Curriculum

MODULE 1: WHAT IS FINTECH?
1.1 Module 1 Introduction
1.2 FinTech Transformation
1.3 FinTech Evolution 1.0: Infrastructure
1.4 FinTech Evolution 2.0: Banks
1.5 FinTech Evolution 3.0 & 3.5: Startups and Emerging Markets
1.6 FinTech Typology
1.7 Emerging Economics: Opportunities and Challenges
1.8 From Too-Small-To-Care to Too-Big-To-Fail
1.9 Introduction to Regulation

MODULE 2: PAYMENT, CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND BLOCKCHAIN
2.1 Module 2 Introduction
2.2 Individual Payments
2.3 Developing Countries and DFS: The Story of Mobile Money
2.4 Developing Countries and DFS: Regulation of Mobile Money
2.5 RTGS Systems
2.6 The ABCDs of Alternative Finance (Parts 1 & 2)
2.7 Building a New Stack
2.8 Cryptocurrencies
2.10 Introduction to Digital Asset Market
2.11 Legal and Regulatory Implications of Cryptocurrencies
2.12 What is Blockchain?

MODULE 3: DIGITAL FINANCE AND ALTERNATIVE FINANCE
3.1 Module 3 Introduction
3.2 A Brief History of Financial Innovation
3.3 Digitization of Financial Services
3.4 FinTech& Funds
3.5 Crowdfunding – Regards, Charity and Equity
3.6 P2P and Marketplace Lending
3.7 The Rise of Chinese TechFins – New Models and New Products
3.8 ICOs

MODULE 4: FINTECH REGULATION AND REGTECH
4.1 Module 4 Introduction
4.2 FinTech Regulations (Parts 1 & 2)
4.3 Evolution of RegTech
4.4 RegTech Ecosystem: Financial Institutions
4.5 RegTech Ecosystem: Startups
4.6 RegTech Startups: Challenges
4.7 RegTech Ecosystem: Regulators
4.8 Regulatory Sandboxes
4.9 Smart Regulation
4.10 Redesigning Better Financial Infrastructure: India Stack

MODULE 5: DATA AND TECHFIN
5.1 Module 5 Introduction
5.2 History of Data Regulation
5.3 Data in Financial Services
5.4 European Big-Bang: PSD2 / GDPR / MiFID2
5.5 Digital Identity
5.6 Change in Mindset: Regulation 1.0 to 2.0 (KYC to KYD)
5.7 AI and Governance
5.8 New Challenges of AI and Machine Learning
5.9 Data, Metadata and Differential Privacy
5.10 Data is the New Oil: Risk of Breach

MODULE 6: THE FUTURE OF DATA-DRIVEN FINANCE
6.1 Module 6 Introduction
6.2 Case Study 1: Revolut
6.3 Case Study 2: Alibaba
6.4 Case Study 3: Aadhaar
6.5 Case Study 4: Credit Karma
6.6 Case Study 5: Digibank
6.7 Conclusion to Case Studies
6.8 FinTech Big Trends – Looking Forward

■ Introduction and Course Overview
■ System Requirements / Prerequisites and Caveats
■ Introduction to Sample Site

E-Commerce Overview
■ First Generation E-commerce
■ Second Generation E-commerce
■ The Next Generation
■ E-Commerce Terminology & Overview
■ E-Commerce Advantages/ Disadvantages
■ E-Commerce Business Models
■ E-Commerce B2B & B2C Model
■ E-Commerce EDI

First Steps with Our Client
■ The Design and Development Process
■ The Sales Call and First Analysis
■ Detailed Description of the Client Company
■ A Close Look at the Customers
■ Detailed Description of the Products
■ Client Goals Financial Expectations
■ Reviewing the Competition Details from the Client
■ Past and Future Customer Purchases
■ Customer Expectations of the E-commerce Site
■ Supporting an Internet Sales Channel
■ Supporting Internet Customers
■ Justification and Challenges for E-commerce with This Client

Choosing the Type of E-commerce
■ Hosted Stores
■ Shrink-wrapped E-commerce Plugins
■ Enterprise E-commerce Server Software
■ Custom E-commerce Development
■ Application Programming Language Choices

Contracts and Specifications
■ Specifications: Before or After the Contract?
■ Estimating Timelines for E-commerce Sites
■ Proposal to Client

Site Planning and Flow Diagrams
■ Administration Area Home Page
■ Using Design to Reinforce Credibility
■ Three Comps for Client Review

Mock-up
■ Mock-up: Images
■ Mock-up: CSS
■ Header and Footer Files

Financial and Security Decisions
■ Payment Processing Overview
■ Location, Location, Location
■ Mapping Product Browse and Search
■ Mapping Purchase Flow
■ Site Map and Navigation Elements

Design
■ Colors, Logo, and Look and Feel
■ Home Page Elements and Layout
■ Product Search Results
■ Product Detail View
■ Credit Card Options
■ Live Credit Card Processing
■ PayPal
■ Accepting Checks Online
■ Making the Transaction Secure
■ Other Security

Sales Tax and S&H Charges
■ Charging Sales Tax
■ Charging for Shipping
■ Shipping Charge Options
■ Other Shipping Questions
■ Charging Handling Fees

Implementation
■ CMS Selection [Magento/OpenCartetc]
■ Deployment of CMS over Hosting
■ Choosing the Database
■ Basic Table Schema
■ Setup CMS for Product Display
■ Payment Channels Configuration Development
■ Coping with Statelessness
■ Development Methodologies
■ Directory Structure
■ Add Item to Cart

Shopping Cart View
■ Cart Router Template
■ Cart View
■ Change, Delete, and Product Detail
■ Add Item Count to Navigation

Checkout Billing
■ Checkout Billing
■ Validate Billing Information
■Checkout Shipping
■ Checkout Shipping
■ Validate Shipping and Sales Tax

Order Summary
■ Order Summary
■ Confirm Order
■ Order Processing
■ Process Payment
■ Finish Processing

Introduction to project management
■ Foundational fundamentals
■ The environment in which projects operate
■ The role of the project manager
■ Project Integration Management
■ Develop Project Charter
■ Develop Project Management Plan
■ Direct and Manage Project Work
■ Manage Project Knowledge
■ Monitor and Control Project Work
■ Perform Integrated Change Control
■ Close Project or Phase

Project Cost Management
■ Plan Cost Management
■ Estimate Costs
■ Determine Budget
■ Control Costs Project Quality Management
■ Plan Quality Management
■Manage Quality
■ Control Quality
■ Plan Risk Management
■ Identify Risks
■ Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
■ Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
■ Plan Risk Responses
■ Implement Risk Responses
■ Monitor Risks

Project Procurement Management
■ Plan Procurement Management
■ Conduct Procurements
■ Control Procurements
■ Plan Scope Management
■ Collect Requirements
■ Define Scope
■ Create WBS
■ Validate Scope
■ Control Scope

Project Schedule Management
■ Plan Schedule Management
■ Define Activities
■ Sequence Activities
■ Estimate Activity Durations
■ Develop Schedule
■ Control Schedule

Project Resource Management
■ Plan Resource Management
■ Estimate Activity Resources
■ Acquire Resources
■ Develop Team
■ Manage Team
■ Control Resources Project Communication Management
■ Plan Communications Management
■ Manage Communications
■ Monitor Communications

Project Stakeholder Management
■ Identify Stakeholders
■ Plan Stakeholder Engagement
■ Management Stakeholder Engagement
■ Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

■ General Introduction to Agro-Business
■ How to Create and operate an agricultural enterprise (Using several types of agribusiness)
■ Agribusiness Funding with creditors and financial institutions
■ Identification and Utilization of market opportunities
■ How to Form, create and maintain effective relationships with the non-agriculture community
■ Development, management and maintenance of effective interpersonal skills in the corporate and family business setting
■ How to Question, Investigate, Analyze, Evaluate, And Communicate in Agribusiness
■ Agribusiness Peers Interaction and effective collaboration
■ How to Adapt to a constantly changing agribusiness environment, and identify realistic goals and inventions for short- and long-term business planning
■ How to Assess the range of one’s abilities, accept responsibility for setting realistic goals, and implement a plan for personal and professional well-being

■ General Introduction to Sales and Marketing
■ Prospecting and nurturing sales leads
■ How to Implement a Sales and Digital Marketing Strategy
■ Building a sales funnel
■ Sales forecasts, budgets and pricing strategies
■ How to Incorporate paid advertising in your business
■ Sales planning and recruitment
■ Incorporating technology in sales
■ Leadership, management and compensation in sales
■ Customer service evaluation in a sales environment
■ Combining Sales and Digital Marketing in Business Today