Guidance on FedPayments Improvement Industry Segments
- Academic Institution: An institution that is dedicated to education and research and grants academic degrees
- Business End User: A commercial, industrial or consumer enterprise
- Consulting Firm: A company that provides professional advice to organizations for a fee
- Consumer Interest Organization: Organizations or groups whose primary purpose is to advance the interest of consumers
- Government End User: A government department, agency, or other entity performing governmental functions engaging as an originator and/or receiver of payments
- Industry Trade Organization: An organization or group that represents the interest of a specific industry or group of constituents
- Large Financial Institutions: Financial institutions with assets of $90 billion or more
- Law Firm: A business entity formed to engage in the practice of law; the primary service is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought
- Medium Financial Institutions: Financial institutions with assets between $1 billion and $89 billion
- Payments Network Operator: An organization that operates, monitors and maintains the operation of a payments network
- Payments Rules and Standards: An organization or group whose primary purpose is to set the rules or standards
- Regulatory Institution: Any local, state or federal agency whose regulatory oversight encompasses payments organizations or functions
- Small Financial Institutions: Financial institutions with less than $1 billion in assets
- Technology Solution Provider or Processor: Hardware/software or service vendor that provides a product or a service to payments industry stakeholders