Mastering Core Banking Systems for Future-Proof Financial Leadership
You're under pressure. Budgets are tightening, competitors are moving faster, and legacy systems are holding your institution back. You need to lead with confidence, but without deep technical clarity on core banking platforms, every strategic decision feels like a gamble. The reality? Financial leadership is no longer just about risk management and compliance. It’s about digital velocity, interoperability, and system modernisation. If you can't speak the language of core banking architecture, you risk being sidelined when transformation budgets and board seats are allocated. Mastering Core Banking Systems for Future-Proof Financial Leadership is the only comprehensive, practitioner-led programme designed to close the gap between financial expertise and technological fluency. It transforms uncertainty into authority, turning you from a passive observer into the architect of your bank’s digital future. One senior manager at a leading European bank used this course to lead a successful core system migration, reducing operational latency by 42% and earning a direct promotion to Head of Digital Transformation. Another participant delivered a board-approved modernisation roadmap within four weeks of completing the curriculum. This isn’t theory. It’s a precision-engineered framework that takes you from concept to execution, equipping you with the tools to design, evaluate, and lead core banking initiatives with unshakeable confidence. You’ll finish with a fully developed implementation strategy and a certificate-backed credential that signals your readiness for high-impact leadership. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced, Immediate Online Access
This course is fully self-paced, allowing you to progress on your schedule without rigid deadlines. Once enrolled, you gain immediate online access to the full curriculum, with structured learning paths that guide you from foundational principles to advanced implementation frameworks. On-Demand Learning, Zero Time Constraints
Designed for busy finance and operations leaders, the course is entirely on-demand. There are no fixed dates, no required attendance times, and no time zone limitations. You control the pace, the depth, and the focus of your learning journey. Fast Results, Sustainable Mastery
Most learners complete the core modules within 28 days and apply key insights to live projects in under 30 days. You can begin executing high-impact tasks-such as system assessment, vendor evaluation, or roadmap development-within the first week. Lifetime Access with Ongoing Updates
You receive lifetime access to all course materials, including future updates at no additional cost. As core banking technologies evolve-whether through open banking integration, cloud migration, or AI-driven automation-you’ll receive immediate access to revised frameworks and strategic templates. Global, Mobile-Friendly Access 24/7
The course platform is fully responsive and optimised for mobile devices. Access your materials anytime, anywhere-whether you're reviewing architecture diagrams on a tablet during a travel delay or refining your migration checklist on your phone between meetings. Direct Instructor Support & Expert Guidance
You’re not alone. Throughout the course, you have access to instructor-led guidance through structured feedback channels. Certified experts with real-world implementation experience review your key deliverables, provide strategic input, and help refine your approach to real organisational challenges. Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
Upon successful completion, you will earn a globally recognised Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, a trusted name in professional development for financial technology leaders. This credential is accepted by employers across 90+ countries and demonstrates mastery of modern core banking architecture, strategic integration, and transformation leadership. Transparent, One-Time Pricing – No Hidden Fees
The investment is straightforward and all-inclusive. There are no recurring charges, hidden fees, or surprise costs. What you see is exactly what you get-full access, complete materials, lifetime updates, and certification-all covered in a single payment. Accepted Payment Methods
We accept all major payment providers including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. The checkout process is encrypted, secure, and seamless, giving you peace of mind from transaction to access. 100% Satisfied or Refunded Guarantee
We stand behind the value of this programme with a full money-back guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and find the content does not meet your expectations, simply request a refund. No questions, no hassle. Your risk is completely eliminated. Your Access Is Secure and Confirmed
After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your course access credentials and login details will be sent separately once your learner profile is activated. This ensures system integrity and allows for personalised onboarding. This Works Even If…
You’ve never led a core system project. You work in compliance, risk, or treasury and feel excluded from tech decisions. Your bank uses outdated infrastructure. Your background is non-technical. You’re not in IT but need to influence digital strategy. You’re time-constrained but can’t afford to fall behind. This course is built for you. Designed by former CIOs, transformation directors, and fintech architects, it speaks the language of finance while decoding the complexity of core banking technology. You don't need to code. You need to understand, lead, and decide-and this course gives you the exact mental models and strategic tools to do so confidently. Join 7,300+ financial leaders across banks, fintechs, and central institutions who’ve used this course to step into transformation roles, secure promotions, and drive multimillion-dollar modernisation initiatives. Your future in financial leadership starts here.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Core Banking Systems - Definition and evolution of core banking platforms
- Distinguishing core from peripheral banking systems
- The role of core banking in retail, corporate, and digital banking
- Historical development from mainframes to cloud-native systems
- Understanding monolithic vs modular core architecture
- Key functions: account management, transaction processing, posting engine
- The central ledger and its operational significance
- Data flow between front-end and back-end systems
- Integration with payment gateways and switching networks
- Key stakeholders in core banking environments
- Regulatory impact on core system design and governance
- Global standards: ISO 20022, SWIFT, and messaging protocols
- Evolution from batch to real-time processing
- Understanding the role of middleware and APIs
- Common pain points in legacy core systems
Module 2: Core Banking Architecture & System Components - Layered architecture: presentation, application, data layers
- Transaction processing engine and error handling
- Customer information module (CIF) design and maintenance
- Loan and deposit processing subsystems
- Real-time vs batch processing trade-offs
- Configurable parameters and rule engines
- Multi-currency and multi-lingual support
- Branch and channel integration models
- Role of message queues and event-driven processing
- Security architecture: authentication, authorisation, auditing
- Data storage models: relational, columnar, and hybrid databases
- Backup, disaster recovery, and high availability design
- Monitoring and logging frameworks for system health
- System performance metrics and SLA monitoring
- Vendor-specific architecture deep dives (e.g. Finacle, Temenos, Flexcube)
Module 3: Core Banking in the Digital Transformation Era - The shift from product-centric to customer-centric banking
- Impact of digital banking channels on core systems
- API banking and composable architecture models
- Microservices and their integration with legacy core
- Headless banking: separating user interface from core logic
- Role of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in core migration
- Hybrid core banking deployments: on-premise and cloud coexistence
- Event sourcing and change data capture (CDC) strategies
- Use of containers and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) in modernisation
- Managing technical debt in core systems
- Digital onboarding and its impact on core processes
- Automated customer lifecycle management
- Integration with biometric and identity verification systems
- Real-time customer analytics and decisioning
- Scalability challenges and solutions in high-volume environments
Module 4: Core Banking Vendor Landscape & Selection - Market leaders: Temenos T24, Oracle Flexcube, Infosys Finacle
- Open-source and modular alternatives (e.g. Mambu, Backbase)
- COTS vs custom-built core banking solutions
- Evaluating vendor roadmaps and innovation capacity
- Licensing models: perpetual, subscription, SaaS
- Vendor lock-in risks and mitigation strategies
- Governance models for third-party core systems
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis framework
- Negotiating service level agreements (SLAs) and support terms
- Reference checks and implementation case studies
- Proof of concept (PoC) design for vendor validation
- Transition services and knowledge transfer requirements
- Evaluating vendor ecosystem and partner network
- Support for internationalisation and cross-border operations
- Customisation maturity model and limits of configurability
Module 5: Core System Migration & Modernisation Strategies - Migration readiness assessment framework
- Big bang vs phased migration approaches
- Parallel run strategies and cutover planning
- Data migration: extraction, cleansing, validation, reconciliation
- Customer data mapping and master data management
- Testing strategy: unit, integration, UAT, performance
- Go-live checklist and rollback procedures
- Legacy data archival and compliance retention
- Migrating loan, deposit, and transaction histories
- Handling active processes during migration (e.g. pending transactions)
- Change management for staff and stakeholders
- Business continuity planning during transition
- Post-migration stabilisation and tuning
- Transitioning vendor support contracts
- Auditing and regulatory sign-off post-migration
Module 6: Integration Architecture & Ecosystem Connectivity - API-first design principles for core systems
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL for banking integrations
- Internal gateway architecture for service exposure
- Third-party integration: KYC, credit bureaus, fraud systems
- Payment system integration: RTGS, clearing, ACH, instant payments
- Card management systems and interchange processing
- Wealth and investment platform connectivity
- Insurance and bancassurance integration
- ERP and general ledger synchronisation
- Partner ecosystem and BaaS (Banking as a Service) models
- Open banking compliance and PSD2 implementation
- Customer data sharing via secure APIs
- Third-party risk management in integration
- Rate limiting, throttling, and API security
- Monitoring and tracing integration workflows
Module 7: Compliance, Risk, and Security in Core Banking - Regulatory reporting requirements and data lineage
- AML, KYC, and customer due diligence workflows
- Real-time transaction monitoring and alerting
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in core systems
- Data encryption: at rest and in transit
- PCI DSS compliance for transaction systems
- Fraud detection integration points
- Segregation of duties and approval hierarchies
- Change management and audit trails
- SOX compliance and financial controls
- GDPR and data privacy in customer records
- Resident audit modules and reporting interfaces
- Incident response protocols for core system breaches
- Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Security patch management lifecycle
Module 8: Performance, Scalability, and High Availability - Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
Module 1: Foundations of Core Banking Systems - Definition and evolution of core banking platforms
- Distinguishing core from peripheral banking systems
- The role of core banking in retail, corporate, and digital banking
- Historical development from mainframes to cloud-native systems
- Understanding monolithic vs modular core architecture
- Key functions: account management, transaction processing, posting engine
- The central ledger and its operational significance
- Data flow between front-end and back-end systems
- Integration with payment gateways and switching networks
- Key stakeholders in core banking environments
- Regulatory impact on core system design and governance
- Global standards: ISO 20022, SWIFT, and messaging protocols
- Evolution from batch to real-time processing
- Understanding the role of middleware and APIs
- Common pain points in legacy core systems
Module 2: Core Banking Architecture & System Components - Layered architecture: presentation, application, data layers
- Transaction processing engine and error handling
- Customer information module (CIF) design and maintenance
- Loan and deposit processing subsystems
- Real-time vs batch processing trade-offs
- Configurable parameters and rule engines
- Multi-currency and multi-lingual support
- Branch and channel integration models
- Role of message queues and event-driven processing
- Security architecture: authentication, authorisation, auditing
- Data storage models: relational, columnar, and hybrid databases
- Backup, disaster recovery, and high availability design
- Monitoring and logging frameworks for system health
- System performance metrics and SLA monitoring
- Vendor-specific architecture deep dives (e.g. Finacle, Temenos, Flexcube)
Module 3: Core Banking in the Digital Transformation Era - The shift from product-centric to customer-centric banking
- Impact of digital banking channels on core systems
- API banking and composable architecture models
- Microservices and their integration with legacy core
- Headless banking: separating user interface from core logic
- Role of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in core migration
- Hybrid core banking deployments: on-premise and cloud coexistence
- Event sourcing and change data capture (CDC) strategies
- Use of containers and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) in modernisation
- Managing technical debt in core systems
- Digital onboarding and its impact on core processes
- Automated customer lifecycle management
- Integration with biometric and identity verification systems
- Real-time customer analytics and decisioning
- Scalability challenges and solutions in high-volume environments
Module 4: Core Banking Vendor Landscape & Selection - Market leaders: Temenos T24, Oracle Flexcube, Infosys Finacle
- Open-source and modular alternatives (e.g. Mambu, Backbase)
- COTS vs custom-built core banking solutions
- Evaluating vendor roadmaps and innovation capacity
- Licensing models: perpetual, subscription, SaaS
- Vendor lock-in risks and mitigation strategies
- Governance models for third-party core systems
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis framework
- Negotiating service level agreements (SLAs) and support terms
- Reference checks and implementation case studies
- Proof of concept (PoC) design for vendor validation
- Transition services and knowledge transfer requirements
- Evaluating vendor ecosystem and partner network
- Support for internationalisation and cross-border operations
- Customisation maturity model and limits of configurability
Module 5: Core System Migration & Modernisation Strategies - Migration readiness assessment framework
- Big bang vs phased migration approaches
- Parallel run strategies and cutover planning
- Data migration: extraction, cleansing, validation, reconciliation
- Customer data mapping and master data management
- Testing strategy: unit, integration, UAT, performance
- Go-live checklist and rollback procedures
- Legacy data archival and compliance retention
- Migrating loan, deposit, and transaction histories
- Handling active processes during migration (e.g. pending transactions)
- Change management for staff and stakeholders
- Business continuity planning during transition
- Post-migration stabilisation and tuning
- Transitioning vendor support contracts
- Auditing and regulatory sign-off post-migration
Module 6: Integration Architecture & Ecosystem Connectivity - API-first design principles for core systems
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL for banking integrations
- Internal gateway architecture for service exposure
- Third-party integration: KYC, credit bureaus, fraud systems
- Payment system integration: RTGS, clearing, ACH, instant payments
- Card management systems and interchange processing
- Wealth and investment platform connectivity
- Insurance and bancassurance integration
- ERP and general ledger synchronisation
- Partner ecosystem and BaaS (Banking as a Service) models
- Open banking compliance and PSD2 implementation
- Customer data sharing via secure APIs
- Third-party risk management in integration
- Rate limiting, throttling, and API security
- Monitoring and tracing integration workflows
Module 7: Compliance, Risk, and Security in Core Banking - Regulatory reporting requirements and data lineage
- AML, KYC, and customer due diligence workflows
- Real-time transaction monitoring and alerting
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in core systems
- Data encryption: at rest and in transit
- PCI DSS compliance for transaction systems
- Fraud detection integration points
- Segregation of duties and approval hierarchies
- Change management and audit trails
- SOX compliance and financial controls
- GDPR and data privacy in customer records
- Resident audit modules and reporting interfaces
- Incident response protocols for core system breaches
- Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Security patch management lifecycle
Module 8: Performance, Scalability, and High Availability - Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- Layered architecture: presentation, application, data layers
- Transaction processing engine and error handling
- Customer information module (CIF) design and maintenance
- Loan and deposit processing subsystems
- Real-time vs batch processing trade-offs
- Configurable parameters and rule engines
- Multi-currency and multi-lingual support
- Branch and channel integration models
- Role of message queues and event-driven processing
- Security architecture: authentication, authorisation, auditing
- Data storage models: relational, columnar, and hybrid databases
- Backup, disaster recovery, and high availability design
- Monitoring and logging frameworks for system health
- System performance metrics and SLA monitoring
- Vendor-specific architecture deep dives (e.g. Finacle, Temenos, Flexcube)
Module 3: Core Banking in the Digital Transformation Era - The shift from product-centric to customer-centric banking
- Impact of digital banking channels on core systems
- API banking and composable architecture models
- Microservices and their integration with legacy core
- Headless banking: separating user interface from core logic
- Role of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in core migration
- Hybrid core banking deployments: on-premise and cloud coexistence
- Event sourcing and change data capture (CDC) strategies
- Use of containers and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) in modernisation
- Managing technical debt in core systems
- Digital onboarding and its impact on core processes
- Automated customer lifecycle management
- Integration with biometric and identity verification systems
- Real-time customer analytics and decisioning
- Scalability challenges and solutions in high-volume environments
Module 4: Core Banking Vendor Landscape & Selection - Market leaders: Temenos T24, Oracle Flexcube, Infosys Finacle
- Open-source and modular alternatives (e.g. Mambu, Backbase)
- COTS vs custom-built core banking solutions
- Evaluating vendor roadmaps and innovation capacity
- Licensing models: perpetual, subscription, SaaS
- Vendor lock-in risks and mitigation strategies
- Governance models for third-party core systems
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis framework
- Negotiating service level agreements (SLAs) and support terms
- Reference checks and implementation case studies
- Proof of concept (PoC) design for vendor validation
- Transition services and knowledge transfer requirements
- Evaluating vendor ecosystem and partner network
- Support for internationalisation and cross-border operations
- Customisation maturity model and limits of configurability
Module 5: Core System Migration & Modernisation Strategies - Migration readiness assessment framework
- Big bang vs phased migration approaches
- Parallel run strategies and cutover planning
- Data migration: extraction, cleansing, validation, reconciliation
- Customer data mapping and master data management
- Testing strategy: unit, integration, UAT, performance
- Go-live checklist and rollback procedures
- Legacy data archival and compliance retention
- Migrating loan, deposit, and transaction histories
- Handling active processes during migration (e.g. pending transactions)
- Change management for staff and stakeholders
- Business continuity planning during transition
- Post-migration stabilisation and tuning
- Transitioning vendor support contracts
- Auditing and regulatory sign-off post-migration
Module 6: Integration Architecture & Ecosystem Connectivity - API-first design principles for core systems
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL for banking integrations
- Internal gateway architecture for service exposure
- Third-party integration: KYC, credit bureaus, fraud systems
- Payment system integration: RTGS, clearing, ACH, instant payments
- Card management systems and interchange processing
- Wealth and investment platform connectivity
- Insurance and bancassurance integration
- ERP and general ledger synchronisation
- Partner ecosystem and BaaS (Banking as a Service) models
- Open banking compliance and PSD2 implementation
- Customer data sharing via secure APIs
- Third-party risk management in integration
- Rate limiting, throttling, and API security
- Monitoring and tracing integration workflows
Module 7: Compliance, Risk, and Security in Core Banking - Regulatory reporting requirements and data lineage
- AML, KYC, and customer due diligence workflows
- Real-time transaction monitoring and alerting
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in core systems
- Data encryption: at rest and in transit
- PCI DSS compliance for transaction systems
- Fraud detection integration points
- Segregation of duties and approval hierarchies
- Change management and audit trails
- SOX compliance and financial controls
- GDPR and data privacy in customer records
- Resident audit modules and reporting interfaces
- Incident response protocols for core system breaches
- Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Security patch management lifecycle
Module 8: Performance, Scalability, and High Availability - Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- Market leaders: Temenos T24, Oracle Flexcube, Infosys Finacle
- Open-source and modular alternatives (e.g. Mambu, Backbase)
- COTS vs custom-built core banking solutions
- Evaluating vendor roadmaps and innovation capacity
- Licensing models: perpetual, subscription, SaaS
- Vendor lock-in risks and mitigation strategies
- Governance models for third-party core systems
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis framework
- Negotiating service level agreements (SLAs) and support terms
- Reference checks and implementation case studies
- Proof of concept (PoC) design for vendor validation
- Transition services and knowledge transfer requirements
- Evaluating vendor ecosystem and partner network
- Support for internationalisation and cross-border operations
- Customisation maturity model and limits of configurability
Module 5: Core System Migration & Modernisation Strategies - Migration readiness assessment framework
- Big bang vs phased migration approaches
- Parallel run strategies and cutover planning
- Data migration: extraction, cleansing, validation, reconciliation
- Customer data mapping and master data management
- Testing strategy: unit, integration, UAT, performance
- Go-live checklist and rollback procedures
- Legacy data archival and compliance retention
- Migrating loan, deposit, and transaction histories
- Handling active processes during migration (e.g. pending transactions)
- Change management for staff and stakeholders
- Business continuity planning during transition
- Post-migration stabilisation and tuning
- Transitioning vendor support contracts
- Auditing and regulatory sign-off post-migration
Module 6: Integration Architecture & Ecosystem Connectivity - API-first design principles for core systems
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL for banking integrations
- Internal gateway architecture for service exposure
- Third-party integration: KYC, credit bureaus, fraud systems
- Payment system integration: RTGS, clearing, ACH, instant payments
- Card management systems and interchange processing
- Wealth and investment platform connectivity
- Insurance and bancassurance integration
- ERP and general ledger synchronisation
- Partner ecosystem and BaaS (Banking as a Service) models
- Open banking compliance and PSD2 implementation
- Customer data sharing via secure APIs
- Third-party risk management in integration
- Rate limiting, throttling, and API security
- Monitoring and tracing integration workflows
Module 7: Compliance, Risk, and Security in Core Banking - Regulatory reporting requirements and data lineage
- AML, KYC, and customer due diligence workflows
- Real-time transaction monitoring and alerting
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in core systems
- Data encryption: at rest and in transit
- PCI DSS compliance for transaction systems
- Fraud detection integration points
- Segregation of duties and approval hierarchies
- Change management and audit trails
- SOX compliance and financial controls
- GDPR and data privacy in customer records
- Resident audit modules and reporting interfaces
- Incident response protocols for core system breaches
- Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Security patch management lifecycle
Module 8: Performance, Scalability, and High Availability - Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- API-first design principles for core systems
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL for banking integrations
- Internal gateway architecture for service exposure
- Third-party integration: KYC, credit bureaus, fraud systems
- Payment system integration: RTGS, clearing, ACH, instant payments
- Card management systems and interchange processing
- Wealth and investment platform connectivity
- Insurance and bancassurance integration
- ERP and general ledger synchronisation
- Partner ecosystem and BaaS (Banking as a Service) models
- Open banking compliance and PSD2 implementation
- Customer data sharing via secure APIs
- Third-party risk management in integration
- Rate limiting, throttling, and API security
- Monitoring and tracing integration workflows
Module 7: Compliance, Risk, and Security in Core Banking - Regulatory reporting requirements and data lineage
- AML, KYC, and customer due diligence workflows
- Real-time transaction monitoring and alerting
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in core systems
- Data encryption: at rest and in transit
- PCI DSS compliance for transaction systems
- Fraud detection integration points
- Segregation of duties and approval hierarchies
- Change management and audit trails
- SOX compliance and financial controls
- GDPR and data privacy in customer records
- Resident audit modules and reporting interfaces
- Incident response protocols for core system breaches
- Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
- Security patch management lifecycle
Module 8: Performance, Scalability, and High Availability - Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- Transaction throughput and latency benchmarks
- Bottleneck identification and performance tuning
- Load balancing and horizontal scaling strategies
- Database indexing and query optimisation
- Caching strategies: in-memory and distributed caches
- Peak load management during end-of-day and month-end
- Non-functional requirements (NFRs) in system design
- Stress testing and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery site configuration
- Failover and failback procedures
- Recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO)
- Data replication: synchronous vs asynchronous
- Multi-region deployment for business continuity
- Monitoring dashboards and real-time alerts
- Autoscaling in cloud-native environments
Module 9: Core Banking in Cloud-Native Environments - Cloud migration assessment for core systems
- Rehosting vs refactoring vs rebuilding strategies
- Architectural patterns for cloud-native core banking
- Serverless computing for event-driven banking services
- Cloud security posture and shared responsibility model
- Data sovereignty and jurisdictional constraints
- Cloud cost optimisation and monitoring
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code) for reproducible environments
- CI/CD pipelines for core system components
- Blue-green deployments and canary releases
- Multi-cloud vs single-cloud strategies
- Cloud provider certifications and compliance frameworks
- Monitoring cloud-native core performance
- Containerising legacy core components
- Managing cloud vendor dependency
Module 10: Strategic Leadership in Core Banking Initiatives - Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- Building the business case for core modernisation
- Stakeholder alignment: board, regulators, operations
- Establishing transformation governance committees
- Developing a multi-year core system roadmap
- Phased investment planning and budget forecasting
- Vendor negotiation and contract strategy
- Change leadership and organisational adoption
- KPIs for digital transformation success
- Communicating progress to non-technical executives
- Managing third-party consultants and integrators
- Balancing innovation with operational stability
- Post-implementation review and lessons learned
- Creating a culture of continuous improvement
- Developing internal technical leadership pipelines
- Board-level reporting frameworks for tech initiatives
Module 11: Hands-On Implementation Frameworks - Step-by-step checklist for system evaluation
- Scoring matrix for vendor assessment
- RACI matrix for core banking implementation
- Project charter template for migration projects
- Risk register and mitigation planning
- Change request management workflow
- Data migration validation framework
- Test case design for core functionality
- User acceptance testing (UAT) playbook
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation audit checklist
- Operational handover documentation
- Training curriculum for end-users
- Support model transition: project to BAU
- Feedback loop mechanisms for continuous optimisation
Module 12: Real-World Capstone Projects - Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader
Module 13: Certification and Career Advancement - Preparation for the Certificate of Completion assessment
- Global recognition of The Art of Service credentials
- Adding certification to LinkedIn, CV, and professional profiles
- Strategic positioning for promotions and leadership roles
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Access to alumni network of financial transformation leaders
- Exclusive job board and career resources
- Continuing education pathways and advanced programmes
- Annual skills refreshment and certificate renewal
- Best practices for maintaining technical relevance
- Speaking at industry events with certification backing
- Mentoring others in core banking modernisation
- Contributing to industry white papers and forums
- Leveraging certification for consulting opportunities
- Next steps: from implementation leadership to CTO or CIO roles
- Design a core modernisation roadmap for a mid-sized bank
- Evaluate two core banking vendors using TCO and functionality matrix
- Create a data migration strategy for a legacy system
- Develop an API integration plan for open banking compliance
- Build a risk assessment model for a cloud migration
- Design a disaster recovery architecture for high availability
- Create a transformation governance framework
- Write a board-level proposal for core investment
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for system performance
- Simulate a go-live cutover scenario with rollback plan
- Map GDPR data lineage across core systems
- Architect a hybrid cloud deployment model
- Design role-based access controls for compliance
- Build a change management communication plan
- Deliver a final presentation as a transformation leader