Certification - CP3

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Certified Payment Privacy Professional (CP3) is a specialized certification program designed to equip cybersecurity and privacy, payment industry professionals with the expertise needed to safeguard sensitive payment data in today’s evolving digital landscape. As financial systems face increasing privacy challenges from emerging technologies and complex regulations, CP3provides critical knowledge in data protection, privacy risk management, and regulatory compliance frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, PSD2, and PCI DSS.

Tailored for security leaders, privacy architects, and compliance professionals, payment processing leaders, the CP3 program emphasizes practical strategies for implementing privacy-preserving measures in payment processing ecosystem. With a strong focus on real-world use cases, privacy-by-design principles, and audit readiness, CP3 empowers professionals to lead privacy initiatives and ensure regulatory alignment across global markets—ultimately strengthening user trust and organizational resilience in the payment’s processing

Eligibility Criteria:

Those who wish to apply and take the CP3 exam must fulfil the below eligibility criteria:

  • Option 1: Applicant must possess min 2 years of experience in Data Privacy, Information Security and Payment Industry basics.
    or
  • Option 2: Applicant must have attended the 16-hour CP3 Workshop.
    or
  • Option 3: Applicant must have attended an equivalent formal training of minimum 16 hours which covers topics as listed in the exam blueprint.

Exam Details:

  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Total no of questions: 50
  • Passing Criteria: 62%

The exam will test your knowledge on the below topics:

  1. Foundations of Data Privacy
  2. Understanding the Payment Data Processing
  3. Privacy matter in the Payment Processing
  4. Privacy Risk in Payment Ecosystem
  5. Building Privacy preserving Measures in Payment Applications
  6. Regulatory Compliance and Privacy Audits in the Payment Industry
  7. Practical Privacy Strategies for Implementation in Payments Processing

Certification Relevance:

This certification is recommended for Information Technology / Data Privacy / Information Security / Payment professionals.

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