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FTA 4002 - Financial Technologies

Description

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 technologyÕs role in reshaping FinTech businesses. Technologies span 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.

    Below are basic parameters for advisors to use when talking to potential FinTech students regarding appropriate prior knowledge, and to ensure that students can be successful. Students should have a strong foundation in very basic concepts from multiple areas listed below. Students should have an understanding of how all of these are impacted by technology and by the regulatory environment.

    Good candidates for the FinTech courses should have a background in business, finance, information technology, cybersecurity, computer science, mathematics, data science, or another related field.

    Students should be familiar with or exposed to the following competencies:

    1. Create and explain the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
    2. Perform time value of money calculations
    3. Value and describe stocks and bonds
    4. Evaluate capital budgeting projects
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Credit Hours

Financial Technology

Prerequisites

  • None

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