Fintech: A Practical Introduction for Managers Training Course

Introduction to Fintech

• The impact of Fintech on the industry
• Identifying market winners and laggards

Sector Overview

• Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
• Financial advisory models
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending
• Social credit systems and the financialization of the economy

Industry Case Study

Assessing Your Position on the Fintech Spectrum

Developing a Business Strategy

Conducting an Organizational Readiness Assessment

Key Technical Innovations Applied to Finance

• Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Security

Formulating a Technology Strategy

Blockchain: Leveraging the "Digital Ledger" for Organizational Benefit

• Clarifying Blockchain concepts.
• Lessons drawn from Bitcoin
• Implementing a Blockchain strategy
  • Assembling the team
  • Mapping transactions to the blockchain

Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction

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

Online Security: Security for Finance

• Re-evaluating traditional cyber-security definitions
• Implementing a compliance plan and training business leaders
  • Building the team

Ethical Implications and Privacy

• Comparing privacy approaches in China, Europe, and the United States
• Anti-money laundering regulations and their implications
• Corporate social responsibility in an era of high transparency

Integrating the Concepts

• The necessity of tailored solutions over "one-size-fits-all" or "all-or-nothing" approaches
• Adopting a step-by-step implementation methodology

Team Communication and Managerial Alignment

• Engaging in discussions with managers and leaders
• Collaborating with engineers and data scientists

Closing Remarks