Card Scheme Cost Optimization Masterclass: Reducing Visa & MasterCard Fees is a comprehensive corporate training course designed to equip financial professionals, merchant managers, and payment strategists with deep insights into optimizing costs within the card scheme ecosystem. This course delivers expert guidance on Visa and MasterCard fee structures, scheme charges, and strategic cost reduction methods. Participants will master techniques for managing scheme and interchange fees for banks, understanding card scheme fee structures, and implementing best strategies for optimizing interchange fees. The course also bridges the connection to broader frameworks, such as Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), which intersect with compliance and risk management in payment systems. Using real-world models, participants will explore how to reduce Visa and MasterCard processing fees, optimize transaction fees in payment networks, and uncover merchant strategies to lower card acceptance costs.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
This masterclass uses a highly interactive and applied approach. Participants will engage in case studies, live fee analysis exercises, real-time group discussions, and data-driven workshops. Through guided simulations and benchmarking activities, learners will identify actionable ways to reduce card scheme costs in various contexts. The course also includes peer-sharing circles for real-world strategy comparison. Methodologies from the ISMS certification course logic are integrated to address data compliance risks related to interchange and scheme fee flows. Each day concludes with expert-led feedback and review sessions to reinforce how to optimize transaction fees in payment networks.
Note: Tools are not provided but illustrative models, analysis checklists, and strategic examples will be shared.
Participants should have foundational knowledge of payment systems or financial operations. No prior ISO/IEC 27001 training course experience is required but familiarity with financial or compliance environments will help.
Each day's session is generally structured to last around 4-5 hours, with breaks and interactive activities included. The total course duration spans five days, approximately 20-25 hours of instruction.
Capping interchange fees can benefit all consumers by reducing the "credit card tax" — a markup merchants pass on due to high fees. Even if cardholder rewards decrease, overall transaction prices fall, benefiting the market.
Unlike generic payment fee workshops, the Card Scheme Cost Optimization Masterclass stands out by blending deep-dive economic models with practical fee breakdowns. This course offers a rare combination of regulatory insight, merchant optimization techniques, and network-level simulations.
credits: 5 credit per day
Course Mode: full-time
Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center
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