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FINTECH. NEW INNOVATIVE TRENDS: BLOCKCHAIN, BITCOIN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Syllabus

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Learning Objectives

L'obiettivo del corso è analizzare le nuove opportunità e le innovazioni disponibili in finanza grazie all'innovazione tecnologia. Il corso si concentra sulla tecnologia blockchain e le sue innovazioni (criptovalute, contratti intelligenti, NFT, DeFi); l'evoluzione della moneta (moneta elettronica, CBDC) e dei circuiti di pagamento (pagamenti digitali); l'intelligenza artificiale e le sue applicazioni.
Alla fine del corso gli studenti sapranno come la tecnologia sta cambiando il mondo finanziario. Gli studenti saranno in grado di riconoscere le opportunità e i punti deboli dei nuovi progetti fintech. Infine, sapranno discutere criticamente l'evoluzione che sta interessando i pagamenti, le istituzioni finanziarie e gli strumenti finanziari.

Prerequisites

None

Program

- What is Fintech
- E-Money and Payment circuits
- What is a Blockchain and its applications
- New form of “money”: Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokens
- What is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its evolution around the world
- Cryptocurrencies’ Markets and MiCa Regulation
- Open banking, DeFi and PSD2
- Artificial Intelligence and applications

Books

Materials will be provided by the teacher during the course and uploaded on the webpage of the course on the Faculty website.

Bibliography

N/A

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 have to prepare a presentation based on the topics explained during the course. The presentation should be focused on a comparison between a traditional and Fintech company.