University of Michigan
Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization
University of Michigan

Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization

Robert Dittmar
Andrew Wu

Instructors: Robert Dittmar

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.7

(1,745 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 (1,657 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: Financial Systems
Category: Payment Systems
Category: Payment Processing and Collection
Category: FinTech
Category: Financial Services
Category: Payment Processing
Category: Credit/Debit Card Processing
Category: Billing & Invoicing
Category: General Finance

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Explained

Course 28 hours4.7 (916 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: Blockchain
Category: Financial Systems
Category: General Finance
Category: Digital Assets
Category: Digital Content
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Finance
Category: Financial Market
Category: Financial Services
Category: Content Management
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: FinTech
Category: Business Logic

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: Financial Services
Category: Finance
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Banking
Category: Commercial Banking
Category: General Finance
Category: General Lending
Category: Consumer Lending
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: FinTech
Category: Fundraising and Crowdsourcing
Category: Mobile Banking
Category: Retail Banking
Category: Risk Management

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: Investment Management
Category: Wealth Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Finance
Category: General Finance
Category: Financial Planning
Category: Financial Management
Category: Big Data
Category: Financial Services
Category: FinTech
Category: Data Processing
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Computer Science
Category: Investments

Instructors

Robert Dittmar
University of Michigan
4 Courses101,770 learners

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