Introduction to Fintech
** available as of 06/15/2025
** available as of 06/15/2025
Prerequisites: Junior Standing. Minimum grade of "C-" in FINC 301 or FINC 332 or FINC 332H or FINC 334 or FINC 334H.
The primary objective of this course is to equip students with economic insights to explore the current developments and future opportunities for disruptive technologies in the financial institutions and financial service sector. The course will take a financial economic and analytic perspective to augment financial talents and entrepreneurship with the necessary tools to understand the interaction of finance, technology, and regulations. It will cover detailed topics of decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure including blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Further, it will explore how the DeFi infrastructure together with artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the current ecosystem of payments, capital raising, credit and lending, investment, and risk management.
Outcomes: Students will understand the key concepts of the disruptive technologies in Fintech: blockchain technology, Non-fungible tokens, and Defi infrastructure; Students will comprehend the impacts on financial services through application of disruptive technology; Students will develop the ability to outline the near and long-term possibilities for Decentralized Finance (Defi) and Fintech industry; Students will understand the pricing methodologies for crypto assets and investments; Students will understand the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in investment and risk management.
The primary objective of this course is to equip students with economic insights to explore the current developments and future opportunities for disruptive technologies in the financial institutions and financial service sector. The course will take a financial economic and analytic perspective to augment financial talents and entrepreneurship with the necessary tools to understand the interaction of finance, technology, and regulations. It will cover detailed topics of decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure including blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Further, it will explore how the DeFi infrastructure together with artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the current ecosystem of payments, capital raising, credit and lending, investment, and risk management.
Outcomes: Students will understand the key concepts of the disruptive technologies in Fintech: blockchain technology, Non-fungible tokens, and Defi infrastructure; Students will comprehend the impacts on financial services through application of disruptive technology; Students will develop the ability to outline the near and long-term possibilities for Decentralized Finance (Defi) and Fintech industry; Students will understand the pricing methodologies for crypto assets and investments; Students will understand the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in investment and risk management.