The Professional Certification Exam in Compliance for Financing Companies Sector - Second Edition is considered one of the measurement tools that contribute to verifying that employees in the financing companies sector have a minimum level of compliance knowledge, as the exam includes a number of skills, practices and realistic examples related to the concept of commitment and verification of it.

The CIRO Certificate is an international certificate for the investor relations profession. In the Middle East, the certificate is organized and delivered by the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA), in partnership with the UK IR Society (UKIRS). The Certificate in Investor Relations is regarded as a valuable benchmark for those already in the profession and an essential prerequisite for those seeking to work in the investor relations sector. To do this, various parties have collaborated to ensure that the CIRO Certificate 2020 reflects the necessary contents of operating in the regulatory environment of the Kingdom. The parties include the following: Capital Market Authority (CMA), the financial regulator of the Saudi capital markets; Tadawul, The Saudi Stock Exchange; The Financial Academy (FA); Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA), an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the IR profession.

The professional exam for compliance and sharia audit aims to build the capabilities of the compliance and Sharia audit staff, as it includes several skills, practices and real examples that enable them to perform professionally in the banking and finance sector.

Compliance Foundations Professional Certificate aims to build the capabilities of new employees of compliance departments, and provide them with the basic knowledge and skills with a comprehensive view of the compliance activities and environment by addressing examples and practical situations in various financial subsectors.

A mandatory exam by Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) The objective of this exam is to build the capabilities of employees in the retail banking, financing companies sectors, financial lease registration companies and ensure that employees have the minimum level of knowledge and skills, including the regulations and laws of these sectors that enables them to perform their duties toward the consumer and the beneficiary professionally and responsibly.

The Financial Academy developed this exam in cooperation with Euromoney Learning and it has also been adapted with the Saudi market to raise the efficiency of human capabilities working in financial services activities, which include: banking and insurance activities in addition to investment activities. This certificate targets front-line employees and operations, risk and compliance staff.

The professional exam for Individuals Financing Fundamentals is one of the measurement tools that contribute to verifying the existence of the minimum level for finance employees in the banking and finance companies’ sector, as it includes a number of knowledge, skills, practices and real examples related to the concept of finance basics.