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ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026
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About this event
The Electronic Transactions Association’s Fintech Policy Forum was scheduled for September 17, 2026 at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The forum brings payments-industry leaders together with policymakers to discuss financial innovation and federal policy. Program topics include GENIUS Act implementation and digital assets, open banking, AI and agentic commerce, and fraud and identity threats.
Federal disclosure record
Lobbying intelligence
Reported amounts, disclosed lobbyists, and the organization’s exact issue language—drawn from public Lobbying Disclosure Act records.
Sum of reported income or expenses across linked, version-deduplicated filings. In-house expenses may include outside-firm fees, so this is not a unique organization-wide spending total. Linked filing years: 2026. Newest linked quarterly report: Q2 2026. Newest source posted Jul 20, 2026. Coverage may be incomplete; historical disclosures do not establish a current event agenda or attendance.
Lobbyists named in linked filings4
Exact issue language · as filed
Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. (full filing text with access)
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Topics in Filings
6Policy topics named in the organization's LD-2 disclosures. These show areas of lobbying activity, not a verified agenda for this event.
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Federal lobbying footprint
Where the filings concentrate
LDA issue areas ranked by the number of distinct filings in which they appear. Repeat imports of the same filing are counted once.
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Linked federal legislation
Source-backed event asks and policy context are labeled separately. A policy reference or an LD-2 disclosure is not, by itself, a confirmed meeting ask.
TRAPS Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] (R)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Evidence: Named in cached lobbying activity; the legacy match count is not a verified filing count. Not an official event agenda.
+ 3 more bills named in filings — full list in the dossier
Capitol Hill traffic
Who else is in town that week
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+ 12 more overlapping or related mobilizations in the full Hill traffic map
Congressional calendar
Hill activity during this fly-in
Committee hearings and markups on the same issue area during or near this fly-in window.
SenateSenate Finance · Finance
Tue, Sep 15, 10:00 AM · Hearings to examine the nominations of Gerard Klomp, of Utah, to be Deputy Secretary, and Ge Bai, of Virginia, to be an Assistant …
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Event facts
Quick answers
When is ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026?
ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026 takes place Sep 17, 2026.
Where is ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026 held?
ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026 is held at Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC.
Who runs ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026?
ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026 is organized by Electronic Transactions Association.
How do I register for ETA Fintech Policy Forum 2026?
Registration is handled by Electronic Transactions Association — see the official event page for registration details. Official event page →
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