Optimizing Financial GRC through AI
Course Objectives
- Build foundational understanding of Digital Transformation & AI within the financial sector’s GRC context.
- Explore operational improvements in banking, financial services, and capital markets using digital and AI technologies.
- Examine relevant international financial sector benchmarks and success stories in RegTech and SupTech.
- Co-develop institutional roadmaps aligned with Oman’s financial regulatory strategy and Vision 2040.
- Facilitate inter-agency collaboration for unified and resilient financial sector oversight and compliance modernization
Executive Summary
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in the financial sector are undergoing a
profound transformation driven by digital innovation and AI. - Oman’s financial regulatory ecosystem must adopt data-driven, real-time, and predictive solutions to ensure agility, security, and competitiveness.
- This course supports national priorities (Oman Vision 2040) by empowering financial regulatory institutions with advanced tools and strategic frameworks.
- FSA, CBO, and GRC teams across banks, financial firms, and capital market entities will gain actionable knowledge and implementation strategies.
Course Outline
Focus:
Financial sector-specific grounding, high-level trends, and strategic alignment with Oman’s national vision.
Session 1: Oman Vision 2040 & Financial Regulatory Landscape
Understanding national financial sector priorities and modernization needs.
Session 2: Fundamentals of Digital Transformation in Financial Services
Key principles, technologies, and impacts on financial regulatory environments.
Session 3: AI Technologies in Financial GRC
AI/ML applications across banking, capital markets, and financial compliance workflows.
Session 4: Global Financial GRC Benchmarks
Case studies from top-tier regulators like FCA (UK), MAS (Singapore), and SEC (USA).
Session 5: Workshop Digital GRC Readiness for Financial Institutions
Self-assessment using a digital maturity model tailored for financial GRC bodies.
Focus:
How digital and AI services can be applied within the financial sector’s compliance, audit, and supervisory processes?
Session 6: Digital Governance in Finance
Platforms for enforcing regulatory policy, increasing transparency, and automating compliance.
Session 7: AI for Financial Risk Management
Predictive models for risk exposure, portfolio risk, fraud prevention, and early alerts.
Session 8: AI enabled Regulatory Compliance (AML, KYC)
Automated onboarding, transaction monitoring, and reporting within financial institutions.
Session 9: AI for Capital Market Supervision
Supervisory tech for trading surveillance, market abuse detection, and liquidity monitoring.
Session 10: Workshop Financial GRC Use Case Development
Teams develop practical digital/AI use cases tailored to Oman’s financial institutions
Focus:
Strategic planning and coordinated implementation across Oman’s financial ecosystem.
Session 11: Regulatory Sandboxes & SupTech in Finance
Safe zones for financial innovation and AI-enabled regulatory oversight.
Session 12: Organizational Change & Cybersecurity in Financial GRC
Preparing regulatory bodies and financial firms for secure digital adoption.
Session 13 : Roadmap for National Financial GRC Transformation
Structuring future-proof digital strategies and governance.
Session 14: Workshop Financial GRC Roadmap Design
Presenting institutional strategies to apply AI and digital services in GRC.
Session 15: Final Reflections + Certificate Ceremony
Review of insights, collaborative planning outcomes, and certification.
- Strategic briefings tailored to the financial sector with expert guidance.
- Global and regional case studies relevant to banking and financial regulation.
- Technology demos showcasing financial RegTech and SupTech solutions.
- Interactive group workshops focused on financial sector implementation.
- Peer review and cross-institutional collaboration to align efforts nationally
- Customized GRC transformation roadmaps for financial sector regulators and institutions.
- Direct experience with AI tools and digital services used in modern financial oversight.
- Clear understanding of strategic alignment with Oman Vision 2040 in the financial context.
- Strengthened capacity for collaborative and coordinated financial sector regulation
