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Expert led content

+1,000 expert presented, on-demand video modules

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Keep track of learning progress with our comprehensive data

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Engage with our video hotspots and knowledge check-ins

Testing & certification

Gain CPD / CPE credits and professional certification

Managed learning

Build, scale and manage your organisation’s learning

Integrations

Connect Finance Unlocked to your current platform

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In this video, Max discusses the cost-of-living crisis currently enveloping the UK. He examines its impact on households as well as the overall economy.

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Banking Fundamentals

Banking Fundamentals

Build a practical understanding of how banks operate, make money and manage financial performance. Explore bank balance sheets, funding, capital, liquidity and key performance measures to build the confidence to understand and discuss modern banking.

Understand how banks work

Understand how banks work

Explore key banking functions

Explore key banking functions

Build practical banking knowledge

Build practical banking knowledge

At a glance

Pathways

4

CPD Credits

5.5

Learning Hours

5

Expert Presenters

8

English

subtitles English

Level

Foundational

Education conditions

100% Online

Certificate type

Shareable Certificate

About this Program

Banks sit at the heart of the financial system, but understanding how they operate requires more than knowing the products they offer. This course explores the fundamental mechanics of banking, from how a bank balance sheet works and how banks generate returns to the role of funding, capital and liquidity. Through expert-led learning, you’ll develop the knowledge needed to interpret bank performance, understand the factors that influence financial strength and engage more confidently in banking-related discussions.

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What you will learn

Explain how banks operate and generate revenue

Interpret the key assets, liabilities and equity on a bank balance sheet

Understand the role of funding and deposits in a bank’s business model

Distinguish between bank capital, liquidity and solvency

Assess key measures of bank financial performance and resilience

Understand how regulation and capital requirements influence bank strategy and decision-making

Who is this for?

This course is designed for professionals who need a strong grounding in how banks operate, including those working within financial services as well as professionals who regularly work with, advise or analyse banks. It is particularly suitable for early-career professionals, new joiners and those moving into banking-related roles.

Requirements

No prior banking knowledge is required. An interest in understanding how banks operate and a willingness to engage with core financial concepts is all you need.

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  • Complete all Pathways
  • Take and pass all Pathway assessments
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