About the Association for Cannabis Banking (ACB)

The Association for Cannabis Banking provides cannabis banking education, certifications, events, standards, and resources for banks, credit unions, compliance professionals, payments providers, lenders, fintechs, and cannabis banking service providers.

Legal/current name:
- American CBA LLC, dba Association for Cannabis Banking.
Acronym:
- ACB
Former public name:
- American Cannabis Bankers Association / ACBA
Founder background:
- ACB’s founders previously built and led financial services education ventures, including BankersHub and Infused Banking.
History
- Founded in October 2023 at Money 20/20 Las Vegas
Headquarters
- 4 Ariel Court, Placitas, New Mexico 87043
Co-Founders:
- Erin O’Donnell-Handel
- J Michael Beird
- Meridith Beird
- Kirsten Trusko (EMC)
Partnership
- Emerging Markets Coalition (EMC)
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
What Does the Association for Cannabis Banking (ACB) do?:
- B2B Compliance Education,
- Cannabis Certifications,
- Professional Operations Standards,
- Cannabis banking conferences and events,
- Memberships for financial institutions, corporations and individuals
Who Does the ACB Serve?:
- Commercial banks, Credit Unions, Regulators, Compliance Professionals, Bank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Experts, Cannabis-Related Businesses, and Service Providers
Annual cannabis banking conference:
- Cannabis Banking eXperience CBX, July in New Mexico
Major certifications:
- Cannabis Banking Professional (CBP),
- Cannabis Banking Professional Advanced (CBPA),
- Cannabis Risk Specialist (CRS),
- Cannabis Lending Professional (CLP)