Card Payments 101
Master the card payments lifecycle from system fundamentals to transaction flows to economic drivers. Build expertise while saving with this bundled path designed for payments professionals.
Enroll in this learning track and begin your journey to improving your skills.
Card System Fundamentals
Card Fundamentals: Explore the card system’s evolution, stakeholders, product types, acceptance methods, and rules. Learn how transactions flow, liability shifts, and regulations shape today’s card payment environment.
Card Transaction Handling
Understand single vs. dual message systems and key processing flows. Learn how messages like capture, void, reversal, and partial refunds work—plus zero and partial auths—to build confidence in handling complex transaction scenarios.
Card Payment Economics
Understand the economics of card payments—explore key fees, discount models, and global interchange variations to see how each stakeholder earns revenue and what drives costs in different transaction types.