Wharton Fintech
Foundations and Applications of Financial Technologies Specialization
In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of modern investment strategies that involve Fintech. This course introduces the nuanced functions behind payment methods and financial regulations, Robo-advising, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and beyond.
Wharton’s Online’s Foundations and Applications of Financial Technologies Specialization teaches you the essential aspects of technology-driven financial strategies, from complex regulations to cryptocurrency. This course is perfect for students looking to have a better understanding of financial technologies and stay ahead of innovations and trends in the financial world.
The main objective of our Fintech Specialization is to empower students to thrive in rapidly-changing and technology-driven financial professions.
Why Take A Fintech Certificate Program?
- 81% of banking CEOs are concerned about the speed of technological change, more than any other industry sector.1
- By 2020 there will be 20 times more usable data than today.2
- Assets under management in the Robo-Advisors segment amounts to $980,541m in 2019. Assets under management are expected to show an annual growth rate of 27%, resulting in the total amount of $2,552,265m by 2023.3
1PwC Global Fintech Survey 2016
2‘The Digital Universe in 2020: Big Data, Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East’, International Data Corporation
3https://www.statista.com/outlook/337/100/robo-advisors/worldwide
Program Details
Start Dates:
Start Immediately
Duration:
4-6 weeks per course
Commitment:
2-4 hours per week
Program Format:
100% Online
Program Tuition:
$79/month
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Fintech Courses
Course 1:
Fintech: Overview, Payments, and Regulation
Duration: 4 weeks (1-4 hours/week)
Gain a more thorough understanding of FinTech, from the fundamentals to the complex realm of regulation.
Course 2:
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: an Introduction to Digital Currencies
Duration: 4 weeks (1-4 hours/week)
Discover the meteoric rise of cryptocurrency in the past decades, with an overview of blockchain and prospective markets.
Course 3:
Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing
Duration: 4 weeks (1-4 hours/week)
Learn the nuances of marketplace lending, the modern credit landscape, peer to peer lending, and the current state of financing.
Course 4:
Application of AI, Insurtech, and Real Estate Technology
Duration: 4 weeks (1-4 hours/week)
Learn the subtleties of Insurtech, the new technologies that are revolutionizing the insurance industry.
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Key Program Takeaways
Students will learn how to:
- Strategize and comprehend the nuanced world of Fintech
- Invest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain
- Utilize Robo-advisors and artificial intelligence to inform financial strategy
Fintech Faculty
Jessica Wachter
Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Faculty research interests include:
- Asset pricing
- Financial econometrics
- Portfolio choice
Natasha Sarin
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Faculty research interests include:
- Empirical law
- Economics
- Novel datasets
- Finance
Chris Geczy
Adjunct Professor of Finance, Academic Director, Wharton Wealth Management Initiative Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research
Faculty research interests include:
- Multifactor models
- Wealth management
- Risk management
- Asset allocation
- Performance of managed funds
David Musto
Ronald O. Perelman Professor in Finance, Department Chair of the Finance Department at the Wharton School
Faculty research interests include:
- Capital markets
- Consumer credit
- Financial intermediation
Sarah Hammer
Adjunct Professor of Law, Senior Director of the Alternative Investments Initiative at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Faculty research interests include:
- Transformation of the financial sector
- Capital markets
- Financial services in management
- Portfolio management
- Trading
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