General Members
(a) General Membership shall be open to Persons whose primary focus is the development of secure POS payment terminals. Member must have at least one payment terminal listed on the PCI-SSC “approved PIN Entry Device” Web page at the following URL https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/ped/pedapprovallist.html
(b) At or prior to each annual meeting of the Members, General Members collectively shall be entitled to elect one member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term, beginning at such annual meeting (the “General Member Director”)
(c) Each General Member may participate in, contribute to and chair Technical Working Groups
(d) Annual Dues of $30,000 USD payable at the beginning of each anniversary of membership
(e) Entitled to have company listing with logo and link to company Website on the SPVA Website
(f) Permission to download and use the SPVA Member logo on the company Website, printed materials and other mediums
(g) Permission to link to the SPVA website (homepage only) when either the SPVA logo or SPVA name is used / promoted on the company Website
Associate Members
(a) Associate Membership shall be open to Persons who have products or solutions that interact with secure POS payment terminals. This includes payment processors, payment acquirers, financial institutions, merchants, payment software vendors, PC POS/ECR manufacturers, payment security standards organizations, payment system VAR’s and resellers, credit/debit card brands and value added solution companies that integrated with payment systems
(b) At or prior to each annual meeting of the Members, Associate Members collectively shall be entitled to elect one member of the Board of Directors for a one-year term, beginning at such annual meeting (the “Associate Member Director”)
(c) Each Associate Member may participate in and contribute to Technical Working Groups
(d) Annual Dues of $5,000 USD payable at the beginning of each anniversary of membership
(e) Entitled to have company listing on the SPVA Website
(f) Permission to download and use the SPVA Member logo on the company Website, printed materials and other mediums
(g) Permission to link to the SPVA Website (homepage only) when either the SPVA logo or SPVA name is used / promoted on the company Website
Admission to Membership
Any person possessing the requisite qualifications to secure admission to membership of any category in the SPVA shall make written application to the Chairman or such other person or committee as the Board of Directors directs. The application, accompanied by a Membership Agreement in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors and related application fees (if any), shall be signed by the applicant. The Chairman or such other person or committee shall recommend the approval or rejection of such application to the Board of Directors in accordance with criteria established by the Board of Directors which are consistent with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 and fairly applied.
In those cases where the applicant meets the membership criteria, final action of admission to membership shall be by determination of the Board of Directors. An applicant who is rejected may resubmit an amended application, but in all cases the Board of Directors shall have the sole discretion to make the final determination as to the approval or rejection of applications.
Members shall sign such annual renewal forms confirming renewal of membership as the Board of Directors may require, and submission of such forms and payment of dues or fees at the level periodically established by the Board of Directors by the deadline designated therefore shall be a condition of continued membership in the Corporation.
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