The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has made an AI-powered study assistant available within its professional qualification programmes, starting with the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) programmes. The initiative is the first step in BIBF’s plan to make AI study support available across more professional qualification programmes in the future. The CPA qualification covers accounting, auditing and taxation, while the CMA qualification focuses on management accounting, financial planning and business decision-making. The study assistant, known as Newt™, is included in the learning materials provided by Becker, a global publisher of professional accounting exam preparation materials. He added: “We have started with the CPA and CMA programmes and are working to make this support available gradually across more professional qualification programmes.