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Introduction to Fintech Certificate Program (7 weeks)

Introduction to Fintech Certificate Program (7 weeks)

Introduction to Fintech Certificate Program (7 weeks)

Course Overview

  • Duration: 7 weeks (1 session per week)
  • Language: English and Arabic Options
  • Schedule:
    • Arabic: Tuesday (5:30PM to 8:30PM KSA)
    • English: Wednesday (5:30PM to 8:30PM KSA)
  • Starting Dates:
    • Arabic: 21st May to 09th July 2024
    • English: 29th May to 17th July 2024
  • Certification: Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a Certificate from Hong Kong University, Emerging Market Financial Training and Fintech Saudi.
  • Virtual Delivery: All the sessions will be conducted online via Zoom.

Course Description

This 7-week program is a collaborative initiative by Fintech Saudi, Emerging Market Financial Training, and Hong Kong University and is designed to enable learners with the necessary tools to understand the complex interaction of finance, technology and regulation.

Participants will explore the major areas of FinTech including, beginning with What is FinTech before turning to Money, Payment and Emerging Technologies, Digital Finance and Alternative Finance, FinTech Regulation and RegTech, Data and Security, and the Future of Data Driven Finance, as well as the core technologies driving FinTech including Blockchain, AI and Big Data. These will set the stage for understanding the FinTech landscape and ecosystem and grappling with the potential direction of future change.

Throughout the program, you will have opportunities to engage with the content and industry professionals, network with your peers and thought leaders, and progress towards achievement of your professional goals.

Learning Outcome  

    • Acquire knowledge on the major areas in FinTech, including Money and Payment, Digital Finance and Alternative Finance
    • Understand the fundamentals of major technological trends, including cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, AI and Big Data
    • Comprehend FinTech Regulation and RegTech
    • Understand the fundamental role of Data and Security in data-driven finance
    • Identify business and regulatory implications of technology for the financial industry
    • Examine how regulations and RegTech are applied
    • Develop ways to analyse and evaluate what is driving technology innovation in Finance
    • Assess how new technology impacts economies, markets, companies, and
    • Develop a FinTech high-level startup Business Plan and a pitch to a panel presentation.

*Seats are limited and are filled on a first come first serve basis.

Contact Us!

If you would like any further information on the program, feel free to reach out to us on the following channels:

Email: ananya.varshney@emergingmarketft.com / bilal.mir@emergingmarketft.com

Call/WhatsApp: +971-504001195

Week 1: What is FinTech?

• FinTech Transformation
• FinTech Evolution 1.0: Infrastructure
• FinTech Evolution 2.0: Banks
• FinTech Evolution 3.0 &3.5: Startups and Emerging Markets
• Industry Showcase: Collaboration between Financial Institutions and Startups
• FinTech Typology
• Emerging Economics: Opportunities and Challenges
• From too-Small-To-Care to Too-Big-To-Fail
• Introduction to Regulation
• Industry Showcase: The Future of RegTech and 6 Technologies Impacting It

 

Week 2: Payments, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

• Individual Payments
• Developing Countries and DFS: The Story of Mobile Money
• Developing Countries and DFS: Regulation of Mobile Money
• RTGS Systems
• The ABCDs of Alternative Finance
• Building a New stack
• Cryptocurrencies
• Industry Showcase: Legal and Regulatory Implications of Cryptocurrencies
• What is Blockchain?
• Industry Showcase: The Benefits from New Payment Stacks (Applications of Ripple)

 

Week 3 & 4: Digital Finance and Alternative Finance

• A Brief History of Financial Innovation
• Digitization of Financial Services
• FinTech & Funds
• Industry Showcase: How AI is Transforming the Future of FinTech

• Industry Showcase: Ensuring Compliance from the Start: Suitability and Funds
• Crowdfunding – Rewards, Charity and Equity
• P2P and Marketplace Lending
• The Rise of Chinese TechFins – New Models and New Products

Week 5: FinTech Regulation and RegTech

• FinTech Regulations
• Evolution of RegTech
• RegTech Ecosystem: Financial Institutions
• RegTech Ecosystem: Startups
• RegTech Startups: Challenges
• RegTech Ecosystem: Regulators
• Industry Showcase: Use Case of AI in Smart Regulation and Fraud Detection
• Regulatory Sandboxes
• Smart Regulation
• Redesigning Better Financial Infrastructure

 

Week 6 & 7: Data & TechFin and the Future of Data-Driven Finance

• History of Data Regulation
• Data in Financial Services
• Industry Showcase: Application of Data Analytics in Finance
• European Big-Bang: PSD2 / GDPR / Mifid2
• Industry Showcase: PSD2: Open Banking API Will Help Startups
• Industry Showcase: Methods of Data
• Protection: GDPR Compliance and Personal Privacy
• Digital Identity
• AI & Governance
• New Challenges of AI and Machine Learning
• Data, Metadata and Differential Privacy
• Data is the New Oil: Risk of Breach
• Industry Showcase: Cybersecurity Industry Update
• Change in mindset: Regulation 1.0 to 2.0 (KYC to KYD)

Fee Per participant

USD 950

Fees + VAT is applicable

Dates

May to July 2024

Arabic: 21st May to 09th July

English: 29th May to 17th July

Overview

Course Overview

  • Duration: 7 weeks (1 session per week)
  • Language: English and Arabic Options
  • Schedule:
    • Arabic: Tuesday (5:30PM to 8:30PM KSA)
    • English: Wednesday (5:30PM to 8:30PM KSA)
  • Starting Dates:
    • Arabic: 21st May to 09th July 2024
    • English: 29th May to 17th July 2024
  • Certification: Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a Certificate from Hong Kong University, Emerging Market Financial Training and Fintech Saudi.
  • Virtual Delivery: All the sessions will be conducted online via Zoom.

Course Description

This 7-week program is a collaborative initiative by Fintech Saudi, Emerging Market Financial Training, and Hong Kong University and is designed to enable learners with the necessary tools to understand the complex interaction of finance, technology and regulation.

Participants will explore the major areas of FinTech including, beginning with What is FinTech before turning to Money, Payment and Emerging Technologies, Digital Finance and Alternative Finance, FinTech Regulation and RegTech, Data and Security, and the Future of Data Driven Finance, as well as the core technologies driving FinTech including Blockchain, AI and Big Data. These will set the stage for understanding the FinTech landscape and ecosystem and grappling with the potential direction of future change.

Throughout the program, you will have opportunities to engage with the content and industry professionals, network with your peers and thought leaders, and progress towards achievement of your professional goals.

Learning Outcome  

    • Acquire knowledge on the major areas in FinTech, including Money and Payment, Digital Finance and Alternative Finance
    • Understand the fundamentals of major technological trends, including cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, AI and Big Data
    • Comprehend FinTech Regulation and RegTech
    • Understand the fundamental role of Data and Security in data-driven finance
    • Identify business and regulatory implications of technology for the financial industry
    • Examine how regulations and RegTech are applied
    • Develop ways to analyse and evaluate what is driving technology innovation in Finance
    • Assess how new technology impacts economies, markets, companies, and
    • Develop a FinTech high-level startup Business Plan and a pitch to a panel presentation.

*Seats are limited and are filled on a first come first serve basis.

Contact Us!

If you would like any further information on the program, feel free to reach out to us on the following channels:

Email: ananya.varshney@emergingmarketft.com / bilal.mir@emergingmarketft.com

Call/WhatsApp: +971-504001195

Course Outline

Week 1: What is FinTech?

• FinTech Transformation
• FinTech Evolution 1.0: Infrastructure
• FinTech Evolution 2.0: Banks
• FinTech Evolution 3.0 &3.5: Startups and Emerging Markets
• Industry Showcase: Collaboration between Financial Institutions and Startups
• FinTech Typology
• Emerging Economics: Opportunities and Challenges
• From too-Small-To-Care to Too-Big-To-Fail
• Introduction to Regulation
• Industry Showcase: The Future of RegTech and 6 Technologies Impacting It

 

Week 2: Payments, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

• Individual Payments
• Developing Countries and DFS: The Story of Mobile Money
• Developing Countries and DFS: Regulation of Mobile Money
• RTGS Systems
• The ABCDs of Alternative Finance
• Building a New stack
• Cryptocurrencies
• Industry Showcase: Legal and Regulatory Implications of Cryptocurrencies
• What is Blockchain?
• Industry Showcase: The Benefits from New Payment Stacks (Applications of Ripple)

 

Week 3 & 4: Digital Finance and Alternative Finance

• A Brief History of Financial Innovation
• Digitization of Financial Services
• FinTech & Funds
• Industry Showcase: How AI is Transforming the Future of FinTech

• Industry Showcase: Ensuring Compliance from the Start: Suitability and Funds
• Crowdfunding – Rewards, Charity and Equity
• P2P and Marketplace Lending
• The Rise of Chinese TechFins – New Models and New Products

Week 5: FinTech Regulation and RegTech

• FinTech Regulations
• Evolution of RegTech
• RegTech Ecosystem: Financial Institutions
• RegTech Ecosystem: Startups
• RegTech Startups: Challenges
• RegTech Ecosystem: Regulators
• Industry Showcase: Use Case of AI in Smart Regulation and Fraud Detection
• Regulatory Sandboxes
• Smart Regulation
• Redesigning Better Financial Infrastructure

 

Week 6 & 7: Data & TechFin and the Future of Data-Driven Finance

• History of Data Regulation
• Data in Financial Services
• Industry Showcase: Application of Data Analytics in Finance
• European Big-Bang: PSD2 / GDPR / Mifid2
• Industry Showcase: PSD2: Open Banking API Will Help Startups
• Industry Showcase: Methods of Data
• Protection: GDPR Compliance and Personal Privacy
• Digital Identity
• AI & Governance
• New Challenges of AI and Machine Learning
• Data, Metadata and Differential Privacy
• Data is the New Oil: Risk of Breach
• Industry Showcase: Cybersecurity Industry Update
• Change in mindset: Regulation 1.0 to 2.0 (KYC to KYD)

Schedule & Fees
Fee Per participant

USD 950

Fees + VAT is applicable

Dates

May to July 2024

Arabic: 21st May to 09th July

English: 29th May to 17th July