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Grow Together!
Don't miss this "first-choice" conference for payment professionals in credit, risk, and compliance.
Level Up happens once a year, connecting the industry through education, community, and impactful solutions. Just as trees grow tall and strong together in a forest, APP and Level Up serve as the roots of industry connections, providing the foundation to educate on and
navigate through risk, compliance, and payments.
Rooted in Education
With a knowledge-packed agenda curated by members for members, Level Up 25 will plant the seeds of wisdom. Our topics range across the six disciplines that impact the payments ecosystem - Risk, Compliance, Regulatory, Security/PCI, Disputes/Chargebacks, and UW/KYC.
Branching Out Via Community Events
Level Up is more than just connecting you to education and resources; it's about fostering a forest of professional connections. During community events, you can connect with peers facing the same daily challenges.
Seeds for Future Growth
Level Up is built to connect you to solutions. These can come from the sessions. They can also come from your fellow attendees who are also facing the same challenges as you. And, from our Solution Provider partners who can help your organization reach new heights.
Why? Connecting to solutions will help your organization grow -
avoiding loss and ensuring compliance leads to a better bottom line.
Forest of Support
Benefit from the collective wisdom and experience of our community leaders and mentors, who are dedicated to helping you thrive. This supportive network ensures you have the guidance and encouragement to flourish in your career.
Personal & Professional Growth
At APP Level Up, we believe in the power of growth—both personal and professional. Join us to cultivate your potential, expand your network, and grow into the professional you aspire to be. Our 20+ sessions help you professionally as you become a more knowledgeable leader and team member. We also have volunteer roles that can help you build your personal brand and leadership skills.
Volunteer Spotlight
Learn more about our Volunteer Opportunities!Kevin Smith has been a consistent presence in the APP community for fifteen years. He has played many roles over that time from volunteer helping at events to Board Director. He co-launched the Government Relations Strategic Interest Group a decade ago. He has served as APP's Investment Sub-Committee Chair and serves as an advisor to Treasurer on the Finance Committee. He organized many Regional events and coordinated more speaking sessions than we can count. Kevin attends various industry conferences and events in which he actively promotes APP. Kevin contributes his voice, his leadership, and his time resulting in a more impactful APP.
Nominated by Brian Reddoch & Adrienne Gray
Who We Serve
The Association of Payment Professionals (APP) is a community that supports risk, underwriting, and compliance professionals within the payment ecosystem. Our primary focus is on education and loss prevention in payments. Being a member of APP means you and your associates have access to networking, professional development, and education focused on payment risk management, fraud prevention, and compliance.
Achieving our mission would not be possible without our Sponsors
Interested in a Partnership?
View our partnership resource page for more details, or contact us to build a partnership that meets the needs of both you and our members.
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Contact UsOpen Call for Volunteers
Want to be part of a team making a difference in the payments ecosystem? Want to develop your leadership skills or those of your staff? Looking to share expertise or build your network while giving back? Then answer our open call for volunteers!
Call for Speakers & Content
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We seek diverse proposals from across the payments and fintech industries, academia, government, and law enforcement. Please submit a proposal if you specialize in risk mitigation, compliance, AML, fraud prevention, researching criminal networks, or have awesomeness to share that could be in scope for our members.
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