Hybrid FS IT

Corporate Banking Operations and Technology: Trade Finance

One of the fundamentals in the financial services sector is to improve liquidity within their own working capital cycles. Injecting liquidity into the wider supply chains have seen core suppliers being put under pressure. With an increasing focus on the need to manage counterparty and country risk, using technology to provide efficiency and improve information sharing along a supply chain to bring about improved trading relationships is becoming more critical than ever.

This course takes a holistic view of trade finance and assesses how technological change is making it increasingly possible to integrate trade and cash and provide the opportunity to unlock working capital and reduce costs.

Course Duration 3days

Course Description

This course provides a deep-dive into the work�ow and processes of the key Trade Finance products such as letter of credits

and documentary collections. This also includes the messaging standards and the application architecture of how these

products and services can be deployed. There will also be coverage on the IT architecture for Corporate Banking Systems.

Course Outline

I. Introduction to Corporate Banking

• Corporate Banking clients and their banking

needs

• Typical Corporate Banking businesses and their

inter-relationships

II. IT Architecture - Corporate Banking Systems

• Corporate Internet Banking, Front-Office and

Back-Office Technical Architecture

III. Introduction to International Trade

IV. Methods of Payments in Trade Finance:

Documentary Collections, Letters of Credit etc.

V. Bank Guarantees

VI. Trade Finance Messaging Standards - SWIFT

& ISO2002

VII. Supply Chain Financing

VIII. Dematerialisation of Trade – Bolero, TSU, BPO

and SWIFTNet

IX. Trade Finance Operations – Centralised

processing hubs

X. IT Architecture of Trade Finance systems

XI. MAS IT Risk Management Framework

XII. Risk Management – Credit Risk, Transaction Risk

XIII. Case Studies and Lab

Evelyn has more than 20 years’ experience in the banking industry, of which two decades was with Citibank Singapore. Her experience spanned across trade and loan operations, coverage and product sales for cash management and trade solutions. Her last role in Citi was the country sales head for transactional banking, supporting across all corporate business segments including banks, non-bank �nancial institutions, public sectors, MNCs and SMEs.

She was a certi�ed trainer for their in-house sales training for all front o�ce employees in corporate bank. She regularly volunteered as a facilitator for many training courses for management trainees and high-potentials in the bank.

Evelyn is also a free-lance writer and had contributed stories to books, namely “Raising a Smart Kid” and “It Starts from Home”, an initiative by the main writer to raise funds to build libraries for economically disadvantaged children in the region.

Evelyn graduated with a Bachelor of Business Degree with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; major in Banking. She is also a Certi�ed International Cash Manager, by Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), London.

Trainer’s Biography

Evelyn Chua

*Please note that the trainer conducting this course is subject to change without prior notice.

Case Studies and LabHands-on lab exercises are designed to employ the concepts and methodologies taught in the course as well as to visualize the end-to-end work�ows and translate them back to the IT domain. Emphasis is also on analyzing situations using real-life examples.

• Possess at least a basic diploma or equivalent quali�cation• Possess a good command of the English language• Possess good analytical and evaluation skills• Possess good problem-solving skills and communication skills

Pre-requisites

Upon successful completion of the NICF accredited course, you will receive a certi�cate from Singapore Management University.

Certification

To register for the course or to view the latest class schedule, visit www.fita.smu.edu.sg

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This interactive three-day course is suited for IT Professionals with at least 3 years’ working experience who are/will be supporting IT projects in the �nancial services industry or those looking to enter the industry. It is also relevant for professionals who are supporting the Technology and Operations functions in the industry.

Who Should Attend

S$3,210 (inclusive of GST)(*70% CITREP II funding capped at $3,500 per trainee is available. Singaporeans and PRs only.)See overleaf for details.

Course FeeGROUP DISCOUNTfor 3 or more participants from same company for the same course.

Terms and conditions apply.10%

Opportunities to work on close to real-life financial systems

Interactive and experiential delivery that includes hands-on simulation, role plays, case studies and classroom lecture

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Funding and Claims Process

CITREP funding is available for Singapore citizens and

PRs for this course. Participants will pay the course fees

in full upfront and claim up to 70% of the nett payable

fees. Applications for claims are to be submitted via

Infocomm Competency Management System portal

www.idaicms.gov.sg within 3 months from the actual

completion date.

Terms and conditions apply. For more details, visit

www.ida.gov.sg/citrep

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