Elevate Your Career
Are you ready to position yourself for professional advancement? Accreditation shows you have superior skills and abilities, a level of commitment to your profession, and that you have invested your valuable time and resources to prove that you are an experienced payments professional.
Curriculum developed by The Clearing House Payments Authority (TCHPA) is designed to offer continuing education credits for Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs), National Check Professionals (NCPs), Accredited Payments Risk Professionals (APRPs) and more (i.e Certified Treasury Professionals or CTPs).
Continuing Education Credits
Designed to recognize payments professionals for their ACH network expertise. TCHPA offers the essential resources, study materials and educational prep sessions for exam prep.
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Accreditation Owner: Nacha
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2020 Test Window: October 5 –November 14 (recently extended)
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AAP Prep Talk: Steps to Preparing for the 2020 AAP Exam
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2021 AAP Exam Prep Webinar Series (Watch for details!)
Checks still play a significant role in payments so it’s important to know the legal framework, operational and regulatory requirements and responsibilities for compliance. The NCP designation is designed to recognize and build check expertise. Having an NCP on staff promotes the credibility of your team by enhancing knowledge of check operations, regulations, products and services. Are you up for the challenge?
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Accreditation Owner: ECCHO
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ECCHO Announcement - August 10, 2020
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2021 NCP Testing Window: April 17 - May 8
Watch for details about TCHPA's next NCP Exam Prep Webinar Series!
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October 30th NCP Steps for Preparing for the 2021 Exam webinar and November 2nd NCP Recognition Day Alliance Meeting (NCPs only) remain open for registration as they are not impacted by the 2020 Exam cancellation.
Effectively managing payments risk is crucial for organizations that provide payment services. The APRP credential demonstrates that you, or your employees, have mastered the complexities of risk management for ACH, check, wire, debit, credit and prepaid cards, and emerging and alternative payments.
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Accreditation Owner: Nacha
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The 2020 APRP test window was moved to November 30-December 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, testing typically takes place in the July/August timeframe.