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Payments Education for Financial Institutions and Payments Professionals

Build practical knowledge across ACH, payments risk, checks, cards, wires, and instant payments. Explore online learning, live training, professional credentials, and education designed for your team.

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Your education roadmap

Find your next step in payments education.

PaymentsFirst offers education for payments professionals at every career stage, covering ACH, instant payments, checks, cards, wires, compliance, fraud, and emerging payments. Use the roadmap to explore annual plan options, on-demand learning, certificates and accreditations, events, and training for your team.

PaymentsFirst education roadmap Six clickable education options: Education Package Plan, ElevateU certificates, Payments University, P.A.L.S. on-demand learning, professional accreditations, and custom team training. Education Package Plan 1 ElevateU Certificates 2 Payments University 3 4 P.A.L.S. On-Demand Training 5 Professional Accreditations 6 Custom Team Training
  1. Education Package Plan Explore annual plan options for eligible PaymentsFirst education.
  2. ElevateU Certificates Build knowledge through structured certificate courses.
  3. Payments University Explore focused, multi-track payments education.
  4. P.A.L.S. On-Demand Training Access online courses, recorded webinars, and learning resources.
  5. Professional Accreditations Explore professional credentials across payments topics.
  6. Custom Team Training Explore training tailored to your team’s needs.
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Learning paths

Choose how you want to learn.

Find practical payments education for your role, your organization, and the challenges you’re working through.

Live Training & Events

Learn with payments professionals and industry experts through conferences, in-person training, webinars, and other events.

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On-Demand Training

Build knowledge on your schedule with online courses, recorded webinars, ElevateU certificates, and other learning resources.

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Accreditations & Certificates

Explore professional credentials and certificate programs in ACH, payments risk, faster payments, checks, cards, wires, and more.

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Training for Your Team

Tailor payments training to your organization’s topics, audience, and preferred delivery format.

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Education Package Plan

Plan for year-round payments education.

Explore annual plan options for eligible PaymentsFirst education, with attendee flexibility to fit your organization’s learning needs.

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“I look forward to the conference every year and appreciate the insight the sessions provide for payment products.”

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