Payments SmartCast

Nacha recently updated the ACH Compliance Manual which offers crisp insights into authorizations, processing and more from Nacha’s subject matter experts. Hear from Nacha’s Danita Tyrrell, Senior Director, ACH Network Rules Development & Technical Support, and Annette Brown, Assistant Director, ACH Network Rules to understand why the 11th edition of the ACH Compliance Manual is an essential tool for financial institutions and anyone studying for the AAP or APRP accreditation exams.

The 8th Edition of the ACH Risk Management Handbook is available in the Nacha Store as well as from the Payments Associations. Angi Farren, President and CEO of the Upper Midwest ACH Association (UMACHA), joins Jordan Bennett, Senior Director of ACH Network Risk Management at Nacha, to discuss how the Handbook helps put risk-related topics in layman’s terms and is one of the go-to resources for anyone studying to earn their AAP or APRP accreditation.

Bill Sullivan, Nacha's Senior Director and Group Manager for Government and Industry Relations, and Jeremy Pritchard, Director of Client Consulting for Treasury Services at Cadence Bank, talk about their recent experience participating in Nacha's Hill Climb, where they joined Nacha members from across the country to sit down with members of Congress and their staff to discuss the critical role the ACH Network plays in providing government and private-sector payments and answer their questions about the payments industry.

Stephanie Prebish, AAP, APRP, CTP, Nacha Managing Director, Association Services and Nell Campbell-Drake, Vice President, Industry Relations, at Federal Reserve Financial Services, and a member of the 2024 Smarter Faster Payments Planning Committee break down how to craft a successful session proposal for next year’s Smarter Faster Payments Conference, taking place Monday, May 6 through Thursday, May 9 in Miami.

Dalbir Sahota (Senior Director, Product Management, Bankers Almanac) and Cindy Printer (Director Market Planning for Payments) from LexisNexis® Risk Solutions chat with Rob Unger (Senior Director of Product Management & Strategic Initiatives) from Phixius by Nacha about the unique partnership between these two renowned organizations, enabling their customers to instantly verify account details are routed to the true intended recipient and reduce the risk of fraudulent or inaccurate transactions.

Joe W. Hussey, Senior Vice President of Global Treasury Management at Wells Fargo and Chairperson of the Nacha Board of Directors, Philip C. Picillo, Esq., CTP, Executive Managing Director of Treasury Management Integration at Webster Bank and Chair of the 2023 Smarter Faster Payments Conference Planning Committee, and Stephanie Prebish, AAP, APRP, CTP, Managing Director of Association Services at Nacha give their insights about why Smarter Faster Payments 2023, taking place April 16-19 in Las Vegas, is the must-attend payments industry event.

Angel Grant, Vice President of Security at F5, gives a preview of her session at Smarter Faster Payments 2023: Navigating Payments Security and Privacy in the New World: Metaverse, Web3 & NFTs. Ashley Mustico, Director of Education and Accreditation at Nacha, joins to highlight additional sessions and why payments professionals should register for Smarter Faster Payments 2023, taking place in Las Vegas April 16-19.

Whether you are a payments veteran or new to the industry, TPI On Campus, taking place July 16-19 in Atlanta, is where you can grow your payments skills. And July 19 and 20, Nacha is offering the Risk Retreat, where you will explore risk, compliance, and legal-related concepts and implement your learning. Tim Mills, Jen Wasmund and Ashley Mustico, all of whom have been instrumental in putting TPI and the Risk Retreat together and will be in Atlanta in July, sit down with Payments Smartcast to provide a sneak peek for these upcoming events.

In this episode Nacha speaks with James Flowers, Director of Process & Change Delivery at Ally Bank, one of 446 professionals who hold both the AAP and APRP credentials, to discuss how earning Nacha credentials enhanced his career trajectory and how he prepared for both exams. We also speak with Heather von Kriegenbergh, Deposit Operations Specialist at BankProv and one of the 251 payments professionals who earned her AAP last year. She explains how she prepared for the exam.

To lift himself out of depression, Ben Nemtin developed a seemingly impossible bucket list, including playing basketball with President Obama. Then he gathered a group of friends and set out to check the items off the list. Not only did he shoot hoops with the president, but he discovered happiness and joy along the way. Listen to Ben talk about his Bucket List Journey, and then register for Smarter Faster Payments, taking place in Las Vegas April 16-19, where you can hear him speak live!