The Future of Finance: Digital Transformation and Open Finance

Over the duration of this online course, you will analyse the latest trends and developments within the fintech industry, discovering how to implement aspects into your own organisation. You will also consider the effects of regulations, and evaluate approaches to ecosystems, monetisation and governance.

You will also learn to practically apply technologies such as blockchain, understand the role and functionalities of payment systems and infrastructure, and develop a digital transformation framework.

The course topics include:

• Identifying the competitive impact of fintech within the industry
• Examining the effects of financial regulations on the use of technology and business models in finance
• Evaluating the economics and strategy of platform business models in banking
• Understanding the strategic role of data in the financial sector
• Exploring the evolving nature of money and how this effects payment innovation
• Applying economic and strategic thinking for fintech innovation to design a digital finance solution for your business
• Understanding the pillars of digital transformation within financial services

During this 7-week online course, you’ll learn through a combination of discussions, polls, interactive activities, try-it exercises, and a final project/capstone assignment at the end of the course.

This course has been built with busy business professionals in mind, so the modules will be available to complete when it suits you best.

Whether you choose to fit your learning in before work, on your lunch break, or on your commute, this course has the flexibility to fit around your work and life schedule.

• Identify digital ecosystems and master the data economy in finance 
• Expand your knowledge of digital money, cryptocurrencies, and CBDCs 
• Learn how to develop fintech strategies to digitally transform your services 
• Become a member of the AMBS Executive Education Network and benefit from networking opportunities and bespoke events alongside other industry experts 

• Make recommendations on the impact of regulation on your organisation
• Strengthen your relationship with technical teams, clients and partners by understanding the terminology needed to communicate effectively
• Build on your understanding of how to utilise fintech to achieve business objectives

This course would suit mid-level to senior finance leaders wanting to explore the opportunities of adopting fintech within their organisation.

A background and basic knowledge of finance and technology would be advantageous, but not compulsory. Topics covered on this programme would be particularly useful for professionals from fintech start-ups, banking, financial institutions and fintech advisory firms.

Named within the global top 50 fintech influencers, course lead Professor Markos Zachariadis, Professor in Financial Technology and Information Systems is world-renowned for his extensive research within the fin-tech sector.

Markos is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Responsive Financial Systems and a Chief Fintech Advisor to the President of the Hellenic Competition Commission, Greece’s competition and markets authority.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be awarded a Manchester Professional Certificate in The Future of Finance.

You will also receive a digital Manchester Professional Certificate in The Future of Finance from Accredible, in the form of an online certificate and badge which can be displayed on LinkedIn profiles and represents completion and participation in the course.

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