The World’s First
Executive Certification Programme
for Chief Payment Officers

Learn how banks think and how money moves internationally.
EU and KHDA Certified.
Date: 25th - 29th May, 2026
(22hrs, Delivered over 5 days)

Training Details

Date

25th-29th May
delivered over 5 days

Time

10:00 - 15:00
22 hours in total


Location

DownTown Dubai (TBD)
+ online

Tuition Fee

AED 17,500 

You Will Learn...

How money moves globally, why accounts get frozen, how to choose reliable providers, and how new technologies such as open banking, stablecoins and digital currencies change operations. The programme is run through practical sessions, case studies and strategy exercises.

Led by Viktoria Soltesz, author of Moving Money – How Banks Think and The CPayO - The Chief Payment Officer.

The course is 22 hours including a 1 hour final test - delivered over 5 days.

You will be able to:
  • Create an effective payment and banking strategy 
  • Manage risks, compliance and tech through payment and banking
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities and prevent failures
  • Keep up with FinTech innovations and apply alternative payment methods
Whether you run a company, manage payments, or advise clients, this training helps you understand how banks evaluate businesses and how to structure your setup so that banks want to work with you.

EU and KHDA
Certified

The only government backed education in payments and banking, globally.

The programme is supported by both EU and UAE by local certification, while participants also gain CPD/CPE points.

In Collaboration with BePro Dubai, founded by Sheikha Executive Office

             
Benefits 

  • Unique - the only global, independent and EU certified Payment & Banking training
  • Hybrid delivery - both online & on-site
  • Case studies & practical workshops
  • EU & KHDA certified
  • CPD/CPE points
  • Free Signed Copy of The CPayO - Chief Payment Officer book

Certification

EU and KHDA certified, with CPD/CPE points

Case Studies

Real life examples and the latest FinTech innovations - used by industry leaders

Hybrid Learning

Delivered online and on-site

Strategic Partnership with BePro Training Institute

The Soltesz Institute is proud to collaborate with BePro Training Institute LLC, the professional training centre established under the prestigious Sheikha Executive Office

BePro Training Institute LLC ensures world-class standards in professional education. Through this collaboration, our executive trainings benefit from a platform trusted by leaders across the Middle East.
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MEET YOUR TRAINER:

Viktoria Soltesz

  • Founder of PSP Angels
  • Author of the books “Moving Money - How Banks Think” and The CPayO: The Role Which Doesn’t Exist (But Should)
  • Speaker at international conferences
  • A former lecturer at the University of West London
  • EU-Certified trainer
  • Business Woman of the Year 2023 & 2025
  • Payment Consultant of the Year 2023, 2024 & 2025

With over 20 years of experience, Viktoria focuses on complex cases.

 

She runs an accounting and tax consulting firm in Cyprus, supporting complex and global corporate setups and founded PSP Angels out of frustration of not having the answers to the most basic online payment questions.

She developed the Soltesz Payment Framework which is used by international companies worldwide.

She also established the Soltesz Institute, which is the leading, independent certification body for the payment and banking industry.

She is a Certified Trainer and used to lecture at the University of West London and is a well known speaker in various industry conferences and summits.

She is also an author, sharing her expertise and advice in the books 'Moving Money - How Banks Think' which was a bestseller and can be purchased on any Amazon marketplace and The CPayO: The Role Which Doesn’t Exist (But Should).

She was Awarded as the Business Woman of the Year 2023 & 2025 and Payment Consultant of the Year 2023, 2024 & 2025.

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