The Factoring course will provide a working knowledge of factoring, including its various types and applications; pre-activation; monitoring; and daily transaction controls. Participants will learn how international factoring can help exporters gain a competitive advantage, the benefits of reverse factoring, and the different types of supply chain financing products. Other topics covered include the legal and accounting aspects of factoring, as well as effective selling strategies you can use to boost sales and how to best manage and analyze risk.
This eLearning course is part of the Certified Trade Finance Professional (CTFP) certificate and includes a self-assessment tool to help you prepare for the final examination of the CTFP.
| Number of teaching lessons : 8 Modules | Duration : 5 hours |
| Level : | Language: English |
| Credit category : 5 | |
General practitioners working in banks, financial institutions, or fintechs with an interest in trade finance, factoring and reverse factoring and/or working in functions such as receivable management, credit management/approval, risk management, relationship management, operations, etc.
This eLearning course is part of the Certified Trade Finance Professional (CTFP) certificate and includes a self-assessment tool to help you prepare for the final examination of the CTFP.
However, please note you will only be able to take the final exam and receive the certificate if you purchase the full Certified Trade Finance Professional course. You will not be able to take the exam if you make multiple, separate purchases of individual courses that together make up the CTFP.
The pass grade for the CTFP exam is set at 70%.
Lesson 1 Fundamentals of factoring
Lesson 2 International factoring
Lesson 3 Reverse factoring & supply chain financing
Lesson 4 Operation aspects of factoring
Lesson 5 Seller, buyer, import factor, credit insurance management
Lesson 6 Legal and accounting aspects of factoring
Lesson 7 Selling skills and risks mitigation
Lesson 8 Assessment
LEE KHENG LEONG, Asia-Pacific Representative, HPD Lendscape
Lee Kheng Leong acquired his factoring knowledge through training attached to reputable factoring companies in the United States and United Kingdom starting in 1975. Returning to Singapore in 1984, he set up DBS Factors, which was subsequently absorbed by DBS Bank. In 2001, Mr Kheng Leong became the Head of DBS Regional Factoring, where he helped provide factoring services to MSMEs and large corporates alike. In 2012, Mr Kheng Leong became the Managing Director of Bibby Financial Services, a subsidiary of Bibby Financial in the United Kingdom, the world’s largest independent factoring group. In 2015, he became the Asia Chapter Director of FCI and travelled widely throughout the country to promote international factoring as well as to conduct training on factoring in emerging markets. Mr Kheng Leong is currently the Asia-Pacific Representative of HPD Lendscape, the world’s leading digital factoring, supply chain finance and asset-based lending platform provider.