By bridging the gap between the traditional methods of payment and the new generation of payment technologies, the SPA provides the commercial and technology leadership to ensure payment remains secure, interoperable and personal(ized), both now and for the future.
Through participating in other industry associations and forums, the SPA facilitates the creation and deployment of secure and interoperable payment systems and services.
SPA is an Associate Member of Eurosmart, a Technical Associate of EMVCo (Board Member representing the card industry) and sits on the EPC CSG (Spoke Person) to represent the vendors sector which objective is to create a set of standards needed to implement SEPA for cards.

