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Capital Markets and Payment Systems Certificate
Issued by
Alpha Development
The holder of this credential has received their Capital Markets & Payment Solutions Certificate. This represents completion of a 4 day course designed by Alpha development in partnership with CapGemini, and achieving 70% or higher on the final assessment. This program develops knowledge & understanding in financial markets & instruments, market drivers, & the clients’ needs & expectations for each product. This program also delves into various international banking payments systems & platforms.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
Skills
- Calculate time value of money and forward and present value of cash amounts and flow.
- Understand banking payment systems, platforms and technologies.
- Understand cross border payments including SEPA, ecommerce and merchant services.
- Understand fixed income markets and instruments including macro economic drivers.
- Understand foreign exchange markets including key market drivers and instruments used.
- Understanding key concepts in the equity markets and how investors use these instruments.
- Understand macroeconomic principles, central bank responsibilities and government economic policy
- Understand money market instruments and interest rate transactions
- Understand technology evolution in the banking and payments industry.
- Understand the derivatives markets and pricing instruments such as forwards, futures and options.
Earning Criteria
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Successfully complete Module 1 which builds understanding in the following areas: Money Markets, Macroeconomics, Financial Maths, FX Markets, Fixed Income Markets, Equity Markets and Derivatives
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Successfully complete Module 2 which builds understanding in the following areas: Payment Systems, International Payments and Technologies.
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Complete an assessment covering the scope of curriculum in Modules 1 and 2 and achieving a pass mark of 70%.