Accredited Faster Payments Professional

New collaboration effort benefiting the faster payments ecosystem

Demonstrate Your Faster Payments Proficiency

Nacha, the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) and our nation’s Payments Associations formed a first-of-its-kind alliance to create the Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP) program.

This partnership demonstrates a cross-industry collaboration to benefit the entire payments community. The AFPP is a rigorous and centralized accreditation program allowing payments professionals to demonstrate their expertise across all faster payment types, including Same Day ACH, RTP®, FedNow and Push-to-Card.

Who should consider becoming an AFPP

An AFPP is an individual who possesses a comprehensive knowledge of faster payment methods in the U.S., an understanding of and experience in faster payments network rails and has a broad knowledge of concepts that relate to the payments system as a whole.

The program is designed for payments industry stakeholders, including individuals employed by financial institutions, financial technology companies, regulatory bodies, and service providers.

Exam Registration Fees

Member Rate $550
Non-Member Rate $675

2025 Exam Registration is SOLD OUT!

Cancellations, deferrals, refunds, or substitutions will not be permitted for the 2025 AFPP exam.

The 2026 AFPP exam will be administered February 16-March 14, 2026. Registration for the 2026 exam will open this fall.

AFPP Code of Conduct

Begin preparing now

Those interested in pursuing the AFPP can enroll in the Faster Payments Professional (FPP) program, a series of training courses culminating in a professional certificate, being offered exclusively by the Payments Associations. Learn more about the FPP certificate program.

AFPP Blueprint Areas