BIAN Foundation eLearning & Certification Package
Master the Banking Industry Architecture Network with video-based learning, expert instruction, and full certification — all in one comprehensive package.
Course Overview
The BIAN eLearning Foundation Course prepares you for the BIAN Foundation certification exam. This video-based program is enriched with extensive supporting textual content, designed to fully equip you with the knowledge needed to succeed in the exam and apply BIAN in real-world settings.
Comprehensive Curriculum
Expert instruction from Patrick Derde, Chair of BIAN Information Architecture Working Group & DAMA Belgium.
Exam-Ready Content
166 practice questions divided by subject with an intelligent exam trainer that identifies your strengths and weaknesses.
Full Certification
Includes official BIAN Foundation exam voucher (€594.05 value) plus a second chance retake voucher (€60.44 value).
Course Structure
Taught by Patrick Derde, Chair of the BIAN Information Architecture Working Group, this course explains BIAN from a high-level perspective — giving you both conceptual understanding and practical orientation.
What BIAN Is
Understand the vision, mission, and structure of the Banking Industry Architecture Network and why it exists in financial services.
How It Works
Explore BIAN's architecture principles, service landscape, and modular framework for defining banking capabilities.
How Financial Institutions Benefit
Learn how banks use BIAN to achieve interoperability, reduce integration costs, and accelerate digital transformation.
Getting Started with BIAN
Practical orientation on how to begin applying BIAN in your organization — from selecting service domains to building your team's roadmap.
What's Included
Everything you need for BIAN Foundation certification success — no hidden extras.
Skills You'll Gain
Understanding the BIAN Framework
- What BIAN is (its vision, mission, structure) and why it exists
- The business value of BIAN for financial services (interoperability, cost reduction, service re-use)
- The place of BIAN in the standards landscape and how it aligns with other architecture standards
Key Architectural Concepts and Terminology
- Understanding the BIAN service landscape: service domains, business domains, service operations, asset types
- Understanding the BIAN metamodel: building blocks, relationships, and artefacts
- Patterns around business object models (BOM), semantic APIs, control records, and information profiles
Ability to Apply BIAN Concepts
- Recognize BIAN as a "common frame of reference" for banking architecture
- Learn to tailor BIAN by selecting and customizing service domains and building blocks
- Understand high-level application: gradually introducing BIAN in an enterprise
Practical Awareness of Banking Architecture Challenges
- Awareness of legacy banking systems and integration cost issues
- Understanding the need for agility in financial services
- Service orientation, re-use, loose coupling, and encapsulation in banking architecture
After Completing This Course
Once certified at the BIAN Foundation level, you'll be ready to work in teams that use or implement BIAN — and equipped to go further.
You'll understand the principles behind BIAN's service-oriented approach and how to apply them in your role. To deepen your expertise, we recommend exploring a BIAN Practitioner-level course from an Accredited Education Partner:
Start with Foundation
Begin your BIAN journey with this Foundation course, then advance through specialist practitioner tracks.
Who Should Enroll
Designed for professionals across financial services who want to drive architectural excellence and lead transformation.
Enterprise & Solution Architects
Define future-proof architectures, reduce duplication, and design scalable services.
Business & Domain Architects
Translate business needs into service maps with standardized BIAN structure.
Digital Transformation Leads
Manage change at scale with consistent execution across all domains.
Integration Specialists
Enable predictable, reusable integrations that reduce technical debt.
Data Architects / CDOs
Define service boundaries and establish clear data ownership across the enterprise.
Product Managers
Identify reusable components and launch faster with fewer dependencies.
Ready to Get Certified?
Complete package with certification exam and second chance included — best value
Complete Certification Package
- Full eLearning Course (10 hours video)
- Official Exam Voucher (€594 value)
- Second Chance Retake (€60 value)
- 166 Practice Questions & Memo Trainer
- 24/5 Support + Lifetime Access