FedNow® Know Now Courses

With Kevin Olsen

Kevin Olsen, AAP, NCP, APRP

The Payments Professor & SVP Payments Solutions VSoft Corporation

Kevin Olsen  is the Payments Professor bringing enthusiasm and motivation to presentations. Viewing the world as a classroom which is exemplified in the professor’s “edutainment” ed-u-tain-mint (noun\ When education is motivating, informative, and fun) style of training as he seeks to educate and inform all on the latest developments and trends in the fascinating world of electronic payments Kevin develops programs, presentations, and articles designed to orient and educate financial professionals on a multitude of electronic payment topics. Kevin is also a certified business coach helping lead organizations to innovate and communicate in the ever-changing world of payments.

 Among his many certifications Kevin is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), an Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), an NCP (National Check Payments Certification) as well as an NCP Certified Trainer and a Certified High-Performance Coach (CHPC).

General Knowledge lessons

STAFF PICK!

This is not only the staff pick, but received a great response from attendees of the live webinar, along with customers who have watched the recording.

Kevin is able to go in depth and provide a thorough breakdown of the FedNow features, and able to do so in a way that is simple to follow and engaging from start to finish.

We strongly encourage watching this as your first step into diving into the FedNow world.

AVAILABLE COURSES 1 - 10

(Each course is under 10 minutes)

Take a break here, and think about the following questions/suggestions:

  1. What is your biggest hesitation in moving forward with starting the initial steps of getting onboarded with FedNow®?

    • Reach out here to email Debbie and discuss your options with BBW.

  2. Do you know who to reach out to for any questions you may have?

FINAL Lessons 11 - 16

Course 11 - What are the FedNow Benefits for Consumers?
These second half of courses, you will find are more heavily focuse more on the benefits of FedNow and the why FedNow questions everyone may have.

What are the benefits of the FedNow service for consumers? What are the benefits of faster payments? From just-in-time payments to moving money between accounts and surviving until payday, the Payments Professor explains many ways that consumers will benefit from having access to the FedNow service.  

Congratulations! You’ve made it to finals and graduation!

FedNow KnowNow Final (Review)


It's time to test your knowledge of the FedNow service! It is time to review the most common questions associated with the FedNow network and provide the answers. What are the questions everyone wants to know? In this Payments Professor Pop Quiz, or should we say FedNow Know Now Final.

Graduation

Congratulations, You have made it to the end of class! Attend this class to learn how to obtain a digital or paper FedNow Know Now course completion certificate. 

bonus videos

bonus videos

How will liquidity work?

These bonus videos from Kevin will give you quick insights on how the FedNow system works with settlement and liquidity.

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