THE PAYMENTS PROFESSOR • CERTIFICATE SERIES
The FedNow® Certificate Series
Become FedNow® certified — and lead your institution's instant-payments strategy with confidence.
An eight-class journey through the FedNow® Service end to end: use cases, risk and fraud mitigation, rules, settlement, liquidity, ISO® 20022 messaging, and how FedNow®, RTP®, and Same Day ACH compare — all in short, engaging videos.
Self-paced • Certificate of completion • Taught by Kevin "The Payments Professor" Olsen
One-time enrollment: $499
Enroll & Get Certified — $499Why payments pros love this series
Actually engaging
Short, entertaining videos that make complex rules stick — no monotone webinars, no all-day slogs. Learn it, remember it, use it.
Built for the real world
Practical, job-ready guidance you can put to work immediately — use cases, fraud controls, settlement, and liquidity, not abstract theory.
A certificate to show for it
Finish and earn your certificate of completion — proof of your FedNow® expertise for your team, your board, and your examiners.
What you'll master
Eight classes take you from faster-payments basics to running FedNow® with confidence:
- Faster-payments fundamentals and the FedNow® Service — the who, what, and why
- FedNow® use cases across industries
- Risk, fraud, and mitigation strategies
- Rules, regulations, and compliance
- Settlement, liquidity management, and reconciliation
- ISO® 20022 messaging and returns
- FedNow® vs. RTP® vs. Same Day ACH — when to use each
Meet your instructor
Kevin "The Payments Professor" Olsen — AFPP, AAP, APRP, NCP, CHPC.
Kevin has spent his career taking the rules, regulations, and systems that usually put people to sleep and turning them into short, fun, binge-worthy lessons. Lights, camera, transactions — payments education that finally clicks, from one of the most engaging educators in the industry.
Frequently asked questions
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Ready to become FedNow® certified?
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