SFI Master Classes

Currently FULLY BOOKED; registrations possible (waiting list)

This SFI Master Class is offered in cooperation with the Centro Studi Villa Negroni (CSVN).

In a digitized world, the ability to understand new technologies and to link them to existing data is of crucial importance. In the last decade, the availability and variety of data has exploded, following fast improvements in digital technologies and computing power. The increased focus of the business community on data has fostered the development of new tools to generate, analyse, and extract value from large amount of data. Like many industries, the financial sector is currently experiencing a technological shake-out, as many players rush to assess how to optimize and use existing data in creative and profitable ways. An in-depth understanding of new data-related technologies and the new opportunities that they offer constitutes an essential success factor for financial actors and thus an indispensable prerequisite for professional development.

Current Situation and Objective
 

Financial institutions worldwide are spending billions of dollars to understand how to harness the power of data and rethink their technology strategies and operations accordingly. Current developments around data and analytics can however appear nebulous, daunting, and complex. Media outlets are flooded with buzzwords, ranging from “big data”, “digital transformation”, “artificial intelligence”, “algorithms”, “machine learning”, “data science”, “FinTech”, or the “zettabyte” economy.

The Master Class “Data and Technology in Finance” proposes to pause, step back, and decrypt these buzzwords and trends through an intuitive and deliberately non-technical perspective. The aim is to provide a deeper understanding of current applications and development based on the combination of new data and technologies in the financial sector. The class discusses concrete examples from the practice, including for instance fraud detection, clients’ profiling, credit screening, or compliance. 

SFI Master Class Features and Target Audience

SFI Master Classes offer seasoned banking and finance professionals a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and share their professional views with peers, top-level academics, and industry experts in an interactive learning environment. Master Classes incorporate hands-on group work and opportunities for discussion. An on-site networking event will follow this Master Class.

The Master's class is aimed at professionals in the financial industry who wish to broaden their knowledge capital and deepen their understanding of new trends in financial technology (data and tools). The focus is on enabling participants to think critically about the future opportunities and challenges for their job, team, and organization.      
 

SAQ Recertification

This Master Class is an acknowledged SAQ recertification measure for the CWMA and CCoB profiles and comprises four learning hours. The Master Class covers the aspects of "industry knowledge" and "conduct".