Either of the two new qualifications - Combating Financial Crime or Global Financial Compliance - can be taken as stand-alone awards.

They can also be taken with one of the following exams:

- FSA Financial Regulation
- Principles of Financial Regulation
- Local regulatory paper (for international candidates)

Upon successful completion of either Combating Financial Crime or Global Financial Compliance and one of the above regulatory papers, candidates will be awarded either the Certificate in Combating Financial Crime or the Certificate in Global Financial Compliance, as appropriate.

Both the Combating Financial Crime and Global Financial Compliance qualifications are two-hour paper consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions.
The FSA Financial Regulation/Principles of Financial Regulation is a one-hour paper consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions.

Either the Combating Financial Crime exam or Global Financial Compliance exam also qualifies as an IOC (also known as IAQ) technical unit.
The exam can be taken at any of the CISI’s computer based test (CBT) centres located worldwide. CBT is operated by the CISI’s global partner Prometric. Candidates can book an exam to fit in with employment and other commitments. They receive their results when they leave the test centre; a formal certificate is issued at a later date to successful candidates.