-exclusive materials

Certification Partnership

Offer the PEF Certification to your members with co-branding and revenue sharing. Drives engagement and generates non-dues revenue.

  • Co-branded PEF credential
  • Member pricing discounts
  • Revenue share on enrollments
  • Completion tracking and reporting
  • Renewal revenue participation

Event Partnership

Payment Economics programming for your conferences, workshops, and webinars. Fill sessions with content practitioners want.

  • Keynote presentations
  • Half-day and full-day workshops
  • Webinar series
  • Panel moderation
  • Custom session development

Strategic Partnership

Comprehensive integration of Payment Economics into your member value proposition. The full ecosystem, adapted for your association.

  • All content, certification, and events
  • Dedicated association portal
  • Custom certification tracks
  • Joint research initiatives
  • Co-developed programming
  • Board-level advisory
The Value

What changes for your association

  • Differentiated programming

    Content and credentials your competitors don't offer. A reason for members to choose and stay with you.

  • Member career investment

    Credentials that advance careers create members who renew. Professional development with visible ROI.

  • Non-dues revenue

    Certification fees and premium content create sustainable revenue beyond membership dues.

  • Engagement that compounds

    A discipline creates ongoing learning. Members come back because the field keeps evolving.

Payment Economics is emerging now
The discipline is being formalized. Associations that move early become the home for practitioners building expertise in this space. Later entrants compete against established programs.
Fit

Associations we work with

Finance & Treasury

Associations serving CFOs, controllers, treasury professionals, and finance leaders managing payment operations.

Accounts Payable

Professional bodies for AP managers, directors, and teams responsible for payment execution and supplier relationships.

Procurement & Supply Chain

Associations where payment terms, supplier management, and working capital intersect with sourcing strategy.

Let's explore a partnership

30 minutes to discuss your members, your goals, and how Payment Economics programming might fit.

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