The nomination period has now closed. Thank you for your interest.

Nacha is issuing a Call for Nominations for the Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP) program. As a benefit of being a Nacha Direct Member, a member of Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance or Affiliate Program, or a member of the U.S. Faster Payments Council (for AFPP only) you may nominate a colleague from your organization, a member of your Payments Association, or yourself to serve on eligible volunteer groups. Nacha’s panels, groups, and committees facilitate inclusive industry dialogue, and Nacha encourages all organizations to nominate candidates who meet the criteria outlined below.

This group serves a two-year term beginning on December 1, 2022 and ending December 21, 2024. 

Please review the following information detailing the roles and qualifications for members of the Oversight Panel. When submitting nominations, please consider individuals who will be able to contribute actively. All nominees also must remain in compliance with Nacha’s Code of Conduct. Complete the online nomination form by October 11, 2022.

This group will be tasked with the creation of the Accredited Faster Payments Professional program. In this role the AFPP Oversight Panel will: 

1. Create the AFPP Policies
2. Create the AFPP Exam Blueprint
3. Create the AFPP Body of Knowledge
4. Develop the Operational Pilot Test

Additionally, the Panel will serve as the administrative review board for the AFPP Program and will be tasked with maintaining responsibility for the following areas of the program:

• Oversight responsibility for executing on the strategic direction of the program
• Development of new test questions
• Review and revision of existing test questions to ensure accuracy of content and validity of topic area
• Establishment of test cut score

The AFPP Oversight Panel will have an initial meeting December 6-8, 2022, in Herndon, VA. This meeting is MANDATORY and you must follow Nacha's COVID-19 policy. If you are unable to attend, we will consider your Nomination for the next term. Additional meetings are scheduled for: 

• March 8-10, 2023
• December 11-13, 2023

Composition: The panel consists of up to 22 volunteer members including the chairperson of the AFPP Oversight Panel, ACH Network professionals drawn from the Nacha family, faster payments experts, members of the U.S. Faster Payments Council and Nacha staff. 

Participant Expectations: Each member of the Panel must have a thorough understanding of all faster payment initiatives including, but not limited to, Same Day ACH, RTP^®, instant and real time payments, FedNow^SM, card network schemes, ISO 20022 and other standards, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and appropriate regulatory requirements. 

AFPP Oversight Panel members will not be eligible to sit for the AFPP exam until two years after their last date of participation on the Panel.