COURSE OVERVIEW
The FinTech industry is a fast-growing sector. FinTech is shaping our financial system’s foundation, bringing in its wake innovations and changing how end-users interact with financial services.
The global FinTech market is valued at over USD 309.98 billion , with over 20,000 operators worldwide offering a variety of services.
FinTech can be broadly segmented by:
technology (API; AI; Blockchain; Distributed Computing, robotic process automation (RPA), chatbots),
service (mobile money; payment systems; funds transfer/remittances; personal finance; loans and savings; insurance; wealth management),
application (regulatory technology, banking; insurance; real estate; securities).
Each passing day records new cutting-edge technologies in the FinTech industry, making it one of the fastest-growing innovative sectors delivering cost-effective personalized products to a wide variety of consumers, seeking to achieve universal financial inclusion for the large unbanked sector globally, particularly Africa.
In light of this background, the Professional Certificate in Financial Technologies (FinTech) and Innovations offered by the Sam E. Jonah School of Business (AUCC) and Knowledge Innovations is designed to help you capture part of this market and innovate.
Innovations in FinTech is creating new opportunities for companies and driving new business model for existing ones. Therefore, recent entrants and existing companies are obligated to invest in strategy, human capital, and resources, which are needed for them to take advantage of numerous fintech opportunities.
Professional Certificate in Financial Technologies (FinTech) and Innovations is designed with professionals like you in mind who are committed to acquiring new skills and knowledge in this fast-growing sector. This course is structured to help you learn about the state of play, trends, and, more importantly, strategic insights and ideas that you can translate into actionable steps.
The course faculty and guest speakers are made up of exceptional and world-class thought leaders who have come to the course with both in-depth theoretical and practical experiences to ensure your learning journey is supported with the strategic insights you need to succeed in a rapidly evolving FinTech industry.
