Professional Certificate Programme in FinTech Batch 11

In a world reshaped by financial disruption, where Big Data, predictive analytics, and transformative technologies are redefining the rules, the ability to stay ahead isn't just a skill, it's a necessity. That's where IIM Kozhikode's Professional Certificate Programme in FinTech comes in, now welcoming its tenth batch.

This 11-month journey is an opportunity to dive deep into the heart of FinTech innovation, exploring blockchain and cryptocurrency, mastering financial modelling, and building machine learning algorithms. With a project-based curriculum, every step is hands-on, designed to immerse you in real-world applications.

From learning R programming and financial libraries to working with decentralised platforms like Ethereum, this programme equips you with the tools and confidence to tackle the most complex challenges in financial security, payments, and identity management.

But it doesn’t stop there. Under the guidance of IIM Kozhikode’s renowned faculty, you’ll gain insights that go beyond technology—insights that prepare you to lead. By the end, you won’t just understand FinTech trends; you’ll be ready to shape them.

The financial world is evolving. Are you ready to evolve with it? Join us, and let’s build the future of FinTech together.

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*It is mandatory for participants to attend the campus visit for successful completion of the programme. The campus visit will be conducted subject to the evolving pandemic situation and will depend on government and institute regulations, advisories, and guidelines related to the pandemic. In case the campus module is not confirmed due to any reason, the same will be included in the total number of online sessions.

Part 2 FinTech Trends

Embedded Finance

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Open Banking & Open Finance ecosystems

Blockchain

Part 4 Financial Modelling

Time required (in Hrs.) and brief description of the sub-topics you will cover

Anything else like study material, access to software, cases, additional time for assignments (and how much time), any project

Introduction to Finance Modelling

Weekly assignment on this topic

Data Modelling in Excel

Financial Functions in Excel

Modelling tools usage and simulation technique

Part 5 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Introduction to Blockchain and How it works?

Blockchain in Banking

Benefits and How Blockchain Will Impact the Financial Sector? Limitations of Blockchain

Cryptocurrencies

Digital Tokens or Blockchain Tokens

Smart Contracts

DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) and DAC (Decentralised Autonomous Corporations)

Time Hrs. and brief description of areas you will cover for each including projects, assignments, if any

Anything else like study material, access to software, cases, additional time for assignments (and how much time), any project that is required

Introduction to Blockchain and How it Works?

Cryptography, secret and public key cryptography, hashing, distributed ledger technology, proof of work, and how the blockchain works

Project on Blockchain will be needed to run parallelly to the course. 1 project for the whole module.

Blockchain in Banking

Areas of blockchain and banking interaction. Use cases in world and in India.

HBP cases. In total 4, can be taken to 5

Benefits and How Blockchain Will Impact the Financial Sector?

Blockchain in cross border payments, reshaping

Limitations of Blockchain

Can blockchain be applied everywhere?

Part 6 Big Data Introduction Topics Data Analysis- Big Data, Application in Finance Python and ecosystem Descriptive Analysis Cross Section, Time Series- Financial Application Predictive Modelling – Applications

Part 7 FinTech in the Real world

Implementation Strategies for FinTech Providers

FinTech as Key Levers for Banking Transformation

Top Use Cases for FinTech Implementation in Banks User Experience Design for FinTech Service Design for FinTech Challenges of Doing B2B Business for FinTech Consumers Ask of FinTech How Should You Sell Your Proposition? To Whom Should You Sell Your Proposition? Navigating the Organisational Dynamics

Time Hrs. and brief description of areas you will cover for each including projects, assignments, if any

Anything else like study material, access to software, cases, additional time for assignments (and how much time), any project that is required

Implementation Strategies for FinTechProviders

Step-by-step process of setting up; Checklist for technical enablers; Checklist for regulatory compliance

FinTech as Key Levers for Banking Transformation

Open banking; Traditional vs modern banking; Old vs present vs future technologies in banking internal and external processes; Technology of banking regulatory compliance India Stack, UPI and Account Aggregator framework Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in India

Top Use Cases for FinTech Implementation in Banks

Trade finance, cross border payments, KYC implementations, new-age lending AI-powered customer onboarding and KYC

HBP Cases (2)

UXD, UED, UD framework for FinTech apps; Duration, intensity, breadth, interaction, triggers, significance

User Experience Design for FinTech

*Topics are subject to change.

The teaching approach will be highly interactive taking advantage of the technological benefits. The pedagogy followed for the Programme will be a judicious blend of lectures, case studies, and participants experience sharing.