Part of the Global Trade Certificate (GTC)

Introduction to Trade Finance - eCourse

Develop a foundational understanding of global trade and how companies settle their cross border commercial activities

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this eCourse you will be able to:

Describe what international trade is, and the physical vs. the financial supply chain.

Articulate the various scenarios and provisions to mitigate risk.

Explain the importance of trade finance solutions and the structure that governs them.

List the risks occurring in cross border commercial activities.

Apply the most relevant documents required to settle a commercial contract.

COURSE STRUCTURE & CURRICULUM

Access period

12 months

Duration

3 hours

Credits/CPDs

3 points

Parent Certificate

GTC

Lessons

Language

English

Lesson 1: General Overview

Lesson 2: Trade Finance Basics

Lesson 3: Case Study

Lesson 4: Assessment

Who should take this course?

General practitioners working in banks, corporates, or financial institutions in functions such as relationship management, credit and compliance, but with an interest in trade finance.

Animated explainer videos

This eCourse includes 8 animated videos to help you better understand core concepts

Case study

Learning is easier with practical examples and we've included a whole lesson dedicated to a case study

Study guide

A downloadable study guide will help you recap the key points offline and access additional resources

COURSE AUTHOR

Daniel Cotti

Managing Director, Centre of Excellence, Banking and Trade at Marco Polo Network

Daniel has 30+ years’ experience in the trade finance industry and has spent most of his career in leading roles with end-to-end management and P&L responsibility of global businesses of considerable size working for Citibank, ABN AMRO, RBS and JPMorgan. He has achieved significant growth and transformation results with all the institutions that he has worked for and was also proactively engaged with the major relevant industry associations (ICC, SWIFT, BAFT) to drive the trade finance Industry agenda forward (founding member and Head of the Advisory Board of the Banking Commission of the ICC, founding member and Head of the Global Trade Industry Council of BAFT, founding member of the Trade Services Advisory Group of SWIFT).