University of Michigan
Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization

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University of Michigan

Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization

Robert Dittmar
Andrew Wu

Instructors: Robert Dittmar

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4.7

(1,784 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Explain the difference between legacy payment systems and new innovations in payments.

  • Describe blockchain technology and critique its application in various contexts.

  • Interpret a credit score and identify its determinants.

  • Implement “smart” investing techniques.

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Specialization - 4 course series

The Future of Payment Technologies

Course 17 hours4.7 (1,691 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain how current payment systems operate.

  • Describe inefficiencies in current practices in the processing of payments.

  • Relate new technological innovations to current inefficiencies.

  • Build value propositions for new technologies in the payment space.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Payment Systems
Category: Payment Processing
Category: Value Propositions
Category: processing payments
Category: FinTech
Category: payment technology

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Explained

Course 28 hours4.7 (930 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain how blockchain works.

  • Articulate the key technical aspects, such as decentralization and consensus algorithms.

  • Describe the strengths and weaknesses of cryptocurrency as an asset and a payment mechanism.

  • Evaluate tradeoffs of blockchain as a business solution.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cryptocurrency
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Network Security
Category: decentralization algorithms
Category: Blockchain
Category: Decision Making
Category: consensus algorithms
Category: blockchain as a business solution
Category: FinTech
Category: Finance
Category: Cyberattacks

What you'll learn

  • Estimate a logistic regression.

  • Identify the key ingredients of a credit scoring algorithm.

  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages to crowd-sourced lending.

  • Differentiate crypto-based capital-raising models.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Credit Score
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: FinTech
Category: raising capital
Category: Cryptocurrency
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: BlockChain
Category: Decision Making
Category: Strategy and Operations
Category: Strategy
Category: Logistic Regression
Category: Finance
Category: crowd-sourced lending

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of human financial advisors and investors.

  • Explain the business model of robo/AI-advisors.

  • Identify the relationship between identifiable firm characteristics and average returns.

  • Build a diversified portfolio based on attitudes toward risk.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Innovation
Category: Risk Management
Category: Algorithms
Category: investment technology
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: diversified portfolio
Category: Machine Learning
Category: FinTech
Category: Decision Making
Category: investing technology
Category: robo advising
Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Category: Investment Management
Category: Finance

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University of Michigan
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