FTA 4002 - Financial Technologies

Description

The financial services industries are changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology (FinTech). This course examines the information and communications tools, technologies, and standards integral to consumer, merchant, and enterprise services in the payments and financial service sectors. Explores technology’s role in reshaping FinTech businesses. Technologies span, but is not limited to, messaging, communication networks and gateways, core processing, mobile and online software, and application program interfaces (APIs). Includes the challenges, standards, and techniques associated with securing systems and data.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the business context for technology solutions in FinTech industries.
• Understand common information and communication technologies used in FinTech organizations.
• Identify sources of financial and cybersecurity risk in the context of financial services.
• Understand how information and communication technologies are driving innovation in FinTech industry.
• Understand the impact of FinTech on traditional banking and developments in payments, digital banking, alternative lending, and P2P technologies.
• Understand crowdfunding and its impact on investment banking and entrepreneurial financing.
• Engage in the process of FinTech innovation.