This topic is one of the most exciting and stimulating financial crime courses in our portfolio. Accredited by the CPD certification service and delivered in association with the University of Gloucestershire, the course aims to demystify the management of virtual assets (VA), also known as cryptography and Distributed Ledger Technology.

The course is designed to support risk professionals, anti-money laundering, laundering professionals and VC industry practitioners in understanding more about the development of (VA) and how to manage associated financial crime risks.

Core learning is provided via a detailed course manual, with additional media providing further help and guidance on some of the course’s key learning points.

To confirm learning and understanding, all students are required to complete a timed one-hour online assessment made up of 25 multiple choice questions. The pass mark is 80% and the format is open-book.

The course is delivered in association with the University of Gloucestershire, and students who are successful will be permitted to use the designation ‘AdvCertVC’ to confirm their qualification.

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*Students can start the course as soon as they enroll and it is self-paced so they can do it in their own time.

The SCxSC Fintech Conference is held by the Securities Commission Malaysia as its annual fintech event, to serve as an interactive platform for discussions and exploration of new and evolving digital trends. Some topics discussed in the 2018 iteration was artificial intelligence in financial services, blockchain use-cases, and a live hacking demo as an experiential showcase of cyber-threats.

The 2019 iteration of the event has yet to be announced.

The second iteration of this event (or Season 2 as they call it) will host sessions on how to improve customer experience based on data and customer insights in an era of digital analytics. Some panels include how analytics help businesses make better decisions, and experiential fintech sharing from the current Head of Transforming Customer Journey at CIMB, Kanags Surendran

The event will be held on March 23 at The Orbit, Bangsar South. Find out more here. 

ASLI stands for the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, and they hold the ASEAN Fintech Summit in collaboration with the Fintech Association of Malaysia. For 2019, the summit focuses on the theme “Age of Acceleration”, which aims to present in-depth and multi-dimensional discussions about talent, funding, digital implementation, branding and environmental perspectives. Seakers will be hailing from policy makes, academicians, to individual experts in their field.

The summit will be held in March 25 – 26 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Center. Find out more here. 

A collaboration between the Blockchain Academy and the Fintech Association of Malaysia, this 3-hour session by the co-founder of Blockchain Academy Malaysia wants to explain what fintechs need to know about blockchain, beyond the hype, and exactly how it can be utilised to grow one’s fintech business. This will be a relaxed casual session.

The session will be held on March 28 in The Orbit, Bangsar South. Find out more here. 

Hosted by IFN Fintech, The Asian Islamic Fintech Huddle is an international gathering of industry influencers and fintech visionaries using technology to drive financial inclusion in a Shariah-compliant and ethical manner. The event will feature a series of panel discussions, demo session and networking events with a goal of connecting all stakeholders of the Islamic fintech ecosystem. This includes startups, investors, policymakers and intermediaries.

The huddle will be held on April 25, in Kuala Lumpur. Find out more here. 

The Financial Services Summit is a by-invitation only forum by FST Media. Targeted at bankers, insurers and technology leaders the event will dive into subjects like; CX, data, digital transformation, cloud, RPA, fintech, regtech and many more.

The event will be held on April 25th, St Regis, Kuala Lumpur. Find out more here. 

This year, the event seems to brand itself as the Bloconomic Excellence Award 2019, though it will still entail a main conference, leaders panel session, and mini exhibition shows with participation from a thousand delegates from government, associations, research institutes, financial institution as well as fintech and internet finance companies, Blockchain technology and industry application companies, cryptocurrency and digital asset related companies. Bloconomic Excellence Award discusses the real use cases and the future prospect of Blockchain in the new reality of blockchain landscape as well as addressing the opportunities and challenges ahead.

The summit will be held on the 25 – 26 April in Le Meridien Putrajaya. Find out more here. 

Techstars Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Techstars Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations.

The event will be held on April 26 – 28, in APU New Campus, Kuala Lumpur. Find out more here. 

The Asia Banking & Finance Retail Banking Forum is held in 4 cities, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok. The Malaysian forum  in 2018 was attended by key executives from Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, AmBank, Affin Bank, Bank Islam Malaysia, and Standard Chartered Malaysia amongst others.

The event will be held on May 14, in Kuala Lumpur. Find out more here. 

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will host Malaysia Fintech Week 2019, the first flagship event by the regulator focusing on fintech and tech transformation of financial services in Malaysia.

The week will be held as part of the Malaysia Tech Week. The event is expected to convene participants from across the fintech ecosystem including innovators, investors, policy-makers, academia, fintech influencers and industry leaders in  the fields of finance, banking and technology to explore the opportunities and challenges in harnessing fintech innovations to shape the future of the financial services industry.

The event will be held in June 17 – 21, at Sasana Kijang and the Orbit. Further details to be announced.

This year will be the second edition of the Global Islamic FinTech Summit, a conference to address and highlight latest trends in Islamic fintech, while also seeking to become a platform for thought leaders to come together to share ideas and plot the best direction for the industry to go next.

The summit will be held in September 23 – 25 in Kuala Lumpur. Find out more here.