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eLearning for Continuing Professional Development 

Education is at the heart of the MRC’s mission to make eCommerce better for everyone. One of the goals of the Merchant Risk Council is to serve as an educational resource for payments and fraud prevention professionals of all levels. MRC’s RAPID Edu eLearning program helps make that possible.

RAPID Edu is the MRC's proprietary on-demand educational platform designed to provide self-directed education on the fundamentals of payments and fraud. The wide selection of accredited courses allows professionals to learn at their convenience, receive certificates and earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits upon course completion. CPE credits may be applied to a variety of professional certifications, including Certified Payments and Fraud Prevention Professional (CPFPP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and others.

RAPID Edu is ideal for:

  • Professionals who wish to revisit the fundamentals of payments and fraud prevention
  • Individuals looking to enhance their professional credentials
  • Managers looking for industry-specific training materials
  • Anyone interested in exploring a career in this dynamic industry

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eLearning Course Catalog

The MRC currently offers the following RAPID Edu courses:
CPE Credits: 1.40
Rating
Course Length 2 hours
Course Topics
  • Define Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
  • Identify the target audience
  • Recognize what a Buy Now, Pay Later purchase looks like
  • Identify potential risks of Buy Now, Pay Later for merchants and consumers
  • Recognize the current regulatory requirements and potential future requirements
  • List best practices for implementing Buy Now, Pay Later
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 18/04/2022.
CPE Credits: 1.40
Rating
Course Length 2 hours
Course Topics
  • Define Chargebacks
  • Categorize Types of Chargebacks
  • Identify the Key Stakeholders in the Chargeback Process
  • Outline the Steps of the Chargeback Process
  • Compare Open Loop vs. Closed Loop Systems
  • Describe Reason Codes
  • Identify Common Reason Codes
  • Outline the Steps of the Merchant Challenge Process
  • Calculate Four Common Chargeback Metrics
  • Apply Chargeback Prevention Techniques
  • Identify Common Chargeback Solutions
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 12/05/2022.
CPE Credits: 1.00
Rating
Course Length minutes
Course Topics
  • Categorize types of digital currencies
  • Identify features of cryptocurrencies
  • Understand the history of cryptocurrency
  • Compare and contrast how cryptocurrency can be used for and against fraud
  • Outline how cryptocurrency works as a payment method
  • Distinguish between person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-business (P2B) crypto payments
  • Identify key benefits for merchants who accept cryptocurrency as a payment
  • Outline the general process of how merchants can accept cryptocurrency payments
  • Highlight factors to consider when selecting a solution provider to accept cryptocurrency
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 11/04/2023.
CPE Credits: CPE:1.00
Rating
Course Length 1 hours
Course Topics
  • Recognize why authentication matters
  • Identify benefits of 3DS
  • Outline the 3DS ecosystem
  • Identify best practices of 3DS
  • Recognize global mandates and regulatory standards
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 24/01/2022.
CPE Credits: 1.00
Rating
Course Length 1 hours
Course Topics
  • Define First-Party Misuse
  • Recognize why First-Party Misuse is an issue that needs to be addressed
  • Identify cardholder motivations for submitting First-Party Misuse disputes
  • Differentiate types of First-Party Misuse
  • Classify evidence criteria needed to measure First-Party Misuse
  • Calculate the percentage of chargebacks coded as fraud that are the result of First-Party Misuse
  • Outline best practice strategies for merchants, issuers, and card networks to prevent first-party misuse
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 12/07/2022.
CPE Credits: 3.50
Rating
Course Length 4 hours
Course Topics
  • Define Fraud
  • Identify and Describe Fraud Motivations
  • Differentiate between Internal and External Fraudsters
  • Outline the Payment, Product, and Technology Ecosystem
  • Classify Vulnerable Business Components based on Fraud Risk
  • Select Fraud Prevention Methods to Avert Fraud
  • Identify Activities to Mitigate and Respond to Fraud
  • Select Fraud Best Practices
  • Identify Fraud Trends
Pricing

Members: $225 USD

Non-Members: $450 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 22/02/2021.
CPE Credits: 2.50
Rating
Course Length 3 hours
Course Topics
  • Define machine learning
  • Distinguish types of models and their applications in fraud management
  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages between the traditional approach to fraud fighting and machine learning
  • Convert data into features that a model can use
  • List methods to label transactions as fraudulent or not
  • Deconstruct the components of a model
  • Identify key metrics for evaluating machine learning models
  • Examine common types of drift that can impact a model's performance
  • Define model scores
  • Differentiate between raw scores and calibrated scores
  • Explain decision thresholds
  • Summarize how thresholds can be combined with rules and manual review to make decisions
Pricing

Members: $150 USD

Non-Members: $300 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 20/01/2023.
CPE Credits: TBD
Rating
Course Length TBD
Course Topics
  • Define open banking
  • Identify types of data access methods and their key differences
  • Differentiate between a regulatory vs market driven approach
  • Outline global trends in open banking
  • Understand regulations in the US
  • Illustrate the open banking payment flow
  • Describe the benefits of open banking for both consumers and merchants
Pricing

Members: $75. USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 27/02/2023.
CPE Credits: 3.50
Rating
Course Length 4 hours
Course Topics
  • Recognize Payment Concepts
  • Identify Key Payments Stakeholders
  • Outline the Key Payments Processes and Ecosystem
  • Compare Payment Methods
  • Recognize Chargebacks and Interchange Fees
  • Differentiate between Payment Laws, Regulations, and Standards
  • Select Payments Best Practices
  • Identify Payment Trends
Pricing

Members: $225 USD

Non-Members: $450 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 09/02/2023.
CPE Credits: 2.50
Rating
Course Length 2 hours
Course Topics
  • Define the four main impacts that chargebacks have on merchants
  • Identify risk factors that can increase a merchant's chargeback rate
  • Examine how these risk factors contribute to chargebacks in high-risk industries
  • Distinguish common tools used by merchants to prevent chargebacks
  • Categorize types of chargebacks
  • Determine which factors to consider when deciding whether to fight or accept a chargeback
  • Examine types of evidence that can be included in a chargeback representment
  • Outline how to prevent and fight the following types of chargebacks:
    • Fraud
    • Cancelled Recurring
    • Cancelled Merchandise/Services
    • Declined Authorization
    • Merchandise/Service Not Provided
Pricing

Members: $150 USD

Non-Members: $300 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 30/03/2023.
CPE Credits: 1.40
Rating
Course Length 60 minutes
Course Topics
  • Define tokenization and its benefits
  • Compare and contrast tokenization and encryption
  • Differentiate between network and PCI tokens
  • Describe in-house and third-party tokenization
  • Categorize types of third-party token providers
  • Detail the utility of differing token formats
  • Define network tokenization and its benefits
  • Distinguish network tokens and authenticated tokens
  • Identify key qualities to look for in a token provider
  • Outline critical questions to ask a potential provider
Pricing

Members: $75 USD

Non-Members: $150 USD

(taxes not included)
This course was developed on 01/05/2023.

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RAPID Edu Refund Policy

For the RAPID Edu program self-study courses, refunds and cancellations are determined on a case-by-case basis. Cancellations and requests for refunds must be communicated in writing to programs@merchantriskcouncil.org. Refunds will not be issued once a course is started. Additionally, courses must be completed within one year of the course enrollment date.

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