APRP Exam Information and Outline
Accredited Payments Risk Professionals
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 9, 2026
APRP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official APRP exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
NACHA.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice examination
- Payments Risk Fundamentals across ACH, wires, cards and checks
- Fraud Risk
- Account takeover, BEC, APP fraud
- Credit and Operational Risk
- Compliance and Regulatory Risk
- Nacha Rules, Reg E, OFAC
- Third-Party and Vendor Risk
- Risk Assessments, Audits and Controls
- Data Security and Information Protection