FinTech Foundation Programme

With our 20 hours training programme, you will learn more about FinTech and become future-ready.

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Entry Requirements

Entry-level executives and officers in the banking and finance industry who wish to:

Equip themselves with essential FinTech concepts
Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and to know how these technologies will impact their work and the industry
Discover ways to prepare themselves for digital transformation

Venue:

NTUC Centre, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989

and

80RR, #08-01, 80 Robinson Road, Singapore 068898

20 hours of classroom, online learning and group activities

More than 10 trainers comprising top industry practitioners in FinTech

Supported by a world leading FinTech Association with more than 300 FinTechs members

Course Syllabus

Introduction to FinTech (8 hours)

Gain insights to the financial technology revolution and disruption. Understand the innovation and opportunities therein.
Learning outcomes:
Understand the current state of various thematic areas in the FinTech ecosystem of banking, insurance, asset and wealth management and financial infrastructure
Identify trends and opportunities shaping the FinTech ecosystem
Explore how trends in FinTech innovation might influence the short and longterm futures of various industries
Design Thinking in Financial Services (8 hours)

Discover and adopt human-centred design thinking approach
Learning outcomes:
Gain awareness of how design thinking can be applied in a wide range of contexts
Investigate and think creatively around design problems and opportunities in financial services
Use design thinking to bring new/existing ventures successfully to market

Introduction to Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies (4 hours)

Explore the world of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, understand their potential impact to the financial services industry.
Learning outcomes:
Learn the fundamentals and essentials of blockchain and cryptocurrencies
Experience how these technologies work through a hands-on session of receiving, transferring, buying and selling of cryptocurrencies

Guest Lecturers & Speakers

Chia Hock Lai

President, Singapore FinTech Association

Dr Ernie Teo

CTO, JEDTrade. Adjunct Senior Lecturer (Fintech), NUS Business School

Chionh Chye Kit IBFA, FICA

MD & Co-founder at Cynopsis Solutions Pte. Ltd

Daphne Ng

Founder & CEO, JEDTrade

Rahul Banerjee

Founder, Bondevalue Pte Ltd

Olivier Berthier

CEO at Moneythor

Rolf Haudenschild

Co-Founder, Head of Regulatory & Risk Services at Ingenia Consultants

Chandrima Das

Founder & CEO, Bento

Tomasz Kurczyk

Digital Transformation Director

Branson Lee

CEO at eccx.com

Raphael Moreno

Digital & Innovation Specialist at KPMG

Andrew Tan

Partner at Ignite Consulting & Services LLP

About FinTech Foundation Programme

The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), the Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), the Banking & Financial Services Union (BFSU) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) have jointly created the 20 hours FinTech Foundation Programme (FFP). Through this initiative, we are dedicated in introduce junior officers and PMEs into the exciting world of FinTech leaders in. We are committed to provide continuous engagements, career development platforms and networking opportunities for FFP participants.

The FFP features a stellar line-up of renowned industry practitioners, C-suite leaders and entrepreneurs from locally and internationally grown organisations, to train over 500 FinTech enthusiats.

Networking opportunities and sharing of experiences by our speakers will also be presented to all participants at every session. The FFP endeavours to equip FinTech executives with the right set of skills required to succeed in the workplace while additionally providing opportunities to expand their network by connecting with fellow practitioners, leaders and entrepreneurs.