Jude Madi, Author at CFTE

CFTE Joins Black Swan Summit India 2026 as Community Partner

Jude Madi — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:41:23 +0000

London / Bhubaneswar, India — January 2026

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has been confirmed as a Community Partner for the Black Swan Summit India 2026, taking place on 5–6 February 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The inaugural Black Swan Summit India is organised by the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) in partnership with the Government of Odisha, under the BharatNetra Initiative. The Summit convenes senior policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, investors, and technology leaders to examine how emerging technologies — including artificial intelligence — are reshaping skills, employment, capability centres, and long-term economic resilience.

CFTE’s participation reflects its continued commitment to supporting platforms that focus on practical capability-building, responsible innovation, and institutional readiness, particularly as organisations move from AI experimentation toward real-world implementation.

Hosted in Bhubaneswar, a city with deep cultural and intellectual roots that is increasingly emerging as a hub for innovation and capability development, the Summit provides a meaningful setting for forward-looking discussions on AI, digital finance, and the future of work. The location underscores the Summit’s emphasis on long-term transformation — balancing heritage, talent development, and institutional growth.

The 2026 programme will feature:

High-level policy and market dialogues
Public–private and leaders’ roundtables
Sessions focused on workforce transformation and job creation
Curated networking connecting institutions, investors, and innovators

As a Community Partner, CFTE will contribute to the broader ecosystem dialogue around AI readiness, workforce capability, and responsible adoption, building on its global work with governments, regulators, financial institutions, and industry partners.

CFTE also congratulates GFTN on the launch of the first edition of Black Swan Summit India, marking an important milestone in expanding global conversations on digital finance, talent, and institutional preparedness.

Community Access

As part of its community partnership, CFTE is extending a 20% discount on the Industry Pass for Black Swan Summit India to its network.

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CFTE Launches a New Course on Generative AI for Payments

Jude Madi — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:03:14 +0000

CFTE has launched a new programme, Generative AI for Payments in Financial Services, designed to help professionals build practical capability in applying Generative AI within real payment environments.

As Generative AI becomes increasingly embedded across financial services, payments is one of the first areas where its impact is moving beyond experimentation into day-to-day operations — from fraud detection and chargeback management to cross-border flows and customer experience.

Yet across the industry, a clear gap remains.

While many payments teams are testing AI tools and running pilots, far fewer are developing the capability to apply Generative AI confidently, responsibly, and at scale. This programme is designed for professionals looking to move beyond experimentation and build readiness where it matters most.

Why payments requires a different approach

Payments is one of the most complex and sensitive areas in financial services. Decisions are made in real time, trust and regulation are always in play, and errors can carry immediate financial and reputational consequences.

This is why generic Generative AI education often falls short for payments professionals. Applying AI in payments requires clarity on where AI creates real value, awareness of data and regulatory constraints, and the ability to translate experimentation into operational impact.

The programme has been designed around these realities.

A practitioner-led programme

The course is led by Efrain Antonio Florencia Espinosa, Former Country Manager at Wise and a long-time CFTE alumnus.

Efrain brings hands-on experience from building and scaling cross-border payments platforms, navigating complex regulatory environments across Latin America and Asia, and leading digital transformation initiatives where AI, compliance, and operations intersect.

This practitioner perspective ensures the programme remains grounded in what works in real payment environments, rather than abstract or theoretical use cases.

What participants gain from this programme

Designed as a six-week, fully online programme, the course requires just 15 minutes a day, making it accessible for working professionals.

Participants will explore:

The evolving Generative AI landscape in payments
Real-world use cases across fraud, operations, and customer journeys
Practical applications of GenAI tools in payment contexts
Data, risk, ethical, and regulatory considerations
How to move from pilots to sustainable AI capability within teams

The focus is on decision-making, readiness, and responsible application.

Who this programme is built for

The programme is designed for professionals working across:

Payments and transaction banking
Payment operations and systems
Fintech and cross-border payments
Innovation and strategy roles in financial institutions

If payments sit anywhere in your remit, this course has been built with those realities in mind.

Building long-term capability in payments

As Generative AI becomes embedded within payment systems, the real differentiator will not be access to technology, but capability.

Organisations that invest early in understanding where AI fits — and where it does not — will be better positioned to scale responsibly and competitively.

CFTE’s Generative AI for Payments programme is designed as a practical step in that direction.

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Generative AI in Corporate Treasury: Why Capability Matters More Than Adoption

Jude Madi — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:13:04 +0000

Generative AI is already finding its way into corporate treasury through forecasting tools, reporting workflows, and analytical platforms. According to McKinsey, over 70% of organisations globally are experimenting with generative AI, including within finance and risk functions. Yet only a small proportion have embedded it meaningfully into core decision-making.

In treasury, this gap matters. Decisions here affect liquidity, risk exposure, governance, and trust across the organisation.

From automation to judgement

For many years, AI in treasury focused on automation:

Rules-based forecasting
Reconciliation
Exception detection

Generative AI represents a different shift. These systems interpret information, synthesise large datasets, and generate narratives and scenarios that influence human judgement rather than simply execute predefined rules.

This expands what treasury teams can do — but also introduces new risks.

Why oversight matters more, not less

Generative AI does not understand context or accountability in the way treasury professionals do. It operates on probabilistic patterns, which means it can produce outputs that appear confident but are incomplete or misleading.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has repeatedly highlighted that as AI becomes more embedded in financial decision-making, human oversight becomes more important, not less. In treasury, speed without understanding can quickly translate into risk.

Adoption is moving faster than capability

Many organisations are deploying AI tools faster than they are building the capability to use them well.

According to PwC, fewer than 30% of finance leaders believe their teams fully understand the implications of AI for risk management, controls, and governance, despite widespread adoption.

Treasury teams are therefore left navigating questions such as:

When should AI outputs be trusted, and when should they be challenged?
How do models handle uncertainty, edge cases, or poor-quality data?
What are regulators expecting treasury teams to understand about AI use?
Who remains accountable when decisions are AI-assisted?

As Janet Legge, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), has noted, AI is transforming everyday treasury work — making upskilling an operational necessity.

What AI capability actually means for treasury

Being “interested in AI” is no longer enough. For treasury teams, real capability means the ability to:

Understand how generative AI produces outputs
Distinguish insight from hallucination
Apply AI to treasury-specific use cases, not generic finance examples
Navigate governance, auditability, and regulatory expectations

Research from the OECD and World Economic Forum consistently shows that the biggest barrier to effective AI adoption is not technology, but skills, understanding, and organisational readiness.

A structured response to a real gap

The Generative AI in Corporate Treasury programme was designed to address this exact challenge.

Developed as part of CFTE’s AI in Finance Academy, the programme combines:

Short, focused learning designed for working professionals
Real-world treasury use cases, including scenarios where AI can fail
Insights from senior practitioners at organisations such as Deutsche Bank, BAT, NatWest, and Pearson
An industry-recognised certificate issued by CFTE and the ACT

Delivered in 15 minutes per day over four weeks, the programme fits into real treasury workflows while building lasting understanding rather than surface-level familiarity.

The objective is not tool proficiency.
It is decision confidence.

AI adoption in finance will continue regardless of readiness. The World Economic Forum estimates that AI will reshape the majority of finance roles over the next decade by changing how decisions are made and supported.

In this environment, the differentiator will not be access to technology, but the ability to use it with clarity, judgement, and accountability.

Generative AI is already part of corporate treasury. The more important question is whether it is being applied deliberately, with structure and understanding, or informally, without clear guardrails.

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CFTE Joins OMFIF’s Digital Money Summit 2026 as Community Partner

Jude Madi — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:57:59 +0000

London, United Kingdom — The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has been confirmed as a Community Partner at the Digital Money Summit 2026, hosted by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) in London on 19–20 May 2026.

The Digital Money Summit brings together senior stakeholders from central banks, regulatory authorities, financial institutions and technology providers to examine how new forms of digital money are reshaping the global financial system. As tokenised deposits, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and instant payments move closer to the core of financial infrastructure, the Summit focuses on the institutional, regulatory and operational questions that accompany this shift.

From innovation to implementation

The 2026 agenda reflects the growing maturity of digital money initiatives, moving beyond experimentation to real-world deployment. Discussions span the interaction between public money, bank money and stablecoins; implications for financial stability and monetary policy; cross-border payments and interoperability; and the evolving role of artificial intelligence and data analytics in fraud prevention and instant payments systems.

The programme also explores governance, custody and regulatory oversight as blockchain-based systems become more embedded in mainstream finance, alongside the legal and technical standards required to ensure resilience and trust.

The growing skills and capability challenge

Alongside infrastructure and regulation, the shift toward digital money is creating a parallel challenge for institutions: skills and capability readiness.

As payment systems, settlement mechanisms and risk models evolve, organisations face increasing pressure to upskill and reskill teams across policy, compliance, operations and technology functions. Effective implementation of digital money requires not only robust systems, but also professionals equipped to understand, govern and operate within increasingly complex financial environments.

As a Community Partner, CFTE contributes a capability- and skills-led perspective to the Summit, supporting dialogue on how institutions can prepare their people — not just their technology — for the next phase of digital finance.

A shared commitment to informed dialogue

OMFIF has long played a central role in convening policymakers, central banks, financial institutions and market participants around the most critical issues shaping global finance. The evolution of digital money now sits firmly at the centre of that agenda.

CFTE’s participation as a Community Partner reflects a shared commitment to informed, practical and forward-looking dialogue, bringing together technology, regulation and human capability as the foundations of a resilient and inclusive digital financial system.

Event details

Digital Money Summit 2026
London, United Kingdom
19–20 May 2026

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CFTE Joins GITEX AI Asia 2026 as Ecosystem Partner to Advance AI Readiness Across Asia

Jude Madi — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:17:02 +0000

Singapore, 14 January 2026 — The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has been confirmed as an Ecosystem Partner for GITEX AI Asia 2026, taking place on 9–10 April 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

As the Asian edition of GITEX GLOBAL, the world’s largest technology exhibition, GITEX AI Asia convenes global leaders across technology, finance, policy, and innovation at a pivotal moment for the region’s AI journey. With AI adoption accelerating across industries and governments, the focus is increasingly shifting from experimentation to large-scale, real-world deployment.

This evolution brings a new challenge to the forefront: AI readiness.

While access to advanced technologies continues to expand, organisations and institutions face growing pressure to ensure their people, systems, and governance frameworks are prepared to adopt AI responsibly and effectively. GITEX AI Asia responds to this need by creating a platform that connects innovation with execution, and technology with trust.

CFTE’s role as an Ecosystem Partner reflects its long-standing focus on human-centred AI transformation. As a global authority on AI readiness, CFTE works with governments, regulators, financial institutions, and enterprises to define the skills, literacy, and institutional capabilities required to operate confidently in an AI-driven economy.

GITEX AI Asia brings together 23,000+ technology leaders from over 110 countries, alongside enterprises, startups, investors, and policymakers, creating one of the most globally connected AI and technology ecosystems in Asia. By bridging developed and emerging markets, the event plays a critical role in shaping how AI capabilities are built and shared across borders.

As an Ecosystem Partner, CFTE will contribute to discussions and collaborations focused on:

Building AI-ready talent and leadership
Strengthening institutional and regulatory capacity
Translating AI innovation into sustainable, real-world impact
Ensuring responsible and inclusive adoption across sectors

The partnership aligns with CFTE’s broader mission to shift the global AI narrative from technology-centric adoption to people-first capability building. Through its education programmes, research, and partnerships, CFTE has supported over 200,000 professionals across 130+ countries, helping organisations prepare for AI as a workforce and systems transformation — not just a technical upgrade.

GITEX AI Asia 2026 takes place at a time when Asia’s role in shaping the future of AI has never been more significant. By convening diverse stakeholders across ecosystems, the event aims to accelerate collaboration, trust, and readiness at scale

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CFTE’s AI Literacy for Professionals Programme Achieves CPD Accreditation

Jude Madi — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:59:57 +0000

CFTE’s AI Literacy for Professionals programme has been formally accredited by The CPD Certification Service, enabling participants to earn recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits on completion.

The accreditation confirms that the programme meets established CPD standards for structured professional learning and supports finance professionals in developing practical AI literacy aligned with workplace and regulatory expectations.

Why AI Literacy Now Sits Within Professional Competence

Across finance, AI is increasingly embedded in everyday work — from analysis and reporting to decision support, risk assessment, and workflow automation. In many roles, professionals are already expected to engage with AI outputs or tools, even if AI is not part of their formal job title.

What is often missing is structured understanding: how these systems work, where their limitations are, and how to apply them responsibly in professional contexts.

AI literacy addresses that gap. It is not about becoming technical, but about being able to evaluate, question, and use AI with confidence. For many finance professionals, this is becoming part of baseline competence rather than a specialist skill.

What CPD Accreditation Changes for Professionals

With CPD accreditation, completion of the AI Literacy for Professionals programme now counts toward formal CPD requirements.

This allows professionals to use CPD time to build capability that is directly relevant to how work is changing, rather than treating CPD as a separate or purely administrative requirement.

For individuals, this means:

CPD credits that are formally recognised
Learning aligned with employer and regulatory expectations
Professional development that strengthens day-to-day judgment and decision-making

For employers, CPD accreditation provides reassurance that learning meets recognised standards and supports workforce readiness.

What the Programme Actually Delivers

The AI Literacy for Professionals programme is a 4-week, fully online course designed specifically for finance professionals. No technical or coding background is required.

Participants typically develop:

A clear understanding of what AI systems can and cannot do
The ability to evaluate AI tools and outputs with confidence
Practical experience interacting with AI in professional scenarios
Awareness of bias, limitations, and responsible use
Applied portfolio work that demonstrates AI readiness

The emphasis is on judgment, clarity, and application — not tool promotion or theory for its own sake.

On completion, participants receive a Certificate of Achievement in AI Literacy, with CPD hours formally recognised.

Designed for Finance Roles, Not Technical Specialists

The programme reflects CFTE’s work with financial institutions, central banks, and employers globally. It is designed around real professional contexts, including compliance, risk, investment, fintech, and strategy roles.

Rather than focusing on how to build AI systems, the programme focuses on how to work with them — a distinction that is increasingly important in regulated and professional environments.

Professionals can now earn recognised CPD credits while building practical AI literacy for finance roles.

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CFTE’s RegTech & Compliance in Finance Specialisation Achieves CPD Accreditation

Jude Madi — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:55:20 +0000

London, UK — The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has announced that its RegTech & Compliance in Finance Specialisation is now Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited, enabling professionals to earn recognised CPD credits while developing practical, future-ready compliance and regulatory capability.

As regulatory expectations evolve and technology increasingly shapes how compliance is delivered, professionals are expected to stay current not only with rules, but with how regulation is implemented through data, automation, and regulatory technology. CPD-accredited learning provides a structured and recognised way to meet these demands.

Why This Matters for Compliance and Regulatory Professionals

Compliance roles are changing rapidly. Digital onboarding, AML automation, data regulation, SupTech, and digital regulatory reporting are becoming core requirements across financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

CFTE’s RegTech & Compliance in Finance Specialisation is designed for professionals who want more than surface-level understanding. The programme helps participants build clarity around:

How RegTech is reshaping compliance and risk functions
Where automation improves efficiency — and where new risks emerge
How regulators and supervisors are adopting technology
What data regulation and cross-border requirements mean in practice

Earn CPD Credits That Actually Add Value

With CPD accreditation, participants can now earn recognised CPD credits by completing the programme, allowing learning to count directly toward annual CPD requirements.

Instead of treating CPD as a box-ticking exercise, the specialisation enables professionals to use CPD time to build capability that directly supports their role. Participants receive a Certificate in RegTech & Compliance in Finance, with CPD hours formally recognised as part of their continuing professional development.

Designed to Fit Around Real Work

The programme is delivered fully online and structured into modular courses, allowing participants to learn at their own pace alongside full-time responsibilities. Content is continuously updated and informed by real-world regulatory developments and industry practice.

For professionals balancing regulatory demands, workload pressures, and CPD requirements, the programme offers a practical way to stay current without stepping away from work.

A Competitive Advantage in a RegTech-Driven Market

As RegTech adoption accelerates globally, professionals who understand both regulation and technology are becoming increasingly valuable. Employers are looking for compliance leaders who can engage confidently with digital tools, evolving supervisory expectations, and data-driven regulation.

Completing a CPD-accredited RegTech specialisation signals commitment to professional growth and readiness to operate in a modern compliance environment — at a time when regulatory capability is under greater scrutiny than ever.

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CFTE Wins Best Financial Education Initiative at the MENA Fintech Awards 2025

Jude Madi — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:31:54 +0000

Abu Dhabi, UAE — 16 December 2025 — The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) has been named Best Financial Education Initiative at the MENA Fintech Awards 2025, held during Abu Dhabi Finance Week and presented by the MENA Fintech Association in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

The award recognises CFTE’s tangible contribution to advancing financial education and workforce readiness across the region — combining thought leadership, large-scale programme delivery, and long-term collaboration with governments, regulators, and financial institutions.

Over the past year, CFTE has demonstrated measurable impact in the Middle East by:

Delivering over 100 education programmes across the region
Training more than 4,000 professionals, spanning financial institutions, regulators, government entities, and fintech ecosystems
Publishing influential research, including the AI-fication of Talent and AI Literacy in Financial Services white papers, shaping how organisations understand the impact of AI on jobs, skills, and workforce design

Together, these initiatives have helped institutions move beyond AI experimentation toward structured capability building, at a time when AI adoption is accelerating faster than workforce readiness.

Building AI-Ready Talent for a Transforming Financial Sector

As the Middle East accelerates its investment in digital finance and artificial intelligence, the challenge facing organisations is no longer access to technology — but readiness of people, skills, and institutions.

CFTE’s work addresses this gap by focusing on:

AI literacy and workforce transformation, not just tools
Practical, industry-led education, grounded in real-world use cases
Scalable delivery, aligned with national priorities and regulatory environments

Its programmes span AI in finance, digital payments, fintech innovation, regulatory technology, and future workforce design, supporting learners from board and C-suite level through to early-career professionals.

This recognition comes at a time when the Middle East is making deliberate, long-term investments in talent and capability to support its technology-driven growth. What matters most is not how fast technology advances, but whether people and institutions are ready to apply it effectively. We are proud to contribute to this journey, and grateful to be building from Abu Dhabi alongside partners who share this long-term vision

Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-Founder of CFTE

“From the beginning, CFTE’s mission has been simple but ambitious: to help people thrive in a digital and AI-driven world. This award recognises our commitment to accessible, industry-driven, and human-centred education — and to translating profound technological change into confidence, capability, and opportunity for learners and institutions alike.”

Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder of CFTE

Regional Delivery and Partnerships

CFTE’s Middle East activities are led from Abu Dhabi, where the organisation established its regional presence through a partnership with ADGM Academy. Since then, CFTE has worked closely with governments, central banks, regulators, and financial institutions to deliver practical, industry-led education aligned with national transformation agendas.

“This award reflects the collective effort behind CFTE’s work in the region — from research and programme design to delivery at scale. We are proud of the impact achieved with our partners across the Middle East, supporting organisations in developing future-ready workforces across leadership, regulation, innovation, and delivery.”

Piotr Kurzepa, Head of CFTE Middle East

About CFTE

The Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) is a global education platform focused on building AI-ready and future-ready talent for financial services. With hubs in London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore, CFTE works with governments, regulators, financial institutions, and industry experts to deliver education, research, and frameworks that bridge technology adoption with workforce readiness.

CFTE has trained professionals in over 100 countries and continues to support large-scale workforce transformation across the global financial ecosystem.

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Brazil: The World’s Next Fintech Powerhouse

Jude Madi — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:25:19 +0000

Brazil has quickly become one of the world’s most dynamic fintech markets. Once dominated by a concentrated banking sector, the country now hosts more than 910 fintech startups across nearly 40 segments, making it Latin America’s largest fintech hub and a global reference for how regulation, digital adoption, and entrepreneurship can transform financial services.

A Rapidly Expanding Fintech Landscape

Brazil leads Latin America in fintech activity, with 56 percent of companies based in São Paulo and strong clusters emerging in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, and Recife. Technology parks such as Porto Digital and leading universities continue to fuel this growth.

Brazil’s fintechs span digital payments, neobanking, lending, investments, crypto and blockchain, insurtech, and B2B financial infrastructure. This breadth reflects a mature and fast evolving market.

The Structural Drivers Behind Brazil’s Rise

Concentrated Banking Sector

A few major banks historically controlled close to 80 percent of the credit market, creating clear opportunities for digital challengers.

Mobile First Population

Mobile penetration above 130 percent enabled fintechs to reach consumers at scale.

Strong Tech Talent

Innovation communities such as Belo Horizonte’s San Pedro Valley have helped build strong local talent pools.

Regulation as Brazil’s Advantage

Brazil’s regulatory environment is among the world’s most forward looking and continues to boost competitiveness and innovation.

Pix Instant Payments

Launched in 2020, Pix has become the dominant payment method nationwide. In 2023 it recorded 42 billion transactions, with more than 70 percent of adults using it for everyday transfers.

Open Finance

Brazil now operates the world’s largest open banking ecosystem, with more than 60 million active data sharing consents that make personalised financial services easier to access.

Digital Lending Licences

SCD and SEP licences formalised digital lending and gave fintech lenders a clear path to scale responsibly.

Drex and the Regulatory Sandbox

Brazil’s work on the digital real and tokenisation frameworks is opening new opportunities across digital assets and decentralised finance.

Brazil’s Fintech Champions

Brazil has produced more fintech unicorns than any other Latin American country. Leading examples include:

Nubank with more than 80 million customers and expansion across Mexico and Colombia
Stone and PagSeguro which transformed merchant payments
Ebanx a regional leader in cross border payments
Creditas and C6 Bank rapidly scaling digital finance platforms
CloudWalk and Dock which provide essential payments and banking infrastructure

These companies increasingly influence financial innovation across Latin America and other global markets.

A Market Shifting Toward Sustainable Growth

Even with global funding slowdowns, Brazil attracted around USD 1 billion in fintech investment in 2024, representing 42 percent of all Latin American funding. More than half of Brazilian fintechs have already reached breakeven or profitability, with many shifting toward B2B and financial infrastructure models.

What Comes Next for Brazil’s Fintech Ecosystem

The next stage of growth will focus on integration and long term scaling. Key trends include deeper collaboration between banks and fintechs, growth of embedded finance through Open Finance, wider use of AI in credit and fraud detection, regional expansion across Latin America, strengthened financial inclusion, and the emergence of multi service super apps.

Conclusion

Brazil has become one of the most innovative and influential fintech ecosystems in the world. Powered by bold regulation, digital adoption, and strong talent, the country is helping shape the future of financial services on a global scale.

To explore Brazil’s fintech transformation in greater depth, access CFTE’s dedicated learning pathway featuring expert insights on open finance, Pix, neobanking, AI in finance, and financial inclusion.

Discover the full programme here
https://courses.cfte.education/fintech-education-brazil/

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CFTE Launches Black Friday Learning Window: 20% Off All Courses to Accelerate Global AI Readiness

Jude Madi — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:27:57 +0000

The Centre for Finance, Technology & Entrepreneurship (CFTE) today announced the launch of its annual Black Friday Learning Window, offering 20% off all online courses from 24 November to 5 December 2025. The initiative is designed to support professionals, institutions, and global financial organisations as they prepare for a rapidly evolving AI-driven landscape.

As artificial intelligence reshapes financial services — from risk management and compliance to operations, payments, and customer engagement — demand for practical, industry-aligned AI capabilities is at its highest level to date. CFTE’s Black Friday access window offers a unique opportunity for individuals worldwide to build these essential skills ahead of 2026.

A Global Catalogue for an AI-Driven Financial System

CFTE’s programmes are developed with leading experts from across the financial and technology sectors — including executives from Mastercard, Citi, UBS, Google DeepMind, Standard Chartered, and international regulatory bodies.

During the Black Friday period, learners can access the full suite of CFTE’s online courses, including:

AI in Finance Specialisation
Generative AI 360 in Financial Services
Executive AI Certificate
Fintech Foundation Specialisation
Open Banking & Digital Payments
Digital Assets & CBDCs
Supercharged Professionals (AI Mastery Programme)

All programmes are online, self-paced, and designed to equip professionals with immediately applicable skills for the changing financial ecosystem.

Addressing a Growing Capability Gap

Throughout 2025, CFTE has observed a clear pattern across financial institutions, regulators, and fintech organisations:
AI adoption is accelerating, but AI fluency among professionals is lagging behind.

New regulatory guidance in multiple jurisdictions has introduced expectations around AI literacy, governance, and responsible deployment. Financial institutions are redesigning workflows around automation and augmentation, creating new requirements for technical and strategic skills among employees.

“Building AI-ready organisations starts with building AI-ready people,” said Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-founder of CFTE. “This learning window comes at a critical moment, as finance professionals around the world plan their upskilling strategies for 2026.”

Special Access Details

Offer: 20% off all CFTE courses
Period: 24 November – 5 December 2025
Code: Black_Friday_2025
Explore programme catalogue: https://courses.cfte.education/our-online-courses/

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