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📄➡️💻 Embracing Digital Excellence: HKIB’s Digital Credential Initiative
Empowering Your Professional Journey
In today’s fast evolving digital landscape, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) is proud to launch a forward-looking initiative: Digital Credential — a modern, secure, and verifiable way to showcase your professional achievements across all HKIB Professional Qualification Programmes.
What is Digital Credential?
Digital Credential is a secure, web-enabled version of a credential or qualification that can be easily shared, verified, and displayed online. It represents a new standard in professional recognition — one that aligns with the evolving needs of the banking and financial services industry.
Highlights of Digital Credential
Instant Sharing
Share your credential securely across platforms such as email, LinkedIn, Facebook and more.
Instant Verification
Employers and institutions can verify the qualifications instantly.
Tamper-Proof & Secure
Built on trusted digital infrastructure to ensure authenticity and integrity.
Eco-Conscious
A sustainable and paperless alternative to traditional paper credentials.
Who Will Receive Digital Credential?
All individuals who complete HKIB’s Professional Qualification Programmes — including but not limited to the Certified Banker (CB), Enhanced Competency Framework (ECF), as well as their Specialist and Module Certificates — will be awarded a Digital Credential.
What to Expect from Your Digital Credentials?
Whether you're advancing within your current role or exploring new opportunities, your Digital Credential is a powerful tool to communicate your expertise, commitment, and credibility in the banking profession.
⏳ Rollout Timeline
Phase 1: Retrospective Arrangement
Date of Issuance
Date of Receipt
Professional Qualification Holders*
From October 2024 to May 2025
By end of June 2025
Affiliate Holders^
From January 2024 to May 2025
By end of August 2025
Professional Qualification Programme Diploma and Certificate Holders^
From January 2024 to May 2025
By end of August 2025
*No retrospective arrangement for issuance before September 2024
^No retrospective arrangement for issuance before 2024
If you don’t see your Digital Credential in your normal inbox by the targeted timeline, please check your junk email folder or reach out to our Customer Services.
Phase 2: To Be Announced
Stay Tuned
Please refer to the video below on how to access, use, and share your Digital Credential. HKIB is committed to supporting your professional growth with innovative solutions that reflect the future of banking.
