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FinTech: The Future of Money, Markets and Banking

  • Analytics & Tech
  • Finance & Investment
Next Intake: 29 Jul 2025 (Tue)
  • Intermediate
  • SkillsFuture
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  • This module is part of SMU-CPA Australia Finance Game Changer Series

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
29 Jul 2025 (Tue) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 Full Days (Weekdays)

Level
Intermediate

Who Should Attend

Front office/ back office/ IT manager engaging in innovating work practices and/ or process in financial institutions.


PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.

Overview

With technologies come many new possibilities.

Creativity paired with the rise of new technologies creates unparalleled opportunities for financial institutions. Across the globe, we are beginning to see how emerging players in FinTech are well positioned to reshape customer experience with new business models.

The words Innovation and FinTech are all over the media and locally, authorities have made great efforts in championing Singapore as a FinTech hub. So if you are working in the financial services sector, the following questions naturally arise:

  • What exactly is Innovation and FinTech?
  • How can you, in your established financial services company, enhance your products as well as your customers’ user experience through technology and human centered design?
  • Is your company prepared to compete and/ or collaborate with new FinTech companies entering the financial services industry and how should you go about doing this?
  • Do you have the capabilities that are required to stay relevant for your clients and innovate to ensure your company moves towards a sustainable business model after the global financial crisis?

Integrating design principles, emerging technologies and new business models into your company’s digital ecosystem can help make your team think more holistically about your current and future customers’ needs and develop innovative value propositions without losing sight of current core offerings and revenue streams.

In this FinTech: The Future of Money, Markets and Marketplaces course, you will find out the answers to the above questions through experiential learning and a mix of lectures, case studies, creative exercises, discussions, project work and class presentations.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the design mindset and how it can help to create new value in the financial services sector.
  • Learn how to critically assess new technologies and FinTech business models.
  • Understand how innovative efforts can be effectively set up and governed in a regulated financial services institution.
  • Grasp the fundamentals of Design Thinking and how it can be used in creative problem solving.

Participants will be able to earn 14 CPD Points awarded by CPA Australia when they attend this module.

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

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

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%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$254

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

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 are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. 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)

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Trainers

Derek Ariss
Head of Innovation Education
INNOVENTIEM
Derek Ariss
Head of Innovation Education
INNOVENTIEM

Derek Ariss is the Head of Innovation Education at INNOVENTIEM, where he leads the development of education practices cantered on adaptability, change, creativity, design thinking, technology, process improvement and fostering a mindset conducive to innovation.

Previously, Derek served as the Head of Innovation at LendLease, designing processes to enhance products and systems, nurturing a culture of innovation in Asia, and building partnerships focused on growth. Earlier, he held the position of Head of Retail Operations, overseeing retail assets across Asia.

For the past six years, Derek has been teaching courses on innovation culture, adaptability, creativity, and problem solving. He holds a certificate in FinTech and Innovation from Singapore Management University (SMU) and is an Affiliate Faculty Member. Additionally, he has been a regular contributor to Banking Insights Magazine since 2018, sharing thought leadership on innovation and adaptability.

Zennon Kapron
Founder and Director
Kapronasia
Zennon Kapron
Founder and Director
Kapronasia
Zennon is the Founder and Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia’s leading providers of consulting services focusing on the fintech industry. Zennon has been involved in financial technology for over 20 years and covers all topics fintech and blockchain. Before Kapronasia, Zennon was the Global Banking Industry Manager for Intel based out of Shanghai, China and, prior to Intel, was the CIO for Citigroup Portugal. Zennon has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on issues of China fintech and is the author of ‘Chomping at the Bitcoin: The History and Future of Bitcoin in China’ published by Penguin. Zennon holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Syracuse University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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