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Quick Facts

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

Course Overview

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan is an initiative by Coursera and Insead for the learners who wish to grab a comprehensive understanding of Blockchain technology. With the growth in technology, there are tremendous changes that the organizations are observing in their working style. The candidates shall be trained by experts in the domain of strategic planning in financial services and solving the major problems through blockchain technology.

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan training will be delivered by the experts of Insead online and candidates can learn at their own pace. This is the fourth of a total of four certificates provided by Coursera and Insead in the domain of blockchain technology. The candidates will be identifying the real-life-based problems in the finance industry, shall deeply analyze them, and will be solving them through blockchain technology. The candidates will also receive Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification by Coursera at the end of the course.

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The Highlights

14 hours of completion
Online course
Shareable certification
Self-paced learning
Graded assignments
Quizzes and programming assignments
Financial Aid

Programme Offerings

5 Weeks Duration
trained by experts
Online Course
Shareable Certification
Flexible Deadlines
Graded Assignments
Feedback
quizzes
assessments
financial aid

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Coursera

The candidates can pay the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification fee on the Coursera portal through the online mode. The candidates can pay the fee through credit card, debit card, and internet banking. For detailed information on fee structure refer to the table below.

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan fee structure

Description	Fee in INR
1 month	Rs. 6,131
3 months	Rs.12,263
6 months	Rs. 18,394

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification will be given to all the candidates at the end of the course. The candidates should complete the course and associated assignments for receiving the certificate from Coursera.

What you will learn

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification syllabus is designed by the experts for the candidates who wish to gain expertise in blockchain technology. The course is structured in a way that it shall help the candidates to identify all the problems in the financial sector and after deeply analyzing them, the candidates should apply blockchain technology to get the solution to such problems. The candidates shall be accessing the major tools of technology to solve problems. Besides this, they will have access to Blockchain Case Commons which is a crowdsourced collection. It is basically a blockchain application and it helps in spanning multiple industries. By the end of the program, the learners will gain proficiency in the following concepts.

Identification of new ideas and opportunities for the technology of blockchain in the financial sector.
Explanation of working and proficiency of the idea proposed by the learner.
Identification of the business model decisions for checking the feasibility of the idea.
Development of the execution of the plan proposed by the learner and consolidating the work into the strategic action plan.

Who it is for

Software DeveloperApplication Tester

Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification benefits the people who are keen to make their future in blockchain technology. Furthermore, this course is also designed to help the people who are working on the following designations.

Application Tester
Engineer
Software Developer
Blockchain developer
Blockchain project manager
Blockchain application developer

Admission Details

To enroll yourself in the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan online course. Follow the steps mentioned below.

Step 1: Visit the portal of Coursera for the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan course. The direct link for the course is https://www.coursera.org/learn/blockchain-strategic-action-plan.

Step 2: The screen with the detailed introduction of the course shall be displayed on the portal of Coursera.

Step 3: Click on the tab “Enrol for free” and sign up for the course.

Step 4: Complete the enrollment process by paying the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan certification fee.

Step 5: Start learning by attending the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan classes.

The Syllabus

Videos

Course Introduction
Instructor Introduction
Blockchain Transformations of Financial Services
Practitioner Perspective: Rob Carter, CIO at FedEx
How to Use the Blockchain Case Commons
Practitioner Perspective: Mihai Alisie, Co-founder of Ethereum, CEO at AKASHAa

Readings

Industry Transformations
Introduction to the Blockchain Case Commons
Exploratory Market Research
Conducting Preliminary Market Research
How to Perform a Competitive Analysis

Practice exercise

Reflection: Exploratory Market Research

Videos

Module Overview: Problems that Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
Practitioner Perspective: Soumak Chatterjee, Partner, Deloitte Canada
Soumak Chatterjee, Partner, Deloitte Canada
Rob Carter, CIO at FedEx
Will Harborne, Director of Operations at Ethfinex
Hariton Korizis, Co-founder & Chief Architect at ResonanceX
Yaniv Neu-Ner, Founder at Counter
Siddharth Singhal, APAC Business Development & Strategic Relations at R
Oleg Fomenko, Co-founder of Sweatcoin
Ana Trbovich, Co-founder and COO at Grid Singularity
How to Use a Decision Matrix

Readings

Problems That Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
How To Write a Good Problem Statement
Blockchain Brainstorm
Problem Solving With Blockchain
Decision Matrix
Statement of Benefit

Videos

Module Overview: Positioning
Practitioner Perspective: Rolf Hoefer, Keyless Technologies

Readings

Positioning Your Idea
Strategic Positioning of Your Organization

Videos

Module Overview: Execution Plan
Practitioner Perspective: Ana Trbovich, Co-founder and COO at Grid Singularity
Practitioner Perspective: Massimo Morini, Head of Interest Rate & Credit Models, Banca IMI

Readings

Business Model Considerations
Operational Considerations
Work Breakdown Structure
Time Management
Project Cost Estimation

Videos

Preparing Your Final Deliverable
Course Wrap-Up
Specialization Wrap-Up

Instructors

INSEAD, Fontainebleau Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the duration of the Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan online course?

The duration of the course is 5 weeks and the classes can be completed in 14 hours.

2: Who is the provider of this course?

The course is provided by Insead, the business school of the world.

3: What are the perks of studying from Coursera for this course?

Coursera is providing the course in self-paced online learning mode. The candidates has the access to blockchain case common for the practical experience for the course.

4: What is the chosen language for the course?

The course is in the English language and has subtitles in French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, and Spanish.

5: What are the chosen methods of learning for the course?

The candidates shall learn through reading material, videos, and quizzes.