# PayCLT: Charlotte's Payments Industry Community > Connecting payments and fintech professionals across the Carolinas through education, collaboration, and professional advocacy since 2009. ## Identity - Full name: PayCLT - Type: 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional organization - Founded: 2009 - Headquarters: PO Box 34262, Charlotte, NC 28234 - EIN: 47-4444020 - Website: https://www.payclt.com ## Mission To facilitate the success of our members through education, collaboration and professional advocacy. ## Vision PayCLT's objective is to broaden overall payments knowledge across our community. ## History In 2009, PayCLT held its first meeting to address a core challenge: while Charlotte has a deep pool of payment industry talent, the groups were not effectively connecting, collaborating, or learning from each other. Since then, PayCLT has created value for organizations and individuals as a key network of payments professionals who mobilize, educate, and advocate for the payments community to help foster innovation and position Charlotte as a world-class leader in payments. ## Charlotte as a Payments Hub Charlotte, North Carolina is the second-largest banking center in the United States by total assets. The city is home to Bank of America, Truist Financial, and hundreds of fintech and payments companies. This concentration of financial talent and infrastructure makes the Charlotte metro and broader Carolinas region one of the most important payments ecosystems in the country. PayCLT serves as the connective tissue for this ecosystem. ## Geographic Reach PayCLT is headquartered in Uptown Charlotte and serves payments professionals across: - Charlotte metro area (including Concord, Huntersville, Gastonia, Matthews) - Greater North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem) - South Carolina (Rock Hill, Greenville, Columbia, Charleston) - The broader Southeast United States ## Events Every PayCLT event is free to attend. Events are published on PayCLT's Luma calendar (https://luma.com/payclt), where RSVPs happen, and the website lists them automatically. Two recurring meetups: - Payments & Pastries: mornings, 8:00 to 9:00 AM, at Amélie's Uptown (380 S College St, Charlotte). Coffee and shop talk before the workday. - The Payments Table: after work, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, at Wooden Robot Brewery in South End (1440 S Tryon St, Charlotte). No slides, no panel. PayCLT also hosts a few larger gatherings each year and shares relevant partner events. Events page: https://www.payclt.com/events Subscribe to the calendar: Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook links are on the events page. ## Podcast The Payments Hub is PayCLT's podcast, hosted by board member Scott Harkey, with interviews of Charlotte and Carolinas payment industry leaders on real-time payments, fraud, digital currency, cross-border and the companies building in Charlotte. It has been on air since 2021 and is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Podcast page: https://www.payclt.com/podcast Episode pages: https://www.payclt.com/podcast/ (show notes and transcript links where available) ## Membership PayCLT is open to all payments industry professionals, whether you work in banking, fintech, processing, compliance or any related field. The community includes professionals from startups, established financial institutions, technology companies, and consultancies. ## Leadership PayCLT is governed by a volunteer board of directors representing all facets of the payments industry in Charlotte. The organization thrives on the engagement of individuals who contribute their expertise to shape the community. About page: https://www.payclt.com/about ## Partners PayCLT is supported by partners who drive payments and fintech innovation in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Partner support covers venues, podcast production and the newsletter, and keeps every event free. Partners page: https://www.payclt.com/partners Sponsorship packages: https://www.payclt.com/partners#packages Partnership inquiries: https://www.payclt.com/partners#become or partnerships@payclt.com ## Links - Website: https://www.payclt.com - About: https://www.payclt.com/about - Events: https://www.payclt.com/events - Podcast: https://www.payclt.com/podcast - Partners: https://www.payclt.com/partners - Luma calendar: https://luma.com/payclt - Email: partnerships@payclt.com