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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Disruptive digital technology has transformed financial and banking services in recent years. Since then, FinTech firms have effectively covered loopholes created by traditional financial institutions in order to meet the changing demands of clients. Innovation drivers are increasingly defining the sector, which is moving away from disruption and toward widespread adoption of technology. The FinTech online course provides an up-to-date overview of the rapidly evolving FinTech business.

The FinTech training offers professional advice and insight into the finance sector's changing nature, as well as a comprehensive grasp of the innovations and technologies that will define the future of business and finance. Using Harvard Business School's unique instructional techniques as a model.

This FinTech syllabus leverages the Case Analysis Method utilized in HBS on-campus curricula for online study, offering real-life issues that represent the FinTech landscape's dynamic and complex character. Candidates will obtain a premier credential from Harvard University, in collaboration with HarvardX, to equip themselves with the expertise to tackle transformational efforts in the financial tech industry.

The Highlights

6 weeks duration
Course provider Getsmarter
Shareable certificate
8-10 hours per week
Downloadable resources
Split option of payment
Projects and assessments
Online learning
Harvard University offering
Self-paced learning

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Self-paced learning
Infographics
quizzes
online learning
Case Studies
Live polls

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Harvard University, Cambridge

FinTech Online Short Course Fee Structure:

Fee type	Fee amount in INR
FinTech fees	₹104,722

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

To qualify for the FinTech certification from Harvard University, Students are required to complete the online course weekly modules as well as submit the required assessment tasks. Students must engage in the class activities such as quizzes, live polls, case studies, surveys, and other similar activities. A sequence of classroom activities and submitted projects and assignments are used to assess students. All the requirements written in the coursebook must be satisfied in order to receive certification.

What you will learn

Financial knowledgeKnowledge of FinTech

After completing the FinTech certification course from Harvard University, Candidates will develop an understanding of the FinTech landscape's conjecture and hype, as well as the knowledge and skills needed to undertake innovative projects. Candidates will learn about the technology influencing the future of finance, as well as the possibility for collaboration between new-age tech startups, incumbents, and investors as well as develop the capacity to objectively analyze FinTech's development and think creatively and strategically about real-world challenges.

Who it is for

Financial PlannerBusiness AnalystFinancial AdvisorFinancial Analyst

Financial experts, Decision-makers in business, and senior management professionals who wish to better understand, analyse, and respond to the changing financial services sector.
Anyone working in the financial development area, especially those interested in adopting FinTech's innovative methodologies and strategic objectives.
Finance and Business professionals such as financial planners, financial advisors, financial analysts, or business analysts who wish to incorporate FinTech expertise into their own positions and start preparing for the FinTech disruption inside their own company.

Admission Details

For admission in the FinTech course from Harvard University, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1. Go through the link below to visit the course page (https://www.getsmarter.com/products/harvard-vpal-fintech-online-short-course)

Step 2. To start the registration process, click the ‘Register Now’ button

Step 3. Read the terms and conditions and agree with them to proceed

Step 4. Make an account by filling in the personal address

Step 5. Fill in the billing address details and sponsor details if any

Step 6. Pay the fee amount and begin the session

The Syllabus

Explain how FinTech startups are revolutionizing payment methods and undermining traditional mechanisms for the individual and companies
Determine how FinTech corporations can extract people from the traditional currency regime
Investigate how incumbent financial institutions’ payment ecosystems are resisting and being challenged by disruptive financial technologies
Articulate the work done by companies to revolutionize payment methods, and how countries are attempting to adapt to these changes
Analyze how competing interests may influence the way FinTech reshapes traditional banking

Describe how peer-to-peer lending has changed the way in which finance can be accessed
Discuss the impact of FinTech lending methods on traditional financial institutions
Determine how crowdfunding can undermine traditional venture capital
Analyze the potential of crowdfunding to replace traditional sources of financing
Show the correct course of action for a large company when diversifying its FinTech functionality
Analyze the possible impact of new forms of capital access in disrupting financial institutions

Explain how data can be used in the financial services industry
Discuss some of the problems in trying to monetize data for financial services
Articulate the evolving practices of financial trading firms in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
Assess the efficacy of FinTech for financial trading
Investigate the potential of cloud-based applications in financial services
Debate the future role of established organizations in the disruptive tech landscape

Identify the key principles of blockchain technology
Articulate the uses of blockchain and decentralized systems
Deduce the impact of blockchain on trade and development finance
Assess the application/use of blockchain in NFTs
Analyze how blockchain can be used by different industries
Predict how uses of blockchain may succeed or fail

Identify and explain the definition and concept of money and cryptocurrency
Articulate the uses of blockchain and cryptocurrency
Analyze the growth and potential of bitcoin as a form of currency
Recommend how bitcoin can be adopted as a formal currency
Distinguish between blockchain, cryptocurrencies, stable coins, and CBDCs and describe use cases for each
Predict how uses of blockchain, and other cryptocurrencies may succeed or fail

Articulate the challenges posed to governments in regulating FinTech
Analyze the issues around government intervention as firms innovate through the application of FinTech
Illustrate how FinTech and incumbent institutions are changing their strategies as FinTech adoption matures
Deduce who stands to benefit most from FinTech innovation - incumbents, startups, or both
Recommend a solution to a problem encountered in the FinTech sector, based on what you have learned from the cases
Present a slide deck that proposes a plan of action for overcoming challenges in the FinTech space

Optional Final Week for Sharing Capstone Project Presentations
Choose to partake in the optional conference week at the end of the course, where you’ll share your capstone project with your peers.

Instructors

Harvard University, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is FinTech?

FinTech refers to new technology that aims to enhance and simplify the usage of financial services.

2: What is the major goal of FinTech?

The major goal of FinTech is to make financial services more readily available to the general people.

3: How do I learn Fintech?

By doing the FinTech course from Harvard University, one can easily learn FinTech.

4: Is FinTech a good career?

FinTech is one of the fastest-growing career opportunities, its proper expertise is in high demand from banks, IT firms, and fresh startups.

5: What jobs are in Fintech?

There are various job opportunities in FinTech, Some of them are financial analyst, blockchain developer, quantitative analyst, compliance expert, etc.