Decentralised Finance (DeFi): A New Financial Ecosystem
- Analytics & Tech
- Finance & Investment
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This module is conducted online.
2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)
Who Should Attend
- Working professionals from the financial services industry
- Entrepreneurs in FinTech and financial services
PREREQUISITES
Participants should have taken courses on blockchain technology and digital assets offered by SMU Academy such as Graduate Certificate in Digital Finance Module 2: Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology to learn the basics but it is not essential.
Overview
This programme allows participants to understand the inner workings of this exciting FinTech innovation and provide a thorough introduction to DeFi, its opportunities, risks, and insights from industry experts.
Learning Objectives
Learn about the origins of DeFi
- Understand functions of DeFi infrastructure including smart contracts/ decentralised applications, oracles and stablecoins
- Develop working knowledge of DeFi primitives, e.g., transactions, fungible and non-fungible tokens, custody, supply adjustment and incentives (staking/ slashing), swaps, collateralised and flash loans
- Gain an appreciation of the problems that DeFi solves (inefficiency, limited access, opacity, centralised control, lack of interoperability)
- Understand the different DeFi use-cases, e.g., Credit/ Lending, Decentralised Exchanges, Derivatives and Tokenisation
- Gain an awareness of DeFi related risks, including smart-contract risk, governance risk, oracle risk, scaling risk, DEX risk and regulatory risk
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
|
Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
This module is conducted online.
| Course | Dates |
|---|---|
| INTAKE 5 | 10 - 11 Mar 2025 [Open for Registration] |
*Online registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date
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