Also called: Prepaid Card Program Manager, Card Issuing Manager
Launches and runs a debit, prepaid or credit card program for a company, like gig worker pay cards or a fintech app card, working with banks and Visa or Mastercard.
A delivery app wants to pay drivers instantly on their own debit card, and you build the program: picking a partner bank, setting fees and limits, ordering the card design and making sure fraud rules work. After launch, you watch spending data and fix problems when cards get declined.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, finance or information systems.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems.
Growing faster than average. More apps and companies issue their own cards.
Medium risk for 10 years. Card platforms automate setup and monitoring; partner deals, risk rules and fixes stay human.
Classes: Business class, Computer science, Personal finance.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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