The IARB Academic Programme

The International Academy of Retail Banking (IARB) is a global educational and professional body for the retail banking sector. Designed by senior retail bankers and academics from across the globe, the IARB curriculum sets out to share industry best practices in face-to-face classroom seminars directed by a faculty of over 70 leading industry practitioners.

IARB courses are delivered in both nationally focused and international open programmes as well as within individual banks. The core content is the same regardless of whether courses are delivered in different languages or different countries. Having said this, IARB programmes are always adapted and customised to local markets.

IARB operates worldwide through partnerships with graduate schools of leading universities, business schools and banking academies – each of which provides joint accreditation in the relevant market to the diplomas and/or certifications.

Participants in the IARB programmes will receive:

• all lectures delivered by professionals with more than 20 years’ industry experience
• textbooks created exclusively for the IARB
• access to key Lafferty Management Reports
• access to the online resources of Lafferty Retail Banking Insights