The Payments Institute Celebrates 30 Years of Educating Payments Professionals
HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB) June 27, 2017 -- NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association® is celebrating the 30th year of The Payments Institute, a university-style program focused on continuing payments education for industry professionals. TPI will be held July 16-19 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta.
“Just as the payments industry and ecosystem have evolved over the last 30 years, so has The Payments Institute,” said Scott M. Lang, AAP, senior vice president, Association Services at NACHA. “With its incomparable, in-depth and comprehensive curriculum and respected faculty, TPI remains the smart educational investment for employers, as well as payments practitioners who want to better contribute to their organizations and grow their careers.”
TPI offers targeted areas of concentration that examine Same Day ACH, real-time payments, disruptive technologies and business models, and emerging topics in payments risk and security. The curriculum includes Schools of Study, such as Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Prep, General Payments Systems, and Payments Risk & Compliance; an End-User Specialization and a Payments Innovations & Technologies Specialization; Lecture Halls; and a Master's Program designed exclusively for AAPs and TPI alumni. More than 40 percent of the TPI program is new in 2017.
The curriculum is geared towards the needs and practices of payments professionals on all career levels, whether they are an experienced AAP, working on getting credentialed, or are new to the industry. Attendees can earn up to 20 AAP continuing education credits for the year, and up to 25.8 CTP/CCM recertification credits.
To register for TPI or for more information, visit nacha.org/content/payments-institute.
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NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association
Since 1974, NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association has served as trustee of the ACH Network, managing the development, administration and rules for the payment network that universally connects all 11,000 financial institutions in the U.S by moving money and information directly from one bank account to another. In 2016, there were 25 billion ACH payments made that moved $43 trillion. Through its collaborative, self-governing model, education, and inclusive engagement of ACH Network participants, NACHA facilitates the expansion and diversification of electronic payments, supporting Direct Deposit and Direct Payment via ACH transactions, including ACH credit and debit payments, recurring and one-time payments; government, consumer and business transactions; international payments, and payments plus payment-related information. Through NACHA's expertise and leadership, the ACH Network is now one of the largest, safest, and most reliable systems in the world, creating value and enabling innovation for all participants. Visit nacha.org for more information.
Kendra Beasley, NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association, +1 (703) 561-3923, [email protected]
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