The FINANCIAL -- Wells Fargo & Company now has the most ACH-accredited team members of any financial institution, furthering the company’s leadership in payments.

Wells Fargo is the No. 1 ACH (Automated Clearing House) processor among U.S.-based financial institutions, with more than 5.2 billion payments in 2011 through the ACH electronic network.

Twenty-one Wells Fargo Wholesale Operations team members passed the recent 2012 Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) exam, which tests their abilities to identify potential risk, implement controls to mitigate risk and recommend process improvements. Following the 2012 exam, more than 100 Wells Fargo team members are now AAP-accredited, the most of any U.S.-based bank. According to NACHA, only 4,000 professionals in the United States are AAP-accredited.

“Wells Fargo is a leader in providing education and support for its team members,” said Danny Peltz, executive vice president and head of Treasury Management at Wells Fargo. “Our customers have come to expect our team members to be the most knowledgeable in the industry.”

As Wells Fargo & Company announced, the AAP exam tests knowledge of the ACH Network and comparative payment systems; technical ACH standards, including operational requirements; and risk management, among other topics. Professionals who have earned the AAP credentials are considered subject matter experts in the field.

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