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Smarter Faster Payments 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines in National Harbor

Booths for the ACH crowd: Smarter Faster Payments 2027 in National Harbor

Event dates
April 11–14, 2027
Exhibit hall
April 12–13, 2027
Venue
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor

4.9 star client ratingSince 201510,000+ booths built3,000+ exhibitors

Barantech booth by Purple Exhibits: white inline booth for Barantech with blue LED edge lighting, like the booths we plan for Smarter Faster Payments
Built by PurpleBarantech inline booth
data-pixel booth by Purple Exhibits: inline booth with dark navy fabric back wall printed with fiber inspection imagery, shown for Smarter Faster Payments exhibitors
Built by Purpledata-pixel inline booth
  • $4,815member 10×10 inline, 2027 fee source
  • 2,000+buyers and influencers on hand, per Nacha source
  • 42%attendees from banks and FIs, per Nacha source
  • 2,350anticipated at the 2026 San Diego meeting source

Quick answers

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 in 30 seconds

Smarter Faster Payments 2027, branded Payments 2027, is Nacha's annual conference for the people who run the ACH Network and newer payment rails. It runs April 11–14, 2027 at Gaylord National, the resort and convention center in National Harbor, Maryland, with the exhibit hall open April 12–13. Nacha says 2,000+ buyers, influencers and recommenders attend, 42% from financial institutions and 40% from fintech providers. ACH, real-time payments, fraud, compliance and treasury vendors exhibit in booths from $4,815 for members. Sessions carry AAP and APRP credits. Purple builds its inline and island booths.

When is Smarter Faster Payments 2027?
April 11–14, 2027, at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor.
When is the exhibit hall open?
April 12–13, 2027.
How big is Smarter Faster Payments?
2,350 anticipated attendees (2026 edition).
How much is booth space at Smarter Faster Payments?
$9,635 member, $12,300 nonmember, 2027 fee, paid to the organizer.
What does a 10×20 Smarter Faster Payments booth cost all-in?
$7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental at Smarter Faster Payments with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Smarter Faster Payments bills space and show services separately.
For Smarter Faster Payments, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
Nacha membership must be in effect through this date for member booth rates: March 1, 2027.

Fintech & payments · National Harbor · 2027

42% / 40%

banks and fintech providers in the Nacha room, an almost even split, per Nacha source

The lookNational Harbor 2027

Same-day money. Spring on the Potomac.

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 gathers bank payments operations, risk and treasury specialists at Gaylord National April 11–14, with the exhibit hall open April 12–13 and member booths from $4,815.

Silver-haired banking executive in a plaid blazer holding a tablet and smiling at the camera
01Operations, signed off
Senior compliance officer in a red jacket filling out a form at a white desk
02Compliance in red
Bank manager in a navy suit seated at his office desk with a framed certificate behind him
03Branch to back office
Hands signing a payment authorization form beside a phone calculator and reading glasses
04Authorization on paper
Hand holding a phone over a card terminal for an instant contactless payment
05Faster, by a tap
The Capital Wheel at National Harbor, Maryland silhouetted against an orange sunset on the Potomac
06Harbor wheel at sunset
Washington waterfront with the Washington Monument rising behind piers and new buildings
07The Potomac waterfront
Office worker handling paper forms beside rows of older printing and sorting machines
08The back office runs
Smiling businesswoman in a dark blazer typing at a long desk in a bright office
09Operations, morning queue

Everything about Smarter Faster Payments 2027 in one place

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 fact sheet

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 key facts
Official nameSmarter Faster Payments 2027 (Payments 2027), Nacha's annual payments conference
Event datesApril 11–14, 2027
Exhibit hall datesApril 12–13, 2027 source
VenueGaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745
OrganizerNacha
Size (2026)2,350 anticipated attendees source
Booth space$9,635 member, $12,300 nonmember, 2027 fee source
Next deadlineNacha membership must be in effect through this date for member booth rates: March 1, 2027 source
Nearest airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
About 20 minutes; Dulles about 40 to 45 minutes, per Purple's venue guide
HotelsGaylord National, Nacha group rate $331 including resort fee; no housing company in 2027
Official hotel page →
Official websitepayments.nacha.org

Official Smarter Faster Payments resources

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 calendar

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 dates and deadlines

The Smarter Faster Payments dates the organizer has published, in order, each linked to the page that states it. The next one is highlighted.

  1. Nacha membership must be in effect through this date for member booth ratesMember exhibitors source
  2. Smarter Faster Payments 2027 opens at Gaylord National source
  3. Exhibit hall opens (hours not confirmed yet) source
  4. Final exhibit hall day; no teardown before close source
  5. Final conference day source
  6. Smarter Faster Payments Remote Connect begins (virtual, through June 9) source

01 Purple at Smarter Faster Payments 2027

Booths for the ACH crowd: Smarter Faster Payments 2027 in National Harbor

Bank payments operations, risk and treasury teams walk Nacha's hall between sessions looking for ACH, real-time and fraud tools they can defend to an examiner, so your booth names the rule or rail you solve and proves it on screen. Gaylord National runs on carpet, and we plan freight for it.

  • Apr 11–14 · Gaylord National
  • Hall open April 12–13
  • 10×10 from $4,815 (member)

What makes Smarter Faster Payments different, and how we build for it

Smarter Faster Payments is Nacha's annual conference, run by the organization that governs the ACH Network, and the 2027 edition goes by Payments 2027 on its own site.Payments operations, risk and compliance, treasury, legal and technology staff from banks, fintechs, corporates and government come for sessions that carry Accredited ACH Professional and Accredited Payments Risk Professional credits, plus CTP, FPAC and legal credits. Nacha says more than 2,000 buyers, influencers and recommenders are on hand, and its attendee mix splits almost evenly between financial institutions and fintech providers. The 2027 meeting is at Gaylord National in National Harbor, near Washington, before moving to San Antonio in 2028. Booths here sell to specialists, so precision beats spectacle.

Bank payments operations managers

A clear answer on ACH returns, same-day volume or real-time rails, a demo with realistic file flows, and confidence your product fits the Nacha Operating Rules they work under.

Risk, fraud and compliance staff

Fraud monitoring and account validation shown on a live screen, the audit trail made visible, and a specialist who speaks their credential language.

Corporate treasury and fintech partners

Integration steps in plain terms, pricing logic, and a seat to plan a pilot with your banking or partnership lead.

Your team in National Harbor

How Purple runs Smarter Faster Payments at National Harbor

Our Fishkill, NY shop handles the Nacha build and print, with frames and counter bases set up for Gaylord National's carpet. Freight follows the service kit Nacha sends about six weeks before move-in. A Purple project manager leads the install with the labor the resort requires and books dismantle for after the hall closes on Tuesday, April 13.

New at Smarter Faster Payments 2027

  1. Gaylord National instead of a convention center

    After the San Diego Convention Center in 2026, Payments 2027 moves to Gaylord National's carpeted resort space near Washington. Frames, flooring and freight plans change for carpet, so a 2026 booth needs a check before it ships. source

Inside Smarter Faster Payments 2027

$4,815 member 10×10 inline, 2027 fee source2,000+ buyers and influencers on hand, per Nacha source42% attendees from banks and FIs, per Nacha source2,350 anticipated at the 2026 San Diego meeting source

Smarter Faster Payments rules that shape your booth

Paid in full from November 1

Contracts signed from November 1, 2026 are paid in full on submission, cancellation after that date costs 100%, and no setup starts before payment. We schedule design work once your contract is confirmed.

Organizer rule

Sharing costs 25% a day

Co-exhibiting needs Nacha's written permission and adds 25% of the total booth cost per booth per day. When partners join, we plan the extra fee into the proposal or give them a meeting seat instead.

Organizer rule

No early teardown

Exhibitors who dismantle before the hall closes on Tuesday without approval may be fined $5,000 per 10×10 booth space. We book labor for after the close and keep crates out of sight until then.

Organizer rule

Food needs approval

Food and drink handed out in a booth need show management approval, and alcohol cannot be served during educational hours. We plan hospitality for the right time slot and file the request.

Organizer rule

Events need written approval

Exhibitor-hosted events during official conference hours need Nacha's written approval, with fines up to $5,000. We keep client meetings inside the booth or a Nacha meeting room.

Organizer rule

Programs worth planning for

Fintech Flash Demo

A paid short demo slot for exhibitors, $3,000 in 2027, sold with the booth contract; it sends attendees to your booth already knowing the product.

Official details

Meeting rooms and pods

Meeting pods at $4,000 and 10×10 or 10×20 meeting rooms from $5,000 plain or $7,000 branded in 2027, for scheduled bank meetings.

Official details

Exhibitor Passport Program

A $2,000 add-on in 2027 that includes a floor graphic and puts your booth on the attendee passport route.

Official details

AAP and APRP credits

Sessions carry Accredited ACH Professional and Accredited Payments Risk Professional credits, plus CTP, CCM and FPAC recertification and legal credits, which brings credentialed specialists to the hall.

Official details

Smarter Faster Payments is Nacha's payments-rules and operations conference; choose it over Money20/20 USA when you sell ACH, real-time payments or payments-risk tools to bank operations and compliance teams rather than to the broad fintech market. Compare Smarter Faster Payments with the other software and cloud shows we build for →

software and cloud at Smarter Faster Payments

The industry behind Smarter Faster Payments, in pictures

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Signed and authorized
Fluted stone columns with carved capitals on the curved front of an old bank building
Columns of an old bank
Ferris wheel silhouetted against an orange and purple sunset behind tall grass
Wheel at sundown

02 Booths & pricing for Smarter Faster Payments 2027

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 booth fees, member and nonmember

Nacha sells 2027 inline booths at 10×10, 10×20 and 10×30, premium corners, and islands at 20×20, 30×30 and 40×40, with lower member rates; inline booths make up most of the floor. We recommend a 10×20 inline with a demo counter for a first year, and a 20×20 island with a meeting corner for established providers.

Easy Shopper booth by Purple Exhibits: lime-green Easy Shopper backlit wall with stats graphics, like the booths we plan for Smarter Faster Payments
Inline10×20$7,500 – $15,000all-in rental

A back wall naming the payments problem you solve, one counter with a screen running the file or fraud flow, and room for two specialists.

Pictured: Easy Shopper, a Purple inline booth

See 10×20 rental booths →
Bucher Unipektin booth by Purple Exhibits: busy inline booth for Bucher Unipektin with a red and white hanging sign, an example for Smarter Faster Payments exhibitors in National Harbor
Inline10×30$12,000 – $22,000all-in rental

A demo bay for operations staff, a compliance bay with the audit view, and a stool-height table where a treasurer can talk pricing.

Shown: Bucher Unipektin, a Purple inline booth

See 10×30 rental booths →
Apartment List booth by Purple Exhibits: playful Apartment List island booth with pink carpet, pastel pink, teal, like the booths we plan for Smarter Faster Payments
Island20×20$16,000 – $40,000all-in rental

Nacha's 20×20 includes four corners: an island with demo counters on two sides, a meeting table screened from the aisle and a sign within the hall's limits.

Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Apartment List

See 20×20 rental booths →
Lakeside Foods booth by Purple Exhibits: open food pavilion with backlit Lakeside Foods, a reference for planning a Smarter Faster Payments booth
Island20×30+$25,000 – $55,000all-in rental

Nacha sells 30×30 and 40×40 islands for 2027; at that size we add a small theater for scheduled demos, a closed meeting room and storage.

Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Lakeside Foods

See 20×30 rental booths →

In Purple's Smarter Faster Payments price

  • A 3D rendering of your Smarter Faster Payments booth, revised until you approve it
  • Structure, graphics printed for Smarter Faster Payments, counters and storage as specified
  • Lighting and in-booth power distribution for Smarter Faster Payments
  • Install and dismantle at Smarter Faster Payments, led by our project manager on the floor
  • Each service order and deadline in the Smarter Faster Payments exhibitor kit, tracked for you

Billed by Smarter Faster Payments and its contractor

  • Booth space, paid to Nacha
  • Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the Smarter Faster Payments space rate
  • Electrical, internet and rigging orders for Smarter Faster Payments
  • Booth cleaning and any union labor the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center requires

Rates to plan with for Smarter Faster Payments:

  • Booth space, 10×20 inline $9,635 member, $12,300 nonmember, 2027 fee source
  • Booth space, 20×20 $20,500 member, $25,825 nonmember, 2027 fee source
  • Fintech Flash Demo $3,000 per slot, 2027 price source
  • Drayage About $170 per cwt, 200 lb minimum, Purple planning rate for 2026–2027 source

Before you sign, your proposal already estimates each of these show charges, so the Smarter Faster Payments total is on paper.

The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for Smarter Faster Payments are quoted per project. Run your Smarter Faster Payments numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.

Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
Tell us your Smarter Faster Payments booth size and what the space has to do. A reply within one business day, then a Smarter Faster Payments rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Get my Smarter Faster Payments proposal

The booth we would build for Smarter Faster Payments 2027

The rules-desk inline with a pilot table

Nacha's buyers are payments operations, risk and compliance staff who will defend a purchase to an examiner, and inline booths make up most of the floor. So the play is a 10×20 or 10×30 inline that names the rule or rail it solves on the back wall and keeps a table for planning a pilot.

01

Rule header

One line on the back wall naming the rule, return reason or rail your product handles, in words an operations manager uses.

02

File-flow counter

A counter screen running an ACH file or a real-time payment from origination to settlement.

03

Pilot table

Two chairs and a printed checklist of the integration and approval steps a bank asks about.

04

Passport stop

A floor graphic and stamp point if you add Nacha's $2,000 Exhibitor Passport Program.

The demo

Run a same-day ACH or real-time payment from file to settlement, then a returned item and how the tool flags it, so an operations manager sees the exception path as well as the clean one.

The meetings

Nacha sold meeting pods at $4,000 and meeting rooms from $5,000 for 2027, and events during conference hours need its written approval. Hold the deeper talks at the booth's pilot table or in a Nacha room, and use a $3,000 Fintech Flash Demo slot to send people there already briefed.

Fewer returns. Faster settlement. Ready for the examiner.
What the back wall could say at Smarter Faster Payments
LeadSquared booth by Purple Exhibits: leadSquared island booth on the show floor, shown for Smarter Faster Payments exhibitors

Your team walks into a lit, stocked Smarter Faster Payments booth. You just show up.

LeadSquared island, designed, built and installed by Purple Exhibits

03 Built by Purple

Smarter Faster Payments booths that pass the operations test

SpecialtyRx booth by Purple Exhibits, one of our case studies for Smarter Faster Payments planning

Case study · SpecialtyRx

SpecialtyRx at a healthcare trade show

Different industry, same audience habit: SpecialtyRx's island stayed busy from open to close with buyers who compare carefully, and Nacha's payments specialists judge a booth the same patient way.

Read the SpecialtyRx case study All case studies →

“From start to finish, their team was professional, responsive, and incredibly easy to work with. They designed and built a beautiful trade show exhibit that exceeded my expectations and helped our company stand out. We received many compliments on our booth.”

Yossi Mouskup, Senior Insurance Broker, IGI Insurance Agency · more Purple client reviews
3,000+ exhibitors served4.9★ client rating10,000+ booths builtIn business since 2015

Trusted by exhibitors including

LeadSquaredCallHippoSQUID ERPPentland Firth SoftwareSpectral ComputeAutoForm

04 Designing for ACH, real-time payments, fraud, compliance and treasury technology providers at Smarter Faster Payments

Designing a Smarter Faster Payments booth for bank operations buyers

Woman in a red blazer and glasses working at a laptop with a coffee mug in hand1

Name the rail or rule

These buyers think in rails and rules: same-day ACH, real-time payments, account validation, fraud monitoring. We put the one you solve on the header in the words a payments operations manager uses, so the right people stop and the wrong ones do not queue.

Smiling support agent in a black suit wearing a headset with a microphone2

Show the file, not the brochure

A returns dashboard or a fraud alert on real-looking data says more than a list of features. We build the counter around one screen at standing eye height, with a second, smaller screen for the compliance view and a reset button for the next visitor.

Woman on a phone call at her desk, pen in hand, working through a question at her monitor3

Build for hotel carpet

Gaylord National runs every show on the resort's carpet, not a concrete hall floor. We use lighter flooring and frames, protect the carpet under counters and keep crates small, which also keeps drayage down at a resort venue.

Woman in glasses and a tweed blazer writing notes at a tidy office desk4

Use Nacha's add-ons well

Nacha sells a Fintech Flash Demo, meeting pods and 10×10 or 10×20 meeting rooms, branded or plain, for 2027. We match the booth graphics to whichever you buy, so a prospect who saw the flash demo recognizes your booth in the hall.

Purple Exhibits 3D booth concept for Withsystem, an example for Smarter Faster Payments planning

Concept rendering

Your proposal for Smarter Faster Payments includes a rendering like this one

See the Smarter Faster Payments booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. Shown: a Purple concept for Withsystem.

Start my Smarter Faster Payments concept

Floor at a glance

Where you could be at Smarter Faster Payments 2027

Nacha's 2027 floor plan lives on Map Your Show; the hall names are not published on Nacha's site. Here is how Gaylord National works for a booth, from Purple's venue guide.

ACarpeted exhibit space
BGlass atrium and resort
CNational Harbor waterfront
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National HarborSchematic, not to scale
A

Carpeted exhibit space

Exhibitors here build on ballroom and meeting-room carpet, never on a bare concrete slab.

Our advice Lighter frames and protected counter bases keep install quick and avoid carpet damage charges.

B

Glass atrium and resort

The resort's rooms, restaurants and meeting space sit under one large glass atrium on the Potomac.

Our advice Attendees stay on property, so evening traffic past the hall is high; light the booth for after-session visits.

C

National Harbor waterfront

More hotels sit a five to ten minute walk away in the waterfront district.

Our advice Staff who stay off property should allow walking time for early demo rehearsals.

05 Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center · National Harbor

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 at Gaylord National: carpet, freight and hall days

Nacha takes Payments 2027 to the Potomac waterfront at National Harbor, Maryland: Gaylord National puts its exhibitors on the resort's carpet under its glass atrium, per Purple's venue guide. That changes floor protection, rigging and drayage; we plan about $170 per hundredweight with a 200-pound minimum for 2026–2027. Nacha's booth price leaves out furniture, carpet, cleaning, material handling, electricity, internet and storage, and its service kit with prices arrives about six weeks before move-in, so we order everything from it on the discount schedule. Your Purple project manager leads the install with the labor the venue requires. Nacha's group rate at the Gaylord is $331 a night including the resort fee.

What Purple handles

  • Every order from Nacha's exhibitor service kit on the discount schedule
  • Carpet-safe frames, flooring and counters for Gaylord National
  • Branding for Nacha meeting rooms, pods and Fintech Flash Demos
  • Freight from our Fishkill, NY shop to National Harbor
  • A Purple project manager on site from install to dismantle

Your Smarter Faster Payments timeline, from move-in back

Nacha membership must be in effect to keep member booth rates: March 1, 2027. If membership lapses before this date the booth is billed at the nonmember rate, which is about 28% higher on a 10×10.

For Smarter Faster Payments, we need design sign-off by January 2027.

  1. November 2026Contract signed; contracts from November 1, 2026 are paid in full on submission.
  2. January 2027Design sign-off: header message, demo screens and any meeting-room branding.
  3. February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY; Nacha's service kit arrives about six weeks before move-in and we place orders.
  4. March 1, 2027Nacha membership must be in effect through this date to keep member booth rates.
  5. Days before April 12, 2027Freight delivered and booth installed at Gaylord National; 2027 move-in days not confirmed yet.
  6. April 12–13, 2027Exhibit hall days; dismantle starts only after the hall closes Tuesday.

Purple's planning timeline for Smarter Faster Payments. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the Smarter Faster Payments exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.

Print the Smarter Faster Payments budget & deadline sheet

Before you book Smarter Faster Payments 2027

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 contract terms to read before signing

  1. Contracts signed from November 1, 2026 on must be paid in full with the contract, and cancelling after that costs 100% of the space fee. source

  2. Member booth rates hold only if your Nacha membership stays in effect through March 1, 2027; otherwise the booth is billed at the nonmember rate. source

  3. Taking the booth down before the hall closes on Tuesday, April 13 without approval can bring a fine of up to $5,000 for each 100 square feet of space. source

  4. Nacha is not using a housing company in 2027: book the Gaylord National directly at the $331 group rate, resort fee included. source

  5. Co-exhibiting needs Nacha's written permission and adds 25% of the total booth cost per booth per day, which changes the math on sharing with a partner. source

Who you meet on the floor

Bank payments operations managers

42% of attendees come from financial institutions, per Nacha, many running ACH returns, same-day volume and real-time rails.

Risk, fraud and compliance staff

They earn APRP and AAP credits in the sessions and walk the hall for monitoring and account-validation tools.

Fintech companies and providers

40% of the room, per Nacha, looking for bank partners and processing relationships.

Corporate treasury end users

9% of attendees, per Nacha, who also come for CTP and FPAC recertification credits.

Travel to Smarter Faster Payments 2027

Getting to Smarter Faster Payments 2027: airport and hotels

Fly in

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

About 20 minutes; Dulles about 40 to 45 minutes, per Purple's venue guide

Stay

Gaylord National, Nacha group rate $331 including resort fee; no housing company in 2027

Official Smarter Faster Payments hotels →

Find the venue

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745

Open in Google Maps →

Travel facts from payments.nacha.org.

Smarter Faster Payments by the numbers

Smarter Faster Payments year by year

2026
2,350 anticipated attendees
San Diego source
AttendeesExhibitors

How Smarter Faster Payments 2027 compares with other software and cloud shows

The software and cloud shows closest to Smarter Faster Payments on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each name other than Smarter Faster Payments opens our exhibitor guide for that show.

ShowDatesCityLatest published size
Adobe SummitAdobeMarch 22–25, 2027Las Vegas, NV–
RSACRSA Conference LLCApril 5–8, 2027San Francisco, CA44,000 attendees · 600+ exhibitors (2026)
Smarter Faster PaymentsNachaApril 11–14, 2027National Harbor, MD2,350 anticipated attendees (2026)
Google Cloud NextGoogle CloudApril 13–15, 2027Las Vegas, NV–
UNLEASH AmericaUNLEASH GroupApril 13–15, 2027Miami, FL4,200+ expected attendees (2026)
TRANSACTTRANSACTApril 19–21, 2027Las Vegas, NV–
Atlassian TeamAtlassianApril 20–22, 2027San Francisco, CA3,440+ attendees (2026)
VMware ExploreBroadcom (VMware)May 3–6, 2027Las Vegas, NV–
FinovateSpringFinovateMay 3–5, 2027San Diego, CA1,200+ senior-level attendees (2026)
ServiceNow KnowledgeServiceNowMay 4–6, 2027Las Vegas, NV20,000+ attendees (2026)

Smarter Faster Payments exhibitor questions

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 exhibitor FAQ

When is Nacha Smarter Faster Payments 2027?

Smarter Faster Payments 2027 runs April 11–14, 2027, per Nacha. The exhibit hall is open Monday April 12 and Tuesday April 13; hall hours are not confirmed yet. A virtual Remote Connect edition follows June 7–9, 2027.

Where is Smarter Faster Payments 2027 held?

At Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on the Potomac just outside Washington, D.C. Nacha lists San Antonio for 2028, Orlando for 2029 and San Diego for 2030.

How much does a booth at Smarter Faster Payments cost?

Nacha's 2027 fees: a 10×10 inline is $4,815 member or $6,150 nonmember, a 10×20 inline $9,635 or $12,300, a 20×20 $20,500 or $25,825, and a 40×40 $78,320 or $99,620. Purple's 10×20 rental runs $7,500 to $15,000 on top of space.

What does a Nacha booth fee include?

For linear space, Nacha supplies draped walls (8 feet high at the back, 3 feet at the sides), a directory and app listing, one full-conference and two exhibit-hall-only registrations per 10×10, and attendee lists for single use. Furniture, carpet, cleaning, electricity, internet, handling and storage are extra.

When do you have to pay for a Nacha exhibit booth?

For contracts signed from November 1, 2026 on, Nacha requires full payment with the contract, and cancellation after that date costs 100% of the space fee. Booths are assigned first come, first served.

Do Nacha members pay less to exhibit?

Members pay lower rates on every 2027 booth size, but the membership must stay in effect through March 1, 2027, or the booth moves to the nonmember rate, per Nacha's 2027 exhibit contract.

Can two companies share a booth at Nacha?

Only with Nacha's written permission, and co-exhibiting adds 25% of the total booth cost per day, per Nacha's exhibit rules. We can design one booth with two clearly separate demo stations if you get approval.

What are Nacha's rules on food, sound and giveaways?

Food and drink in a booth need show management approval, and no alcohol may be served during educational hours. Nacha can restrict loud sound, and hazardous giveaways are banned. Leaving early costs up to $5,000 per 10×10.

What is the Fintech Flash Demo at Nacha?

A short paid demo slot Nacha sells to exhibitors for $3,000 in 2027, alongside meeting pods at $4,000, an Exhibitor Passport Program at $2,000 with a floor graphic, and meeting rooms from $5,000.

Who attends Smarter Faster Payments?

Payments operations, risk and compliance, treasury, legal and technology staff. Nacha's attendee figures show 42% financial institutions, 40% fintech companies and providers, 9% corporate end users, and more than 2,000 buyers, influencers and recommenders.

Which hotel is closest to Smarter Faster Payments 2027?

The Gaylord National itself, with about 2,000 rooms on the property; Nacha's group rate is $331 including the resort fee. Nacha is not using a housing company in 2027, so book directly and early.

How do you get to Gaylord National from the airport?

Fly into Reagan National for a drive of roughly 20 minutes; Dulles adds another 20 to 25, per Purple's venue guide. A seasonal water taxi links National Harbor with Old Town Alexandria and the Wharf in D.C.

What does drayage cost at Gaylord National?

Nacha's 2027 tariff comes in the service kit about six weeks before move-in. Purple budgets around $170 a hundredweight there for 2026–2027, 200 pounds minimum, so a 700-pound inline costs roughly $1,190 to handle.

Can we use the same booth at AFP?

Often, and it saves money. Treasury and payments vendors take one kit from Nacha in April to AFP in November, changing the header for corporate treasurers; we store it between the two.

Before you sign for Smarter Faster Payments

Ask any Smarter Faster Payments exhibit builder these five questions:

  1. How will you protect Gaylord National's carpet and adjust our frame and counter bases for it?
  2. Will you order furniture, carpet, power and handling from Nacha's service kit on the discount schedule as soon as it arrives?
  3. Can you book dismantle labor for after Tuesday's close so we never risk Nacha's early-teardown fine?
  4. If a partner shares our space, can you design two separate demo stations and price in Nacha's 25% daily co-exhibit fee?
  5. Can you produce the floor graphic for Nacha's Exhibitor Passport Program to the show's specifications?

What Smarter Faster Payments exhibitors ask us

Our 2026 booth stood in the San Diego Convention Center. Will it work at Gaylord National? It needs a check first. Gaylord National puts exhibitors on carpeted resort space under a glass atrium, per Purple's venue guide, so floor protection, frame weight and drayage change before the booth ships.

Is an island worth it when inline booths fill most of the floor? For established providers holding scheduled bank meetings, yes: a 20×20 cost $20,500 at the 2027 member rate. For a first year, a 10×20 inline at $9,635 with a file-flow demo usually does the job.

The hall is open only two days. Is that enough? Yes, if the two days are booked. Nacha sells Fintech Flash Demo slots and meeting pods to fill them, and the hall opens Monday and Tuesday between sessions, so we staff for the breaks.

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A reply about Smarter Faster Payments within one business day. A rendering and a fixed proposal usually follow within a week. No charge, no commitment.

Requests for Smarter Faster Payments go straight to Purple’s exhibit team.

What happens next

  1. We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
  2. You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for Smarter Faster Payments, usually within a week. No fee left off: every Smarter Faster Payments cost is listed upfront, on paper.
  3. We build in 30–45 days, ship to the Smarter Faster Payments advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.
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