Certified Banking AI Strategist CBAIS

Protecting sensitive data is critical in today’s threat landscape. The Certified Banking Security Manager (CBSM) course equips professionals with the skills to identify vulnerabilities, implement robust security strategies, and maintain compliance with industry regulations. Through 12+ hours of expert-led training and real-world assignments, you’ll learn to design and mature an information security framework, strengthen incident response, and ensure business continuity.

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Become Your Institution’s AI Catalyst

Harness the power of Artificial Intelligence responsibly and at scale. The Certified Banking AI Strategist (CBAIS) certification equips financial professionals with the knowledge, frameworks, and practical tools to lead AI initiatives confidently while maintaining compliance and mitigating risk.

Across seven concise modules, you’ll learn the core concepts of AI in financial services, map high‑value use cases, stand up governance and risk management aligned to evolving regulations, evaluate AI‑enabled vendors, and put AI agents to work ethically and responsibly. Designed as an at‑your‑own‑pace certification, CBAIS blends real‑world labs, workbooks, and guided assignments so you can move from exploration to execution with confidence.

Course Outline

AI is transforming financial services from fraud detection and cybersecurity to automation and customer experience. This course goes beyond theory, blending strategic frameworks with hands-on exercises so you can move from exploration to execution with confidence. This comprehensive program combines 14+ hours of guided instruction across seven modules, broken into digestible lessons for clarity and retention.

7 Modules

9 Real-World Assignments

6 Quizzes Plus Final Exam

20 Hours

estimated time to complete

AI in Financial Services

Foundations, definitions, history, and current state of AI in banking.
Key threats and controls
AI agent considerations
Assignment: GenAI exercise

Strategic AI Use‑Cases

Fraud prevention and cybersecurity
Automation and data analytics
Software development acceleration
Content workflows
Assignment: Using AI to build value for your organization

AI Governance & Risk Management

Aligning with NIST AI RMF
Incorporating emerging rules such as U.S. Executive Order on AI and the EU AI Act
Defining acceptable use of artificial intelligence
Overseeing and managing AI risk in your bank or credit union

AI Vendor Risk Management

Vendor AI considerations
Evaluating vendor AI capabilities
Integrating oversight into your risk program.

Practical AI Implementation

Prompt engineering
Productivity tooling
Building an AI-enabled culture
Assignment: Prompting and change-management

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot

Security and privacy posture
Copilot and company office documents
Copilot agents
Quiz: Test your knowledge

AI Ethics & Responsible Use

Establishing acceptable use guidelines
Ethical frameworks for responsible AI adoption
Exam preparation

Final Exam

100-question exam

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will receive the designation of Certified Banking AI Strategist and the certificate of completion to demonstrate your mastery of the following skills:

Understand benefits and drawbacks of current AI platforms.
Understand the current state of cybersecurity in the financial sector.
Build and govern a compliant AI strategy for your institution.
Identify and implement AI use cases that deliver measurable value.
Align AI initiatives with regulatory requirements and risk frameworks.
Confidently manage vendor relationships.
Establish ethical AI practices and responsible use guidelines.

Target Audience

This program is for banking professionals who want to strategically harness AI and identify the right use cases—while prioritizing data security and privacy. It’s perfect for security managers, compliance officers, tech leaders, and risk specialists asking: “How can we safely and securely use AI to make a real impact at our institution?”

Recommended Roles:

Leaders driving AI initiatives at their institution
Banking security managers
IT and network administrators
Compliance officers
Risk management specialists
Information security analysts

Jon Waldman CISA, CRISC, CDPSE

Jon Waldman is a co-founder and President of SBS CyberSecurity and the SBS Institute. Over the past 20 years, Jon has helped hundreds of organizations identify and understand cybersecurity risks to allow them to make better and more informed business decisions. Jon is incredibly passionate about cybersecurity training and education, which lead him to be a driving force in the development of the SBS Institute. Jon received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and his Master of Science in Information Assurance with an emphasis in Banking and Finance Security from Dakota State University, a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education designated by the NSA.

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Pick a cohort or get started on-demand. All sessions are instructor-led, and all assignments are expert-reviewed.

10-week session ends April 1

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