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Card Scheme Operations and Payment Card Management

A working understanding of the card payments ecosystem and the operations behind issuing, acquiring, processing, clearing and settling card transactions. Delegates trace a transaction end to end and learn how fraud, disputes, chargebacks and operational risk are controlled.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the card payments ecosystem and the roles of the key stakeholders
  • Understand card issuing and merchant acquiring operations
  • Trace a card transaction from authorization through to settlement
  • Manage clearing, settlement and reconciliation processes
  • Handle disputes, reversals and chargebacks
  • Identify and mitigate card fraud and operational risk
  • Improve card payment controls and operational efficiency
  • Understand emerging trends in card payments

Course outline

  1. 01Introduction to card payment systems and the evolution of payment cards
  2. 02The card scheme ecosystem and the roles of issuers, acquirers, processors and merchants
  3. 03Debit, credit and prepaid cards, issuing and acquiring models
  4. 04Payment channels and the card transaction lifecycle
  5. 05Authorization, authentication, transaction routing and processing
  6. 06Practical: mapping a card transaction from initiation to authorization
  7. 07Card transaction processing, clearing and settlement
  8. 08Interchange and card related fees, reconciliation
  9. 09ATM and POS operations, e-commerce and card not present transactions
  10. 10Recurring payments, tokenization, failed and reversed transactions
  11. 11Practical: card transaction reconciliation and settlement exercise
  12. 12Card payment fraud, fraud prevention, detection and transaction monitoring
  13. 13Customer authentication, payment security and data protection
  14. 14Chargeback management, operational risk and card scheme compliance
  15. 15Case study: card fraud and dispute management
  16. 16Emerging payment technologies and future trends
  17. 17Practical: developing card payment risk controls

Who should attend

Card scheme operations personnel, card issuing and merchant acquiring teams, payment operations professionals, ATM and POS operations personnel, payment processors, risk and fraud professionals, compliance and audit personnel, payment technology professionals, and managers responsible for card payment operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
8 to 10 Sep 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500
3 to 5 Nov 2026Online3US$900
16 to 18 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
11 to 13 Jan 2027Harare3US$1,500
25 to 27 Jan 2027Dubai3US$1,500
15 to 17 Feb 2027Durban3R13,000
1 to 3 Mar 2027Kigali3US$1,500
15 to 17 Mar 2027Accra3US$1,500
12 to 14 Apr 2027Mozambique3US$1,500
10 to 12 May 2027Pretoria3R13,000
24 to 26 May 2027Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Jun 2027Lagos3US$1,500
28 to 30 Jun 2027Mauritius3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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