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Developing A Successful Marketing Program for ACH and RDC
BAI Seminar
May 6, 2008 in Chicago, IL
June 3, 2008 in New Orleans, LA
August 5, 2008 in Nashville, TN
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
http://www.bai.org/events/sem_detail.asp?seminarcode=8297

Electronic payments products and services, both ACH and image based / Check 21 applications, are becoming increasingly popular as revenue drivers for financial institutions. Effectively marketing these services to corporate customers is critical for a successful program, but is often not made a priority as organizations focus on a host of various operational and implementation issues.

SEMINAR IS HALF DAY AND WILL BE PRESENTED WITH ANOTHER HALF DAY SEMINAR: Using Direct Marketing to Attract Profitable Customers and Deposits. 

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Risk Management Basics
NACHA’s The Payments Institute, EAST
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
Sunday, July 27, 2008
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/TPI_2008/default.htm

Risk management touches all stakeholders and is a central aspect of the payments system. The general session will begin with an overview of key concepts and risk types and then be divided into four individual sessions to address risks related to the respective schools of study, ACH, Corporate, Cards & Alternative Payment Methods and Risk & Compliance. Faculty in each subsession will discuss the types of risks encountered in the specific fields, and explain stakeholder liabilities and responsibilities and how risk is evolving.

Speakers:
Luann S. Kohlmann AAP, Director, Education/Auditor, WACHA - The Premier Payments Resource
Kathy Levin AAP, Managing Director, Payments Information Circle
Angela Smith AAP, SVP, Director of Check Education, PaymentsNation
Stuart Williams, Director, CheckFree Payment Services, CheckFree Corporation

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Exploring ACH from the ODFI’s Perspective
NACHA’s The Payments Institute EAST
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/TPI_2008/default.htm

This introductory-level course will lead students through the responsibilities, liabilities, risks, and operations of the Originating Depository Financial Institution (ODFI) as defined in the NACHA Operating Rules. Faculty will address rules surrounding origination of entries; responsibilities and obligations unique to ODFIs, and the significance of the role of the ODFI to the ACH Network. Relationships with the ACH Operators, RDFIs, and Originators are examined from the ODFI's point of view, as well as the considerations, risks, and requirements surrounding the use of third-parties by the ODFI or the Originator. This course serves as a foundation for subsequent offerings within the school of ACH.

Speakers: Howard Forman, AAP, Senior Vice President, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Kathy Levin, AAP, Managing Director, Payments Information Circle

 

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Are Your ACH Transactions Properly Authorized & Authenticated?
NACHA’s The Payments Institute EAST
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Terri Sands, AAP
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/TPI_2008/default.htm

This introductory-level course offers a comprehensive examination of authentication and authorization applicable across payment types for both corporate (merchant/biller) and financial institution audiences. Students will learn the differences between authentication and authorization in the ACH world and why both are so important to the overall health of the Network. How does the update to the FFIEC Manual affect your business practices? Faculty will provide a series of case studies to help students understand the underlying business processes, the related requirements, expectations, decision points, and management practices. This course serves as a foundation for subsequent offerings within the school of ACH study.

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Examining ACH Quality: What’s Really Flowing in the ACH?
NACHA’s The Payments Institute, EAST
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/TPI_2008/default.htm

Instructors in this intermediate-level course will build upon basic concepts of origination and receipt and provide a deeper and clearer understanding of transaction data used to help mitigate risk and improve quality in the ACH Network. This course explores observations from analyses of forward and return consumer ACH debit transactions. Gain an understanding of what is flowing through the ACH Network, what consumer debit transactions are used for, and what patterns of use and misuse show about the quality of ACH transactions. Learn what additional studies are planned, and how this information is being used to augment quality improvement initiatives on the ACH Network.

Speakers: Nancy Grant AAP, Senior Director, Research Services, NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association; Kathy Levin, AAP, Managing Director, Payments Information Circle

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Ready to be an AAP?
NACHA’s The Payments Institute EAST
Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/TPI_2008/default.htm
The 2008 AAP testing window closes October 31, are you ready? Students test their preparedness in this interactive learning lab - sample questions, test taking tips, study methods and more are put to the test!

Speakers: Cynthia J. Thompson AAP, CCM, Education & Training Director, The Payments Authority, Inc.
Kathy Levin, AAP, Managing Director, Payments Information Circle

 

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Implementing Remote Deposit Capture: Lessons Learned
TAWPI 2008 Forum and Expo
Orlando, FL
Speaker: Kathy Levin, AAP
August 26, 2008
http://www.tawpi.org/forumexpo.html
Are you thinking about implementing remote deposit capture (RDC) either as a financial institution or as an end-user? This session provides an overview of the RDC process and how it works, explains the benefits of offering and using this service, and discusses what to consider before getting started. Hear a case study from a community bank and one of their customers who has successfully implemented this popular product and learn why the bank decided to offer RDC and why the company decided to utilize it, issues that arose during implementation, potential risks they have identified, and tips for effective marketing.

 

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ACH Audit and Risk Management
WesPay’s 2008 Operations Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Speaker: Terri Sands, AAP
September 10, 2008
http://www.wespay.org/AM/Template.cfm?
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The ACH audit requirements will be examined with a focus on areas that expose the financial institution to the greatest amount of payments risk. From an RDFI perspective, this includes a number of exception item processing requirements; similarly, ODFI responsibilities in "knowing their customer" and keeping them informed, on an on-going basis, of their obligations, will be examined in detail.

 

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Understanding, Assessing, Monitoring and Managing ACH Risk Workshop
BAI Combating Payments Fraud Conference
National Harbor, MD/Washington DC
Speakers: Kathy Levin, AAP and Terri Sands, AAP
October 19, 2008
http://www.bai.org/combating/?WT.mc_id=COMBATTING08_redirect

This interactive workshop will use case studies to illustrate ACH risk types and potential liability and offer strategies for assessment and mitigation. It will cover types of ACH risk and how to evaluate potential liability, regulatory guidance and recent and proposed rules revisions, identifying higher-risk transactions, properly defining third-party relationships and managing the risk associated with both.

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