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.

Register NOW and get £100 discount with code fintechnews

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

From Europe to Asia. 20 countries. 1 mission. We have visited 19 countries across Europe and Asia with a mission to champion a standardised Blockchain technology adoption for Sustainable Development  Goals (SDGs).

And now, this January 2019, we will be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – our 20th country as we hold the grand finale of our global Blockchain for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Tour Summit!

Join us as we bring you featured speakers from Europe and Asia; all who are Blockchain experts and pioneers from a diversity of organisations under one big roof in Sunway Resort! Seize this chance to meet and exchange Blockchain-related knowledge and get yourself updated with the latest Blockchain trends and news!

For more Information, visit here: www.eubcsummit.com

Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) brings together influential members of the global financial and business community for groundbreaking discussions and exchange of insights on the global economy from an Asian Perspective.

At a glance: 
▪ 100+ distinguished speakers
▪ 3,000+ participants from 46 countries and regions (85% C-suite level)
▪ 670+ meetings for 520+ companies at AFF Deal Flow Matchmaking Session
▪ 240+ participants at InnoVenture Salon

Key discussion topics
▪ China’s developments
▪ Global economic outlook
▪ Investment and wealth management
▪ Policy dialogue
▪ Technology and innovation
▪ Youth and talent development

For more information, visit here.

The 6th edition EmTech Asia, held from 22 – 23 January 2018 in Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, is jointly organized by Koelnmesse and MIT Technology Review.

EmTech is where technology, business and culture converge. At EmTech Asia, you will meet the innovators, the scientists, the investors and the tech executives at the heart of the next technology revolution. Throughout two exhilarating days of networking and learning, you will get inspired from 40 speakers and amazed by the ingenuity of the 10 innovators under 35 and 1,000 participants who are leaders in their field.

If you are passionate about turning ideas into innovative solutions and addressing major global issues, join us for two days of intelligent conversation at EmTech Asia, on 22 - 23 January 2019.

FinTech News Singapore and Hong Kong’s subscribers are eligible for a 10% discount off the ticket prices.

Click here to register and enter the FinTech News discount code ETA19FinTechNews at check-out to enjoy the 10% discount.

The IFF Online Academy course, Focus on FinTech is delivered 100% online, with five modules delivered over five weeks.

You will study the effects of the shift to open banking, the opportunities and challenges the shifts in market dynamics could create for you and how you can develop a strategy in the face of all this uncertainty. The module titles are:

1: Evolution of Digital for Banks & Open Banking;

2: Key Technology Enablers;

3: Battlegrounds & Sub-Sectors;

4: Payments;

5: Winning Formula

After this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fintech market and distinguish the signal from the noise
• Identify opportunities and challenges from the fintech revolution for your business
• Develop a fintech strategy for your business

Register now and get 10% off with code FINTECH10

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. 

Join us at Cloud Expo Asia, Hong Kong, co-located with Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT, as well as Data Centre World, on 22-23 May 2019 at HKCEC, you’ll be sourcing from 280+ leading suppliers, inspired by 300+ prominent industry experts from 10+ conference theatres, and network with 12,000+ IT professionals at ONE location, across TWO days!

Show highlights this year include conference streams on AI/ML, FinTech, Blockchain, China Market, UC experience zone, DevOps workshops, security clinics, interactive live data centre demo etc. Register for your FREE ticket now: www.cloudexpoasiahk.com/FintechNews

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.

The IFF Online Academy course, Focus on FinTech which starts on July 11, is delivered 100% online, with five modules delivered over five weeks.

You will study the effects of the shift to open banking, the opportunities and challenges the shifts in market dynamics could create for you and how you can develop a strategy in the face of all this uncertainty.

The module titles are:

1. Evolution of Digital for Banks & Open Banking;
2. Key Technology Enablers;
3. Battlegrounds & Sub-Sectors;
4. Payments;
5. Winning Formula

After this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fintech market and distinguish the signal from the noise
• Identify opportunities and challenges from the fintech revolution for your business
• Develop a fintech strategy for your business

Register now and get 10% off with code FINTECH10

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. 

Cloud Expo Asia is the largest and best-attended cloud industry event in Asia. Now entering its seventh year, Cloud Expo Asia has consistently stayed on the cutting edge of a rapidly changing and advancing industry by attracting the world’s leading cloud technology suppliers, and international expert speakers and practitioners.

This year’s event will see the event expand across two levels and will attract over 18,000 senior IT and business professionals who will get to…

• Source from 400 leading providers and solution leaders including Huawei, Citrix, NTT, Equinix, Telstra, Tencent Cloud, Adobe, Nokia, Digital Realty, Deskera, Silver Peak, China Telecom, Oracle, Twilio, China Mobile, Telin, Silver Peak, Cisco Meraki, CloudHealth by VMWare and more
• Be inspired by some 600 international speakers and practitioners from organisations such as Microsoft, Hotels.com, Facebook, Target Corp, The Jakarta Post Digital, DBS Bank, Michael Page, Gartner, Singapore Airlines and more
• Network with thousands of peers, industry visionaries, leaders and people who have faced – and overcome – the same challenges.
• Access exciting event features including our new RE-CLOUD Theatre, DevOps Live, the A.I. Innovation Zone, Channel Partners Programme, the Live Data Centre of the Future and more
• ONE FREE TICKET gives you full access to the entire event stack! - Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT, Data Centre World, eCommerce Expo Asia, and new launch event, Technology for Marketing Asia.

Register for FREE: https://bit.ly/2osiAqx

Full Conference Programme: http://bit.ly/2lYlbak

Targeting over 350 attendees, this conference will explore how AI, E-Wallets and 5G will affect you and your businesses in the future. Come meet the industry leaders and professionals in these three fields as they discuss and present how these technologies and trends will impact Smart Cities and what it will ultimately mean for users and businesses.

For more information, visit here: sdeconvention.com

FinTech and Digital Economy in Malaysia: Future Reimagined is a FinTech Conference designed for Malaysian Youths, organised by Financial Literacy for Youths (FLY), in collaboration with FinTech Association of Malaysia (FAOM) and BYIC University of Malaya.

Our conference will invite experts involved in FinTech industry discussing about Islamic Finance, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Social Enterprise in Malaysia's booming digital economy. Find out more about the event over here: http://bit.ly/fintechfly

Our respected speakers and topics to be discussed include:

1. President of FinTech Association of Malaysia, Mr Ridzuan - Overview of FinTech and Digital Economy in Malaysia
2. CEO of Hello Gold, Mr Robin Lee - Islamic Finance going digital
3. Founder and CEO of MyFinB, Mr Nazri - How AI companies thrive globally in digital economy
4. Co-Founder and CEO of Kravve, Mr Yong Lin - Social Enterprise in digital economy
5. CEO of Syscode, Mr Reza - Blockchain, the disrupting technology

Key Benefits:

1. Gain insights from industry experts
2. Career Pathway Guidance in Malaysia Tech-Industry
3. Internship and Employment Opportunities Provided
4. Golden networking opportunity

Admission Fees (Lunch will be provided & Fees will be collected on the spot)

• RM5 for FLY subscribers/BYIC UM members
• RM8 for non-FLY subscribers/non-BYIC UM members

SCxSC 2019 is Securities Commission Malaysia's annual fintech event, an interactive platform for discussions and exploration of new and evolving digital trends.

Since 2014, the SCxSC aims to enhance awareness on local, regional, and global fintech developments and trends. It is an interactive platform for policymakers, innovators, investors and financial services providers to discuss and explore new ideas and evolving digital trends for the capital market. This year is the 6th instalment of the SC's annual Fintech event.

Key topics for the SCXSC 2019 include:

• Fintech entrepreneurship
• eKYC and digital identity
• Cryptocurrency / digital assets
• Islamic fintech
• Artificial intelligence in cybersecurity

For more information, visit here: http://bit.ly/2lYlD8y