The banking and financial services industry is undergoing transformative changes with globalisation and recent developments in financial technologies. Professionals need to be vigilant to perceive emerging trends and identify opportunities that will change the way businesses are done. They need to stay relevant and ahead of the curve. At the Financial Training Institute@SMU, we designed learning pathways for progressive expertise-building, from foundational building blocks, cross-functional capabilities to deep-dive specialist knowledge. We provide a structured training roadmap for financial institutions and professionals to plug their competency gaps, raise the bar of excellence and build pipeline for talent