What is the CTP certification (Certified Treasury Professional)?

I keep seeing CTP mentioned in treasury job postings but I'm not totally clear on what it is. Can someone give me the CTP full form and the basics — who runs it, what it covers, and whether it's a course or just an exam? Trying to figure out if it's the right credential for a corporate treasury path.

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Swati Rajput Student

Student · Member since May 2026 · 2 posts

22 hours ago

CTP is Certified Treasury Professional. It's run by the AFP, the Association for Financial Professionals. It's not a course you take, it's a single certification exam — 170 multiple-choice questions. The main text everyone studies from is Essentials of Treasury Management, which the AFP publishes. If you want to be seen as a serious corporate treasury person in the US, it's the credential.

PCC has info section on CTP if helpful