Alabama Association for Financial Professionals upcoming events

May Alabama AFP Meeting (Thursday, May 21, 2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Topic: Countdown to ACH Fraud Monitoring Compliance!!

Topic Description: With just 30 days remaining to comply with the new ACH fraud monitoring requirements, organizations should be asking themselves, “Are we ready?”. Attend this session and step through a compliance checklist to ensure your organization is prepared to fight fraud before it happens!!

Speaker: Pam Rodriguez, President & CEO of Southern Financial Exchange

Pamela T. Rodriguez, AAP, CIA, CISA is President & CEO of Southern Financial Exchange. Pam has a “Passion for Payments and People” and has over 30 years of experience conducting audits, risk assessments and speaking sessions for financial institutions and third-parties engaged in the ACH Network. She is a member of Nacha’s APRP Oversight Panel, serves on Nacha’s Payments Institute Board of Regents and has served several terms on Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group.

Prior to joining Southern Financial Exchange as Senior Vice President of Member Services, Pam was President & CEO of ePayAdvisors and former EastPay Advisory Services and Executive Director of the Alabama ACH Association.

Summer Social / Wine Networking Event (Thursday, June 11, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

July Alabama AFP Meeting (Thursday, July 30, 2026)

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Topic: The Future of Payments: 5 Trends that will change everything

Topic Description: Carrie Staut will discuss the top 5 trends affecting treasury managers today: Real-Time Payments, Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Finance, Digital Currencies and the Consumer Mindset. She will show what these trends mean for businesses and careers and highlight opportunities for leadership and inclusion. She will explore how to inspire action to lead through change, not just adapt to it.

Speaker: Carrie Staut, Senior Director Strategic Partnerships, Global Payments

Carrie has been at Global Payments for 35 years starting out on the Issuing side at TSYS. She is currently the Senior Director Strategic Partnerships working with financial institutions. Carrie enjoys reading, riding horses and talking payments.

2026 Summit (Thursday, September 17, 2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Program listed on 2026 Summit Webpage

Registering for AAFP 2026 Summit constitutes acceptance of the 2026 Attendee Terms.pdf

November Alabama AFP Meeting (Thursday, November 12, 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Topic: Has the floor been raised for the money markets?

Topic Description: There are essentially two ways an extraordinary development can play out: reverting to the mean or creating a new status quo. In finance, the latter is rare, but Federated Hermes believes 2026 to be just that for the money markets. This session will analyze how yields have descended since the peak of 2023 but may settle at more competitive levels than before that spike.

Speaker: Stephen Costlow, Vice President, Federated Hermes