Data, Cloud, APIs, AI & Blockchain: Technologies of Fintech

Name: Data, Cloud, APIs, AI & Blockchain: Technologies of Fintech
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Explores the technologies in financial services with Alessandro Di Lullo: Co-Founder, Super Charger Ventures.

Created byCentre for Finance Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE)

Last updated 10/2021

English

What you'll learn

Understand the key components of new technologies
Learn about how startups and institutions are adopting new technologies
Learn about the driving forces of technological innovation in finance
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Blockchain
Cloud Services

Course content

6 sections • 17 lectures • 1h 39m total length

Welcome From The Course Lecturer1:17
Alessandro di Lullo introduces four fintech technology chapters, outlining data, cloud and APIs, AI, and blockchain, and offers foundational knowledge to start your technology journey.

Chapter Introduction0:35
Explore the drivers behind fintech technology and why it matters now, and discover the new skills financial services require as technology transforms how everyone engages with finance.
1.1 Why now?7:22
Discover how data abundance, cheaper storage, and AI advances push banks to become technology firms, reshaping competition, regulation, and fintech models.
1.2 Why you should care too8:54
Discover how digital, AI, and blockchain reshape finance, create new business models and monetization opportunities, and learn to blend technology with business, soft skills, and a growth mindset.

Chapter Introduction0:28
Explore the new infrastructure from data, api, and cloud, and understand its implications for financial services. Learn the foundations of data, computing, and apis in three focused lessons.
2.1 Data9:32
Explore how data grows in volume, variety, and velocity, and distinguish structured from unstructured data while understanding data accessibility and the six traits of high-quality data.
2.2 Cloud Computing9:18
Explore cloud computing by comparing on premise and cloud models—public, private, and hybrid clouds—and three service models: infrastructure, platform, and software as a service.
2.3 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)10:55
Discover how APIs enable two applications to communicate through standardized protocols in finance. Explore internal, partner, and public API types and benefits like speed, connectivity, and security.

Chapter Introduction0:54
Explore the world of AI, its key applications and technologies, dive into machine learning, and understand AI components and use cases in financial services.
3.1 The World of AI8:59
Explore the world of AI, clarifying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning. See how banks use these techniques for faster, cheaper contracts and fraud detection by analyzing spending patterns.
3.2 Machine Learning8:01
Explore three machine learning models: supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, using finance examples like fraud detection, customer clustering, stock correlations, and trading strategies.
3.3 Other AI technologies6:36
Explore natural language processing and robotic process automation, showing how NLP enables understanding and generating language for chatbots and improved customer experiences, while RPA automates repetitive tasks across systems.

Chapter Introduction0:45
Explore the fundamentals of blockchain, its applications in financial services, and forward-looking use cases, while examining deployment challenges, opportunities, and limitations.
4.1 Fundamentals of Blockchain & Crypto8:28
Explore the fundamentals of blockchain as a distributed ledger, how nodes validate transactions and hash blocks, and compare public Bitcoin and Ethereum with private Ripple and Corda.
4.2 Applications of Blockchain & Crypto8:02
Explore how blockchain transforms finance with faster, lower-cost payments, cross-border settlement, and tokenized securities, while enabling ICO fundraising, smart contracts, and improved KYC and fraud prevention on secure, transparent ledgers.
4.3 Use Cases and Looking Forward8:15
Explore how blockchain can streamline cross-border banking and securities settlement by replacing correspondent banks and SWIFT with a single shared, immutable registry, enabling instant settlement for banks, custodians, and investors.

Requirements

No experience needed.

Description

About this Course

This course explores the why, what and how of technologies in financial services. You will acquire a foundational understanding of technological innovations such as Artificial Intelligence, API, Blockchain and Cloud Computing and how they are being used in the financial sector via practical examples and case studies. The course will also discuss the main drivers behind this transformation and why all finance professionals should embrace and leverage this opportunity.

Course Curriculum

1. The New Rule: We Are a Tech Company

In 2017, Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO at the time, stated “We are a technology firm. We are a platform.” Various technologies have been used in finance since we could all possibly remember. So, why is technology in finance is so important today? This chapter explores the driving forces of this phenomenon and why all finance professionals are impacted and why everyone should care about it and act on it.

2. The New Infrastructure: Data, Cloud & APIs

As the volume and variety of data institutions have to manage grows exponentially, they can use new technologies such as cloud computing and APIs to streamline their operations and offer new value propositions that leverage their massive repositories of data. In this chapter you will understand key elements of these technologies and how they can fundamentally change the way businesses operate.

3. The New Engine: Artificial Intelligence

AI has the potential of completely reshaping finance as we know it and while that may seem as a prediction, the reality is that it is already being applied in every vertical of financial services, powering new entrants and innovative institutions to take the lead with new business models, products and services. This chapter gives you an understanding of Artificial Intelligence, from its technologies such as Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to initiatives implemented by different different players deploying AI technologies.

4. The New Paradigm: Blockchain & Crypto

Blockchain and Crypto are two of the hottest topics in financial services, holding the promise to create more efficient and equitable processes, and organizations are finally recognizing applications of these technologies across several verticals. In this chapter, you will learn the building blocks of blockchain technology and its key applications in finance.

Learn more about this course with our expert Alessandro Di Lullo - Co-Founder, Super Charger Ventures. Alessandro Di Lullo is the Co-Founder of SuperCharger Ventures, a company which helps great entrepreneurs change the way education works. Academically, Alessandro is a PhD Candidate at the University of Hong Kong and Research Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, specializing in the areas of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Monetary Policy. He is currently teaching the first Fintech & Entrepreneurial Finance course at EDHEC Business School. Previously, Alessandro was Director of Academia & Entrepreneurship at CFTE and led transformational projects in Europe, MENA and APAC.

Who this course is for:

Financial services professionals, students and experts who want to explore the why, what and how of technologies in financial services.

Data, Cloud, APIs, AI & Blockchain: Technologies of Fintech

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Course content

The Building Blocks of Tech in Finance1 lecture • 1min

Chapter 1: The New Rule: We Are a Tech Company3 lectures • 17min

Chapter 2: The New Infrastructure: Data, Cloud & APIs4 lectures • 30min

Chapter 3: The New Engine: Artificial Intelligence4 lectures • 25min

Chapter 4: The New Paradigm: Blockchain & Crypto4 lectures • 26min

Course Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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