Amsterdam, 22 June 2026
PaymentGenes Academy, the dedicated education platform of the PaymentGenes Group, today announces the official relaunch of its flagship Foundation Course, a comprehensively updated programme designed to equip payment professionals and organisations with the knowledge and confidence to navigate a fast-evolving industry.
The 2026 Edition represents the most significant update to the programme since its inception. Building on a track record of over 900 professionals trained across more than 20 countries, a Net Promoter Score that reflects consistently high learner satisfaction, and an average course rating of 4.4 out of 5, PaymentGenes Academy is raising the bar for payments education globally.
The payments landscape is evolving fast: new rails, shifting regulation, and a growing ecosystem of technology and market entrants. Yet according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, six in ten employers say knowledge gaps, not budget or technology, are the biggest barrier to transformation. For teams shaping how money moves, a consistent, up-to-date understanding of payments is a strategic imperative, and exactly what the 2026 Foundation Course is built to deliver.
The updated Foundation Course comprises eight expert-designed modules covering the full payments ecosystem: from how money moves to how fraud is managed. The 2026 Edition expands the curriculum to include dedicated modules on the topics shaping the industry's future:
Learners explore how payment methods, industry players, transaction flows, risks, regulations, and customer expectations connect in practice. The goal is not only to understand terminology but also to build confidence, ask better questions, and apply payment knowledge in real work situations.
This program supports professionals at every career stage while empowering organisations to build internal capability and drive growth.
At its core, the 2026 Foundation Course is designed to solve one of the most persistent challenges in the payments industry: inconsistent knowledge across teams. When product, risk, compliance, and commercial functions operate from different mental models, decisions slow down, onboarding takes longer, and margin leaks through gaps in pricing, scheme fees, and routing logic.
Key features for corporate clients include:
The result is a team that onboards faster, collaborates more effectively across functions, and makes better-informed decisions on payment flows, fees, and strategy compounding in value long after the course ends.
For Individual Professionals: The Foundation Course is also available as a fully self-paced digital programme, open to individuals at any time. Priced at €1,250 (VAT included), it provides a recognised, practical foundation for career growth in payments.
"Payments is one of the most complex and consequential industries in the world, and one of the most underserved when it comes to structured, practical education. The 2026 Edition of our Foundation Course reflects how much the industry has evolved, and our commitment to keeping pace with it. I am proud of how we created this upgrade as a team. Of the even more fun experience it has become. Of it being 100% human. And last but not least of the 900+ professionals who have already built their knowledge with us. I am looking forward to training the next cohorts of payment professionals and what that will unlock for them and their organisations." - Jeroen van Dijk, Managing Partner, PaymentGenes Academy
PaymentGenes Academy is the education arm of the PaymentGenes Group, dedicated to elevating the global payments industry through high-quality, expert-led learning. With courses crafted by industry practitioners, the Academy's curriculum blends expert insights, hands-on learning, and real-world case studies to ensure learners can apply new skills immediately. From foundational knowledge to advanced specialisations, PaymentGenes Academy supports professionals at every stage of their career, while empowering organisations to build internal capability and drive growth.
PaymentGenes Academy is part of PaymentGenes Consultancy, a global network of specialists serving the fintech and payments sectors through talent solutions, strategic advisory, and training.
For more information, visit paymentgenes.com/paymentgenes-academy
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