Open Banking and Platforms in Finance Specialisation will provide you with exclusive insights into the cut and thrust of Open Banking: what it truly is, who are the winners and losers, and what are the implications for society.
Open Banking has allowed for small players to provide big and new data-driven platform services that are completely customer-centric.
The last company that focused on data-driven platform and customer satisfaction became the giant tech conglomerate that killed its competition in Asia: Ant Financial. In this Specialisation, you’ll be able to use the dominant strategies to build your own market-moving Fintech business model in Open Banking.
Open Banking is a movement which provides third-party financial service providers open access to consumers’ data around their transaction data. An example of a third-party provider would be budgeting apps.
The initiative can be divided into two different standpoints: one is ‘regulatory’ and the other is ‘market driven’.
Examples of the regulatory approach is the European Union’s PSD2 (The Revised Payments Services Directive) or UK’s Open Banking. Regulatory bodies in these countries set up frameworks in order to promote healthy competition and innovation in the financial industry.
Market-driven initiatives are more popular in Asian countries such as Singapore, India, Japan and South Korea. This movement focuses on collaboration and is predominantly driven by market players.
The Open Banking and Platforms Specialisation has been accredited under the Institute of Banking and Finance Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS) which provides course fee subsidies to all Singaporean citizens and permanent residents with a valid Singpass.
Singaporean citizens under the age of 40 are eligible for a 70% subsidy. Those over the age of 40 are eligible for a 50% subsidy. This makes the Open Banking and Finance Specialisation heavily discounted – get the course for only SGD 270 – SGD 450.
Permanent Residents (PRs) are eligible for 50% off, meaning they can access the course for SGD 450.
Please note that all eligible participants are required to successfully complete the course within 3 months from the date of enrolment for IBF-STS funding. Incomplete programmes will not be eligible for funding claims and the learner thus being charged the full enrolment fee (SGD 900).
Participants already enrolled in the OBP Specialisation are not eligible for the subsidy, even if still in progress with the course.
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This specialisation is composed of 5 individual courses.
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The global Open banking market is forecasted to reach $43.15 billion by 2026. With deal sizes expected to grow exponentially – Visa has acquired Fintech Plaid for $5.3 billion; organisations like DBS, Société Générale and Wells Fargo also consider Open banking to be a strategic pillar in their business model. Open banking is here, and it will fundamentally transform how the Financial Services industry operates. Demanded by consumers, encouraged by regulators, and powered by technologies – the structural uptake on Open banking drives many organisations to a profound era of digital ecosystems and platform business models. This shift creates a significant tension on today’s Financial Service value chain with the emergence of innovative business models, new regulatory frameworks and modern technologies to support it.
Anyone who wants to have a solid understanding of the Open Banking and Platforms model. It is designed for:
This course is accredited by the IBF Standard Training Scheme. To benefit from the IBF subsidy, you must be either a Singaporean citizen or a permanent resident, you must hold a valid Singpass, and you must be physically in Singapore.
If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria, you can enrol without applying to for the subsidy here.
You will be learning from a curated line-up of industry leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs who will each be presenting their knowledge and experience in Open Banking. No matter if you are embarking on a new journey or fortifying your role, these lecturers and guest experts will guide you through the perspective of established institutions like Wells Fargo, tech giants like Google, and successful startups such as Open Vector or Plaid.
After you apply, we will check your eligibility and send you a confirmation email with a payment link within 3-5 working days. Once you make the payment, sit back, relax and wait until the course start date to receive your login details to start learning. At that point, you will have access to the introductory module that will give you an overview of the portal, and how to use it. You can spend a whole day to go through the course or 30 minutes whenever you have the time. Do make sure to complete the course within 3 months, otherwise your subsidy will be revoked and you will be liable to pay the full price. Once you have completed the course, and successfully passed all the tests, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.
There are no strict pre-requisites for taking the course. This course is largely non-technical to learn the business aspects of Open Banking. This course aims to provide anyone interested in Open Banking (in its wider definition) with a general overview of the opportunities and challenges in Open Banking implementations. The following would be helpful: a general interest in finance, and a basic understanding of what is a bank An interest in digital transformation and innovation.
The Open Banking Specialisation has been designed to help the majority of people start with the right foundations in Open Banking and digital finance. With this objective in mind, The Open Banking Specialisation will provide you with a clear understanding of how technology is impacting Finance through an accessible format. At CFTE, we believe there is an urgent need for all to learn the right skills for a world of digital finance, and we support all initiatives that are supporting the same goal.
Yes, you will receive a digital certificate upon successful completion of the course. This certificate is digital so it can be shared at any time and embedded into your online professional profile.
We accept all major credit cards and debit cards. Please note that you will have 3 months to complete the course. If not completed on time, you will no longer benefit from the subsidy which would make you liable to pay the full price.
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