University of Pennsylvania - FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations
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FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations at Coursera Overview
Duration | 4 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 4 in the Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 4 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you'll learn the key components of modern-day investment strategies which utilize fintech. Professors Natasha Sarin and Chris Geczy of the Wharton School have designed this course to help you understand the complex structure of payment methods and financial regulations, so you can determine how fintech plays a role in the future of investing. Through analysis of robo-advising and changing demographic forces, you'll learn how basic elements of trust underlie complex choice architecture in investments and impact investing. You'll also explore payment methodologies and how fintech is emerging as an entrepreneurial solution to both investments and payment systems. By the end of this course, you'll be able to identify different financial technologies, and understand the dynamic between the innovations and regulations, and employ best practices in developing a fintech strategy for yourself or your business. No prerequisites are required for this course, although a basic understanding of credit cards and other payment methods is helpful.
FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1: Overview of FinTech & Market Size
Introduction
What is FinTech?
Robo-Advising
Defining the Market Size
Attitudes Towards Financial Apps
Assets Under Management of Robo-Advisors
The Insurtech Market
The Global Market
Module 1 Lecture Slides
Module 1 Quiz: Overview of FinTech & Market Size
Module 2: Key Considerations in FinTech
Key Considerations in FinTech
Millennials' Attitude Towards Financial Advice
Risk Aversion
Millennials and Social Impact
Trust in FinTech
Choice Architecture
Module 2 Lecture Slides
Module 2: Key Considerations in FinTech
Module 3: Payments
Professor Sarin Introduction
History of Payment Methods
Current Global Trends in Payment Methods
Two-Sided Payment Markets
Complexity of Payment Process
Cost Burden for Merchants
Who Pays for Credit Card Reward
Introduction to Regulation
US Credit Regulation
International Credit Regulation
Future of Payment Networks
Module 3 Lecture Slides
Module 3 Quiz: Payments
Module 4: Regulation
Perspectives on Regulation
The Regulation Innovation Tradeoff
The Great Recession
Emergence of FinTech
FinTech Growth & Benefits
Issues with FinTech
Issues Regulating FinTech
US FinTech Regulation
Global FinTech Regulation
RegTech and Looking Forward
Thank You
Module 4 Lecture Slides
Module 4 Quiz: Regulation
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