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Short Course

FinTech: Concepts, Cases and Technology

Programme ScheduleDuration (days)Mode of DeliveryProgramme Code
To be advised1Synchronous e-LearningTGS-2020504935
This course is offered biannually, available once every six months.

Course Overview

Participants will gain an understanding of the concepts of the major emerging technologies used in the financial services industry, their concepts, benefits, risks and applications. A comprehensive overview will be given about Robotic Process Automation, Big Data & Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Smart Contracts, as well as digital asset classes.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Gain an understanding of the FinTech landscape and its impact
• Learn about Chatbots and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Learn about Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and Smart Contract applications
• Understand Digital Asset Classes and new capital-raising methods
• Learn about the importance of Big Data and concepts of Artificial Intelligence

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of the different emerging technologies and how they shape the financial services industry now and going forward.

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This programme is part of

  • Professional Certificate in FinTech Associate (Level 1)

    • Types of Available Fundings

  • SkillsFuture Funding
  • SkillsFuture Credit
  • Enhanced Training Support
  • SFEC
  • UTAP
  • PSEA

    • Instructors


    Dr Justin Chan

    Dr Justin Chan

    Dr Justin Chan is the founder and CEO of JCube Capital Partners, a multi-faceted investment management company with Capital Markets Service license under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Besides, he is also the founder of DataDrivenInvestor (DDI) (and DDI Medium), home to 1.5 million monthly readers and writers worldwide in technology, finance, and entrepreneurship. DDI is also an application ecosystem empowering investors, technologists, and professionals with data, knowledge, and expertise in their quests for investment insights and opportunities. Dr Chan was a former quantitative strategist at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo. A former researcher and published author in finance, Dr Chan specialised in microstructure, alternative data and behavioral finance, published in peer-reviewed finance academic journals, and was a research faculty at Singapore Management University. He received his Ph.D. in finance at UCLA Anderson School.

    Ms Claudia Marcusson

    Ms Claudia Marcusson

    Ms Claudia Marcusson is a sustainability and climate-tech expert with a stellar career in Financial Services, education, entrepreneurship & innovation. She has over 22 years of financial industry expertise in investment management, insurance, banking and FinTech having worked in the U.S., U.K., Germany, The Netherlands and Singapore. She worked in various leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank, ING, NN Group, BNP Paribas, ABN AMRO, and State Street Bank to name a few. Since 2018, Claudia is an Executive Education Fellow at the National University of Singapore focusing on FinTech, digitalisation, agile working and corporate innovation & entrepreneurship as well as Green IT & Sustainability. She gives training and Masterclasses to corporates and C-suite executives and is a guest lecturer at Singapore Management University, Emeritus, SP Jain School of Global Management and Singapore Academy of Law. Claudia has been living in Singapore for 8 years where she was Chief Risk Officer APAC for ING Investment Management. Later, she joined Standard Chartered Bank building out the corporate venture arm and running entrepreneurship & innovation programs for the bank, partners and regulators. As Global Head of Client Experience Center she led numerous client co-creation programs with a focus on digital transformation and sustainability for corporate clients worldwide. Claudia has been CEO of Germany’s first asset-tokenization platform offering fractional yield-ownership for renewable energy assets before she set up her own advisory business in 2023. She enjoys working closely with corporations and founders as a Non-Executive Director, board advisor and mentor focused on decarbonizing existing business models and transforming products into sustainable and financially attractive value propositions. She is an investment advisor to impact VC funds in Europe and Singapore and a mentor & strategic advisor to several Accelerators in Singapore, Germany, Korea and India. She is a certified SCRUM Master and a licensed instructor and expert in Human-Centred Design & Design Thinking, Lean Start-up and agile methods. Claudia holds an LL.M. degree in Chinese Business Law as well as an M.Sc. in Economics and Quantitative Research.

    Programme Fees


    Singapore Citizens Singapore PRs Enhanced Training Support for SMEs International Participants
    39 years old
    or younger    		 40 years old
    or older
    Full Programme Fee S$950.00 S$950.00 S$950.00 S$950.00 S$950.00
    Less: SSG Grant Amount S$665.00 S$665.00 S$665.00 S$665.00 -
    Nett Programme Fee S$285.00 S$285.00 S$285.00 S$285.00 S$950.00
    9% GST on Nett Programme Fee S$25.65 S$25.65 S$25.65 S$25.65 S$85.50
    Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST S$310.65 S$310.65 S$310.65 S$310.65 S$1,035.50
    Less Additional Funding - S$190.00 - S$190.00 -
    Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes S$310.65 S$120.65 S$310.65 S$120.65 S$1,035.50
    1. Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, including GST, after additional funding from various funding schemes.
    2. Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
    3. Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to eligibility and availability.

    Other Information

    This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. Please click here for more information.

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