Introduction

Financial technology is reshaping financial services, corporate finance, and regulatory environments at unprecedented speed. For senior executives, understanding FinTech is no longer optional; it is central to strategic leadership, governance, and risk oversight. Decisions related to digital payments, data-driven finance, artificial intelligence, and platform-based business models directly affect competitiveness, compliance, and organisational resilience.

The Insights into FinTech Trends for Senior Executives training course provides a non-technical, executive-level perspective on how FinTech developments influence strategy, operating models, customer expectations, and regulatory exposure. It enables leaders to evaluate opportunities, challenge assumptions, and govern innovation responsibly.

Key focus areas include:

 

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course uses executive-focused learning methods combining strategic frameworks, real-world case studies, facilitated discussions, and scenario-based analysis. Participants engage in practical evaluations of FinTech trends, regulatory developments, and governance challenges to support confident decision-making and effective executive oversight.

Insights into FinTech Trends for Senior Executives

Who Should Attend?

This training course is ideal for professionals seeking to…

  • Board Members and Non-Executive Directors
  • Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors
  • C-suite Executives in finance, operations, and technology
  • Senior leaders in banking and financial services
  • Government and regulatory decision-makers
  • Executives overseeing digital transformation initiatives

 

Course Outline

Day 1

FinTech Landscape and Strategic Implications

  • Evolution of FinTech and digital financial services
  • Key drivers of FinTech adoption and disruption
  • Overview of the global and regional FinTech ecosystem
  • FinTech vs traditional financial institutions
  • Executive perspectives on digital disruption and innovation
  • Strategic implications for banks, financial institutions, and corporates
  • Case studies: successful and failed FinTech transformations
Day 2

Emerging FinTech Technologies and Business Models

  • Digital payments, digital wallets, and cashless ecosystems
  • Digital banking, neobanks, and open banking models
  • Blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, and digital assets
  • Artificial intelligence and data analytics in financial services
  • Embedded finance and platform-based financial services
  • Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and alternative financing models
  • Strategic evaluation of emerging FinTech business models
Day 3

Regulation, Risk, and Governance in FinTech

  • Regulatory landscape and supervisory expectations
  • Compliance challenges in digital financial services
  • Data privacy, cybersecurity, and operational resilience
  • Managing technology, vendor, and third-party risks
  • Governance frameworks for FinTech oversight
  • Ethical considerations and responsible innovation
  • Executive responsibilities in FinTech risk management
Day 4

FinTech Strategy, Partnerships, and Transformation

  • Developing an executive FinTech strategy
  • Build, buy, or partner decisions
  • FinTech partnerships and ecosystem collaboration
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and venture investments in FinTech
  • Integrating FinTech into legacy systems and processes
  • Change management and organisational readiness
  • Measuring FinTech value and return on investment
Day 5

The Future of FinTech and Executive Decision-Making

  • Future FinTech trends and disruptive scenarios
  • Central bank digital currencies and digital money evolution
  • AI-driven finance and automation of financial decision-making
  • Sustainability, ESG, and FinTech innovation
  • Strategic foresight and scenario planning for executives
  • Executive leadership in shaping digital financial futures
  • Developing an executive FinTech action and oversight plan

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.

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FAQs

This training course focuses on strategic understanding rather than technical depth. It helps senior executives interpret FinTech developments, assess business and regulatory implications, and exercise effective governance over financial innovation initiatives.  

Yes. The course is specifically designed for non-technical senior leaders. It explains FinTech concepts in clear business language, enabling informed decision-making without requiring technical expertise.  

The training course emphasises regulatory expectations, governance frameworks, and executive accountability. Participants learn how to oversee compliance, manage digital finance risks, and align FinTech initiatives with governance standards.  

Organisations benefit from stronger executive oversight, better-informed investment decisions, improved risk awareness, and clearer alignment between FinTech initiatives and organisational strategy.  

Yes. The course examines key FinTech-related risks, including cybersecurity, data protection, third-party exposure, and operational resilience, from an executive governance perspective.  

The course explores future FinTech trends, digital finance scenarios, and strategic foresight, enabling executives to anticipate disruption and lead confidently in evolving financial environments.  

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