FinTech: Concepts, Cases and Technology
Date:
11 Jan 2023 | 1.30pm-5pm , 25 Jan 2023 | 9am-12.30pm | Online
Duration: 2 Half Days
Course Overview
This course will focus on how emerging technologies like A.I., Blockchain and robotic process automation solve business problems in the financial services industry. Participants will learn why these technologies are seen as disruptive and how they can drive material change in business models, processes, products and customer user interfaces. Key areas from banking, asset management and insurance will be fleshed out and how financial technology (FinTech) is used to answer existing challenges in an effective and efficient way without the need for heavy investments. This course delves into the concepts of the major emerging technologies, how it works, when these technologies make sense to apply and give plenty of examples of real-life use cases.
This module is part of NUS FinTech SG Programme.
Course Objectives
• Gain an understanding of the FinTech landscape and its impact
• Learn about Chatbots and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Learn about Blockchain/DLT and Smart Contract applications
• Understand Digital Asset Classes and new capital-raising methods
• Learn about the importance of Big Data and concepts of Artificial Intelligence
Learning Outcomes
Participants will gain an understanding of the concepts of the major emerging technologies used in the financial services industry, their concepts, benefits, risks and applications. A comprehensive overview will be given about Robotic Process Automation, Big Data & Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Smart Contracts, as well as digital asset classes.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of the different emerging technologies and how they shape the financial services industry now and going forward.
Course Convener
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Ms Claudia Marcusson
Ms Claudia Marcusson
Claudia has over 20 years of financial industry expertise in investment management, insurance and banking having worked in the U.S., U.K., Germany, The Netherlands and Singapore. She worked in various leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank, ING, NN Group, ABN AMRO, and State Street Bank to name a few.
Since August 2022, Claudia is CEO of Germany’s very first crowdfunding platform issuing crypto securities of renewable energy projects. Claudia has been living in Singapore for 7 years where she joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2019 as Strategy & Innovation Lead building out the corporate venture arm and running entrepreneurship & innovation programs for the bank, partners and regulators. In 2021, she became Global Head of Client Experience Center where she led innovative co-creation programs with corporate clients worldwide. Claudia is a licensed instructor and expert in Human-Centred Design & Design Thinking, Lean Start-up, agile methods and a certified SCRUM Master.
Since 2018, Claudia is an Adjunct Lecturer on emerging technologies, corporate innovation & entrepreneurship, digital transformation and sustainability at the National University of Singapore, and gives training to corporates and C-suite executives. She is also a guest lecturer at Singapore Management University and Singapore Academy of Law.
She enjoys working closely with startups & scale-ups focused on FinTech and Sustainability as a Non-Executive Director, board advisor and mentor. She is an investment advisor to Venture Capital funds in Europe and Singapore and a mentor & advisor to several Accelerators in Singapore, Germany, Korea and India.
Claudia holds an LL.M. degree in Chinese Business Law as well as an M.Sc. in Economics and Operations Research.
Course Fees
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes
Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
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Course Fee Breakdown
Singapore Citizens
39 years old or youngerSingapore Citizen
40 years old or older
