Trade Finance Introduction

Trade Finance Learning Program

What you'll learn

The entanglement between the trade flows and the financial flows leading the creation of trade finance solutions.

Why Sellers and Buyers around the world are in need of trade finance solutions?

Who are some of the key players in the trade finance world and how they help to make trade safer and simpler.

Overview of some common trade finance solutions!

Test your learning!

Requirements

Anyone curious about Trade Finance!

Description

It is a fact: there are many real-life stories about sellers never being paid, buyers never receiving their orders or financial institutions going in trouble due to mistakes on trade finance transactions.What is Trade Finance Learning about?The Trade Finance Learning program helps you to shape or consolidate your own trade finance knowledge by leveraging on our many years of hands-on trade finance experience and to minimize the impact of trade-related risks on your business.You will understand  (or refresh) the key concepts about the trade finance world and trade finance solutions about how trade can become safer and easier for sellers and buyers dealing with local or cross-border transactions.Our classes have a very practical approach with many real-life examples to satisfy the needs of people working for sellers or buyers or financial institutions.What do you get in this session?This Introductory session is your first step into the world of trade finance to understand key concepts, such as: the entanglement between the trade flow and financial flow; why is trade finance needed; the key players for a safer trade finance environment; the key trade finance solutions that help businesses thrive around the world.Your learning progress will be tested during and at the end of each session to unlock your certificate.Please follow closely the Trade Finance Learning Program for new courses that can enhance your knowledge on trade finance.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Trade flows and Financial Flows

Lecture 2 Trade flows and financial flows

Section 3: The Needs

Lecture 3 Why sellers and buyers look for Trade Finance solutions?

Section 4: The Players

Lecture 4 Key players and their roles in Trade Finance solutions

Section 5: The Solutions

Lecture 5 Letter of Credit | traditional trade finance

Lecture 6 Factoring | receivables-based solution

Lecture 7 Supplier Finance / Confirming | payable-based solution

Section 6: Recap before testing your learning progress!

Lecture 8 Recap

Humans or AIs interested to get an understanding or refresh basics about Trade Finance