SLF doesn't just inform your strategy; it fundamentally transforms how you lead and succeed in payments. It is where payments innovators connect, challenge assumptions, and forge relationships that drive real impact. Be at the table where the future of payments takes shape.
Our Keynote Speaker
AI doesn't disrupt industries. Leaders do.
Sol Rashidi was the world's first Chief AI Officer — appointed in 2016, long before AI was a boardroom priority. Today she shapes how leaders and organizations think about AI, workforce transformation, and what it actually takes to get it right.
"The question isn't whether AI will change your workforce. It's whether your people will be ready."— Sol Rashidi
Sol Rashidi
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), AI & Data, Cyera
The Conversation is Happening Here
The strategic
vision
of payments
— Stacy Bransfield
CEO & President, MidMetrics
SLF is more than a conference — it's a master class in strategic leadership. Join us for carefully curated content, unparalleled networking, and an environment intentionally designed to elevate your leadership and transform your business.
Top Payments Companies Attend
A snapshot of companies that have attended.
1stMILE • 3 Drivers Capital • ACH Payment Solutions • Adyen • American Express • Aperia Solutions • Apple • Arnall Golden Gregory • Aurionpro Fintech • Aurora Payments • Banc of California • Bank of America • Bankful • Bead Pay • Blankfactor • Blue Owl Capital • Bluefin Payment Systems • Boost Payment Solutions • BridgePay Network Solutions • Brink's • Broadhaven Capital Partners • CardFlight • Castles Technology • CDE Services • Celero Commerce • Chargeback Gurus • Chargebacks911 • Checkout.com • Chesapeake Bank • CL Payments Consulting • Computop • Conference Direct • Confidence Systems • Core Business Technologies • CorvinoLaw • Cutter • DataMesh Group • Datecs • Deluxe • Deluxe Merchant Services • Discover • DisputeHelp • Dwolla • Early Warning • EBizCharge • Echelon • Elavon • Electronic Merchant Systems • Enroll & Pay • Euronet • Featurespace • Fidelity Payment Services • Fifth Third Bank • FIS • Fiserv • FlexFactor • FNBO • Fortis • G+D • G2 Risk Solutions • Giesecke & Devrient America • Global Payments • Goldman Sachs • GrailPay • Gray Consulting ATX • Greenings • GTCR • Indeflex • Infinicept • Ingenico • Intrepid Ventures • Ionia • JP Morgan Chase • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods • KeyBank • Kump • LANDI North America • LegitScript • LHH Investments • Lyfecycle Payments • Maast • MAPP Advisors • MarketTime • Mastercard • Mastercard Economics Institute • Merchant Industry • MerchantE • Midmetrics • Moonlight Payments • Newline by Fifth Third • Nexgo US • NMI • North • North American Banking Company • Nuvei • Olo • OvationCXM • Paya• Payabli • PayBlox • PayCafe • PayEngine • Payfactory • Payliance • PayNearMe • Paynuity • PayPal • Payroc • Paysafe • Payway • PNC Bank • Pollinate • POPcodes • POS Portal, a ScanSource Company • Priority • Pulse Network • Rainforest • REPAY • RPY Innovations • Run Payments • Savify • Searchlight Capital • Semper Payments • SignaPay • Silverflow • Simetrik • Sola • SphereCommerce • Stax • Steptoe • Stripe • Swivel Transactions • Sync Payments • Talus • TD Bank • Tesouro • The Strawhecker Group • Tilled • Toast • Touch Bistro • Trifecta Collective • Truist • TSYS • Ualett • UBS Group • UnionPay International USA • Unity FI Solutions • US Alliance Group • Valor Paytech • Velera • Vendelux • VikingCloud • Visa • VizyPay • Waller Helms Advisors • Waud Capital Partners • Wellesley Hills Financial • Wells Fargo • WNet • Woodforest Acceptance Solutions • Worldpay • Worth • Zero Risk
Rates & Deadlines
ETA Members
$1995 PER PERSON
Non-Members
$2995 PER PERSON
Golf
Monday, September 28 • 8:30am Shotgun
Limited Availability • Registration deadline is September 4
$229 PER PERSON
Hotel
280 Vanderbilt Beach Road • Naples, FL
Limited Availability • Room block ends September 4
$329 PER PERSON + TAXES / FEES
Link to book provided via registration confirmation email.
Terms & Conditions
Cancellations & Refunds
All registration fees are non-refundable. No-shows are non-refundable. A registered attendee may transfer their registration to an employee of the same organization by submitting a written request to etareg@expotracker.net no later than September 23, 2026. Transfers are not effective until confirmed by ETA. No on-site substitutions or transfers will be allowed.
In the unlikely event of program cancellation, ETA will refund 100% of registration fees paid. ETA assumes no liability for any penalty fees on airline tickets, deposits for hotel accommodations, or any other fees, charges, penalties, or other incidental costs that a registrant might incur as a consequence of a program cancellation.
Name Badges
All registrants will be provided a name badge for use during the event. For security purposes, you will be required to wear your name badge at all times in ETA's meeting space. Individuals without a visible name badge will not be permitted into the meeting areas.
Americans with Disabilities Act / Special Dietary Needs
Attendees with special needs for facilities, visual or audio aids, or dietary requirements are asked to email etareg@expotracker.net so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Golf Tournament Terms & Conditions
The deadline to register for the SLF Golf Tournament is Friday, September 4, 2026. Entries after September 4, 2026 are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact etareg@expotracker.net.
The golf registration fee of $229 per person includes greens fees, cart rental with GPS, practice balls, and bottled water. No golfers will be assigned to play without a completed golf registration form and payment.
Foursomes can be requested but cannot be guaranteed. If you have a foursome, ensure all players list each other to keep the foursome intact. Space is limited and based on availability. Golfers will be notified of their pairings on the day of the tournament.
All registration fees are non-refundable. No-shows are non-refundable. Golf substitutions can be made by email. Please email your request to etareg@expotracker.net . There will be no substitutions for requests received after September 18, 2026.
Event Photography Policy
By attending the Event, you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos of you may be taken by our conference staff and/or photographers at any time. Furthermore, you grant ETA permission to use photographs and/or video of your likeness in any type of media, including websites and print publications, without compensation or reward.
NO AUDIO OR VIDEO TAPING OF THE PROGRAM IS PERMITTED.
ETA CPP CE Credits
The ETA CPP™ certification program sets the standard for professional performance in the payments industry and is a symbol of excellence. It signifies that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to perform competently in today's complex electronic payments environment.
This event is approved for ETA CPP™ Continuing Education (CE) credits. Credit is earned at the rate of one credit per 50 minutes of electronic transactions industry-related session time, including questions and answers, excluding lunches and breaks.