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Segment Reporting Under AS 17 for Banks: Business and Geographic Segments (CAAP)
For CAAP candidates, segment reporting under AS 17 for banks is one of the most exam-tested disclosure topics. It sits at the inte...
Compliance Obligations in Digital Lending: RBI Rules for Banks (BCP)
For a Banking Compliance Professional, understanding the compliance obligations in digital lending is non-negotiable — RBI treats...
SWIFT MT Messages in Trade Finance: MT700, MT760 and Message Flow
Every documentary credit, bank guarantee and cross-border payment that moves through a bank's international division rides on a me...
NBFC Concentration and Exposure Norms Under Scale Based Regulation
Every NBFC-ML and NBFC-UL candidate in the CAIIB NBFC elective must be able to answer one question cold: how much can a single bor...
ISDA Master Agreement in Treasury: Schedule, CSA and Netting
Every bank treasury that trades over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives — interest rate swaps, currency swaps, FX forwards — runs that...
Customer Grievance Redressal and Internal Ombudsman in Small Finance Banks
For a small finance bank whose customers are frequently opening a formal bank account for the very first time, customer grievance...
Mutual Fund Risk Management Framework: Limits, Risk-o-meter and Stress Tests
For a JAIIB or CAIIB Risk in Financial Services candidate, a mutual fund risk management framework is not one committee's job — it...
Endpoint Security in Banks: Hardening, EDR and Device Control
Every branch desktop, ATM, kiosk, laptop and staff mobile phone is a doorway into the bank's core systems, and each one needs its...
Buy Now Pay Later Regulation in India: PPI, Credit Lines and RBI Rules
Buy now pay later regulation in India has moved from a grey zone to a defined rulebook over the past few years. What started as a...
Floating Rate and Inflation Indexed Bonds: Structure and Valuation (IIBF TIRM)
In IIBF's Treasury Investment and Risk Management (TIRM) paper, floating rate and inflation indexed bonds are two of the most misr...
Preventing Business Email Compromise Fraud in Banks: Red Flags and Response
Business email compromise fraud does not use malware, does not trip an antivirus alert, and rarely touches your bank's firewall. I...
Combating the Financing of Terrorism: Rules, Red Flags and Reporting
For IIBF JAIIB and CAIIB candidates, combating the financing of terrorism is a distinct compliance discipline that sits next to an...