Awarded for completing Safeguard for Finance and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to tier software suppliers by consequence rather than cost, map and control the routes by which money leaves a company, verify supplier bank detail changes out of band, source audit evidence from the right system, read software licence and subscription exposure as a finance concern, and state precisely what a security platform does and does not evidence.
Certificates are designed to be checked, not just displayed.
The credential is valid for 12 months from issue. Its public page states the expiry date, and renewing means passing the current exam again — so the credential always reflects the current material.