Eric Wester

Eric Wester is the Director of Member Services at UMACHA. With over a decade of banking experience, he is responsible for providing ACH education through virtual learning opportunities as well as in-person workshops, conferences, and symposiums. As a payments professional focused on education, Eric's goal is to share knowledge and create peace of mind for industry stakeholders.

What excites Eric most about working in the industry is the ongoing innovation to make payments simpler, more transparent, faster, and in line with end-user expectations. He is passionate about payments and has served as a member of the Fraud Information Sharing Work Group and the Fraud Prevention Best Practices and Solutions sub-group with the U.S. Faster Payments Council. He obtained his Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) accreditation in 2017, Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) in 2020, National Check Professional (NCP) in 2023, and Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP) in 2025.