Drive the development of instant and inclusive payment systems and help change your country’s financial landscape.

Are you ready to ignite the change?

Why

Get the state of art on how instant and inclusive payment systems implementation impacts lives and livelihoods.

What

Take certified courses in IIPS, designed by leading experts and offered online through an agile learning platform.

How

Pass Introduction to Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems course or the IIPS Foundations Exam and receive the Foundations Certificate as well as partial financial aid for specialized online courses in IIPS implementation.

Courses

When you pass the Introduction to Instant and Inclusive Payments course or pass the IIPS Foundations Exam, students are encouraged to further develop their knowledge of integrated payments by following the IIPS Regulatory Specialization, the IIPS Business Specialization or the IIPS Technology Specialization.

STEP

1

Complete Introduction to IIPS, which fully prepares you to sit the Foundations Exam (professionals who already have foundational knowledge in interoperable payments may choose to skip this step).

STEP

2

Sit the IIPS Foundations Exam, a 50-question multiple-choice exam leading to the Foundations Certificate.

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3

Develop your knowledge with the specialization(s) of your choice: Regulatory, Business, and Technology.

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4

Gain global perspective through an advanced IIPS Seminar alongside other IIPS graduates.

Introduction to Instant and Inclusive Payments

Introduction to Instant and Inclusive Payments is a self-paced course designed to prepare students with basic foundational knowledge in Instant and Inclusive Payments Systems (IIPS). It is also a tool that can be used to prepare the IIPS Foundations Exam.

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*Available in French

IIPS Foundations Exam

The IIPS Foundations exam covers basic knowledge of how Instant and Inclusive Payments Systems are developed and deployed, including regulatory, business, and technical considerations.

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*Available in French

Regulating and Governing IIP Systems

A 6-week, 3-module online course. This is a paced course, which is offered twice a year. It is one of three specialized streams leading to IIPS Certification.

$250

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Launching and Operating IIP Systems

A 6-week, 3-module online course. This is a paced course, which is offered twice a year. It is one of three specialized streams leading to IIPS Certification.

$250

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Designing and Deploying Technology for IIP Systems

A 6-week, 9-module online course. This is a paced course, which is offered twice a year. It is one of three specialized streams leading to IIPS Certification.

$250

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Inclusive, instant & interoperable: Beyond Finance

A 4-week online course. This is a paced course, which is offered twice a year. This course offer a broader perspective on inclusivity, instantly and interoperability. It´s not part of the IIPS Certification.

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IIPS Capstone Seminar: Lessons from India

A 2-week online seminar to familiarize yourself with the instant payments landscape in India. This is the last step to complete your IIPS certification.

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Certification

The IIPS Foundations Certificate is awarded to students who pass the Introduction to Instant and Inclusive Payments course or the IIPS Foundations Exam, which covers basic concepts and terminology used in IIPS implementation.

Students must have earned the IIPS Foundations Certificate in order to continue to specialisation courses.

Who we are

The IIPS program was created through a collaboration between The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Digital Frontiers Institute to expand the base of professionals trained in IIPS implementation.