Key Takeaways
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Decode the Financial Ecosystem: Interpret the core business domain of diverse financial institutions, identify their most pressing challenges, and engineer precise analytical solutions to resolve them.
- Master Governance & Compliance: Evaluate the structural importance of pricing and risk models, aligning them securely with key international and local regulatory frameworks (such as Basel and Singapore's MAS FEAT principles).
- Build Transparent Models: Develop, run, and scale highly interpretable white-box models on cloud platforms tailored specifically to financial service applications.
- Harness Next-Gen AI: Fully appreciate and leverage Generative AI, autonomous AI Agents, and low-code developer tools to accelerate and optimise your financial problem-solving workflows.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for aspiring data analysts and data scientists who wish to build a career in the finance industry. It is also highly relevant for existing professionals in financial services who want to strengthen their foundation in understanding the operating model of FIs, their problems faced and applying the appropriate analytics to solve them.
This includes:
- Aspiring Data Analysts & Data Scientists looking to kickstart a rewarding, high-growth career in the financial services sector.
- Existing Financial Services Professionals who want to strengthen their core foundation in financial institution operations and learn how to apply modern analytics to solve business problems.
- Quantitative & Risk Management Professionals wanting to adopt modern white-box ML and cloud technologies.
- Fintech & Regtech Developers/Consultants seeking to understand model governance, API data sourcing, and AI agent integration.
- Technical Professionals seeking a practical path to enhance their machine learning capabilities.
Pre-requisitesA basic, introductory knowledge of a programming language (e.g., Python) is helpful to get the most out of the hands-on sessions, but it is not mandatory.
What to Bring
No printed copies of course materials are issued.
Participants must bring their internet-enabled computing device (laptops, tablet etc) with power charger to access and download course materials.
If you are bringing a laptop, please see below for the tech specs:
| Minimum | Recommended |
Operating Systems | • Windows 7, 8, 10 or
• Mac OS | Laptop running the latest
version of either Windows or
Mac OS |
System Type | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16+ GB RAM |
Hard Drive | 256 GB disk size | |
Others | • An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless
• Installation permissions (non-company laptops)
• Keyboard
• Mouse/Trackpad
• Display
• Power adapter (laptop battery might run out) | DirectX 10 graphics card for graphics hardware acceleration
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Fees & Subsidies
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Funding 2026 (Effective 1 July)
| Fee Component | Full Course Fees | Singapore Citizens & PRs Aged 21 Years and Above (70% Funding Support) | Singapore Citizens Aged 40 Years and Above (90% Funding Support) | Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) (90% Funding Support) |
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| Full Course Fee | S$2,850.00 | S$2,850.00 | S$2,850.00 | S$2,850.00 |
| SSG Funding | - | S$1,995.00 | S$1,995.00 | S$1,995.00 |
| Nett Course Fee | S$2,850.00 | S$855.00 | S$855.00 | S$855.00 |
| 9% GST on Nett Course Fee | S$256.50 | S$76.95 | S$76.95 | S$76.95 |
| Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | - | - | S$570.00 | S$570.00 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable, Including GST | S$3,106.50 | S$931.95 | S$361.95 | S$361.95 |
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Note:
- SSG Funding is available to qualified individuals, subject to meeting the attendance requirement and passing of assessment.
- All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for course fees. For more information about SkillsFuture Credit, click here.
- SME fees are applicable only to participants who are sponsored by small and medium enterprises.
- SSG funding is subjected to availability.
Preparing for Your Course
NUS-ISS Course Registration Terms and Conditions
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NUS-ISS and Learner’s Commitment and Responsibilities
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WIFI Access
WIFI access will be made available to participants.
Venue
NUS-ISS
25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119615
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In the event of a change of venue, participants are advised to refer to the acceptance email sent one week prior to the commencement date.
Course Confirmation
All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to participants one week prior to the commencement date. Confirmed registrants are to attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments (where applicable). Additionally, all responses to feedbacks and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted. All training and assessments will be delivered as described in the course webpage.
General Enquiry
Please feel free to write to ask-iss@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiry or feedback.