e Government Payments Council (eGPC)

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e Government Payments Council (eGPC)

The eGovernment Payments Council (eGPC) is an industry council within the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) that focuses on the business, policy and operating issues involved in government electronic payment programs.

The mission of the eGPC is to promote policy and business practices favorable to the expansion of government-driven electronic payment transactions and systems. These programs and services include, but are not limited to:

• SNAP (formerly Food Stamps)
• WIC
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other cash supplemental assistance programs
• Child Support
• Subsidized child-care, including capture of time-and-attendance data
• Unemployment compensation
• Summer Food Program Initiatives
• Farmers markets

The council is a public-private partnership consisting of state and federal entities, advocacy groups, and for-profits firms. Formed in January 2009 through the merger of EFTA’s long standing EBT Council and the Electronic Benefits and Services Council of NACHA, the eGPC members include state government agencies, EBT processors, ATM networks, non-profit advocates, consulting firms, equipment and card manufacturers, and technology companies.  Leveraging the subject matter expertise of the eGPC’s varied EBT stakeholders, the Council frequently weighs in on technology and operational impacts of state and federal EBT related policies.

The accomplishments of the eGPC are many and include:

• Planning and hosting the EBT: The Next Generation conference, the only annual national conference devoted exclusively to EBT
• Developing and continuing to administer the Quest® Operating Rules, a national set of operating rules that support the interoperability of SNAP (Food Stamp) transactions across state lines
• Leading an inter-industry task force at the request of FNS to help ensure the long-term health and viability of EBT
• Forming a workgroup to recommend public and private sector policy and rule changes to mitigate EBT outages
• Creating a workgroup to identify the steps needed to safely and securely migrate EBT to a mobile platform
• Gaining exemption for government card programs from the Durbin Interchange Amendment of Dodd-Frank legislation
• Assisting Congress in drafting the initial exemption for EBT programs from Regulation E of the EFT Act, without which EBT could not have functioned
• Producing the only nationwide survey and white paper on the use of debit cards to deliver government payments

The eGPC is a prime example of a successful public private partnership.  The council is actively involved in shaping the future of EBT in terms of technology, operations, and influencing state and federal policy. This is possible because of the active participation of the many industry participants from both the public and private sector. We welcome and encourage new members and new perspectives.  To request more information, please contact Ms. Liz French at lizfrench@lizfrenchconsulting.com or Ms. Melanie Renner at MelanieRenner@efta.org.

Find the eGPC on Twitter and LinkedIn

eGPC Member Company List

List of Past EBT Next Generation Locations & Award Winners

EBT Next Generation Award Criteria

eGPC Archived Photos

Chair:
Amy Duncan
Director of Project Management, CDP, Inc.
amy.duncan@cdpehs.com
716-531-9057

Council Director:
Liz French
EFTA Senior Consultant
President, Liz French Consulting
LizFrench@lizfrenchconsulting.com
(651) 451-7015

Officers:

Vice Chair, Retailer Forum: Beverly Cole, Senior Director, Corporate Treasury, Walmart
Vice Chair, WIC Agency Forum: Todd Mountin, eWIC Project Manager, State of Washington – Dept. of Health
Vice Chair, Technology & Policy: Josh Wiles, President, Novo Dia Group, Inc.
Vice Chairman, Rules & Practice:  Ellen Thompson, Vice President, MAXIMUS
Vice Chairman, SNAP/Cash State Forum:  Eileen Emory, EBT/ePayment Operations Supervisor, Idaho Dept of Health & Welfare
Vice Chairman, Communications:  Jimmy Chen, CEO, Propel
Secretary:  Mary Hinderer, Director, MAXIMUS, Inc.

eGPC Archived Photos