A number of organisations were involved in the Payments Systems Task Force and helped in setting up the Payments Council:
- APACS, the UK Payments Association
- British Bankers' Association (BBA)
- British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
- British Retail Consortium (BRC)
- Building Societies Association (BSA)
- Electronic Money Association (EMA)
- Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
- National Consumer Council (NCC)
- Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
- Which? (formerly Consumers' Association)