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Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme (FCAS)

Incorporated in November 1950, Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited has been one of the most distinguished local Chinese banks in Hong Kong. At present, we have 50 branches across Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas, with a business network reaching the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Shanghai and Shenzhen, to offer our customers comprehensive banking services with convenience.

We strive to meet our customers' needs with a wide range of retail and corporate banking products and services, including deposits, loans, remittances, foreign exchange, credit cards, securities trading, international banking, insurance services, gold services, RMB services, internet and mobile banking, all designed and provided with our motto, "For Personalized Service" in mind.

Programme overview:

The Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme ("FCAS") is a talent development scheme launched by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in 2016 to expand the fintech talent pool in Hong Kong. This Programme is a full-time, semester-based internship in which interns will work on fintech projects at Shanghai Commercial Bank for one year and receive technology training and regulatory updates respectively.


We CARE the GROWTH of our talent. Come join us!

Internship Information:

Name of Department(s) offering internship positions: Compliance Department / Information Technology Division / Risk Management Division

Internship Duration: 6-month / 12-month
Internship Period: June 2025 to May 2026

Intern's Job Description:

Stream A – Regtech Projects

Job Duties:

  • Conduct research on market prevailing technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, and Big Data, etc. and their applications in regulatory compliance and AML/CFT
  • Support project manager to perform reviews on existing processes and regulatory requirements, then identify opportunities for Regtech adoption and prepare user requirements and justifications for Regtech project initiation
  • Participate in Regtech project lifecycle from initiation to implementation by supporting project manager to perform scheduling and planning, coordinating, executing and monitoring on Regtech projects, and prepare management reporting

Requirements:

  1. Education Background:
    • Postgraduate or undergraduate student
  2. Discipline Preferred:
    • Risk Management or IT or other related disciplines
  3. Technical Skills:
    • Business and operational analysis
    • Data, statistical and quantitative analysis
    • Problem solving
    • Project management
    • Knowledge on IT, SDLC and data science
  4. Language Proficiency:
    • Good command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese and Mandarin
  5. Others:
    • Logical mind, good interpersonal skills with creative thinking and self-motivated

Stream B – Information Technology

Job Duties:

  • Conduct research on Fintech and Regtech related technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Open APIs and Blockchain
  • Develop Prototypes, Proof of Concept, Implementation Plan/Proposal for innovative technology adoption
  • Hands on participation in digital banking development projects and Fintech projects e.g. Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, RPA

Requirements:

  1. Education Background:
    • Postgraduate or undergraduate student
  2. Discipline Preferred:
    • Engineering, Computer Science, Sciences, IT or related disciplines
  3. Technical Skills:
    • Java, Python, Spring, DB2, AIX, MQ
    • Mobile App (iOS & Android) development experience an advantage
  4. Language Proficiency:
    • Good command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese
  5. Others:
    • Good interpersonal skills with creative thinking and self-motivated

Stream C – Market Risk & Risk Analytics

Job Duties:

  • Support the team on enhancing models for performing stress tests to comply with the latest regulatory requirements;
  • Assist in performing regular and ad-hoc stress tests for the risk exposure; and
  • Assist in preparing presentations, figures and charts for reporting the results of stress tests to management and senior management.

Requirements:

  1. Education Background:
    • Postgraduate or undergraduate student
  2. Discipline Preferred:
    • Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Risk Management, or related discipline
  3. Technical Skills:
    • Proficient in MS office and SAS programming
  4. Language Proficiency:
    • Good command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese
  5. Others:
    • Previous experience in banking and risk management operations is a plus

Stream D – MIS Analytics

Job Duties:

  • Support the team on RPA development for the preparation of data analysis and MIS reporting;
  • Assist to analyse data, monitor performance, identifying trends and significant variances of the Bank's portfolio; and
  • Assist in preparing MIS reports, including presentations, figures and charts, for management and senior management.

Requirements:

  1. Education Background:
    • Postgraduate or undergraduate student
  2. Discipline Preferred:
    • Risk Management, Statistics, Finance, Information System or related disciplines
  3. Technical Skills:
    • Proficiency in Excel, VBA and Microsoft Office
    • Preferable with knowledge and/or experience in using statistical packages for analyzing large dataset using programming tools, for example, SAS and SQL
  4. Language Proficiency:
    • Good command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese
  5. Others:
    • Proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and prioritize issues and solutions quickly

Stream E – Risk Modeling

Job Duties:

  • Support the team on enhancing risk models to comply with the latest regulatory requirements;
  • Liaise with model owners and other stakeholders to facilitate new risk model implementation and enhancements; and
  • Support the team on documentation on pre- and post-implementation.

Requirements:

  1. Education Background:
    • Postgraduate or undergraduate student
  2. Discipline Preferred:
    • Risk Management, Statistics, Finance, Information System or related disciplines
  3. Technical Skills:
    • Proficiency in Excel, VBA and Microsoft Office
    • Preferable with knowledge and/or experience in using statistical packages for analyzing large dataset using programming tools, for example, SAS and SQL
  4. Language Proficiency:
    • Good command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese
  5. Others:
    • Proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and prioritize issues and solutions quickly

Application deadline is 31 March 2025. Interested parties please send your latest transcript (with CGPA) and full resume (indicating Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme and your stream preference) to the Human Resources Division via email to hrd@shacombank.com.hk.

Please visit us at www.shacombank.com.hk for more information about our Bank.

All personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes strictly in accordance with the Bank's personal data policies, a copy of which will be provided immediately upon request by contacting our Personal Data Compliance Officer at the above email address. Applicants who are not contacted within two months may consider their applications unsuccessful and the personal data collected will be destroyed within 24 months of receipt.

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