EMVFoundation
EMV Chip Card Technology
A complete introduction to how EMV chip cards work, from personalization to the authorization message. Participants leave able to read an EMV transaction and understand what each party does.
Training
Learn payments from the consultants who build them
Our training practice is part of how we build capability in your team. Hands-on courses for engineering, product and operations teams, taught by the consultants who design and certify payment systems. 600+ bank technical payments teams trained across 50+ programs.
Why train with us
Training built on real delivery
Practitioners, not presenters
Every course is taught by consultants who deliver payment programs, including a Mastercard-Accredited EMV Trainer.
Small cohorts
A maximum of 12 participants, so every engineer gets time with the instructor and the lab.
On-site or remote
We come to your office or teach live online, in the format that suits your team.
Tailored to your platform
Courses can be adapted to your systems, vendors and specifications, or combined into a custom program.
Foundation
For teams new to an area. Concepts, flows, vocabulary and the standards behind them.
Advanced
For practitioners. Architecture, integration patterns and hands-on exercises.
Expert
For specialists. Deep labs, debugging and certification-grade detail.
Catalog
Courses
EMVAdvanced
EMV Contactless Payments
How contactless differs from contact EMV, and what it takes to deploy, test and certify contactless acceptance across schemes.
EMVExpert
EMV Kernel Debugging & Certification Lab
A hands-on lab for teams building or certifying EMV kernels and terminals. Participants trace real transaction logs, diagnose failures and prepare for Level 2 and Level 3 certification.
AcquiringFoundation
Acquiring Fundamentals
How merchant acquiring works end to end: merchants, gateways, processors, networks and the money flows between them.
CloudAdvanced
Cloud-Native Payments Architecture
How to design payment platforms that run on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud and still meet the availability, latency and compliance requirements of card and real-time payments.
AIFoundation
AI / ML Fundamentals for Payment Engineers
A practical introduction to machine learning for people who build payment systems, with fraud and risk examples throughout.
FraudAdvanced
Real-Time Fraud Detection Frameworks
How to design fraud detection that decides in milliseconds, combining rules, machine learning and case management.
AIAdvancedNew
Agentic AI for Payments
How to build, evaluate and govern autonomous AI agents for payment operations such as reconciliation, alert triage and customer support.
Need something specific?
Beyond the catalog, we build programs from more than 100 modules across all 22 of our practice areas, from ISO 20022 to OCPP.