FinTech: Concepts, Cases and Technology (Synchronous e-learning)

This course will focus on how technology solutions solved business problems in the financial industry. Some topics include lending, payments, insurance, regulation and management. Key issues faced by various segments of the financial industry will be fleshed out and how fintech is used to answer this challenge without the need for heavy capital, as well as the advantages/ disadvantages banks have over financial technology companies/ startups. This overview also delves into examples of technologies used in the financial industry such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).