Finance in Fintech

Faculty
Lan-Ling Fredell
Principal Consultant for Financial Services, PA Consulting Group
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Overview
A mix of fintech and finance, this course will mix it up, according to student experience and Capstone projects. Fundamentals of banking and financial services will be taught, along with new fintech business models, and practical lessons on running a fintech company.
Learning highlights
- Understand banking and the financial markets, and the depth and type of players
- Understand the fundamentals of why and how banking works
- Understand the regulatory framework of the financial markets
- Explore how technology is changing this landscape
- Discuss the challenges and potential winning strategies for the next generation of financial players
- Think about what is practically necessary to run a fintech company
Course outline
4 classes
Introduction, goal of the course, assignments;
Getting to know each other/pitch me your startup;
The fintech landscape
Deconstructing the Bank and other financial players;
If you don’t like regulations, don’t be in fintech
Zoom in on banking
(topics to be determined from Session 1)
Potential Topics:
- How do banks make money?
- Corporate Banking
- Retail Banking
- Mortgage Banking
- Capital Markets
- How do you calculate risk?
- Financial math basics
Zoom in on banking
(topics to be determined from Session 1)
In-class group work time
Course materials
Books
Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Lan-Ling brings a diverse skill set and breadth to help financial institutions tackle strategy, innovation and transformation. With over 20 years experience in the finance industry, Lan-Ling’s banking expertise and her hands-on experience as an entrepreneur allows her to understand the practical issues that companies face while having insight into the broad trends facing the financial industry. At PA Consulting Group, Lan-Ling provides leadership to cross-functional, high performing teams to solve hard problems using innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies. She helps clients to leverage their strengths to build and implement future strategy as well as to investigate and design new value propositions and financial products by re-imagining financial services using technology. Her clients have included European banks and fintechs, financial regulators, multi-national payment providers, and capital market infrastructure players.
Before joining PA, Lan-Ling was Head of Operations for the Stockholm Fintech Hub where she helped fintechs with strategy, partnerships, and regulatory issues. Lan-Ling was an investor and advisor to a European mobile payments company, where she dealt in regulatory issues, product and marketing. She was on the founding team of the first pan-European internet mortgage lender, dealing with financing, regulatory, underwriting, and product development. Lan-Ling started her career in structured finance, helping companies, banks, governments to raise debt capital.
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Finance in Fintech
by Lan-Ling Fredell
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jul 29 - Aug 16, 2019
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
How to secure your spot
Complete the form below to kickstart your application
Schedule your Harbour.Space interview
If successful, get ready to join us on campus
FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.