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MRC Online Courses

Payment Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The Payment KPIs course provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and optimizing key performance indicators that drive payment success. Payment KPIs enable businesses to measure system performance, identify areas for improvement, and align payment strategies with broader business goals. This course explores fundamental and advanced KPIs across transaction success, authorization rates, operational efficiency, financial metrics, and customer experience.

Participants will gain insights into techniques for improving payment performance through enhanced process optimization, collaboration with payment partners, and data-driven decision-making. Real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and AI-powered insights are emphasized to help businesses stay competitive in an evolving landscape of emerging technologies, evolving consumer expectations, and regulatory requirements. Learners will also explore strategies for staying ahead of future trends, including real-time payments, open banking, and cryptocurrency integration.

Who Should Enroll?

  • Payments Professionals aiming to optimize payment processes and maximize transaction success.
  • eCommerce Managers seeking to enhance payment experiences and boost conversion rates..
  • Fraud Prevention Specialists focused on improving fraud-related KPIs and reducing false declines.
  • Financial Analysts interested in balancing payment costs with revenue growth for sustainable business performance.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the key characteristics and categories of payment KPIs.
  • Differentiate between operational and strategic payment KPIs.
  • Explain key transactional metrics.
  • Identify and apply strategies to improve each transactional metric.
  • Understand key financial metrics in payment systems.
  • Identify and apply strategies to optimize financial metrics.
  • Explain key operational metrics.
  • Identify strategies to optimize operational performance.
  • Understand key tools and techniques for KPI analysis.
  • Identify strategies for implementing KPI tools.
  • Understand emerging trends such as real-time payments, cryptocurrencies, open banking, and evolving consumer expectations, and their impact on payment KPIs.
  • Learn how regulatory changes and continuous improvement frameworks shape payment KPI management.
 

Program Details

  • Program Level: Intermediate
  • Program Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
  • Program Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
  • CPE Credits: 1.6
  • Advanced Preparation and/or Pre-requisites: Payment Essentials is recommended.
 

Please allow 2-3 hours to complete this course. The course culminates with a comprehensive final assessment to evaluate the user's comprehension of the material. Upon successfully completing the final assessment, participants will be awarded a certificate of completion representing their proficiency in the subject matter.

 

Pricing

MRC Members: USD $75 (plus applicable taxes)

Non-members: USD $150 (plus applicable taxes)

MRC Education Accreditation

The Merchant Risk Council is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: nasbaregistry.org

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MRC Education Refund Policy

MRC Education eLearning course 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.