Certificate of completion issued to
Mateusz Zawadzki
For completing
Trade Finance Pathway
Completion date
08 Oct 2026
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About Trade Finance Pathway
14 Learning modules
2 hours of learning
4.7 rating
Competent level
Trade finance describes the way in which banks help facilitate their customers’ international trade by removing the credit risk inherent in import and export contracts. Follow this pathway to gain a comprehensive understanding of how this market operates.
In this pathway
Understand the role of banks in international trade
Explore the credit risk associated with import and export contracts
Discover the workings of the trade finance market
Pathway experts
Andy Sweeney
Trade Finance and Banking Practitioner
Andy began his career at Citigroup Global Markets as a money market trader. He then joined RBC Capital Markets and subsequently Mizuho working in bond syndication. After leaving banking, Andy joined a trade finance team to advise on structuring a bond. Since then, Andy has joined Blackstar, where he advises corporates on structuring trade finance.
Aidan Applegarth
Commodity and Trade Finance Veteran
Aidan spent some 30 years building up Trade and Commodity Finance (TCF) businesses for banks in the UK, Europe and Asia. He is now a consultant providing training and practical guidance to banks and other lenders wishing to develop a TCF proposition and also advises a number of Trade Finance funds on Credit and Operational Risk.
Iain Hoggarth
Risk and Compliance Advisor
Iain has been in the banking industry for about two decades. He has spent a large part of his career in commercial and corporate finance in both the frontline and risk functions. Iain has worked for large banks, small funds and has spent time in consultancy.