ETA Education and Professional Development Update

Rori Ferensic 

September 5, 2014 – ETA’s education and professional development department is your source for original, essential and unbiased information.  We’ve been working hard to expand our professional development offerings, to produce new member resources, and to present cutting-edge conference content, ensuring you have an ear to the ground on all things payments.

The ETA CPP program, now in its third year, is the industry’s only professional credentialing program developed by and for industry practitioners. The ETA CPP program sets the standard for professional performance in the payments industry and is a symbol of excellence.  We are proud to announce that since the program’s inception, almost 1,000 payments professionals have earned the credential. ETA continually promotes the value in this credential to the merchant community, and over the next few months, we will launch a targeted public relations campaign to further get the word out to merchants about the value of doing business with an ETA CPP.  We are partnering with merchant groups such as MAG and NRF in this effort. Cement your company’s credibility by joining the already numerous ETA members such as Merchant Warehouse, Moneris, Vantiv and North American Bancard, already requiring their employees to obtain the ETA CCP credential. The next testing window is in December, with an application deadline of November 1.  Apply now to receive the ETA CPP Study Guide to begin preparing early.

In addition to the ETA CCP, we keep you current on the rapidly changing payments landscape through live and on-demand webinars on industry hot topics. We also offer ETA University (ETAU) online courses, addressing key facets of the industry that are necessary for expanding your knowledge and expertise. Courses are designed to meet your professional development needs whether you work for an ISO, financial institution, processor, technology company or service provider.

ETA publishes key resources to proactively prepare you for the evolving payments landscape. For example, the recently released ETA Guidelines on Merchant and ISO Underwriting and Risk Monitoring augments industry efforts to fight fraud. The Guidelines were developed by a working group of dozens of ETA member companies and provide ETA members the latest and most effective strategies for underwriting and mitigating fraud and risk. The guidelines have even been cited by several members of Congress as the example of effective industry self-regulation.  Keep on the lookout for a new ETAU online course this fall covering the Guidelines.

ETA’s two signature annual conferences, TRANSACT: Powered by ETA and The ETA Strategic Leadership Forum (ETA SLF) each offer the absolute best in educational programming.  TRANSACT, the industry’s largest trade show and educational conference, provides the opportunity to network with industry peers, to see the latest and greatest new technologies, to attend educational sessions on the most compelling topics impacting our industry and to get business done. ETA SLF is an exclusively executive networking and educational event, where senior-level industry leaders chart the future of payments, keeping their businesses relevant in this ever-changing industry.

ETA’s educational offerings elevate your potential across our industry. Now is the time to leverage ETA’s resources to increase your value as payments professional. Learn more at https://electran.org/professional-development/.

 

 

 

 

 

Rori Ferensic is Director of Education & Professional Development at ETA.