Course Overview
Acquiring is one of the most exposed areas in the payments value chain; where fraud, regulatory pressure, and financial risk converge. Organisations that get it wrong face scheme penalties, regulatory sanctions, and significant financial losses.
This programme equips risk, compliance, and acquiring professionals with a practical, end-to-end understanding of how to identify, assess, and manage risk within acquiring environments. From merchant onboarding and underwriting to transaction monitoring and AML controls, participants gain the clarity and tools required to protect their organisation while enabling sustainable growth.
Who is this course for
This course is ideal for:
Risk and compliance professionals in banks and fintechs
Acquiring teams managing merchant portfolios
Fraud and financial crime specialists
Product and operations professionals in payments
Regulators and consultants working within payments ecosystems
If you are responsible for protecting revenue, ensuring compliance, or managing merchant risk, this programme is built for you.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Identify and manage key risk exposures within acquiring models
Apply AML, KYC, KYB, and due diligence frameworks effectively
Detect and mitigate merchant fraud and financial risk patterns
Interpret and apply scheme rules and monitoring programmes
Identify transaction laundering risks and implement detection techniques
Design and implement robust onboarding, underwriting, and monitoring processes
Skills you’ll gain
Acquiring Risk Management
Merchant Underwriting
AML & KYC Application
Transaction Monitoring
Fraud Detection
Scheme Compliance
Transaction Laundering Detection
Regulatory Compliance
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