BLOCKCHAIN FOR CROSS BORDER PAYMENT-P210913KUU

BLOCKCHAIN FOR CROSS BORDER PAYMENT-P210913KUU

Funded

Course Duration

7.5 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Participants will be required to complete written assessment.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for but not limited to the following job roles:

  • Finance Professionals
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Aspiring PMEs
  • Anyone who is keen to explore more about blockchain technology and how it will disrupt cross border payments

Course Overview

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of blockchain technology and its key utility and benefits
  • Learn about the real-world utility value of blockchain technology and its potential in growing and evolving the financial industry, specifically in facilitating cross border payment through case studies
  • Explore blockchain technology opportunities and business scenarios for the cross-border payments industry through interactive role-playing activities

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of blockchain technology and its key utility and benefits
  • Learn about the real-world utility value of blockchain technology and its potential in growing and evolving the financial industry, specifically in facilitating cross border payment through case studies
  • Explore blockchain technology opportunities and business scenarios for the cross-border payments industry through interactive role-playing activities

Pre-requisites

  • Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Laptop with internet access. This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform. Participants must have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. This can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download

 

Minimum Specs

Recommended Specs

Others

  • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband (min 10 mbps)
  • Speakers and Microphone: built-in or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth
  • Webcam: built-in or USB plug-in
 

Software

  • NA
 

Course Outline

What is Blockchain Technology

  • Clearing common misconceptions: Blockchain = Bitcoin = Cryptocurrency?
  • Introduction to blockchain technology and its use cases
  • Introduction to cryptocurrencies and its use cases

Is the payments industry ripe for disruption?

  • Current situation in the payments industry
  • Landscape of cross-border payments
  • Real life case studies examples (cross border payments industry players)
  • Problems and limitations

Why blockchain technology makes sense for the payments industry

  • How the features of blockchain technology can enhance the current system
  • Benefits of utilizing blockchain technology

How blockchain technology can be used for the payments industry

  • Real life case studies (payments industry players utilising blockchain industry and new startup players)
  • Reach and limitations of blockchain applications

What the future holds

  • The future for blockchain technology and the payments industry
  • Trends and predictions
  • Next steps

*Class activity

To encourage active learning, the 1 day course will include class activities such as small group discussions and presentations

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Candidate who successfully completed the course with 

  1. 100% attendance 
  2. On Passing the assessment (Pass rate: 70%) participants will be awarded NTUC LearningHub Certificate of Completion.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction: English

Trainer to Trainee Ratio is 1:30

Fees & Subsidies:

For Classes commencing on or after 1st Jan 2023 ( GST 8 %)

 

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

 

Before GST

With GST

Before GST

With GST

Full Course Fee (For International Students)

$900.00

$972.00

$900.00

$972.00

For Singapore Citizens and PRs

$450.00

$522.00

$450.00

$522.00

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$270.00

$342.00

$270.00

$342.00

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*With effect from 3rd October 2022:

  • Funding for courses under the Critical Core skills and Future-Enabled skills categories will only be available to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents employed in the financial sector (i.e., by financial institutions or SFA certified FinTech firms)
  • GST funding support will no longer be applicable for all courses

Funding Eligibility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents physically based in Singapore
  • Trainee must achieve 100% attendance and pass all relevant assessments
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not fulfil the eligibility criteria
  • From 3rd October 2022, funding for courses under the Critical Core skills and Future-Enabled skills categories will only be available to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents employed in the financial sector (i.e., by financial institutions or SFA certified FinTech firms).
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents physically based in Singapore
  • Trainee must achieve 100% attendance and pass all relevant assessments
  • Sponsoring company must be
    • Singapore-based financial Institutions regulated by MAS (licensed or exempt from licensing by MAS)
    • FinTech firms certified by Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not fulfil the eligibility criteria
  • Eligible company-sponsored trainees will be able to clock CPD hours upon successful course completion

Remarks

  • Self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding
  • Self-sponsored NTUC Members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

Terms and conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Fees are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees

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