Providing ongoing financial education & certified training

The Institute of Financial Services Malta (ifs Malta) is the premier provider of educational services for the banking and financial services profession in Malta. With close to sixty years of experience, ifs Malta remains at the forefront of promoting and fostering professionalism among financial services practitioners through the provision of an array of courses, ranging from short technical qualifications to Masters level degrees and through encouraging continuous professional development.

Formerly known as the Chartered Institute of Bankers – Malta branch, the Institute saw its inception on the 16th December 1961.

ifs Malta’s core membership is of employees within the banking sector, furnishing the institute with access to the most adequately trained, knowledgeable and specialised people within the fields of finance on local, national and trans-national levels. The institute has strong links with all the main institutions on the island as well as with similar like-minded organisations, constituted bodies, financial regulators and the Maltese Government.

ifs Malta also liaises directly with The London Institute of Banking and Finance, The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI), International Compliance Association (ICA), Bangor University and the Chartered Banker Institute (CIOBS), and the European Banking and Financial Services Association (EBTN). A number of academic qualifications are offered in collaboration with these organisations.

The Institute is also active in organising seminars and events on topics of national interest with the aim of keeping its members abreast of the latest European, national and sectoral developments related to financial services in collaboration with local institutes.