FINTECH. NEW INNOVATIVE TRENDS: BLOCKCHAIN, BITCOIN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Syllabus
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Learning Objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES: The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the new opportunities and innovations available in finance thanks to technological innovation.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: Students will have a good knowledge and understanding of the main technological innovations and their main applications in banking and finance.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the opportunities and weaknesses of new fintech projects and will be able to critically evaluate and discuss a fintech project.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Students will be able to critically discuss, using technical language, the changes affecting payments, financial institutions, and financial instruments.
LEARNING SKILLS: Through the analysis of empirical cases, students will be able to learn and understand how technology is changing the financial world.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: Students will have a good knowledge and understanding of the main technological innovations and their main applications in banking and finance.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the opportunities and weaknesses of new fintech projects and will be able to critically evaluate and discuss a fintech project.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Students will be able to critically discuss, using technical language, the changes affecting payments, financial institutions, and financial instruments.
LEARNING SKILLS: Through the analysis of empirical cases, students will be able to learn and understand how technology is changing the financial world.
Prerequisites
None
Program
What is Fintech (1 hour)
- E-Money and Payment circuits (2 hours)
- What is a Blockchain and its applications (2 hours)
- New form of “money”: Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokens (3 hours)
- What is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its evolution around the world (2 hours)
- Cryptocurrencies’ Markets and MiCa Regulation (1 hours)
- Open banking, DeFi and PSD2 (2 hours)
- Artificial Intelligence and applications (2 hours)
- Final Projects Presentation (3 hours)
- E-Money and Payment circuits (2 hours)
- What is a Blockchain and its applications (2 hours)
- New form of “money”: Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokens (3 hours)
- What is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its evolution around the world (2 hours)
- Cryptocurrencies’ Markets and MiCa Regulation (1 hours)
- Open banking, DeFi and PSD2 (2 hours)
- Artificial Intelligence and applications (2 hours)
- Final Projects Presentation (3 hours)
Books
Materials will be provided by the teacher during the course and uploaded on the webpage of the course on the Faculty website.
Teaching methods
The course is based on Classes. Moreover, students will be invited to work in groups and to prepare presentations to develop team-working skills and public speaking skills.
Exam Rules
Depending on the number of participants, individual students or groups of students will develop a project. The project will include a report and presentation. The project, starting from the topics covered in the course, will focus on comparing a "traditional" company with a Fintech company. The evaluation will take into account the technical language used, the level of detail, and the ability to analyze and critically discuss.
Attendance Rules
Class attendance is not mandatory (no monitoring activities of the class attendance will be done). However, the core of the course are classes and seminars, hence the teacher recommends class participation.