Level 1 : Core Foundation of Card Payment Domain

Foundation Journey of Card and Payment Domain

What you'll learn
- Understand the complete foundation of card payments — from how a simple swipe works to the full ecosystem of issuers, acquirers, networks, and processors
- Learn the step-by-step flow of digital transactions across POS, e-commerce, and ATM channels — including authorization, capture, and settlement.
- Build confidence to think like a payments professional — able to visualize system architecture, message flow, and security layers inside a card processor.
- Build strong domain awareness and speak confidently with technical and business teams.

Requirements
- No prior knowledge of card payments or banking systems is required — we start from absolute zero.
- Access to a laptop or desktop for viewing slides and diagrams comfortably.
- Basic curiosity about how digital payments, cards, and transaction systems work will help you connect faster.

Description
Chapter 0 : Foundations That Most People Miss : 3h14m

We start from absolute zero - thewhybehind card payments and thehowbehind the entire ecosystem.

We cover:

4 WH philosophy (What, Why, Who and How)

Why do we call it Card & Payment Domain?

What is a Card Instrument?

What is a BIN and how does it identify issuers?

Modules and Trxn flow for POS, E-comm and ATM

Who are the key players - issuer, acquirer, network, processor?

What happens behind the scenes when you swipe a card?

To avoid information overload, we use our5-Layer Payment Domain Structure- an approach that simplifies complexity and builds knowledge layer by layer.

Fund movement (Auth, Capture, Settlement)

CP, CNP and Entry modes (Chip, Magstripe, Contactless, Tokenized)

Important fields fromuser,issuer, andmerchantperspectives

System architecture of card processing platforms ; from Origination till delinquency and collection

Chapter 1: Then We Dive into the Heart of Payments: Transaction Processing : 1h37m

Once the foundation is strong, we move into the engine room.

We cover:

Transaction processing as heart of digital payment

SMS & DMS (Single & Dual Message Systems)

Detailed POS Transaction Flow

Transaction Routing

Lifecycle of a Transaction in Real Time

What really happens when a system is down?

SAF and STIP

This segment Chapter 0 & 1 alone takesover 5 hours, and by the end of it - you’ll feel like you’ve worked inside a card processor.

Who this course is for:
- CXO levels, Project / Release Managers, Program Managers, Customer Success / Account Managers
- Professionals who interact with clients, manage delivery, or handle payment programs and want to understand the core domain concepts behind the systems they oversee.
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