Eligibility Requirements
Exam Eligibility Requirements
This certification program is designed to allow professionals with various backgrounds to take the exam and earn their CPFPP credential. There are six pathways that satisfy the exam eligibility requirements, some based on experience and some on education. Find your path below.
Experience Pathways
Pathway I.
1 to 3 years of experience as a payments and/or fraud prevention professional within the past 10 years
AND
Endorsement by a current Certified Payments and Fraud Prevention Professional and/or an MRC Regional Board Member
Pathway II.
2–3 years as a payments and/or fraud prevention professional within the past 10 years
AND
At least 40 hours of payments and/or fraud prevention training completed within the 2 years prior to the exam application date (no more than 20 hours may come from webinar-based training)
Pathway III.
3 or more years of experience as a payments and/or fraud prevention professional within the past 10 years
Education Pathways
Pathway IV.
Bachelor’s degree in any field
AND
At least 1 year of experience as a payments and/or fraud prevention professional within the past 10 years
Pathway V.
Bachelor’s degree in any field
AND
At least 40 hours of payments and/or fraud prevention training completed within the 2 years prior to the exam application date (no more than 20 hours may come from webinar-based training)
Pathway VI.
Master’s degree in one of the related fields listed below:
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Administration
- Cyber Security
- Data Science/Analytics (business analytics/marketing, etc.)