RELEASE DATE:  APRIL 29, 2024
ESTIMATED DURATION: 60 MINUTES

As faster payment technologies emerge, it’s up to you to keep up and still look for and detect fraud.

Although they move us forward when it comes to speed, Faster Payments can also mean faster fraud. This webinar will focus on the current risks of faster payments and some of the tools available to protect your financial institution.

MEET THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT:

Jim Petkovits is Vice President of Education for Wespay and has over eighteen years of payments experience. Jim is responsible for developing and providing education and training to Wespay members through in-person workshops, webinars and in-house training. Prior to joining Wespay, Jim was the ACH Education and Training Manager for the Northwest Clearing House Association (NWCHA) since 2001, and a Customer Service Manager for Bank of America’s ACH Regional Processing Center in Seattle. Jim holds both an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and National Check Professional (NCP) accreditation.

As an innovative payments association, Wespay is dedicated to guiding members through the ever-evolving payments industry with education, information, advisory and advocacy services. Our dedicated team partners with financial institutions, fintech companies, third-party payment providers and organizations that supply payment services related to operations and compliance, risk management and fraud, as well as payments strategy and planning.

As a Direct Member of Nacha, Wespay is a specially recognized and licensed provider of ACH education, publications, and support. Wespay is directly engaged in the Nacha rulemaking process, the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Program and the Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) Program. Additionally, Wespay is partnered with ECCHO, as a designated Educational Partner for the National Check Professional (NCP) accreditation program.

RELEASE DATE: APRIL 29, 2024
ANTICIPATED DURATION: 60 MINUTES

Virtual currency continues to emerge as a regulatory hot button in spite of limited regulatory framework.

Regardless of market volatility and the potential for losing investments in mismanaged exchanges, convertible virtual currency (CVC) is still a hot investment opportunity for many. As more and more financial institutions decide where virtual currency and its related technology fits into their risk profile, their customer base are already buying and selling CVC. It is important to know the pros and cons of each convertible currency and identity red flag behaviors which warrant additional due diligence.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the difference use and access points of virtual technology
• Discuss the emergence of NFTs
• Discuss regulatory guidance

MEET THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

Wipfli brings the curiosity needed to uncover what’s been overlooked. Our ingenuity helps create unexpected results. Our team of more than 3,200 associates works together to bring integrated solutions to turn data into insights, to optimize workflows, to increase margins and to transform through digital innovation.

Others see problems. We see possibilities.

Our people are eternal students, bringing cross-industry experience and creativity to help clients see beyond today’s most complex business challenges.

RELEASE DATE: MAY 6, 2024
ANTICIPATED DURATION: 90 MINUTES

Your member-facing staff can make or break your compliance program, as they are often the first (and sometimes the only) employees a member sees. They need to know a little about a lot. And that’s what this session provides. We’ll focus on how frontline staff can engage members and sell products without violating consumer protection laws – what you can and cannot say or ask, what disclosures must be made, and specific timeframes that must be met to preserve the rights of both member and credit union. And we’ll talk about why the rules exist, because when you need to know a little about a lot, it helps to understand the reasoning.

Topics will include:

• Account opening
• Negotiable instruments
• Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC requirements
• Fair Lending issues

MEET THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT:

Aux is a CUSO (Credit Union Service Organization) located in Lakewood, Colorado, near Denver. Our company has been around since 1992, originally founded to assist credit unions with shared branching and service centers. Although we have evolved over the past two decades into something much more complex and diverse, one thing remains the same: our core reason for existence. We are here to help the people “who help the people,” as the old credit union saying goes – to help credit unions help their members.