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Fraud Prevention Professional Certificate - A Career Credential Program

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Master the full fraud lifecycle—from key signals and KPIs to advanced defenses such as machine learning and bot mitigation. The Fraud Prevention Professional Certificate is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills in metric tracking, signal evaluation, fraud modeling, and abuse mitigation, while also teaching you how to integrate data sources into modern fraud programs.

 

This program equips you with a comprehensive understanding of fraud and rapidly evolving threats, including synthetic identities, refund abuse, AI-driven attacks, and bot-based fraud.

 
MRC Members: USD $1,000 (plus applicable taxes)
Non-members: USD $2,000 (plus applicable taxes)


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Program Overview


This certificate program provides the technical knowledge and practical frameworks to build high-performance fraud prevention strategies:


  • Identify fraud risks at key touchpoints across the entire customer journey.
  • Understand key fraud KPIs and how they inform overall business strategy and performance.
  • Detect and respond to complex threats like refund abuse, bot attacks, and common chargeback fraud.
  • Leverage modern signals, including mobile, device, and geolocation data, to verify users and spot anomalies.
  • Harness AI and Machine Learning for both fraud defense and identifying emerging AI-driven attacks.
  • Balance security and experience by mitigating risk while preserving conversion rates and the customer journey.
  • Scale your operations by applying modern fraud mitigation frameworks that grow with your business needs.

FAQs

  • To earn this certificate, participants must complete two prerequisites and nine core courses, totaling 19.2 CPE credits.

     

    Step 1: Program Prerequisites

    • Payment Essentials
    • Fraud Essentials

    Step 2: Core Certificate Courses

    • Introduction to Payments Orchestration
    • Payments Orchestration and Optimization
    • Advanced Tactics for Transaction Optimization
    • Enhanced BIN for Payment Professionals
    • Payment Key Performance Indicators
    • Tokenization Essentials
    • Pay By Bank
    • EMV 3-D Secure Authentication
    • Payment Security and Compliance

    To earn this certificate, participants must complete two prerequisites and nine core courses, totaling 19.2 CPE credits.

     

    Step 1: Program Prerequisites

    • Payment Essentials
    • Fraud Essentials

    Step 2: Core Certificate Courses

    • Introduction to Payments Orchestration
    • Payments Orchestration and Optimization
    • Advanced Tactics for Transaction Optimization
    • Enhanced BIN for Payment Professionals
    • Payment Key Performance Indicators
    • Tokenization Essentials
    • Pay By Bank
    • EMV 3-D Secure Authentication
    • Payment Security and Compliance

    1. Orchestration: Understand how payments orchestration streamlines processing and improves performance.
    2. Smart Routing: Identify routing and vaulting techniques to reduce costs and increase approval rates.
    3. KPI Tracking: Track and improve payment KPIs such as conversion, fraud rate, and interchange impact.
    4. Data Strategy: Use enhanced BIN data to drive strategic decisions in routing, compliance, and optimization.
    5. Authentication: Implement tokenization and 3-D Secure to balance fraud prevention and user experience.
    6. Open Banking: Evaluate Pay by Bank and other methods for lower-cost, low-risk payments
    7. Compliance: Navigate the key requirements of PCI-DSS, SCA, and evolving global data regulations.
    1. Orchestration: Understand how payments orchestration streamlines processing and improves performance.
    2. Smart Routing: Identify routing and vaulting techniques to reduce costs and increase approval rates.
    3. KPI Tracking: Track and improve payment KPIs such as conversion, fraud rate, and interchange impact.
    4. Data Strategy: Use enhanced BIN data to drive strategic decisions in routing, compliance, and optimization.
    5. Authentication: Implement tokenization and 3-D Secure to balance fraud prevention and user experience.
    6. Open Banking: Evaluate Pay by Bank and other methods for lower-cost, low-risk payments
    7. Compliance: Navigate the key requirements of PCI-DSS, SCA, and evolving global data regulations.
    • Level: Intermediate
    • Format: QAS self-study (On-demand courses + final cumulative exam)
    • Time to Complete: Approximately 28 hours
    • CPE Credits: 6.8 CPEs (prerequisites) + 12.4 CPEs (required core)
    • Access: The program must be completed within one year of purchase
    • Level: Intermediate
    • Format: QAS self-study (On-demand courses + final cumulative exam)
    • Time to Complete: Approximately 28 hours
    • CPE Credits: 6.8 CPEs (prerequisites) + 12.4 CPEs (required core)
    • Access: The program must be completed within one year of purchase
  • Refund Policy: Refunds and cancellations are determined on a case-by-case basis. Cancellations must be communicated in writing to programs@merchantriskcouncil.org. No refunds will be issued once a course has been started.
    Refund Policy: Refunds and cancellations are determined on a case-by-case basis. Cancellations must be communicated in writing to programs@merchantriskcouncil.org. No refunds will be issued once a course has been started.

  • If I have completed all the courses in a Career Credential certificate program, can I just purchase the program cumulative exam?

     

    Great news—yes! If you have already completed all required courses, you are eligible to purchase the Career Credential Legacy Program. The Legacy Program offers a streamlined pathway to earn a Career Credential Professional Certificate without enrolling in the full program track.

    To get started, please email education@merchantriskcouncil.org to request the purchase link. You will be asked to complete an application attesting that you have completed the required courses. Once your application is approved, you will receive a notification confirming your enrollment and instructions to take the program cumulative exam.



    If I have completed all the courses in a Career Credential certificate program, can I just purchase the program cumulative exam?

     

    Great news—yes! If you have already completed all required courses, you are eligible to purchase the Career Credential Legacy Program. The Legacy Program offers a streamlined pathway to earn a Career Credential Professional Certificate without enrolling in the full program track.

    To get started, please email education@merchantriskcouncil.org to request the purchase link. You will be asked to complete an application attesting that you have completed the required courses. Once your application is approved, you will receive a notification confirming your enrollment and instructions to take the program cumulative exam.



SPECIAL GROUP PRICING

 

Looking to upskill your entire team? We offer discounted volume pricing for organizations purchasing 10 or more certificate enrollments. For more information and to recieve a group discount, email education@merchantriskcouncil.org .



Take the Next Step

 

Advance your payments expertise and earn industry recognition. Whether you’re optimizing operations, scaling product capabilities, or building strategic insights, the Payments Professional Credential provides the knowledge and credibility to succeed in today’s payments ecosystem.

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