Certificate overview
This professional certification enhances participants’ awareness and understanding of digital payment systems, including their components, roles in facilitating economic transactions, reducing transaction costs, and expanding access to financial services.
It also Strengthens participants’ comprehension of international standards in the digital payment industry and their significance in ensuring safety, efficiency, and interoperability, and provides frameworks and regulatory guidelines for implementing digital payments, along with developing practical skills in payment processing, security standards, risk management, and assessing and mitigating risks associated with digital payments.
What you will learn
Comprehensive knowledge of digital payment systems
Understanding international standards in the digital payments industry
Applying regulatory frameworks and guidelines
Developing practical skills in payment processing
Managing risks associated with digital payments
Curriculum
6 modules
- 01Introduction to Digital Payments
- 02Digital Payment Implementation Techniques
- 03Payment Security and Risk Management
- 04Electronic Payment Platforms and Systems
- 05Consumer Behaviour and User Experience
- 06Regulatory Compliance, Legislation, Future, and Innovation in Payments
Who it is for
- Employees working in:
- Retail and corporate banking services
- Payment systems and operations
- IT departments
- Accounting, reconciliation, and financial control
- Compliance, anti-money laundering, and financial crimes
- Risk and cybersecurity
- Internal auditing
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must:
- Hold a degree from a recognized educational organization.
- Have professional experience in the field.
- Sit for and pass the certification examination.
- Adhere to the Professional Development Institute (PDI) Code of Ethics.
Exam Requirements
Online Examination will need to be sat under controlled conditions at a PDI accredited centre.
- 70% passing grade
- Exam available in a range of different languages
- 3 Hours duration
- The examination is offered in multiple languages to support international candidates.
- All candidates are required to sit for their exam at an accredited PDI Test Centre.
- The exam duration is (3) hours.
- Each exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

