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NEWS RELEASE
Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Testing Goes
Electronic
2008 test slated for
expansion; 685 payments professionals accredited in
2007
Herndon,
Virginia, February 7, 2008 - NACHA—The
Electronic Payments Association and the Regional
Payments Associations are pleased to announce that
beginning in 2008, the Accredited ACH Professional
(AAP) program exam will be offered electronically at
more than 500 LaserGrade computer-based testing
centers nationwide.
With the new
system, applicants can now select a test date within
a three-week window in October, and choose from
testing sites across the country. Unofficial results
will be available immediately upon completing the
exam.
“Implementing an
all-electronic AAP exam is consistent with NACHA’s
commitment to unnecessary impacts on the
environment. Moreover, the system gives AAP
applicants more options, is more convenient to use,
and greatly reduces paper consumption,” said Leonard
Heckwolf, chairman of NACHA’s Environmental Impact
Steering Committee, and Bank of America investment
and initiative management executive.
There are also
considerable environmental benefits to offering the
exam electronically. Doing so will save more than
20,000 sheets of paper, and will also help the
environment in terms of
reduction in fuel consumed in shipping tests and
transporting applicants, testers, and reviewers to
and from the testing and review sites.
NACHA accredited
or reaccredited 685 payments industry professionals
in 2007 under the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP)
program.
“The growth of
NACHA’s Accredited ACH program reflects the growing
importance of ACH payments to financial institutions
and their customers,” said Elliott C. McEntee,
president and chief executive officer of NACHA.
“AAPs provide the expertise that financial
institutions and businesses need to plan their
payments strategies and manage their payments
services and products.”
The AAP
designation recognizes industry professionals for
their understanding and knowledge of the ACH Network
and the payments industry. The 2007 AAP recipients
will be honored at an AAP breakfast at NACHA’s
annual conference, PAYMENTS 2008, on Monday, May 19,
2008 in Las Vegas. Conference information is
available at
www.nacha.org/conferences/Payments2008/default.htm.
To learn more about the AAP program, go to
www.nacha.org/aap
or contact NACHA at 703-561-1100.
NACHA -
The Electronic Payments Association
NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association represents
more than 11,000 member financial institutions, a
network of regional payments associations, and 585
organizations through its industry councils. NACHA
manages the development, administration, and
governance of the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
Network—an efficient, reliable, and secure payments
system that facilitates commerce electronically.
NACHA serves its members by promulgating the NACHA
Operating Rules, managing the ACH Network, promoting
the value of ACH payments, and offering tools and
resources to facilitate the adoption of ACH
payments. To learn more, visit
www.nacha.org and
www.electronicpayments.org.
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