Education Calendar

Macha offers a variety of educational opportunities to provide you with a comprehensive selection of educational offerings developed by industry experts addressing current industry issues.

*All webinars are recorded.

*All events are listed in Eastern, Central, and Hawaii Standard Time.  Please review event descriptions for clarification.

 

Select the session title below to read its description.

 

**If you wish to register for an event, please call us at our new toll-free numbers at 866-993-3753 and dial 4 to speak with a team member, or email us at info@paymentsfirst.org.**

January

Thu
23
2025
January 23, 2025

Understanding ACH Operations

Webinar

Wed
29
2025
January 29, 2025

Payment Systems Update

Webinar

February

Wed
5
2025
February 5, 2025

ISO 20022 and the Future of Financial Communication

Webinar

Tue
18
2025
February 18, 2025

Instant Payments 101

PacPay Education

Honolulu, HI

Tue
18
2025
February 18, 2025

Identifying and Controlling Payments Risk

PacPay Education

Honolulu, HI

Wed
19
2025
February 19, 2025

Navigating and Tabbing Your ACH Rule Book

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

Honolulu, HI

Thu
20
2025
February 20, 2025

Tax Refunds and Exceptions

Webinar

Thu
20
2025
February 20, 2025

RDFI Roles and Responsibilities

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

Honolulu, HI

Wed
26
2025
February 26, 2025

Introduction to Payment Systems

Webinar

Thu
27
2025
February 27, 2025

Face Off: Check Fraud

Webinar

March

Wed
5
2025
March 5, 2025

Instant Payments 101: The New Standard 

Webinar

Wed
12
2025
March 12, 2025

Money Mules and RDFI Fraud Monitoring

Webinar

Thu
13
2025
March 13, 2025

API Revolution in Cards

Webinar

Mon
17
2025
March 17, 2025

Power Hour - Green Payments: the Charge Towards Sustainability

Webinar

Wed
19
2025
March 19, 2025

Compliance Day

Virtual Event

Wed
26
2025
March 26 - 27, 2025

Mid-Atlantic Payments University

In-Person

TBD, Maryland

April

Thu
3
2025
April 3, 2025

Mobile Deposit Capture: Risk Management and Compliance

Webinar

Thu
10
2025
April 10, 2025

Do We Have Third Party Senders?

Webinar

Thu
17
2025
April 17, 2025

The Future of Card Payments

Webinar

Tue
22
2025
April 22, 2025

Mechanics of FedNow

Webinar

Thu
24
2025
April 24, 2025

Logical Friction in Electronic Payments

Webinar

May

Mon
5
2025
May 5, 2025

ODFI Roles & Responsibilities

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union | Honolulu, HI

Tue
6
2025
May 6, 2025

Government Payments

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union | Honolulu, HI

Tue
6
2025
May 6, 2025

When Things Go Wrong: Dishonored, Corrected and Contested Returns

Webinar

Wed
7
2025
May 7, 2025

2025 Annual PacPay Members' Meeting

In-Person & Virtual PacPay Event

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union | Honolulu, HI

Thu
8
2025
May 8, 2025

RTP Unveiled

Webinar

Thu
15
2025
May 15, 2025

Puzzle of Check Compliance

Webinar

Tue
20
2025
May 20, 2025

Payment Basics for Frontline Staff

Webinar

Thu
29
2025
May 29, 2025

Tales from an Auditor: RDFI

Webinar

June

Thu
5
2025
June 5, 2025

Decoding the Green Book

Webinar

Tue
10
2025
June 10, 2025

Mid-Atlantic Payments Forum

In-Person

The Westin Baltimore Washington Airport - BWI | 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Tue
10
2025
June 10, 2025

Deconstructing PCI DSS

Webinar

Thu
12
2025
June 12, 2025

Onboarding Originators

Webinar

Tue
17
2025
June 17, 2025

Demystifying Regulation E: A Focus on Error Resolution

Webinar

Mon
23
2025
June 23, 2025

Power Hour - Digital Delight: Crafting Your Customer Experiences in Payments

Webinar

Thu
26
2025
June 26, 2025

Tales from an Auditor: ODFI

Webinar

July

Tue
15
2025
July 15, 2025

The ABCs of SECs

Webinar

Thu
17
2025
July 17, 2025

RDFI Roles & Responsibilities

Recommended AAP Training Session

Tue
22
2025
July 22, 2025

The Gold Book and Treasury Check Reclamations

Webinar

Thu
24
2025
July 24, 2025

ODFI Roles & Responsibilities

Recommended AAP Training Session

Tue
29
2025
July 29, 2025

Tales from an Auditor: Third-Party Senders

Webinar

Thu
31
2025
July 31, 2025

Tabbing Your Rule Book

Recommended AAP Training Session

August

Mon
4
2025
August 4, 2025

Cards, Fraud, and Regulation E

PacPay Education

Honolulu, HI

Mon
4
2025
August 4, 2025

ACH Exception Handling

PacPay Education

Honolulu, HI

Tue
5
2025
August 5, 2025

Non-Consumer Exception Handling

Webinar

Tue
5
2025
August 5, 2025

Regulation Review

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

Honolulu, HI

Wed
6
2025
August 6, 2025

File Formats

PacPay Education, Recommended AAP Training Session

Honolulu, HI

Thu
7
2025
August 7, 2025

Government Payments

Recommended AAP Training Session

Mon
11
2025
August 11 - 12, 2025

Midwest Payments University

In Person

Kalahari Resort | 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

Thu
14
2025
August 14, 2025

Regulation Review

Recommended AAP Training Session

Tue
19
2025
August 19, 2025

Unlocking Funds - Regulation CC: Check, ACH, Wire, and Cash

Webinar

Thu
21
2025
August 21, 2025

File Formats

Recommended AAP Training Session

September

Thu
4
2025
September 4, 2025

The Art of Establishing Exposure Limits

Webinar

Wed
10
2025
September 10 - 12, 2025

AAP Review (Midwest)

In-Person

TBD, Wisconsin

Tue
16
2025
September 16, 2025

Journey with the IAT 

Webinar

Wed
24
2025
September 24 - 26, 2025

AAP Review (Mid-Atlantic)

In-Person

Maryland

Thu
25
2025
September 25, 2025

Effective Social Media for the FI

Webinar

Mon
29
2025
September 29, 2025

Power Hour – AI: Transforming the Payment Landscape

Webinar

October

Thu
2
2025
October 2, 2025

Check Boot Camp - Basic

Virtual Event

Tue
7
2025
October 7, 2025

ACH Risk Management: Building a Robust Defense

Webinar

Thu
9
2025
October 9, 2025

Card Payment Rails Unveiled: The Backbone of Transactions

Webinar

Tue
21
2025
October 21, 2025

The Power of Same-Day ACH: Unlocking the Opportunity

Webinar

Wed
29
2025
October 29, 2025

RDC 360: Management and Practices

Webinar

November

Tue
4
2025
November 4, 2025

ACH Exception Handling

Webinar

Thu
6
2025
November 6, 2025

Fraud Day

Virtual Event

Wed
12
2025
November 12, 2025

Hawaii Fraud Day

Thu
13
2025
November 13 - 14, 2025

Hawaii Payments University

Thu
13
2025
November 13, 2025

Stop Payments vs. WSUD

Webinar

Tue
18
2025
November 18, 2025

Check Boot Camp - Advanced

Virtual Event

Thu
20
2025
November 20, 2025

Domestic Wires – Navigating the U.S. Payment System

Webinar

Mon
24
2025
November 24, 2025

Power Hour - The Value of Payments Accreditation

Webinar

December

Tue
2
2025
December 2, 2025

Speeding Ahead: Instant Payments for Tomorrow's Transactions

Webinar

Wed
10
2025
December 10, 2025

Get Adjusted: A Guide to Check Adjustments

Webinar

Tue
16
2025
December 16, 2025

Understanding ACH Timeframes

Webinar

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