AICB's flagship qualification, the Chartered Banker, is a globally recognised professional banking qualification and a prestigious professional designation. Jointly awarded by AICB and the Chartered Banker Institute, UK, the only organisation able to confer the status of Chartered Banker, this qualification will help you achieve and maintain the highest standards of mastery and professionalism. Read More
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The Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) is the sole professional body for Malaysia’s banking industry with over 34,000 members and growing across 26 countries. The Institute aims to raise professional standards and the level of knowledge and competence of the banking workforce through its professional membership and qualifications. AICB members comprise individual members and corporate members.
Advance your banking career with AICB. Click on the programmes below to find out how AICB’s banking qualifications can help you build your competence and give you the recognition you need for personal and professional growth.
The Chartered Banker By Experience (CBBE) is an accelerated programme to attain the Chartered Banker professional designation via an Experiential Route. It provides highly experienced bankers and industry leaders with the opportunity to reflect on their competence and expertise in banking and shape their future personal and professional development. Read More
AICB, in a strategic partnership with the International Compliance Association (ICA) — a leading professional body for the global regulatory and financial crime compliance community — offers 2 professional qualifications: the Professional Qualifications in Anti-Money Laundering / Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML / CFT), and Professional Qualifications in Regulatory Compliance (RC). Read More
AICB offers the Investor Protection Professional Certification (IPPC) and Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia Certificate (PKMC) programmes in collaboration with ACI-FMAM. These qualifications ensure that the Malaysian financial markets possess competent and proficient practitioners who subscribe to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity to ensure that the industry grows in an orderly manner. Read More
AICB is working towards offering a wide selection of certifications in emerging trends, awarded by various partners, to help our members navigate the evolving banking landscape. Read More
The following qualifications will be phased out gradually to facilitate transition to the refreshed Chartered Banker programme. Read More
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AICB membership provides many benefits, including professional recognition, learning support and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
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Redefining Risk: Unpacking ESG’s Risk and Influence in Banking
Join us for an insightful journey through the ever-evolving world of ESG in the banking sector, where discussions will explore the origins of ESG, as well as its current legal compliance and risk management challenges. Acquire keen insights on regulatory developments and global strategies in the ESG space, and gain a comprehensive understanding of ESG's past, present, and future impact on the banking industry. Read More
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Updates on AICB’s Programmes
A. Expedited Result Release for MCQ-Based Examinations via the AICB–PV Read More
Revision To AICB’s Annual Membership Subscription Fees Effective 1 January 2024
At AICB, our members are central to our mission. We understand that career growth is important to you, and so we continuously strive to empower you through relevant professional banking qualifications... Read More
Final Examination Sittings for CCE, BCP, RCP, PB and CAMCO Programmes
Following our 24 November 2021 announcement on Transition Guidelines For AICB’s New Professional Education And Membership Framework, AICB is pleased to share that we will continue to offer examination... Read More
AICB'S BANKING INSIGHTS

Cover Story: Crypto’s ‘Whoa, Nelly!’ Moment: Basel is Cracking the Whip With its New Global Standard
What began more than a decade ago as a project to create an independent virtual currency, cryptoassets today — like bitcoin and ethereum — have morphed into flashpoints of financial instability and a hotbed for illicit activities. On 16 December 2022, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), endorsed a finalised global prudential standard on banks’ cryptoasset exposures, for implementation by 1 January 2025. Known as SCO60, this new (and long-awaited) prudential measure will place unbacked cryptoassets and stablecoins — private digital assets that depend on cryptography and distributed ledger technologies or similar technologies — directly under the microscope of financial regulators. Read More

Exclusive: Opportunities Amidst Challenging Times
Our exclusive interview in the June 2023 edition of Banking Insight taps the acumen of Mohd Rashid Mohamad, CB, Group Managing Director / Group Chief Executive Officer of RHB Bank Berhad, whose decades-long career is a unique meld of his experiences as an ex-regulator and subsequent practice as an international banker. He is an AICB Council Member and also serves on the Institute’s Human Resource Committee. He ponders the changing landscape of banking and predicts that there will be an intensified adoption of new technologies such as generative AI technology that can potentially be adopted across the banking value chain. Read More

Forging Business Resilience in a Post-Quantum World
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) Managing Director for Asia Pacific Christophe Barel shares his views on the capabilities, opportunities and risks presented by quantum computing — a technology which is still in its early stages of development but has shown great promise in its capabilities to optimise operations and perform complex risk analysis. He urges financial institutions to invest in resilient technologies and security systems to adequately prepare their information security systems for the move to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) today, to ensure resilience in the face of tomorrow’s threats. Read More
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