More than 50 staff from the Singapore-headquartered OCBC Bank attended a training workshop by the National Quantum Computing Hub from 12 to 14 January 2026.
During the intensive three-day programme, OCBC staff advanced from learning about quantum states to doing quantum programming on their laptops.
“This workshop gave us a clear understanding of how quantum computing could transform financial modelling. The hands-on sessions were especially valuable. We appreciate the National Quantum Computing Hub’s effort in customising this workshop to suit our team’s requirements. The knowledge gained will help us stay ahead in leveraging emerging technologies for finance,” says Sripal Jain, Emerging Tech Architect (Quantum) at OCBC.
The Hub’s talent team designed the workshop to fit OCBC’s requirements: such custom workshops are available on request. The Hub also makes free online learning resources available at qutalent.org.
“The participants were very actively asking questions throughout the workshop, not just about the contents of the presentations, but about all types of quantum technologies in Singapore,” says Hue Jun Hao, Outreach Manager for the Centre for Quantum Technologies, who gave the introductory lecture.
Alessandro Luongo and Sergi Ramos, both Research Fellows with NQCH, took participants through different quantum computing platforms, introduced some useful quantum algorithms and explored how to implement them. They presented quantum algorithms with possible applications in finance. These included quantum least square Monte Carlo for American options pricing and quantum neural networks for stock price prediction.
Enquiries about learning resources and training workshops can be sent to Dai Jibo, Scientific Project Coordinator for the Hub’s talent team.
