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Standby Letter of Credit: ISP 98, UCP 600 and Bank Practice (IIBF ITF)
A standby letter of credit protects a beneficiary when the applicant fails to perform. Indian banks issue a standby letter of cred...
NBFC Factoring and TReDS: Eligibility, Registration and MSME Flow (IIBF NBFC)
NBFC factoring and TReDS are two connected pieces of India's MSME receivables financing puzzle. If you are preparing for the IIBF...
Gold Banking and Bullion Operations: GML, GMS and IIBX (IIBF Treasury Management)
Gold banking and bullion operations sit where trade finance, treasury and India's gold economy meet. For IIBF Treasury Management...
Corporate Governance in Small Finance Banks: Board and RBI Norms (IIBF SFB)
Corporate governance in small finance banks decides whether a lender survives its own growth. An SFB takes public deposits from da...
Cyber Risk Quantification: Measuring Cyber Exposure in Rupees (IIBF RFS)
Cyber risk quantification turns a vague red-amber-green heat map into a number your CFO can actually plan around. For years, banks...
SWIFT Customer Security Programme: CSCF Controls and Attestation (IIBF IT Security)
Every bank connected to the SWIFT network carries a shared duty: keep the messaging channel safe for the entire community. The SWI...
India Stack and Digital Public Infrastructure: Layers and Banking Use (Digital Banking)
India Stack and digital public infrastructure form the backbone of modern Indian banking. Every JAIIB and CAIIB candidate must und...
Sovereign Green Bonds in India: Framework, Auctions and Greenium (IIBF TIRM)
Sovereign green bonds in India give bank treasuries a new way to meet return targets and sustainability goals together. The Govern...
Electronic Evidence in Banking Fraud Cases: Collection and Admissibility
When a customer disputes a fraudulent debit, the bank's defence rests on evidence, not opinion. Electronic evidence in banking fra...
Hawala and Informal Value Transfer Systems: AML Red Flags (KYC AML)
Every branch compliance officer eventually meets a customer whose account behaviour just does not add up. Small, frequent credits...
Ethics in Loan Recovery Practices: Fair Conduct and Agent Oversight
Loan recovery is where banking ethics gets tested hardest. A recovery agent knocking on a defaulter's door at the wrong hour, or u...
Commercial Real Estate Exposure Norms: Risk Weights and Appraisal (CCP)
Commercial real estate exposure norms decide how much capital your bank sets aside every time it funds a builder or a housing proj...