--- title: "Home - Secure Technology Alliance" description: "The Secure Technology Alliance is a member-driven organization focused on identity, access, and payments." language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/home-2026/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/home-2026/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- ## Industry-Leading Forums ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/uspf-image-resized.jpg) #### U.S. PAYMENTS FORUM The U.S. Payments Forum is the only organization representing the entire payments ecosystem, including global brands, issuers, merchants, processors, domestic debit networks, mobile payments providers, eCommerce security solutions, industry suppliers, and more. Forum activities address the implementation of a wide range of payments technologies including EMV, tokenization, card-not-present fraud mitigation technologies, encryption, and mobile and contactless payments. [Learn More **](https://www.uspaymentsforum.org/)![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/iaf-image-resized.jpg) #### IDENTITY & ACCESS FORUM The Identity and Access Forum is a cooperative, cross-industry body dedicated to development, advancement, and adoption of secure identity technologies, including physical and logical access. Through the collaborative efforts of a diverse group of stakeholders, the Forum advocates for market adoption of trusted, user-centric, and interoperable digital identities to ensure safe and seamless access to services across all interactions. [Learn More **](https://www.securetechalliance.org/identity-and-access-forum/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/agentic-commerce-bigger.jpg) #### Featured ### The Rise of Agentic Commerce Explore this new form of digital commerce where AI agents autonomously discover, compare, negotiate, and purchase products or services on behalf of users or businesses. These agents use preferences, context, and real-time data to make decisions, automate transactions, and optimize outcomes across shopping, procurement, or marketplace interactions. [Download Now **](#) # Knowledge Center ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/knowledge-center.jpg) Read Alliance resources to get accurate, objective analysis on what is happening in the digital security industry, why, and what the best practices are for moving forward. Available resources include white papers, FAQs, infographics, perspectives, position papers, webinars and more. [All Resources](https://www.securetechalliance.org/knowledge-center/) #### MEMBERSHIP ### Make an Impact as a Member The Alliance is driven by its member companies. Through participation in the breadth of Alliance activities, members strengthen personal and organizational networks and members take away the insights to build the business strategies needed to commercialize secure products and services in this dynamic environment. [About Membership **](https://www.securetechalliance.org/membership-information/)[Join the Alliance **](https://www.securetechalliance.org/membership-information-application/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/teamwork-750x125.jpg) #### 2023 Payments Summit ### Payments Summit 2023 and U.S. Payments Forum Meeting Unites Industry to Explore Digital Payment Surge, Fraud Shifts, BNPL, Crypto Concerns and More The Secure Technology Alliance today recognizes the success of its 15th annual Payments Summit and the U.S. Payments Forum Spring All-Member Meeting. The events were held jointly in Salt Lake City. More than 400 payments professionals gathered to take advantage of the networking opportunities and educational sessions. Together, 77 speakers provided a comprehensive look at the transformative state of the industry, digging into business strategies for trending payment topics, including mobile wallets, digital currencies, buy now, pay later (BNPL), faster payments, and fraud mitigation techniques. [View the 2023 Report **](http://%E2%80%8Bhttps://www.stapayments.com/2023-payments-summit-post-event-report/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/teamwork-750x125.jpg) # Make an Impact as a Member The Alliance is driven by its member companies. Through participation in the breadth of Alliance activities, members strengthen personal and organizational networks and members take away the insights to build the business strategies needed to commercialize secure products and services in this dynamic environment. [About Membership](https://www.securetechalliance.org/membership-information/)[Join the Alliance](https://www.securetechalliance.org/membership-information-application/) # Dynamic Security Code Cards Webinar ## Learn about how dynamic security code cards can provide a new layer of defense against CNP fraud. [Register for the webinar](https://www.securetechalliance.org/dynamic-security-code-cards-webinar/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-Annual-Review-Spread.png) ### IT’S HERE! 2018 Annual Review The 2018 Annual Review has just been published. Take a few minutes to check out this comprehensive look at the past year’s activities and highlights. From event photos to council deliverables, the publication features the resources, survey findings, website stats and all the information member companies look to the Alliance to provide. [Read it online **](https://www.securetechalliance.org/publications-2018-annual-review/) # Events Secure Technology Alliance industry events provide deep insights and a roadmap to the future direction of secure solutions in the digital security industry. [Learn More.](https://www.securetechalliance.org/activities-events/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/emv-payment.jpg) ### Payments Events Discover the future of payments, hear about the current state of the market and learn from others’ experiences at these payments events. [Learn More](https://www.stasummit.com/)![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Identity-Council.jpg) ### Identity/Security Events Explore today’s complex world of digital identities and how they are used for strong authentication and authorization. [Learn More](https://www.stasummit.com/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/webinar-crop-narrow.jpg) # Education The Alliance helps train people to manage and develop more secure solutions across a variety of technologies and solutions through providing training programs to members and non-members, including workshops, educational courses, certification preparation, briefings and symposiums. [Training Programs](https://www.securetechalliance.org/activities-education-and-certification-programs/) ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/webinar-crop-narrow.jpg) # Education The Alliance helps train people to manage and develop more secure solutions across a variety of technologies and solutions through providing training programs to members and non-members, including workshops, educational courses, certification preparation, briefings and symposiums. [Training Programs](https://www.securetechalliance.org/activities-education-and-certification-programs/)[Webinars](https://www.securetechalliance.org/activities-events-webinars/) #### Featured WEBINAR: ### Dynamic Security Code Cards Learn how dynamic security code cards can provide a new layer of defense against CNP fraud [Listen Now **](https://www.securetechalliance.org/dynamic-security-code-cards-webinar/) [ ** ](#)