• Bearning has been providing customized and comprehensive banking trainings since 2007. We have focused on bank education and consulting, particularly in the area of asset and liability management (ALM) & Treasury, financial bank management, financial markets, banking regulation and risk management.

  • In 2015, new business and development activities were added and we started our cooperation with partners in the USA. We used our extensive know-how from educating bankers in combination with e-learning, simulations, and new technologies.

  • Bearning provides highly effective and tailored solutions when concerning consulting and financial trainings. Later, we broadened our take on the subject of fintech and digitalization, where we now provide education, consulting, and jointly with our trusted partners, the development of modern solutions and applications.

Bearning Timeline

Bearning is Bank Learning


We provide engaging online courses and quizzes, certificates interactive live workshops and consulting services for bank professionals.

Lecturers

CEO, Bearning Martin Macko

Martin started his career in banking in 1994 as an MM&FX Treasury trader. Later he was appointed Treasury Director and Chairman of ALCO at a subsidiary of an international banking group. In 2007, Martin founded a consulting company. Later, Bearning expanded its activities to include professional banking education in the areas of ALM & Treasury, financial markets, risk management, fintech and digitalization. Martin holds several degrees and qualifications: Ing. (equivalent to M.Sc.) from the Slovak Technical University, ACI Dipl. (ACI Dipl.) from the Financial Markets Association, Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® and Certified Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)™ and Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® from the Corporate Finance Institute.

Founder of QuantALM Michal Lopušan

Michal graduated from Comenius University in 2005 with a degree in economics and financial mathematics. Since graduation he has worked for an international banking group in Central Europe as an ALM analyst. In 2009 Michal co-founded QuantALM - Quantitative Asset Liability Management team that developed the QuantPlan tool - a strategy and scenario based modelling system that banks can use to plan and manage their balance sheets. In addition, Michal broadened his education and is a CFA charterholder.

Senior Instructor David Stancel

David began his career focusing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He currently advises several institutions on blockchain and DeFi. Previously, he was CIO at Fumbi and Strategy Advisor at Vacuum Labs, developing FinTech and crypto solutions. As the founder of Blockchain Slovakia, he promotes education in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. David consults for the Slovak Central Bank on digital currencies and DeFi. David holds a Bachelor's in Economic Policy & International Affairs from Masaryk University and an M.Sc. in Digital Currencies from the University of Nicosia. He is a Certified Bitcoin Professional with ACCA (F2&F3) qualifications and teaches at the Slovak University of Technology and the University of Economics in Bratislava​


Our Achievements

  • 4.76 from 5

    Average long-term feedback from workshops & tranings

  • 21+

    countries we have trained bankers from

  • 1096+

    Dedicated banking quiz & test questions, solutions and explanations

Institutions we cooperated with

Banks from which we trained the most bankers