Member Types and Benefits
Join MRCThe Power of MRC Membership
With an MRC membership, you are actively investing in your career by staying up to date with the latest industry trends, expanding your knowledge through online courses and webinars, and gathering valuable insights from the global community of payments and fraud prevention professionals.
Joining the MRC, puts you on the fast track to growing your network of global industry peers, collaborating, gaining and sharing knowledge, and learning how to leverage your experience and skillset to push your career to new levels while fighting fraud and continually optimizing your payments processes.
Become a member today!
Joining the MRC, puts you on the fast track to growing your network of global industry peers, collaborating, gaining and sharing knowledge, and learning how to leverage your experience and skillset to push your career to new levels while fighting fraud and continually optimizing your payments processes.
Become a member today!
Global Peers Network
With over 600 global organizations and more than 7,500 industry professionals in our community, you are sure to find colleagues across the globe to learn from and collaborate with. We focus on creating multiple opportunities for you to connect, provide insights, and work with colleagues around the world on addressing common challenges and sharing best practices.
Comprehensive Resource Library
In a dynamic eCommerce ecosystem, where fraud trends change and innovation in payments happens frequently, having access to educational content and the latest resources and information about innovative approaches to fighting fraud and optimizing payments is vital. We regularly expand our library with content to help you stay up to date with trends.
Career Growth
Boosting your career requires not only connecting with your industry peers in meaningful ways but also continuing education and expanding your knowledge. The MRC provides multiple avenues for education and proving your expertise through our certification program. If you are looking for guidance or have the knowledge to share, our mentorship program can help you accomplish your goals.
Discounts and Savings
From deeply discounted event registration fees, online course enrollment fees, and certification costs, to sponsorship discounts and exclusive opportunities for brand promotion and lead generation, the MRC members can save big. We strive to help our members get the most out of their money and achieve their goals.
Find Your Best Membership
Merchants
eCommerce merchants make up about 66% of our members and represent verticals such as digital goods, apparel, accessories, mass marketplaces, travel and tourism, specialty goods, computers and electronics, and more.
Network, Collaborate, and Stay Informed
Engage with merchants and other members through our communities and special interest groups, discuss issues and share best practices, current trends, and hot topics affecting the payments and fraud prevention industry. Share knowledge and best practices and effectively collaborate with your industry peers and key stakeholders on solving common challenges.
Drive Business Success Through Education
Access an extensive library of presentations, webinars, white papers, case studies, and reports to help you learn about best practices for mitigating risks and protecting the bottom line. Use our eLearning courses to boost your or your team’s knowledge on various payments and fraud management topics.
Make Your Voice Heard
Have a partner on your side advocating for your interests as the payments industry becomes more regulated than ever before. Rely on MRC’s mission to support our members’ interests on a global scale, empowering you to be informed, compliant, competitive, and make your voice heard where it counts.
Solution Providers
Our solution provider members make up about 20% of our members and encompass businesses offering payment, risk management, or security solutions to merchants with the goal of supporting their eCommerce activities.
Connect with Your Target Audience
Directly engage with merchants and industry partners through forums, discussion boards, and community group calls. Have meaningful conversations on topics related to payments and fraud prevention challenges and find out how to better address your target audience's pain points. Network in person at global conferences and local events.
Increase Brand Exposure and Generate Leads
Boost your brand awareness and positively impact your marketing efforts, customer perception, and revenue. Publish content such as blogs, case studies, white papers, reports, host webinars, and more. Showcase your technology and solutions in a year-round solutions directory and use various sponsorship opportunities for optimal brand visibility and lead generation.
Become an Industry Thought Leader
Position yourself as an expert and an industry thought leader by partnering with the MRC on developing eLearning courses and other educational materials on topics of interest. Take advantage of speaking opportunities at our virtual and in-person events. Collaborate with key stakeholders in the eCommerce ecosystem by sharing your insights and expertise.
Industry Partners
Our industry partner members make up about 14% of our member base. They include law enforcement entities, issuers, and other organizations offering industry-related ancillary services such as research, education, and consulting with the goal of collaborating, educating, and strengthening partnerships and global eCommerce.
Connect and Stay Informed
Connect with your peers and key industry players, stay informed on the latest trends and challenges, and help reimagine the fraud and payments landscape. Being part of the MRC means enjoying an environment for open conversation, collaboration, information sharing, learning, and networking.
Strengthen Partnerships Through Collaboration
Expand your influence in the eCommerce ecosystem and strengthen the partnerships with other member organizations by coming together and working on common goals—fighting fraud, improving payments, educating, tackling issues, and driving progress in the industry.
Enhance Your Knowledge
Take advantage of the direct access to a content-rich resource library and a myriad of educational tools—from webinars, presentations, case studies, whitepapers, weekly newsletters, industry analyses, and reports to best practices and knowledge sharing through discussion boards and community calls.
YOUR COMPANY IS ALREADY AN MRC MEMBER…and you want to be added to that membership’s subscriber group?
That’s easy – complete and submit the sign-up form, and you’ll receive an invitation email guiding you through the rest of the process. Have questions? Contact membership@merchantriskcouncil.org. Sign Up Now
Fraud is hard to fight in a bubble. Therefore, we leverage the network the team has built over time. This network is refreshed every year by taking part in industry conferences and events, many of which are hosted by the MRC. These gatherings give us a great opportunity to understand the new trends and new technologies, as well as exchange experiences with peers from other leading companies. Lastly, we also take advantage of the MRC resource center, the case studies, the whitepapers, as well as engaging with the fraud prevention community online.
Netflix
Being part of the MRC is fantastic because you have a network of people that you can reach out to in safety and security, and those people will be coming to you, asking you questions, and that sense of sharing in a safe environment...that’s been so important for all of us. For anybody out there that is not part of this community, if you’re a payments and fraud professional, you need to be part of it. It’s only when you become part of it that you really see the value.
Ding
There are thousands of people that come to the MRC with the objective of fighting fraud and making your business stronger.
Nordstrom
If you want to be an expert in the payments industry, an MRC event is the place to be. There is no other organization I have seen that cares so much about the industry in general, that wants to educate consumers and merchants. It’s a fantastic opportunity. Anybody who is starting their career in the payments industry should come to MRC events because there is something to learn from everybody. Whether you’re entry-level, intermediate, or an expert, you’ll always be learning.
Chargeback Gurus
Sharing ideas is the heart and soul of the MRC. I would advise anyone who is thinking about joining the MRC to really embrace that and take part in the organization.
Cybersource
FAQ
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Search for members in the member companies directory or use the member company lookup form.
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To get added to an active company membership, you must sign up for updates with a valid company email address. Sign up for Updates (link)To get added to an active company membership, you must sign up for updates with a valid company email address. Sign up for Updates (link)
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There are three MRC membership categories: Merchants, Solution Providers, and Industry Partners.
Merchants are companies that sell goods, services, and products to end consumers. Merchant Membership can also apply to companies that act as a Merchant of Record.
Solution Provider members provide fraud prevention mechanisms or are a part of the payment ecosystem that enables the completion of eCommerce transactions. In short, they support eCommerce organizations by securing organizational profitability, reducing risks, and defending against eCommerce fraud.
Industry Partners are broken into four levels: Ancillary Services, Law Enforcement, Issuers, and Regulators.
- Ancillary Services are companies that provide industry-related consulting services and do not sell in-house payment, risk, or security solutions to merchants.
- Law Enforcement refers to government-run agencies responsible for investigating and enforcing eCommerce crime laws.
- Issuers are financial institutions offering one or more branded consumer payment methods to transact with eCommerce merchants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Regulator refers to government-run agencies whose role is to supervise regulated organizations in the payments industry and has a prescribed regulatory focus on eCommerce fraud prevention and risk management.
Each of the three membership categories offer multiple membership benefit levels. For assistance with selecting the appropriate membership, please get in touch with the membership team at membership@merchantriskcouncil.org.
There are three MRC membership categories: Merchants, Solution Providers, and Industry Partners.
Merchants are companies that sell goods, services, and products to end consumers. Merchant Membership can also apply to companies that act as a Merchant of Record.
Solution Provider members provide fraud prevention mechanisms or are a part of the payment ecosystem that enables the completion of eCommerce transactions. In short, they support eCommerce organizations by securing organizational profitability, reducing risks, and defending against eCommerce fraud.
Industry Partners are broken into four levels: Ancillary Services, Law Enforcement, Issuers, and Regulators.
- Ancillary Services are companies that provide industry-related consulting services and do not sell in-house payment, risk, or security solutions to merchants.
- Law Enforcement refers to government-run agencies responsible for investigating and enforcing eCommerce crime laws.
- Issuers are financial institutions offering one or more branded consumer payment methods to transact with eCommerce merchants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Regulator refers to government-run agencies whose role is to supervise regulated organizations in the payments industry and has a prescribed regulatory focus on eCommerce fraud prevention and risk management.
Each of the three membership categories offer multiple membership benefit levels. For assistance with selecting the appropriate membership, please get in touch with the membership team at membership@merchantriskcouncil.org.
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Annual membership fees are based on your membership category and level. View the membership levels to confirm the appropriate membership fee.Annual membership fees are based on your membership category and level. View the membership levels to confirm the appropriate membership fee.
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All MRC memberships are 12 months long and begin on the date the membership application is processed.
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Join at any time by completing the membership application. Once your application is reviewed and processed, the MRC membership team will reach out to you within two business days from the application submission date to confirm the approved membership level and guide you through the setup.Join at any time by completing the membership application. Once your application is reviewed and processed, the MRC membership team will reach out to you within two business days from the application submission date to confirm the approved membership level and guide you through the setup.