Develop workplace-ready skills to thrive in the financial services industry from Nottingham Business School. Learn on demand and earn 10 UK Level 7 credits.
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Duration
10 weeks
Cost
$874
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Before learning
As a taster, you can engage with this short course from NBS.
Course
From 7 Oct 2024
Fundamentals of FinTech and Financial Innovation
Gain expertise in FinTech and financial innovation. Stay ahead in the evolving financial landscape and unlock new opportunities.
10 weeks
10 hours per week
Week 1
Introduction to FinTech and financial innovation
- Getting started
- FinTech and its evolution
- FinTech trends, global landscape and impact on financial services
- What is coming up
Week 2
Digital finance, sustainability and society
- Introduction to digital finance, sustainability and society
- Digital finance and sustainability
- Ethical considerations in digital finance
- Digital finance and society
Week 3
Digital payments and services
- Introduction to digital payment and services
- Digitalisation and payments
- Digitalisation and financial services
- Future of digital payments
Week 4
Cryptocurrencies, blockchains, and decentralised finance
- Introduction to cryptocurrencies, blockchains, and decentralised finance
- Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology
- Decentralised finance (DeFi)
- Future trends in cryptocurrencies, blockchains, and DeFi
Week 5
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in FinTech
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Financial Services
- Applications of AI and ML in financial services
- Challenges and opportunities of AI and ML in financial services
- Future trends in AI and ML in financial services
Week 6
Big data: powering the digital economy
- Introduction to big data in financial services
- Technologies, tools and applications for handling big data in financial services
- Use cases for big data in financial services
- Formative assessment
Week 7
Digital banks and neo-banks
- Overview of digital banks and neo-banks
- Disruptive impact of digital banks and neo-banks
- Innovative products and services of digital banks and neo-banks
- Customer acquisition and retention strategies of digital banks and neo-banks
Week 8
Open banking and the API economy
- Overview of open banking
- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in finance
- Implications of open banking for financial services
- Security and privacy considerations in open banking
Week 9
Financial inclusion and social impact of FinTech innovation
- The concept of financial inclusion
- FinTech and financial inclusion
- Social impact of FinTech
- Ethical considerations in FinTech and financial inclusion
Week 10
Regulatory challenges and opportunities in the FinTech sector
- Overview of regulatory landscape for FinTech
- Challenges, risks and opportunities for FinTech regulation
- Course summary and conclusion
- Summative assessment
After learning
At the end of this microcredential, you’ll submit your assessment and you’ll earn 10 UK level 7 credits and a formal certificate of completion. Credits are officially obtained once you successfully complete your assessment.
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