Fintech: A Practical Introduction for Managers Training Course

Introduction to Fintech

• Fintech industry impact
• Winners and losers

Sector Overview

• Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
• Financial advisory
• P2P lending
• Social credit and financialization of the economy

Industry Case Study

Where Are You on the Fintech Scale?

Mapping out A Business Strategy

Conducting A Readiness Assessment of Your Organization

Key Technical Innovations Applied to the Finance Sector

• Blockchain, AI, Security

Mapping out A Technology Strategy

Blockchain: Putting the "Digital Ledger" to Work for Your Organization

• Demystifying the Blockchain.
• Lessons from Bitcoin
• Implementing a Blockchain strategy
  • Building the team
  • Mapping your transactions to the blockchain

AI: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

• Machine learning, natural language processing (text and speech), computer vision and robotics
• Tapping into available resources
  • Social media APIs
• Building a trading bot

Online Security: Security for Finance

• Revisiting traditional definitions of cyber-security
• Implementing a compliance plan and training the organization's business leaders
  • Building the team

Ethical Implications and Privacy

• Chinese, European, and American approaches to privacy
• Anti-laundering laws and their implications
• Corporate social responsibility in an era of extreme transparency

Bringing It All Together

• No need for "one-size-fits-all" and no need for "all-or-nothing"
• A step-by-step approach

Team Communication and Managerial Buy-in

• Conversations with managers and leaders
• Conversations with engineers and data scientists

Closing Remarks