Study cryptocurrencies to demystify their functionality, and understand their impact on the economy and society.

Understand how FinTech has become the ally that can help financial services streamline the process and adapt to changes. The Harvard VPAL FinTech online short course explores how FinTech is changing and creating new financial services opportunities. As you progress on the six-week course, you’ll gain the necessary skills to evaluate the key players who are driving innovation, analyze the impact that FinTech will have on financial ecosystems, and understand how the industry has created the need for regulatory frameworks.

Discover how to trade cryptocurrencies in real life with our cryptocurrency course. Covering the theoretical and practical aspects of crypto trading, the course will begin with an introduction to the history of crypto before explaining the processes to invest. You’ll also discover how to make informed investment decisions whilst managing your risks.

The blockchain represents a way to transfer value, securely and with no central authority involved. It is arguably the most important technological innovation of the past two decades. Fintech through blockchain technology is poised to disrupt the world in a way that we haven’t seen since the introduction of the world wide web.

It seems like almost every week you see a new report on the impact of FinTech. Some reports proclaim that up to 30% of Financial Services industry’s current jobs will become redundant in the coming years due to FinTech. Some reports comment that FinTech has shaken up the highly regulated industry and is benefiting the end consumer. But no one seems to be disputing that FinTech is redefining the Financial Services industry as we know it. Venture Capitalists, as well as Corporates, believe so. They are investing in FinTech startups and initiatives. As per a recent KPMG and CB Insights report, $19.1 Bn flowed in the FinTech sector just in 2015. That’s a 106% jump compared to 2014.

Enhance your understanding of DLT and blockchain technology and explore how it can be used to solve business problems.

Traditional wealth management/ PFM world was shaken with the advent of so-called “robo advisors” in recent years. ‘Robo-advisor’ is a generic term used to describe a new class of investment advisory service that is offered online, is automated and based on algorithms.

The JOBS Act, or otherwise known as the Crowdfunding Act, has been passing into law since 2012 with the most recent development, Regulation CF, enacted in May of 2016 which has opened up investing in privately-held businesses to the average investor. Previously, only the wealthiest individuals that had $200K or more in annual salary or $1MM+ in net worth, could partake.

Prepare for financial transformation with in-depth insight into global payment innovations and open banking initiatives, and the impact they have on business opportunities.

Explore the fintech revolution transforming the financial industry and consider the challenges of disruptive financial technology.

Cryptocurrencies are a unique new asset class, which burst onto the world stage during 2017 with sharp rises in price. Cryptocurrencies were at first poorly understood and can still be a confusing concept.

After a relatively late start, the InsurTech sector has seen increased funding and interest in 2015 and Q1 2016. The need for better user experience, demand for different on-demand insurance products by Millennials, increase in data from sensors and IoT present huge potential for Insurance sector disruption in health insurance, life insurance and property and casualty insurance sectors. But at the same time, regulatory nuances in these sectors present challenges for startups unfamiliar with the insurance industry. Recent partnerships between established global Insurance firms and InsurTech startups is showing a potential way forward for this evolving industry.

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Online Degree™ on Blockchain is designed to equip you with the profound knowledge of Blockchain technology. Backed by the extensive practical based sessions, completion of this degree ensures to render you the required competence to have a successful career in the Blockchain sphere.

Blockchain is touted as the new internet. It is in the same stage of development and capability of disruption as the internet was in the 1990s. It is a digital platform where information and assets can be shared. The platform is incredibly transparent, secure, fast, despite being decentralized. It is already quite popular, and rapidly changing the way markets and organizations function. If you want to be a part of this economy, this course can help you. You will learn the basics of blockchain – the technology that drives Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, etc. You will also learn its advanced applications like Smart Contracts and Assets.