Certified Expert in Digital Finance

Available Seats: 40
Reg Opening: July 30, 2026
Reg Closing: August 10, 2026
Tentative Timeline: 3rd Quarter of 2026

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About: Advance your career with the Certified Expert in Digital Finance online programme. Explore mobile money, fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital payments, and learn to design customer-focused solutions, manage risks, and expand financial inclusion. This flexible, self-paced course equips you with practical tools and global expertise to drive digital transformation in banking, microfinance, fintech, and beyond.

Your Benefits: This programme is designed to give you both the strategic vision and hands-on tools to thrive in the fast-changing world of digital finance. Key benefits include:

1. Explore fintech, blockchain, AI, mobile money, and digital payment systems.

2. Apply real-world tools and case studies directly to your work.

3. Strengthen your expertise, gain recognition, and open new opportunities in digital finance.

4. Gain an accredited certification (6 ECTS credits)

Target group: The Certified Expert in Digital Finance is designed for professionals who want to deepen their expertise in digital financial services and advance their careers in a fast-changing industry. If you are working in a bank, microfinance institution, fintech company, mobile network operator, or regulatory authority, this course will help you stay ahead of industry transformation and apply digital solutions with confidence. It is particularly relevant if you are a mid-level manager, consultant, policymaker, or financial inclusion specialist looking to broaden your skills and take on greater responsibility in shaping the future of financial services. Whether you are already active in digital finance or preparing to enter this dynamic field, you’ll gain the knowledge, recognition, and practical tools to strengthen your professional profile, open new career opportunities, and drive meaningful change.

Methodology: Our self-paced, asynchronous online courses are built for professionals who want to upskill on their own time, without putting work on hold. Our courses deliver international expertise and hands-on tools you can apply immediately.

• Flexible, study anytime, anywhere

• Practical learning, real-world examples

• Expert support when you need it

• Optional live sessions (also recorded, of course)

Course Outline:

Unit 1 - The Digital Finance Ecosystem: The first unit will give you a general introduction to digital finance and financial inclusion.

Unit 2 - New Technologies: New technologies are the driver of the digital finance revolution.

Uni 3 - Digital Payments and Remittances: Digital payments are an essential vehicle on the road to financial inclusion.

Unit 4 - Digital Products beyond Payments / Savings, Credit and Insurance: DFS need to go beyond payments.

Unit 5 - Regulation and Supervision in Digital Finance: Appropriate regulation and supervision of digital financial services is a key success factor to achieve a sustainable and safe ecosystem for all stakeholders.

Unit 6 - Risk Management in Digital Finance: Digital Finance comes with well known but also new forms of risks.

Unit 7 - Elective Units: Choose between Strategic Management of Digital Financial Services or Customer-Centric Product Design: Build your own Product.

General Requirements for Registration

1. Active employment at a financial institution (Bank, MFI, or Central Bank); HR letter required.

2. English fluency; document proving at least intermediate proficiency required.

3. Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required.

4. Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) required.

5. Only one certification application allowed at a time.